
#PointerNation News
June 26, 2023
Bookworms
Welcome, Derek!
Please join us in welcoming the newest member of #PointerNation! Kindergarten Teacher Bridget Doney and husband Parker (Assistant Boys Basketball Coach) welcomed Derek Mark to the world June 19. Congratulations!
(Graphic uses a photo taken by Shannon Marie Photography)
All-State Softball
All-District
Congrats to our #PointerNation Baseball and Softball players who earned All-District honors from the Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association and Wisconsin Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association!
-- Brendan Lynch, Second Team
-- Kennedy Wenger, First Team
-- Bryce Vamstad, Academic
Top English Student
Top Math Student
Top Phy Ed Students
Badger Girls State
Future Prospects
Farmer's 5K
Help support our runners by signing up for the Dodge-Point Farmer's 5K!
- 5K race, 1 mile kids race, and 1 mile walk on Sunday, July 9th at 8:30 am at Dodgeville High in conjunction with Farmers Appreciation Day
- Registration available until race day: https://runsignup.com/Race/WI/Dodgeville/DodgePointRunningClubFarmers5
Graham Fitzsimmons
We are excited to showcase our #PointerNation Seniors with Scholarship Spotlights! A sincere thank you to generous donors who helped our graduates earn over $800,000 in scholarships and awards! Graham Fitzsimmons is the recipient of:
- MP American Legion Scholar Award
- Youth Apprenticeship Award
- James, Oellerich, James Scholarship
- MP Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Scholarship
- Southwest Tech Daryl Tresner Scholarship
Jaiden Galle
We are excited to showcase our #PointerNation Seniors with Scholarship Spotlights! A sincere thank you to generous donors who helped our graduates earn over $800,000 in scholarships and awards! Jaiden Galle is the recipient of:
- State of Wisconsin Technical Excellence Scholarship
- Mineral Point FFA Chapter Don Hawkins Scholarship
- Dr. Schickel & Matthew Schickel Scholarship
- Iowa County Cattlemen Association Scholarship
- James, Oellerich, James Scholarship
- Youth Apprenticeship Award
Quenten Gunderson
We are excited to showcase our #PointerNation Seniors with Scholarship Spotlights! A sincere thank you to generous donors who helped our graduates earn over $800,000 in scholarships and awards! Quenten Gunderson is the recipient of:
- Youth Apprenticeship Award
Teona Hansen
We are excited to showcase our #PointerNation Seniors with Scholarship Spotlights! A sincere thank you to generous donors who helped our graduates earn over $800,000 in scholarships and awards! Teona Hansen is the recipient of:
- Don Hawkins Mineral Point Kiwanis Scholarship
- MP Education Association Scholarship
Mya James
We are excited to showcase our #PointerNation Seniors with Scholarship Spotlights! A sincere thank you to generous donors who helped our graduates earn over $800,000 in scholarships and awards! Mya James is the recipient of:
- Youth Apprenticeship Award
- Joe & Rosemary Gevelinger Memorial Scholarship
Kennedy Kabat
We are excited to showcase our #PointerNation Seniors with Scholarship Spotlights! A sincere thank you to generous donors who helped our graduates earn over $800,000 in scholarships and awards! Kennedy Kabat is the recipient of:
- MP Alumni Foundation Scholarship
- MP American Legion Athletic Award
- Edgewood College Presidential Scholarship
- Steve Hoffman Memorial Scholarship
- Mineral Point Lions Club Scholarship
- Mineral Point Fire Department Never Forget Scholarship
Kendall Kilpatrick
We are excited to showcase our #PointerNation Seniors with Scholarship Spotlights! A sincere thank you to generous donors who helped our graduates earn over $800,000 in scholarships and awards! Kendall Kilpatrick is the recipient of:
- Youth Apprenticeship Award
- Mineral Point Fire Department Never Forget Scholarship
Dave DeVoe
- 5 Years: Dave DeVoe (Maintenance Director)
Elizabeth Grutz
We are very proud to recognize our #PointerNation employees marking milestone Years of Service at the conclusion of the 2022-23 school year! Join us in saluting:
- 5 Years: Elizabeth Grutz (Middle School Special Education Teacher)
Kim Kitelinger
We are very proud to recognize our #PointerNation employees marking milestone Years of Service at the conclusion of the 2022-23 school year! Join us in saluting:
- 5 Years: Kim Kitelinger (Elementary Instructional Assistant)
Garden Workers Wanted
Please consider signing up to help in our Elementary School/Community Garden this summer. Bring the family or spend some quiet time gardening. Feel free to harvest and share what you find when you visit! Sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4CADAC23A5F4C43-school
We are Hiring
We have some current openings for the 2023-24 school year -- come join the great place that is #PointerNation!
-- Full Time Custodian: apply to Dave DeVoe, Maintenance Director, at dave.devoe@mp.k12.wi.us or 608-987-0740
8 hours/shift
6:00 am – 2:30 pm during school
7:00 am – 3:30 pm summer hours
-- Long-Term Substitute Elementary Teacher: https://wecan.waspa.org/Vacancy/176672
Week of 6/26/23
Wednesday, June 28
-- Senior Girls Basketball All-Star Game at Justagame Fieldhouse in Wisconsin Dells 10:30 am (Katelyn Cox, Kennedy Wenger, Coach Mike Keyes, Coach Mike Chambers participating)
Thursday, June 29
-- Senior Boys Basketball All-Star Game at Justagame Fieldhouse in Wisconsin Dells 10:30 am (Luke Kisgen participating)
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.
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