#PointerNation News

#PointerNation is extremely proud to announce that Bobby Allbright has achieved a perfect ACT score of 36, a very rare accomplishment! This feat is certainly impressive -- only around three-tenths of 1 percent of students who take the ACT earn a top score. Please join us in congratulating Bobby!

A big congratulations to Libby Dunn (Band), Abby Webb (Band), and Elliott Webb (Orchestra) who auditioned and were accepted to the prestigious Wisconsin School Music Association (WSMA) High School State Honors Project! Kudos also to James Webb who is an alternate. The students will participate in an intensive summer camp in June and perform in Madison during late October as part of the Wisconsin State Music Conference. Their selection identifies them as one of Wisconsin’s finest high school musicians.

Kudos to our high school scholars for earning academic accolades during the third quarter! #PointerNation is proud of you! Read more: https://mineralpointschools.org/2023/04/mphs-3rd-quarter-honor-roll-8/

Kudos to our middle school scholars for earning academic accolades during the third quarter! #PointerNation is proud of you! Read more: https://mineralpointschools.org/2023/04/mpms-3rd-quarter-honor-roll-8/

A big thank you to Cummins for once again sponsoring the Elementary Egg Hunt! We are so fortunate to have you in our community.

Our April Students of the Month for the 2022-23 school year were honored Tuesday at a Mineral Point Kiwanis meeting -- a big congrats to Katelyn Cox and Joey Robinson! Read more about these star Seniors here: https://mineralpointschools.org/2023/04/cox-robinson-are-students-of-the-month/

(Cox photo by Heather Holznecht with Willow Tree Photography, Robinson photo by Lifka Bennett)

A big thanks to everyone who stopped down to The Mineral Point Gallery to view or purchase art at the High School Art Show! The artwork will continue to be displayed and up for sale. Please stop in if you haven’t yet.

Let's hear it for our six #PointerNation Wrestlers who earned Academic All-State Honors from the Wisconsin Wrestling Coaches Association! Congrats to: Lucas Sullivan, Tarrin Riley, Kylie Rule, Roen Carey, Carson Kroll, and Mac Busser. Read more: https://www.wwca.org/.../7906899-2023-academic-all-state

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! Read more: https://www.wisconsin.golf/junior/wiaa_boys/defending-champs-eau-claire-memorial-edgewood-open-2023-ranked-first-in-their-divisions-kohler-picked/article_acda0448-d23d-11ed-a638-6794517e6c98.html

Results are in from the School Board election. Incumbents Andrew M. Busch and Joni L. Heisner have been elected to new three-year terms. Thank you to all of our candidates -- your willingness to serve our district is very much appreciated. More info here: https://mineralpointschools.org/2023/04/busch-heisner-earn-school-board-seats/

#PointerNation is very excited to welcome Will Harris as this year's National Honor Society Alumni Speaker April 12! Thanks to Mineral Point Kiwanis for sponsorship of this event and selecting the speaker.

The ceremony will be held Wednesday, April 12 at 7 pm at MPHS. All are welcome.

We look forward to celebrating our students committed to scholarship, service, leadership, and character!

Will Harris was born and raised in Mineral Point, Wisconsin, where he graduated from high school in 1998. He attended his mother's alma mater, The University of Arizona, in Tucson, where he attained degrees in History and Spanish Literature in 2002. Will worked for the Arizona State Legislature for three years and then earned a Masters in Business Administration with a focus on Entrepreneurship in 2006, also from the University of Arizona. He was awarded the Rotary World Peace Fellowship in 2008 and completed a Masters of Arts in International Relations with a focus on Economic Development in 2010. For the last 17 years, Will has helped start or improve over thirty small businesses in the United States, including a chain of yoga studios in Madison, Wisconsin. In 2014, Will joined the board of directors of Working Capital for Community Needs (WCCN), a non-profit located in Madison, Wisconsin that funds credit unions and financial cooperatives in Central and South America for the purpose of offering credit to the poorest people in the hemisphere, to help them work out of poverty. In 2018, Will became the Executive Director of the organization, and helped it recover from a near collapse. Today, WCCN is an internationally recognized development fund that has been garnering attention for its mission, and is poised to grow dramatically in the next few years. Through his work, Will is able to speak Spanish on a daily basis, and travel extensively in Central and South America. Will has also learned Portuguese as his wife is a native of Brazil. In 2015, Will and his wife Iza purchased their family farm in Mineral Point, and have been working to make it their own. They have horses, beef cattle, chickens, a vineyard and a garden. The couple have two children, Henry (almost 7), Evelyn (4 and 1/2), and a baby due in June. Will serves on the Mineral Point School Board, teaches a Saturday morning yoga class at the High Barre, plays basketball with a group of adults in Mineral Point twice a week, and enjoys winemaking, reading, travel, and hanging out with friends.

