#PointerNation News

#PointerNation is very proud to share that our own Ellen Robinson is one of only 16 girls in the entire state to earn the prestigious Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) Scholar Athlete Award!

Ellie will be honored May 4 in Stevens Point.

She is only the fifth Pointer ever to be recognized, joining Ella Chambers in 2022, Isaac Lindsey in 2020, Sydney Staver in 2017, and Ryan McGuire in 2010.

She writes in her essay, “My experiences in cross country, track, and basketball have shaped me into a more responsible, determined team player and student. They have taught me the importance of perseverance, time management, and the value of working toward a goal—the discipline and structure of athletics carried over to my academics.”

Fun fact -- Ellie's dad, and our Agriculture Teacher & FFA Advisor, Mr. Mike Robinson was a WIAA Scholar Athlete himself in 1992 at Mauston.

To read all about the award, visit this link.

A huge congratulations to our #PointerNation middle and high school musicians who brought home hardware at the Wisconsin School Music Association (WSMA) State Solo & Ensemble competition Saturday at UW-Platteville!

GOLD:

— Josie Dunn, Oboe Solo

-- Josie Dunn, Vocal Solo

-- Lily Fox & Lilly Murn, Vocal Duet

SILVER:

-- Lilly Murn, Clarinet Solo

-- Lilly Murn, Vocal Solo

-- Cooper McGuire, Vocal Solo

— Taitin Riley, Vocal Solo

Results are in from Thursday's State FFA Career Development Event competition -- congrats to our Mineral Point FFA Chapter place winners on a job well done!

-- Floriculture 2nd Place and State Runner-Up, just missing qualifying for Nationals (Annie Robinson 5th individually, Payton Heins 6th, Ellie Robinson 26th, Kendyl Ruf 28th)

-- Livestock Evaluation 7th (Johnny Robinson 6th individually, Aiden Patterson 31st, Riley Sennhenn 41st, Faye Schuette 64th)

Congratulations to all and great job representing #PointerNation.

What a fun day in 4K! Some of the students' favorite moments were spraying the hose, hooking up a hose to a hydrant, and of course the fire truck ride! Thank you to Mineral Point Fire Department for an amazing day full of learning, fun, and smiles. We are so fortunate to have so many caring firefighters who give so much to our community!

Click here for more photos

Kade Rule is a chaMPion over and over and is now officially committed to wrestle at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga!

The #PointerNation Senior signed his National Letter of Intent to wrestle at the NCAA Division 1 level Friday morning in front of our student body, staff, coaches, family, friends, and teammates.

Best wishes to Kade as he continues to pursue his academic and athletic dreams. Your family, coaches, friends, mentors, school, and community are very proud of all that you have and will accomplish!

More photos can be found at this link.

(Thanks to Pointer Media for the photos)

We had a great Spring Garden Day Tuesday! The whole elementary school was out working to get the garden ready for warmer weather. What a wonderful experience for us all. Thank you to all who volunteered their time to help make this possible!

-- Mike Smith for teaching us about honeybees

-- Don Hay for leading students through the oak savanna

-- Bridgette Miles for making seed bombs with us

-- Sarah Syvrud for sharing bunny snuggles

-- Brittany Schaaf for sharing chickens

-- Kate Maxfield for all her hard work in the garden

-- Thank you to all of our specials teachers for leading us through the stations

And, thank you to all of our hardworking students who make our garden and outdoor learning place such a special place to be!

More photos are available at this link.

Congrats to our talented cast and crew of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" on their fantastic performances! Your hard work and dedication is commendable.

You can check out more photos at this link.

4K decorated the sidewalk on Earth Day and enjoyed the sunshine!

The Junior Class attended Southwest Wisconsin Financial Literacy (SWIFLE) at Southwest Tech in Fennimore! SWIFLE is a financial literacy simulation where students engage with area businesses to gain insight and understanding of the pressures and decisions associated with living costs and monthly spending.

Each student was assigned a specific career, wage, lifestyle, family situation, etc. They spent the morning buying homes, cars, insurance, clothing, and vacations; paying fines; dealing with health and dental care; repairing broken water pipes and more. They even wrote checks and used debit and credit cards to pay area businesses (volunteers) for services.

SWIFLE truly gave them an accurate taste of reality as they prepare for their futures!

Thank you to all involved, including: Apple River State Bank, Astec Industries, Benton State Bank, Brechler Insurance, CESA 3, City of Prairie du Chien, Community Bank of Galena, Community First Bank, Cummins Emission Solutions, Dodgeville School District, Dupaco, Farmers Savings Bank, Fennimore Chamber of Commerce, First National Bank of Darlington, Heartland Credit Union, Highland School District, Marine Credit Union, Mound City Bank, Peoples Financial, Royal Bank, Rural Insurance, Southwest Health, Southwest WI Technical College, Stackstone Wealth, The Friendly Place, Town and Country Insurance, Tri-com Cellular, True Action Realty, USDA Rural Development, UW-Platteville, and many area retirees!

Let's hear it one more time for our two #PointerNation First Team All-State Boys Basketball players! Jaxson Wendhausen and Eli Lindsey were honored Sunday in Wisconsin Dells by the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association for this outstanding honor. Congrats again, gentlemen!

Our elementary students were treated to a visit by the Platteville Children's Choir as part of their spring tour. One of the directors is our own Mrs. Calderon-McHugh. Thanks so much for stopping by and sharing your musical talents!

A group of our Pointers recently went on a dual visit to UW-Platteville and Southwest Tech for a whole tour of both schools! Students, of course, loved hanging out in Charley’s Student Center at SWTC after their tour. We're fortunate to have two great schools so close to home.

