#PointerNation News

Let's hear a big congratulations for AJ Rury who will be a representative for Special Olympics Wisconsin at the 2024 National Unified Bowling Tournament in Las Vegas, NV! AJ and his bowling partner, Jacob Klein, will be one of seven unified pairs from Wisconsin. Best wishes, AJ and Jacob!

Special Olympics Unified Sports promotes social inclusion through shared sports training and competition experiences. The program was inspired by a simple principle: training together and playing together is a quick path to friendship and understanding.

Elementary students have started their rollerskating unit! What a great skill to learn in phy ed class.

"Science is fun. Science is curiosity." ~ Sally Ride

We love the Birthday Book Cart! It's so great that students can choose a new read to keep in honor of their special day. (Students with summer birthdays celebrate on their half birthday.)

Congrats to our vocalists who have been selected to the Wisconsin Choral Directors Association, Inc. All-State Choir! Anthony Luu, Abby Webb, and Emme Oellerich represented Mineral Point at Lawrence University in Appleton Saturday.

"Intelligence plus character -- that is the goal of true education." ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

History made! At last Monday night's Dodgeville/Mineral Point/Iowa-Grant/Highland Gymnastics meet at Prairie du Chien/Fennimore, our co-op team set three new school/program records:

-- Varsity Team Score 136.85 (previous record had stood since the 2016-17 season)

-- JV Team Score 117.15

-- Madelyn Klein (Iowa-Grant) All-Around 36.45

Keep it up!

Article and video from Monday's School Board meeting is now available here: https://mineralpointschools.org/2024/01/january-school-board-notes-and-votes-2/

A reminder there will be no classes in #PointerNation Friday, January 19 as it an end of semester Teacher Work Day.

#PointerNation events coming up this week -- join us! (Please note these schedules are always subject to change)

Monday, January 15
-- Two Hour Delay: Wind chills
-- Girls Basketball vs. Darlington (JV 6 pm, Varsity to follow). Alumni & Friends Pep Band. Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkK8qbOedyJlHnN89x527nw
Digital tickets (cash still accepted at gate): https://gofan.co/app/school/WI13618
-- POSTPONED to 2/5 at PLATTEVILLE: Gymnastics vs. Platteville/Belmont/Lancaster

-- MOVED TO DODGEVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL: Varsity Wrestling at Dodgeville 7 pm

Tuesday, January 16

-- Two Hour Delay: Wind chills
-- Boys Basketball at Iowa-Grant (JV 6 pm, Varsity to follow). Livestream (subscription required): https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/iowagrant-high-school-livingston-wi
-- MS Girls Basketball at Iowa-Grant 4 pm
-- MS Wrestling at Dodgeville 4:30 pm. Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/@DodgevilleSchoolDistrict

Wednesday, January 17
-- Early release 2 pm (every Wednesday)

Thursday, January 18
-- End of First Semester
-- Girls Basketball vs. Iowa-Grant (JV 6 pm, Varsity to follow). Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkK8qbOedyJlHnN89x527nw
Digital tickets (cash still accepted at gate): https://gofan.co/app/school/WI13618
-- JV & Varsity Wrestling at Prairie du Chien 6:30 pm. Radio: 97.7 fm. Livestream: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/wi/prairie-du-chien/organization/7502/prairie-du-chien-high-school
-- MS Girls Basketball vs. River Valley 4 pm

Friday, January 19
-- No Classes (Teacher Work Day)
-- Boys Basketball vs. Southwestern (JV 6 pm, Varsity to follow). Radio: 97.7 fm. Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkK8qbOedyJlHnN89x527nw
Digital tickets (cash still accepted at gate): https://gofan.co/app/school/WI13618
-- JV & Varsity Wrestling at Riverdale 6 pm. Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/@riverdaleschooldistrict1580

Saturday, January 20
-- State JV Wrestling at Wausau West 10 am
-- Girls Wrestling at Wausau West 9 am

Please be aware of other companies claiming to livestream our games, especially if there are links different than posted above and ask for credit card and personal information -- these are scams. We will update this pinned post as available livestream information is relayed to us.

"Grounded by our history as one of the oldest publicly supported schools in Wisconsin, Mineral Point Unified School District is the heart of a small community that educates and inspires our students for a bright future in a big world."

Email: joelle.doye@mp.k12.wi.us
Website: mineralpointschools.org
Location: 705 Ross Street, Mineral Point, WI, USA
Phone: (608) 987-0740
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MineralPointSchoolDistrict