#PointerNation News

Another year, another super successful WIAA State Track & Field meet for Dodge-Point! Action in La Crosse wrapped up Saturday and we had two Division 2 podium placing events!

-- A big congrats to our boys 4x800 m Relay team of Parker Owens, Ethan Hook, Cody Yoder, Layne Aurit, Johnny Robinson (Alternate), and Nolan Allendorf (Alternate) that claimed 5th place with their personal best time!

-- A big congrats to Annie Robinson for placing 6th in the 3200 m run with a new personal record!

Kudos also to:

-- Gavin Houtakker placing 8th, and Zayne Cartwright 10th, in the 110 m Hurdles

-- Annie Robinson placing 8th, and Ellie Robinson 9th, in the 1600 m Run

-- Layne Aurit finished 8th in the 3200 m and breaking the school record

-- Ellie Robinson placing 10th in the 3200 m Run

-- Zayne Cartwright just missed qualifying for finals in the 300 m Hurdles, placing 11th in the prelims, but ran a new personal record

Great season, Dodge-Point! We are proud of you.

The Mineral Point MS/HS Trap Team competed at the Wisconsin State High School Clay Target League State Tournament in Rome Sunday in the 2A Division. The Pointers placed 12th as a team for JV and 18th as a team for Varsity.

Individually:

-- Zane Barrett, Max Dannenberg, Braeden Gallagher, Aiden Patterson, Mason Runde, and Zander Simenson all received awards for shooting 25 in a row at State!

-- Our top shooter in the JV Male category was Zane Barrett placing 6th

-- Our top shooter in the JV Female category was Kaylin Peterson placing 23rd

-- Our top shooter in the Novice Female category was Autumn Robb placing 29th

-- Our top shooter in the Novice Male category was Blake Robb placing 40th

-- Our top shooter in the Varsity Male category was Zander Simenson placing 41st

-- Our top shooter in the Varsity Female category was Scarlett Raab placing 57th

Great job, all and congrats on another fine season!

SECTIONAL CHAMPS AND STATE BOUND!

Here we come, Madtown!

Our #PointerNation Softball team was victorious 7-0 over Waterloo in Thursday evening's WIAA Division 4 Sectional Final at MP to earn a berth in the State Tournament!

Mineral Point will play Thursday, June 12 at Goodman Diamond in Madison in the State Semifinal vs. Mishicot at 4:30 pm. (The State Final would be Saturday, June 14 at approximately 10:30 am)

This will be Mineral Point's third State Softball appearance (1983, 2013, 2025). The Pointers will be in search of their second gold ball.

Go Big Blue!

Thank you to everyone who joined us Wednesday to celebrate our 8th Grade Graduates! We wish them well on their adventures in high school and are excited to see what's in store. Check out more photos at this link.

Watch a livestream of the ceremony at this link.

Congrats to the Mineral Point MS/HS Trap Team for a fun Spring Conference Season in the Wisconsin State High School Clay Target League! The team finished 4th in their conference. A special shout out to the following for their performances in the conference:

50 Straight Club:

-- Kasen Knight (Weeks 3 & 4)

25 Straight Club:

-- Collin Palzkill (Weeks 1, 2 & 4)

-- Lucas Miller (Week 3)

-- Reid Dochnahl (Week 2)

-- Braeden Gallagher (Week 2)

-- Trent Culver (Week 1)

-- Clayton Nothem (Reserve Week)

Congrats to the Mineral Point MS/HS Trap Team for a fun Spring Conference Season in the Wisconsin State High School Clay Target League! The team finished 4th in their conference. A special shout out to the following for their performances in the conference:

Top 25 Males

-- Kasen Knight 6th

-- Collin Palzkill 13th

Top 25 Females

-- Scarlett Raab 12th

-- Kylie Bennett 15th

Let's hear it for our five #PointerNation Baseball players who have earned SWAL All-Conference honors!

First Team

- Clayton Yanna

- Brylen Lee

- Jaxson Wendhausen

- Grady Finley

Honorable Mention

- Evan Kearns

Congrats to all!

Read the full list here.

A big congrats to all Dodge-Point Girls Soccer team members, including our two Pointers pictured -- Ella Wilson and Lily Fox, who earned SWC All-Conference honors! Read about them all here.

