

#PointerNation News
JANUARY 29, 2024
SWAL HONORS CHOIR
#PointerNation was excited to host the SWAL Honors Choir this past Saturday! Congrats to our participating musicians:
-- High School: Addison Christopher, Caiden Garcia, Eli Klein, Anthony Luu, Lilly Murn, Morgan Palzkill, Brooke Paynter, Lucy Paynter, Merisa Paynter, Leah Raab, Finn Renwick, Taitin Riley, Tobin Shea, Madelyn Steffes, and Lila Thousand.
-- Middle School: Elizabeth Jewell and Emme Oellerich.
REGIONAL SPELLING BEE
Congrats to Ella Horsfall, Hannah Coniber, Keeley Eagan, and Liam Bonnett who were scheduled to compete in last week's Regional Spelling Bee at Southwest Tech in Fennimore! Alternates were Boden Chambers and Madison Michel.
SLEDS AWAY
Sleds away! More snow and warmer weather has allowed our students to head out to the hill!
BOOK BUDGET TEAM
Our 4th and 5th grade Student Book Budget Team has prepared a survey to interview all the readers in our elementary school! This week they interviewed each other to practice their professionalism and leadership skills.
GOODWILL TOUR
Our high school choir members went on their Winter Goodwill Tour last week, brightening the day for those in nursing homes and local businesses! Thank you for sharing your talents with others.
SWISS MISS
Early Childhood is down with the Swiss Miss! They made a hot cocoa craft and used marshmallows to spell their names.
THOUSAND IS GUARD SEMI-FINALIST
Congrats to Landon Thousand who has been named a Semi-Finalist for the WisSports.net Senior Point Guard Award! Five finalists will be chosen after the week of the WIAA Regionals. Winners are announced the week of the WIAA State Tournament. Read more: https://www.wissports.net/news_article/show/1298089
WENDHAUSEN IS #1 IN 3 POINT CHALLENGE
Kudos to Jaxson Wendhausen who is currently ranked 1st in D4 for three point shooting! The top two players in each division based on shooting percentage (min. 75 attempts) at the start of the postseason will be selected to participate in the contest in March at the Kohl Center. Rankings are updated weekly. Link: https://www.wissports.net/wiaa-boys-3point-challenge
PEP BAND SHOUT OUT
A big shout out to our Pep Band who provides quality entertainment during home SWAL basketball games! A special thanks to our alumni who came back recently!
FRACTION FUN
Ms. Miess' 3rd Graders are learning about fractions! They got to practice finding fractions in real life as they measured themselves and things around their classroom.
FISHY MATH
Mrs. Doney's Kindergarten crew learned all about penguins and that they eat fish! So, what better way to practice counting and adding?! We love math activities that we can eat!
JUNIOR HOOPERS
Congratulations to our young Pointers honored with very special awards at this year's Junior Hoopers tournament!
-- Mike Gratz and family presented the Angel Gratz Memorial Award to Kendall Wenger.
-- Stephanie Wallace presented the Jennifer Sporle Memorial Award to Austyn Kinch.
ALUMNI ALERT
Alumni alert! Thanks to Martina Steffes for teaching 1st graders about the technology you use as an EMT and firefighter! So cool!
745,952
One last stat from 2023 -- this page reached 745,952 Facebook profiles for the year! Not too shabby for a district of 775 students. Thank you for caring about #PointerNation -- we look forward to continuing to share the stories about what makes this a great place to be in 2024.
#POINTERNATION WELCOMES HILARI LANSING
Let's give a big #PointerNation welcome to Hilari Lansing, new Elementary Instructional Assistant! Read more about her here: https://mineralpointschools.org/2024/01/pointernation-welcomes-hilari-lansing/
ICE LANTERN FESTIVAL
UPDATE: Unfortunately, the warm temperatures are impeding our students' ability to make lanterns for this event. We appreciate everyone's understanding!
Arts Mineral Point is again hosting their Ice Lantern Festival with sponsor proceeds benefitting the MPHS Art Department. Get creative February 3! Read more here: https://www.artsmp.org/ice-lantern-fest
SPAGHETTI SUPPER
Let the Music Boosters cook for you Thursday, February 8!
Where: MPHS Cafeteria
Time: 4:30-7:30
Price: Ages 4 & under are free; Ages 5-11 - $5.00; Ages 12+ - $10.00
Choice of Meat or Meatless sauce.
HOMECOMING 2024
Mark your calendar for Homecoming 2024! The football game is set for the evening of Friday, October 11 vs. Benton/Scales Mound/Shullsburg. Please join us for the entire week's festivities celebrating our Pointer pride!
WE ARE HIRING
Mineral Point Elementary School is searching for a part time Custodian. Come join the great place that is #PointerNation!
-- Starting wage $17/hour
-- 4-5 hours/night, Monday-Friday
-- Start time: after 3:00pm (flexible)
-- We are also searching for substitute custodians district-wide
To apply, contact Maintenance Director Dave DeVoe at dave.devoe@mp.k12.wi.us or call 608-987-0740.
EVENTS FOR THE WEEK OF 1/29/24
#PointerNation events coming up this week -- join us! (Please note these schedules are always subject to change)
Monday, January 29
-- Girls Basketball vs. Cuba City (JV 6 pm, Varsity to follow). Radio: 106.1 fm. Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/@mptvpointers
Digital tickets (cash still accepted at door): https://gofan.co/app/school/WI13618
-- Gymnastics at Southwestern/Cuba City/Benton/Darlington 6 pm
-- MS Girls Basketball at Cuba City 4 pm
-- MS Wrestling at Lancaster 4:30 pm
Tuesday, January 30
-- Girls Basketball at Darlington (JV 6 pm, Varsity to follow). Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/@DarlingtonRedbirds
-- Boys Basketball at Belleville (JV 6 pm, Varsity to follow). Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/@schooldistrictofbelleville1630
-- MS Girls Basketball vs. Lancaster 4 pm
-- MS Wrestling at Prairie du Chien 4:30 pm
Wednesday, January 31
-- Early release 2 pm (every Wednesday)
-- District FFA Speaking Contest at Darlington
Thursday, February 1
-- Girls Basketball vs. Boscobel (JV 6 pm, Varsity to follow). Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/@mptvpointers
Digital tickets (cash still accepted at door): https://gofan.co/app/school/WI13618
-- MS Girls Basketball at Dodgeville 4 pm
Friday, February 2
-- Girls Wrestling Conference CLASH Meet at Dodgeville 6 pm
-- Boys Basketball at Darlington (JV 6 pm, Varsity to follow). Radio: 93.7 fm and 97.7 fm. Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/@DarlingtonRedbirds
-- MS Wrestling at MP 4:30 pm
Saturday, February 3
-- Regional Future Business Leaders of America Contest at River Ridge
-- Regional Mock Trial Contest at Dane County Courthouse, Madison
-- Wrestling Conference CLASH Meet at MP 8:30 am.
Radio: 94.3 fm, 97.7 fm, 100.9 fm.
Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/@westernwisconsinvideoprodu8715
Livestream: Red Zone (Free) - Key parts of all non-finals matches
https://rokfin.com/stream/44461
Livestream: Finals (Subscription Required) - https://rokfin.com/stream/44462
Digital tickets (cash still accepted at door): https://gofan.co/app/school/WI13618
-- Gymnastics at River Valley/Barneveld 10 am. Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/@rivervalleyschooldistrict-249
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.
THIS WEEK'S #POINTERNATION STAFF SALUTES
Mineral Point Unified School District
"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