#PointerNation News

A tradition unlike any other! Our storied #PointerNation Wrestling history book adds another WIAA State Champion Saturday night!

1st: Kade Rule #165 (5-1 decision over Toren Vandenbush of Random Lake)

A big congrats also to our State Runners-Up!

2nd: Dealya Collins #120 (lost 4-2 to Emjay Neumann of Manitowoc Lincoln)

2nd: Roen Carey #132 (lost 6-2 in Sudden Victory to Mason Carpenter of Oshkosh Lourdes Academy/Valley Christian)

Elliot Kite finished his season in the Preliminaries Thursday night.

(Collins photo by Ellery Massey)

Kudos to 5th grader Mya Hoffman who placed 3rd in the elementary category of the Wisconsin Educational Media & Technology Association's Book Trailer Video Contest! The contest's goal is for students to create original book trailers to help promote and excite other readers about the Battle of the Books and Golden Archer Award books. Congrats, Mya!

Congrats to the 5th Grade Girls Basketball team which took 1st place in the Small School Division at the Wisconsin State Invitational Championship Tournament in Little Chute/Neenah last Saturday! The girls defeated Boyceville, Blair-Taylor, Shiocton, McDonell Central, Colfax, and finally Iola-Scandinavia 27-24 in the championship game. Great job, all!

WIAA Sectional Champion and State Bound! A big congrats to the Dodgeville/Mineral Point/Iowa-Grant/Highland Gymnastics Team which placed 1st at Saturday's Sectional in Platteville! Our girls outdistanced 2nd place Reedsburg 136.275 to 135.200. The team will compete in Wisconsin Rapids on Friday for the big dance!

Kudos also to our team's Individual State Qualifiers who will compete on Saturday in Rapids! Here are their Sectional placings:

- All Around: Faith Yaun 4th and Brooklyn Murphy 5th

- Floor: Faith Yaun 3rd and Brooklyn Murphy 4th

- Beam: Brooklyn Murphy 2nd, Myra Barr 3rd, and Faith Yaun 5th

- Bars: Faith Yaun 4th

Best of luck this week!

Let's hear it for our #PointerNation Boys Basketball Team, winning the SWAL Conference Championship Thursday with a victory over Iowa-Grant 91-52 in the regular season finale! With the postseason quickly approaching this week, MP is currently ranked 3rd in the state in Division 4 by Wissports.net. Keep up the fantastic work!

(Graphic uses a photo taken by ann gorgen photography)

February is National Children's Dental Health Month! School Nurse Jayne Lindsey has been busy visiting elementary classrooms to provide a lesson on oral hygiene and dental health. Students are learning the importance of brushing twice each day, flossing everyday, and visiting a dental clinic two times each year.

Congrats to our middle/high school choirs on their performances last week at the Opera House! If you'd like to check out their talent, please watch the video:

Our thank you note center is open in the elementary library! Students are learning how to write thoughtful notes to share gratitude.

4K did a fun science experiment! They placed Skittles in the shape of a heart and then added warm water. Students were surprised to see what happened next!

Our high school choir members were treated to a clinic by the The Madhatters last Saturday prior to their concert at the Mineral Point Opera House -- thanks for working with our students!

Kindergarten has been learning some new games! Students were able to take a bag of games home to play with their family members!

Now that our wrestling season has concluded, we'd like to honor our #PointerNation Seniors for their fantastic contributions these past four years -- you will long be remembered!

(Graphic uses a photo taken by ann gorgen photography)

Unfortunately, our #PointerNation Girls Basketball team fell short 73-51 in a hard-fought WIAA Regional Final Saturday night at Cuba City after controlling much of the first half. Thank you, Pointers, for another fantastic year. A special thanks to our Seniors for your contributions to success!

(Graphic uses a photo taken by ann gorgen photography)

Do you have a green thumb or just want to help our students get their hands dirty in the School Garden? There will be a meeting Monday, February 26 at 3:30 pm at the Elementary School in Room 131. Contact Jessica Soots at jessica.soots@mp.k12.wi.us with questions.

The next Mineral Point Early Childhood Development Screening will take place Wednesday, March 6! This screening is open to children who were born between the dates of 9/1/20 and 11/30/21. Please call 608-987-0739 ext. 127 if you are interested in having your child participate. We look forward to welcoming everyone!

We'd love to have you join our sub pool! There will be a Substitute Teacher Training held at CESA 3 in Fennimore at 9 am on March 13. This training is one of the requirements for a sub license in Wisconsin (including the minimum of an associate's degree). Participants can register here:

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

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

Monday, February 26

-- Elementary School Garden meeting 3:30 pm

Wednesday, February 28

-- Early release 2 pm (every Wednesday)

Friday, March 1

-- WIAA State Team Gymnastics at Wisconsin Rapids 12 pm. Digital tickets: https://gofan.co/app/school/WIAA2?activity=Gymnastics

Livestream (subscription required): https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/associations/wiaa-wi/gymnastics

-- WIAA Regional Semifinal Boys Basketball vs. Iowa-Grant 7 pm. Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/@mptvpointers

Digital tickets (tickets also available at door with cash): https://gofan.co/p/5461EAE04BEF2EE491659B2DEF4A586269352B1713470906

Saturday, March 2

-- WIAA State Individual Gymnastics at Wisconsin Rapids 10 am. Digital tickets: https://gofan.co/app/school/WIAA2?activity=Gymnastics

Livestream (subscription required): https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/associations/wiaa-wi/gymnastics

-- WIAA Regional Final Boys Basketball vs. Lancaster 7 pm. Radio: 106.1 fm. Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/@mptvpointers

Digital tickets (tickets also available at door with cash): https://gofan.co/p/652D6BC31DF1BC5CCB1C53339B097526EAB35A9F353981B0

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