Last day of school! “See you later, 1st Graders!” Students made a gator project telling what they will miss most about 1st Grade...and drank ‘gator-ade’!

One final time for one of our favorite activities -- Flashlight Friday reading!

What a fun Friday it was in 4K! Trevor Wendhausen, from Wendhausen Dairy, spent time with the students talking about farming, milking, feeding, and more. The children (and teachers) really enjoyed the special visit. Thank you -- we appreciate farmers so much!

Unfortunately, there will be a new State Champion this year as our #PointerNation Golf team fell short of its fifth straight WIAA State appearance, finishing fourth at Tuesday's Dodge-Point Sectional.

We are so incredibly proud of all you've accomplished during your career, and you will always be remembered in Pointer lore as the first golf team to ever be State Champions! A sincere thank you to our Seniors!

(Graphic uses a photo taken by ann gorgen photography)

Unfortunately, our #PointerNation Baseball team dropped the Regional Semifinal by a hard-fought 4-2 score Wednesday at New Glarus. Thank you for another great season and a special thanks to our Seniors for all the memories!

(Graphic uses a photo taken by ann gorgen photography)

Unfortunately, our Dodge-Point Girls Soccer season came to an end Thursday at Delavan-Darien in a hard-fought WIAA Regional Semifinal contest. The Comets needed overtime to defeat DP by a score of 3-1. Congrats on another great season and thank you, Seniors! You will hold a special place in history as our first-ever co-op Conference Champions your Junior year.

With the Dodge-Point Track & Field season concluding at State this weekend, we'd be remiss if we didn't take a moment to say thank you to our Pointer Seniors for a fabulous four years, as well as our foreign exchange student! Some of the best to ever do it right here!

(Graphic uses photos taken by ann gorgen photography)

#PointerNation brought the energy as we hosted the WIAA Softball Sectional Final Thursday and helped boost our team to State! Check out more photos at this link.

It's back! Our popular social media feature "Where in the World is #PointerNation?" is returning for Summer Break! Whether you're on vacation or staycation, or celebrating an accomplishment or milestone, send joelle.doye@mp.k12.wi.us your photos to be featured on our Facebook page and newsletter.

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

2025-26 SCHOOL YEAR OPENINGS:

-- Part time ESL Teacher

-- Part time (three hours) Elementary Food Service: apply to District Administrative Assistant Angie Schubert (angie.schubert@mp.k12.wi.us)

Standing open positions include:

-- Substitutes for Food Service

-- Substitutes for Custodians

-- Substitutes for Teachers & Instructional Assistants

-- Substitutes for Office Administrative Assistants

To inquire about the standing open positions, contact Angie Schubert at 608-987-0740 or angie.schubert@mp.k12.wi.us

-- See why blue would look good on you!

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 June 10.

This training is one of the requirements for a sub license in Wisconsin (including the minimum of an associate's degree). Participants can register using this link.

Join Mineral Point Elementary School for a Book Scavenger Hunt beginning at 10 am Monday, June 23! Join in the fun as we race to find books in our favorite places around Mineral Point. 50 books will be hidden around our community! Once you find a book, it's yours to keep. Stay tuned to @PointerNationLMC on Facebook and Instagram for clues. (Rain date is Tuesday, June 24). Questions? Contact micki.uppena@mp.k12.wi.us

Alumni Alert! Dominik McVay (MPHS Class of 2022) is a National Champion! As a member of the UW-Whitewater Baseball team, McVay was an integral part to the team's success in the NCAA Division III World Series victory last week. Congratulations!

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

Monday, June 9

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

-- State FFA Convention begins at Alliant Energy Center (Madison)

Thursday, June 12

-- WIAA State Semifinal Softball at Goodman Diamond (Madison) vs. Mishicot 4:30 pm. Radio: 97.7 fm. Livestream (subscription required): https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/associations/wiaa-wi

Saturday, June 14

-- WIAA State Final Softball at Goodman Diamond (Madison) vs. TBA 10:30 am. Radio: 97.7 fm. TV: Catchy Comedy. Livestream: https://www.wkow.com/

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