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I watched with great interest the Governor’s biennial budget address on Tuesday, February 3.  Following the proposal I have been asked many questions regarding the impact to the Mineral Point Unified School District. This letter is intended to briefly provide answers to the information requested. Prior to the release of the proposed budget, Governor Walker stated… Continue Reading Proposed Budget Impact to Mineral Point Schools

  Two Mineral Point High School football players have been selected to attend prestigious training combines during the off-season. Scott Pittz and Steven Blume will both be attending the Bellin Elite Football Combine Saturday, March 21 at the Don Hutson Center, Green Bay Packers’ Indoor Practice Facility. The mission of this combine is to provide… Continue Reading Pittz, Blume selected for elite combines

Mineral Point Middle School students have been learning about eMPathy and implementing it into their daily lives. “Empathy and kindness are things we are focusing on to reduce the bullying and feelings of disrespect from classmates that the students are reporting on their learner surveys,” said guidance counselor Carla Rand. Recently the middle school gathered… Continue Reading eMPathy

If you see these middle school students, congratulate them! A drawing is held following each quarter for gift cards, this time to Pizza Hut and Subway. In order to be entered in the drawing, students must have met the following criteria:1. Assignment completion according to classroom policy.2. Absences (Maximum of four days for any reason… Continue Reading Positive behavior rewards

The ninth annual University of Wisconsin-Platteville Tri-State Honors Band Festival concerts took place this past weekend in the Richard and Helen Brodbeck Concert Hall, Center for the Arts. The festival was hosted by Dr. Barry Ellis, director of bands at UW-Platteville, and Matthew Gregg, associate director of bands at UW-Platteville. The annual honors band festival… Continue Reading Tri-State Honors Band

Eleven MPES students in grades 3-5 took advantage of an enrichment opportunity to become authors and illustrators for the Delta Kappa Gamma Literary Competition. Student books will be judged on story element, creativity, originality, and mechanics. All books were original fictional pieces. Winning books at the chapter level will be forwarded to state competition. Front… Continue Reading Student authors

Mineral Point wrestlers earned four WIAA Division 3 regional championships at Lancaster Saturday: Frank Baker 132 lbs, Ross Siegenthaler 138 lbs, Scott Pittz 152 lbs, and Boone Schmitz 160 lbs. Brandon Forseth also qualified for the sectional with a second place finish at 145 lbs. Kyle Juedes (182) and Nate Cody (195) narrowly missed sectional… Continue Reading Four regional champs

   Before every sporting event, a piece is read from the public address announcer regarding sportsmanship guidelines from the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. According to the WIAA, the definition of sportsmanship is “Playing by the established rules of the contest; competing with one’s best efforts without drawing attention to one’s self with celebratory displays; losing… Continue Reading Power of Good Sportsmanship

Mineral Point High School English students in Kristin Staver’s class received a guest visit Thursday from poet Dion Kempthorne. Kempthorne played on the 1963 Wisconsin Rose Bowl football team, earned a PhD in English at UW-Madison, taught writing and literature in the UW colleges, and served as CEO/Dean at UW-Richland. Now a professor emeritus, he… Continue Reading Poetry comes alive during Valentine’s Week

Mineral Point High School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) members participated in the regional leadership competition Saturday at Hillsboro. This event helps prepare students for successful careers by providing opportunities to apply classroom concepts in a workforce simulated competition. Members compete to demonstrate career competencies, business knowledge, job skills, expand leadership skills, display competitive… Continue Reading Three events advance to State FBLA