#PointerNation News

We hope all dads enjoyed their special day!

Hail to the Chief! Matthew Goninen has been selected as one of just two boys in the entire state to attend the prestigious Boys Nation program in July in Washington DC!

Boys Nation is an annual forum concerning civic training, government, leadership, and Americanism that is run by the American Legion. 100 Boys Nation Senators are chosen from a pool of over 20,000 Boys State participants, making it one of the most selective educational programs in the United States.

He is pictured here with Oscar Danz, his fellow Badger Nation qualifier, who is from School District of Maple, as well as Bill Kosh, the Director of Badger Boys State.

Congratulations, Matthew! #PointerNation is proud!

Badger Boys State is a week-long summer camp for Wisconsin's top incoming Seniors to learn more about how government is run and how to be a better leader. This year's #PointerNation representatives were Nolen Fox, Matthew Goninen, Cole Hentrich, and Finn Renwick who spent last week at UW-Eau Claire. Thank you to the American Legion for sponsoring!

At June's School Board meeting Monday night, the Board officially accepted the retirement notice of Ed Joestgen (Middle/High School Custodian) effective the end of the month. #PointerNation is grateful for your 20 years of service!

Let's hear it for our Mineral Point FFA Chapter State Award Winners! This spotlight is our State Champion Meats Judging Team!

Luke Schubert, Michael Edgington, Cameron Patterson, and Aiden Patterson received their award at the State Convention in Madison and will prepare to head to Nationals in Indianapolis at the end of October.

Congrats, team!

Let's hear it for our Mineral Point FFA Chapter State Participants! This spotlight is our State FFA Degree recipient, Estella James.

Congratulations to Estella James who was recognized with the State FFA Degree, the highest degree the State association can bestow, at the State Convention in Madison! The member must have taken two years of agricultural education and been an active member for two years. The member must have invested $2500 or worked 1500 hours in their SAE area and have completed their State FFA Degree application and have been accepted at the State level.

Great job!

Alumni Alert! Let's hear it for our Mineral Point FFA Chapter State Proficiency Award Winners! This spotlight is our newly crowned State Champion, Joey Robinson, who finished 1st in Agricultural Mechanics Repair and Maintenance Entrepreneurship at the State FFA Convention in Madison! He will now get to compete at Nationals. This is Joey's third State Winning Proficiency after winning Diversified Livestock in 2023 and Agricultural Repair and Maintenance Placement in 2022.

Joey’s Supervised Agriculture Experience is based on buying equipment that needs repair and then reselling after repairing it. He also performs regular equipment maintenance as well as total engine rebuilds.

Congrats, Joey!

Let's hear it for our Mineral Point FFA Chapter State Proficiency Award Winners! This spotlight is our newly crowned State Champion, Luke Schubert, who finished 1st in Fiber and Oil Crop Production at the State FFA Convention in Madison! He will now get to compete at Nationals. This is Luke's second State Winning Proficiency after winning Grain Production last year.

Luke’s Supervised Agriculture Experience is based on his work on Schubert Farms with the soybean crop. Luke performs many duties on the farm including tilling the soil and planting the crops. He runs combine and grain cart in the fall as well as helping to run the grain storage unit.

Congrats, Luke!

Let's hear it for our Mineral Point FFA Chapter State Proficiency Award Winners! This spotlight is Annie Robinson, State Runner-Up, in her three proficiency areas of Nursery Operations, Goat Production, and Agricultural Sales, announced at the State FFA Convention in Madison!

- Annie is a State Finalist in Nursery Operations and received a gold rating. Annie’s Supervised Agriculture Experience is based on her work at Aspen Ridge, where she works taking care of the plants in the greenhouse and also caring for the trees outside that are for sale. She also helps to guide customers in their purchase of nursery stock.

- Annie is a State Finalist in Goat Production Entrepreneurship and received a gold rating. Annie owns her own herd of commercial Boer goats. Annie has been very successful in her operation raising, showing, and selling several champion show goats. These goats have won at all levels of competition.

- Annie is a State Finalist in Agricultural Sales Placement and received a gold rating. Annie’s Supervised Agriculture Experience is based on her work at Aspen Ridge. Annie cares for plants, makes arrangements, and helps customers with their purchases.

Congrats, Annie!

Let's hear it for our Mineral Point FFA Chapter State Participants! This spotlight is Payton Heins who placed 3rd with her artwork at the State Convention in Madison!

Payton's display "Cow" also brought home a Special Merit Award.

Great job!

Let's hear it for our Mineral Point FFA Chapter State Proficiency Award Winners! This spotlight is Ellie Robinson who finished 4th in Sheep Production at the State FFA Convention in Madison.

Ellie’s Supervised Agriculture Experience is based on raising and showing sheep. Ellie raises her own purebred Southdown and commercial sheep for showing at all levels of competition and selling to other exhibitors.

Congrats, Ellie!

