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The kindergarteners marked the 100th day of school yesterday with many fun activities! The day started with a delicious pancake breakfast and students were proud to show off their collections of 100 items. They have worked so hard on their counting and had a great time reaching this important milestone. (Photos by Joelle Doye and… Continue Reading 100th Day

Check out our future chefs! Wednesday was the first session of school nurse Julie Pompos’ Mineral Point Kitchen Project, which will meet every Wednesday after school for the months of February-April. (Photo by Joelle Doye)

Skylar Martin competed this week at the sectional spelling bee in Barneveld, representing Mineral Point Middle School. Other MPMS top spellers from the school bee this year included: Gage Garcia, Ian Keyes, Grant Lee, Nick DuBois, Laney Finkelmeyer, Flo Torres, Morgan Vondra, Simone Fitzsimons, Miranda Oellerich, Karen Wilbanks, and Katie Wilson. (Photo by Joelle Doye)

Kevin Chavous, Executive Counsel for the American Federation of children believes kids in poverty can still learn.  He writes: “During slavery, under some of the worse conditions known to man, slaves taught their kids to read by candlelight under the threat of death. And those kids learned. On the heels of the great depression, President… Continue Reading Kids in Poverty Can Still Learn

As we’ve come to learn, the budget proposed by the Governor Tuesday evening, is very different from the detailed budget proposal.  Although many speculated a $0 per pupil revenue limit increase, eliminating the per pupil categorical aid for FY2015-16 was a surprise.  It’s important to remember the Governor’s budget is nothing more than a proposal. … Continue Reading Governor Walker’s Budget Proposal and Resulting Impact to Mineral Point Schools

How does the state determine the amount of state aid to give schools and how much money should be levied from local property taxes?  The answer is complex, even to those that serve as a business manager for schools, due to the complexity of the state’s equalization aid formula.  An attempt to simplify the equalization… Continue Reading Equalization Aid

Varsity Volleyball Coach Vacancy Mineral Point High School Deadline to apply: May 1 Contact: Athletic Director Vickie Dahl 987-0739 x498

What does it mean to be a Google Educator? It shows a commitment to learning new technology skills to be utilized in the classroom. Teachers study and take exams that show proficiency in Google’s education tools such as Docs, Drive, Sheets, Slides, just to name a few. Mineral Point is proud to have three people… Continue Reading Google Educators

Karen Tennessen donated a pair of her canvas photos of Mineral Point to Matt Nevers to take to Cornwall in March as gifts from the Mineral Point School to the Redruth School. Thanks, Karen! (Photo by Joelle Doye)

The WIAA is offering current and former military personnel the opportunity to license as a WIAA sport official by waiving the basic licensing fee and the sport fee for two years.  This offer is extended to those current and former military personnel who are licensing as a WIAA sport official for the first time. Regardless… Continue Reading WIAA Sports Official