Early Childhood had fun shelling peanuts to make homemade peanut butter! The students worked hard and loved eating the peanut butter with graham crackers.

Our 8th Grade Careers Class received an exciting, hands-on look at the construction world thanks to Keaton Carey at Carey Construction!

Students toured a home currently under construction and learned all about the building process, from the foundation to the finishing touches. They got to see first hand how many different professionals it takes to bring a house to life: from framers and electricians to plumbers and more!

Huge thanks to Carey Construction for opening their site and sharing their knowledge. It’s experiences like this that help our students connect the classroom to the real world!

We can all make the earth glitter if we take care of our planet! Kindergarten kids show us how it's done!

Kindergarten had a wonderful morning listening to Evelyn Harris and her mom, Iza's, presentation on their family trip to Brazil! Thank you for sharing!

Thank you to MPHS Alum Jake Riley (and his mom, Debbie) for coming in to teach 1st Graders all about Kenya!

Henry Ryberg's cousin, Sydney, Zoomed with 1st Graders live from Spain! She had so many interesting things to teach. Henry’s mom made some delicious muffins, or as they call them in Spain, magdalena. Thank you so much!

4K was excited to read the fairytale "The Princess and the Pea!" Students got to jump onto a mattress to see if they could feel the pea below.

Mark your calendar for the seventh annual Mineral Point Basketball Hall of Fame induction Saturday, January 24, 2026! Kudos to our inductees -- Ron Carey, Julie Graber, Harry Ivey, Tom Ivey, Mike Murphy, and Rilee Schmitz.

Read more here about each inductee.

Our #PointerNation Baseball team has been off to a solid start this spring. Catch a game soon and catch more photos at this link.

A sincere thank you to Mound City Bank for your $5,000 donation to Pointer Media for our video board in the gym!

Thank you to our other donors so far as well including: MP Wrestling Club, AB Electric, Tupper Family, and People's Company, and WCC Brands.

If you're interested in donating to this project, please reach out to High School Principal Matt Austin at matt.austin@mp.k12.wi.us -- thank you!

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!

2024-25 SCHOOL YEAR OPENING

-- Full time Middle/High School 2nd Shift Custodian: apply to District Administrative Assistant Angie Schubert (angie.schubert@mp.k12.wi.us)

2025-26 SCHOOL YEAR OPENINGS:

-- Full time Psychologist or Social Worker

-- Full time High School English Teacher

-- 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

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Wisconsin's Open Enrollment period for the 2025-26 school year runs through April 30.

Even if you're not sure on your plans for the fall, you can apply for Open Enrollment now. Applying does not bind you to attending.

In 2013-14, 38 non-resident students chose Mineral Point Schools. In 2024-25, that number has risen to 105 non-resident students choosing MP.

Visit us and see why -- we look forward to welcoming you in #PointerNation!

Please read more information at this link.

3rd graders are super excited for their VIP Concert to honor the special people in their lives! The event will begin at 2 pm Friday, May 2 in the elementary gym.

The Mineral Point High School Junior Class is proud to present Prom 2025 Saturday, May 3! This year's theme is "Meet Me at Midnight." Doors will open at 8 pm with Grand March at 8:30 pm. Make plans to attend and see our Juniors in their finest attire!

We are excited to celebrate our middle/high school musicians and artists at Fine Arts Nights! Join us to see some incredible talent on display!

- Tuesday, May 6: Middle School Concert & Art Show 7 pm

- Wednesday, May 7: High School Concert & Art Show 6:30 pm

We are looking forward to celebrating our 12th, 8th & 5th Grade Graduates very soon and are so proud of all they've accomplished! Details below:

12th Grade Graduation

Friday, May 23

7 pm - High School Gym

8th Grade Graduation

Wednesday, June 4

12:30 pm - High School Gym

5th Grade Graduation

Wednesday, June 4

11 am - Elementary School Gym

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

Monday, April 28

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

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

-- Varsity Baseball vs. Dodgeville 4:30 pm. Possible livestream: https://www.youtube.com/@mptvpointers

-- CANCELED:JV Baseball at Dodgeville

-- UPDATED: Girls Soccer at Wisconsin Heights/Barneveld (Varsity 4:30 pm, JV to follow)

-- CANCELED: MS Track & Field at Prairie du Chien

Tuesday, April 29

-- JV & Varsity Golf at Dodge-Point 4 pm

-- Track & Field at Prairie du Chien 4:30 pm

-- Varsity Baseball at Fennimore 4:30 pm

-- JV Baseball vs. Fennimore 4:30 pm

Wednesday, April 30

-- 2025-26 Open Enrollment applications due: https://mineralpointschools.org/2025-26-open-enrollment/

-- Large Group Music Festival at Southwestern (HS Choir performing 10:30 am)

-- Varsity Golf at Onalaska 11 am

-- Early Release 2 pm (every Wednesday)

Thursday, May 1

-- Softball at Cuba City (Varsity 4:30 pm, JV to follow). Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/@queenbradiosports

-- Girls Soccer at Galena, IL (Varsity 4:30 pm, JV to follow)

-- CANCELED: JV Baseball at Monroe 4:45 pm

-- MS Track & Field at River Valley 4 pm

-- FFA plant sale begins at Triple P and Badger Welding

Friday, May 2

-- 3rd Grade VIP Concert 2 pm in elem gym

-- Varsity Baseball vs. Boscobel 4:30 pm. Possible livestream: https://www.youtube.com/@mptvpointers

-- Varsity Track & Field at River Valley 4 pm

-- JV Track & Field at River Ridge 4:15 pm

Saturday, May 3

-- Junior Class Prom (Grand March 8:30 pm, doors open at 8 pm)

-- Varsity Golf at River Valley 9 am

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