#PointerNation News

Mineral Point High School is very proud to announce our Top Scholars for the Class of 2024! A sincere congratulations to:

- Valedictorian Derek Hottenstein

- Salutatorian Regan Schuette

- Salutatorian Malea Aschliman

- Salutatorian Julianna Cool

Read more about these high achievers here: https://mineralpointschools.org/2024/03/class-of-2024-top-scholars/

(Hottenstein photo by Lifka Bennett; Schuette photo by Lifka Bennett; Aschliman photo by Ann Gorgen; Cool photo by Libby Peplinski)

#PointerNation is thrilled to announce that Mrs. Erika Brunson (Middle/High School Counselor) and Mrs. Kristin Staver (High School English Teacher) have been named prestigious Teacher Fellows by the Herb Kohl Educational Foundation!

Since 2017, an impressive eight of our amazing staff members have been recognized with Herb Kohl honors, which is incredible for any district, let alone a small school! Brunson and Staver are the only two Teacher Fellows honored in all of CESA 3's 31 districts this year.

Read more here: https://mineralpointschools.org/2024/03/brunson-and-staver-are-kohl-award-winners/

A big congratulations to our outstanding FFA members! Read about all of the awards here: https://mineralpointschools.org/2024/03/ffa-celebrates-95-years-at-annual-banquet/

Check out more photos here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=MineralPointSchoolDistrict&set=a.907866201315263

Let's hear it for Landon Thousand who has been named Elite Academic All-State by the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association! Only 16 boys in the entire state earned this accolade! Read more: https://www.wissports.net/news_article/show/1304557-wbca-announces-boys-and-girls-basketball-elite-individual-academic-all-state

#PointerNation will take a large slate of events to State Forensics at UW-Madison next month! Congrats to all on a job well done at Districts this week! Please read more about all our qualifiers here: https://mineralpointschools.org/2024/03/state-forensics-qualifiers-4/

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. Read much more about their visit here from CESA 3: https://mineralpointschools.org/2024/03/students-share-youth-apprenticeship-success-at-capitol/

A big congrats to Landon Thousand and Eli Lindsey who have earned All-State Division 4 First Team and Honorable Mention honors, respectively, from the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association! Read more: https://www.wissports.net/news_article/show/1304592

Our 4th graders had a great trip to the Wisconsin State Capitol last week -- thanks for the warm welcome Representative Todd Novak! 4th grade is the big year students learn in depth about our state's history and government.

Thank you for voting, #PointerNation! Landon Thousand has been selected as Athlete of the Week by Wissports.net! Read more: https://www.wissports.net/news_article/show/1304778

Our High School Choir had a great time in New York City! They visited Ellis Island, Statue of Liberty, 9/11 Memorial, Chinatown, Little Italy, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park, performed at Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, saw 'Spamalot' on Broadway, Herald Square, the Empire State Building, Rockefeller Center, Radio City Music Hall, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Times Square, and more!

Meteorologist Alexis Clemons at WKOW 27 had a great morning recently with some of our 9th and 10th graders! They got to talk about what goes into putting a newscast together and had some fun on the green screen, of course.

Members of our high school Key Club had a great time attending the Wisconsin-Upper Michigan DCON in Sheboygan! Key Club provides its members with opportunities to serve, build character, and develop leadership. In partnership with our local Mineral Point Kiwanis Club, high school students are making a positive impact as they serve others in our schools and community.

A big thank you to Marcia Jablonski, an author from right here in Mineral Point, and her friend, Judy, for coming in to share Marcia's children's book: "All of You!" It illustrates how yesterday’s memories and thoughts of tomorrow work together to inspire a more peaceful today.

Congrats to our four #PointerNation Boys Basketball players that earned All-Tournament recognition from Wissports.net!

- Landon Thousand, D4 MVP & All-Tourney Team

- Jaxson Wendhausen, All-Tourney Team & Biggest Stock Booster

- Eli Lindsey, All-Tourney Team

- Drew Aschliman, Best Individual Play

Read more: https://www.wissports.net/news_article/show/1304435

Kudos to the #PointerNation Golf Team who is the #2 state ranked team in Division 3 pre-season by the Golf Coaches Association of Wisconsin! As you'll recall, MP earned the WIAA State Runner-Up trophy last year. Read more: https://www.wisconsin.golf/junior/wiaa_boys/waukesha-north-winneconne-open-season-at-no-1-in-divisions-1-and-2-defending-champ/article_48b068f0-e672-11ee-adbf-33ccf760c9c4.html

Congrats to the #PointerNation 6th Grade Boys Basketball team which took 1st place in Division 4/5 at the Wisconsin State Invitational Championship Tournament in Ashwaubenon/De Pere/Wrightstown Sunday! The boys defeated Cedar Grove-Belgium, Fall Creek, Elk Mound, Cadott, Laconia, and finally Onalaska Luther 52-48 in the championship game. This is the second year in a row this group of kids has won the title. Great job, all!

Three Pointers (Gage Federman, Ethan Ferrell, Brock Lynch) were part of the Ice Wolves Youth Hockey Association's Wisconsin Amateur Hockey Association State Championship last weekend, defeating Kenosha in two overtimes at Marinette! Local schools do not offer hockey as a WIAA sanctioned sport, so students from Barneveld, Dodgeville, Dubuque, Highland, MP, Mount Horeb, and River Valley join forces to form this high school team. Congrats!

Our MPHS Drama Department is getting excited to present their spring play, "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" coming up April 12-14! Congrats to our cast and crew! To read more about the talent participating, including how to advertise in the program, please visit: https://mineralpointschools.org/2024/03/mphs-drama-department-to-present-the-curious-incident-of-the-dog-in-the-night-time/

Good news, #PointerNation! The 2024-25 School Year Calendar was approved by the School Board and can be found here, along with this year's current calendar: https://mineralpointschools.org/mpsd/district-calendar/

Spring Break will be held for Mineral Point Schools from Saturday, March 23 through Sunday, March 31. Classes will resume Monday, April 1.

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.

The MPHS Key Club is excited to once again join forces with their parent organization, Mineral Point Kiwanis, and the Mineral Point Historical Society, for the annual Easter Egg Hunt at Mineral Point Health Services! Fun activities will take place Saturday morning 3/30 with the egg hunt starting at 10 am sharp.

Celebrate this historic season! Order your State Champs Boys Basketball shirts by 4/2. Link: https://mineral-point-basketball-state-champs.itemorder.com/shop/home/

The Mineral Point Unified School District has several job openings for the 2024-25 school year. Come join the great place that is #PointerNation where our mission is educating and inspiring our students for a bright future in a big world!

- EC/4K Teacher: https://wecan.waspa.org/Vacancy/201690

- Elementary Special Education Teacher: https://wecan.waspa.org/Vacancy/201442

- 6th Grade Teacher: https://wecan.waspa.org/Vacancy/201109

- Middle School Reading Interventionist: https://wecan.waspa.org/Vacancy/201127

- Middle/High Language Arts Teacher: https://wecan.waspa.org/Vacancy/201113

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

No classes: Spring Break

Tuesday, March 26

-- POSTPONED: JV Baseball vs. Barneveld

Thursday, March 28

-- Varsity Baseball vs. Pecatonica 4:30 pm

-- Softball vs. Darlington (Varsity 4:30 pm, JV to follow)

Saturday, March 30

-- MPHS Key Club/Kiwanis/Historical Society Egg Hunt at Care Center 10 am sharp

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