The Mineral Point High School Drama Department is proud to present Hamlet! Performances will be at the Opera House Friday 4/14 & Saturday 4/15 at 7 pm, as well as Sunday 4/16 at 1:30 pm. Read more here: https://mineralpointschools.org/2023/04/mphs-drama-department-to-present-hamlet/

The MPHS Junior Class is excited for Prom Saturday, April 29. Grand March will commence 8:30 pm with doors opening at 8 pm. The dance will be from 9 pm to 12 am with Post Prom from 12:30 am to 2:30 am. All are welcome!

On Friday, May 12th, Mineral Point High School will be partaking in an annual Community Service Day in which students go around cleaning up the town. We are hoping to make the event more individualized, so we are asking for any names and addresses of people in need. If you or anyone you know would like some help raking leaves, cleaning yards, etc., please provide the following information below. If people don't have internet access, they are welcome to call the high school office at 608-987-0730 to get on the list. This event is being organized by the MPHS Key Club. Deadline to sign up is Friday, April 21st. Please contact Key Club Advisor Erin Sincox with any questions at erin.sincox@mp.k12.wi.us. Sign up link: https://forms.gle/9XAQaBWvN5KSK29J9

Mark your calendar for the fifth annual Mineral Point Basketball Hall of Fame induction Saturday, January 6, 2024! Kudos to our inductees -- Raeann Bennett, Janet James, Liz Lawinger, Bret McGraw, Jim Pluemer, and John Schmit. Read more here: https://mineralpointschools.org/2023/04/fifth-basketball-hall-of-fame-class-selected/

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)

Monday, April 10

-- School Board meeting 6 pm: https://meetings.boardbook.org/Public/Organization/2067

-- Track & Field at Dodgeville 4 pm

-- JV & Varsity Softball at Southwestern 5 pm

-- Varsity Baseball at Highland 6:45 pm

Tuesday, April 11

-- Varsity Baseball vs. Riverdale 4:30 pm

-- Varsity Girls Soccer vs. River Valley 6 pm. Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/@DodgevilleSchoolDistrict

Wednesday, April 12

-- Early Release 2 pm (every Wednesday)

-- National Honor Society Ceremony 7 pm in gym

Thursday, April 13

-- Varsity Baseball vs. Potosi/Cassville 4:30 pm

-- Softball at Boscobel (Varsity 4:30 pm, JV to follow)

-- Track & Field at Lancaster 4 pm

-- Girls Soccer at Platteville/Lancaster (Varsity 5 pm, JV to follow)

Friday, April 14

-- SWAL Math Contest at Southwestern

-- JV & Varsity Golf at Fennimore 4 pm

-- Varsity Baseball at Southwestern 4:30 pm

-- Varsity Girls Soccer at Big Foot 5 pm

-- High School Play "Hamlet" at Mineral Point Opera House 7 pm. Tickets at MPHS office, Berget Jewelers or: https://mineralpointoperahouse.org/events/event/4296/

Saturday, April 15

-- High School Play "Hamlet" at Mineral Point Opera House 7 pm. Tickets at MPHS office, Berget Jewelers or: https://mineralpointoperahouse.org/events/event/4296/

Sunday, April 16

-- High School Play "Hamlet" at Mineral Point Opera House 1:30 pm. Tickets at MPHS office, Berget Jewelers or: https://mineralpointoperahouse.org/events/event/4296/

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