#PointerNation News

Some of our Youth Apprenticeship Program (YAP) students were able to visit the State Capitol last week to share their experiences and plans for the future with lawmakers! The YAP allows students to work at local businesses to help determine their future careers as they leave high school.

20! That's the number of Wisconsin Interscholastic Speech & Dramatic Arts Association State qualifying events #PointerNation will send to UW-Madison next month! Congrats to all on a job well done! Please read more about all our qualifiers here: https://mineralpointschools.org/2023/03/state-forensics-qualifiers-3/

Kudos to our musicians who participated in the Wisconsin School Music Association (WSMA) District Solo & Ensemble competition last Saturday at Cuba City! We have 17 #PointerNation events that have qualified for State! Read about all the participants here: https://mineralpointschools.org/2023/03/solo-ensemble-entries-qualify-for-state-4/

Our Middle School's Kindness Club is promoting and creating a culture of kindness in our school. Each week we will be giving a 'shoutout' to students caught being kind. Congrats to Derian Schliepp! Derian brought in several snacks to class to share with his classmates so that if a classmate forgot their snack, they would have one for the day. Thanks, Derian, for your kindness towards others.

Mrs. Radtke's 2nd graders have been busy thanking inventors! Each student made a model of an invention that inspired them and then wrote a thank you note to the inventor describing the invention's impact and how it has changed over the years!

1st graders traveled to Afghanistan, thanks to Mrs. Eagan sharing about her time there in the US Air Force!

Our students left for Cornwall last Thursday! Make sure to keep up on their adventures here: https://www.facebook.com/MPTwinning

This St. Patrick's Day, who is worth more to you than gold?!

A big congrats to Kennedy Wenger who has earned All-State Division 4 Honorable Mention honors from the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association!

Read more: https://www.wissports.net/news_article/show/1264375

We had some fun celebrations for our WIAA State Gymnasts and Wrestlers recently.

Congratulations to our young Pointers honored with very special awards at this year's Junior Hoopers tournament!
-- Mike Gratz and Sandy Terrill, along with their family, presented the Angel Gratz Memorial Award to Bree Swenson.
-- Katelyn Cox presented the Jennifer Sporle Memorial Award to Stephanie Wallace.

Good news, #PointerNation! The 2023-24 School Year Calendar was approved by the School Board and can be found here: https://mineralpointschools.org/wp-content/uploads/MPSD-Calendar-23-24-final.pdf

NBC15 Madison is accepting applications for its annual Crystal Apple Awards now through March 31 -- please consider nominating a #PointerNation educator! More info: https://www.nbc15.com/crystal-apple-awards/

It's back! Our popular social media feature "Where in the World is #PointerNation?" is returning for Spring Break! Whether you're on vacation or staycation, send joelle.doye@mp.k12.wi.us your photos to be featured on our Facebook page -- bonus points if you're wearing MP gear.

We are getting excited for our upcoming production of "Hamlet!" Mr. Smith is looking for program advertisers -- if interested, please contact him by April 1 at jason.smith@mp.k12.wi.us. You can read more about the options here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fqrG25-EcQeTYPE4K1KUyZDIGNVX1pke/view?usp=sharing

The Mineral Point Unified School District is searching for a full time Night Custodian. To apply please reach out to Maintenance Director Dave DeVoe at dave.devoe@mp.k12.wi.us or 608-987-0740.

Our middle/high school has an immediate opening for a substitute custodian during the day shift. Come join the great place that is #PointerNation! Contact Dave DeVoe, Maintenance Director, at dave.devoe@mp.k12.wi.us or 608-987-0740 if interested.

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

Tuesday, March 21

-- FFA Banquet 7 pm

Wednesday, March 22

-- Early Release 2 pm (every Wednesday)

-- Middle/High Family Conferences 4-7:30 pm

Thursday, March 23

-- 5th Grade Film Festival at Opera House 1:15 pm

Friday, March 24

-- Last day of classes before Spring Break (classes resume Mon 4/3)

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.

If you would like to donate to the Mineral Point Middle/High School Care Closet, please reach out to Social/Emotional Learning Coach Dani Robb (dani.robb@mp.k12.wi.us) or School Counselor Erika Brunson (erika.brunson@mp.k12.wi.us). We are in need of snacks for students and personal hygiene items. Monetary donations will also be accepted which will be used for specific student and family needs.

If you would like to donate to the Elementary Students in Need Fund, please reach out to School Psychologist Katelyn Oellerich (katelyn.oellerich@mp.k12.wi.us) or School Counselor Alex Welsh (alex.welsh@mp.k12.wi.us). We are in need of boys pants children’s sizes 4T up to 14/16 and undergarments for boys and girls in all children's sizes 4T up to 14/16. We are also in need of snacks for students and monetary donations which will be used for specific student and family needs.

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"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