Let's hear it for our Mineral Point FFA Chapter State Participants! This spotlight is our Delegates & Media Team!

Izzy Dannenberg and Payton Heins represented Mineral Point FFA as Official Delegates and were also members of the State FFA Convention Media Team.

Congrats, girls!

Summer School Adventure Camp kids have been working so hard getting everything planted and cleaned up in the garden! Thursday, they enjoyed a treat for all their effort. Also, our school garden is in search of the following things:

- Tree stumps to use as seats or tables

- Large pavers or stepping stones

- Old birdhouses

- Large chalkboards

- Gardening magazines

Please spread the word and if you have any of these items you are willing to donate email jessica.soots@mp.k12.wi.us

Thank you!

We had some lucky Summer Adventure Camp kids! Mother Goose came to help Mrs. McGuire and Ms. Anderson kick off the Kingdom of Kindergarten last week!

Our talented artists have been busy this summer! High school students are working with MPHS Art Teacher Mr. Hadfield at Shake Rag Alley on updating murals! They wanted to continue the Aboriginal themed mural already existing in the space. Great job Evelyn Backes, Brianna Fischer, Joss James, Violet Renwick, Autumn Robb, and Ella Wilson!

Hold your horses! Congratulations to Lance Miller, #PointerNation 6th grader, who finished 3rd in the team roping event at the Wisconsin Junior High Rodeo State Final! Lance and his horse EZ will be representing Wisconsin at the National Junior High Finals Rodeo in Des Moines, IA June 23-29. Good luck, Lance!

Flat hats come in all sizes for all ages--say hello to our kindergarten graduates! Can you believe this is the Class of 2036?! They've grown and learned so much this year and should be so proud!

Let's hear it for #PointerNation's Maddy Kabat who has been named 1st Team All-District and 2nd Team All-State by the Wisconsin Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association! Way to go! Read more here: https://www.wissports.net/news_article/show/1312392

Batter up! Congrats to our two #PointerNation Baseball players that have been recognized as All-District by the Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association:

- Brady Radtke: Honorable Mention All-District & Academic All-District

- Jaxson Wendhausen: Academic All-District

Way to go! Read more here: https://cdn1.sportngin.com/attachments/document/2255-3211809/2024_ALL__South_West_DISTRICT_c.pdf

Another congrats to our #PointerNation Class of 2024 for earning over $1.6 million dollars in scholarships -- wow! We will be profiling each graduate fortunate enough to be a recipient in the coming weeks. We cannot thank our generous donors enough for their support of our scholars.

Article and video from Monday's School Board meeting has been posted: https://mineralpointschools.org/2024/06/june-school-board-notes-votes/

The Mineral Point Unified School District is hiring for the 2024-25 school year. Come join the great place that is #PointerNation where our mission is educating and inspiring our students for a bright future in a big world!

-- Full-time Speech & Language (SLP) Teacher: https://wecan.waspa.org/Vacancy/207983

-- Part-time English as a Second Language (ESL) Teacher: https://wecan.waspa.org/Vacancy/207987

-- The Musical Theatre Club is searching for a Master Builder! The Master Builder is responsible for the procuring and/or building of backdrops, furniture, and other large set pieces during the majority of the fall musical season. Two weeks before the show opens, they help to move these pieces into the venue, and are in charge of managing the backstage crew of students. At the end of the show season, they help to strike the pieces and move out of the venue. Because of these duties, the Master Builder should have their own power tools, have access to a space to build prior to move-in, be willing to collaborate creatively with the other directors as needed, and keep student safety a priority. For the Fall 2024 season, we are producing "Big Fish: School Edition" at the Mineral Point Opera House. Move-in takes place on Sunday 11/10, shows will take place on Friday 11/22 7pm, Saturday 11/23 7pm, and Sunday 11/24 1:30pm, and move-out takes place directly after the final show. Contracted amount: $1,197.13. For inquiries, please contact Mrs. Ashley Calderon-McHugh at ashley.mchugh@mp.k12.wi.us

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.

Alumni Alert! Griffin Albaugh, a student in the Wharton Business School at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, returned home and had the honor to serve as a Counselor at last week's Badger Boys State in Eau Claire! He is pictured here with #PointerNation's attendees Finn Renwick, Matthew Goninen, Cole Hentrich, and Nolen Fox.

Alumni Alert! Big congrats to Kevin Eisenzimmer who has been named a NCAA All-American in the 4x400 relay this spring. Kevin is part of the UW-Eau Claire Track & Field Team and has had incredible success at the collegiate level during his years as a Blugold, including National Team Championships.

Caiti McGuire and AJ Rury recently participated in cornhole at the Special Olympics Wisconsin State Summer Games. They received a bronze medal with their 3rd place finish -- way to go!

Alumni Alert! Dominik McVay was a key player on UW-Whitewater Baseball's run to the NCAA National Runner-Up trophy! Exciting times for Dom and the Warhawks -- congrats!

"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
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