#PointerNation News

Stars of the SWAL! Congratulations to Matthew Goninen and Lila Thousand who were honored Sunday at the SWAL Academic Honors Banquet at Darlington, along with the other top scholars in the Class of 2025 in the conference! #PointerNation is very proud of your accomplishments.

Mrs. Radtke's 2nd Graders enjoyed welcoming in Spring with some Pointer teamwork!

Second Year NHS Members, left to right, front row: Addison Christopher, Eliza Ingwell, Lillianna Berget, Allyson Baehler, Joss James, Anna Robinson, Ellen Robinson. Middle row: Jadyn Swinehart, Taitin Riley, Lila Thousand, Laci Lindsey, Ella Kroll, Isabella Dannenberg. Back row: Brooke Paynter, Cole Hentrich, Atley Potterton, Eli Lindsey, Jacob Phillips. (Not pictured: Matthew Goninen)

First Year NHS Members, left to right, front row: Addison Burris, Macy Kinch, Olivia Wilson, Luke Schubert, Grady Finley. Back row: Payton Heins, Cylin Carey, Alyssa Jones, Madison Nodolf. (Not pictured: Kalea Biddick)

A big congrats to our National Honor Society members! We were excited to honor our scholars at the annual ceremony this past Wednesday. #PointerNation is proud of you!

Thank you to this year's alumni speaker, Heather (Crawford) Schimmers, MPHS Class of 1990, for joining us.

- More photos: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=MineralPointSchoolDistrict&set=a.1206085278160019

- Ceremony video link: https://youtu.be/0vGJmDoqsbo?si=8FDKdbhte0PQgbpe

A round of applause for a group of our talented State Solo & Ensemble qualifiers that performed a recital at the Mineral Point Opera House Thursday night, along with everyone that came out to support them!

1st Graders have been doing a great job telling time at the hour and half hour. Ask them what time it is!

Let's have a big round of applause for #PointerNation Senior Cole Hentrich who has been named the Distinguished Key Club Treasurer of the Year by the Wisconsin-Upper Michigan Key Club!

It's good to know that our club's finances are in good hands! Thanks to Cole for all of his community service and congratulations!

Egg-citing things are happening at MP Elementary! Students started learning about incubating eggs and baby chicks!

Thank you to the Kubitz family for donating the eggs so we can experience this enthralling adventure first hand.

Early Childhood had stomp rocket fun with Mrs. DuBois in the gym!

Kindergarten students had a fun week acting out the story of "Mrs. Wishy-Washy.!" They really love this silly story about animals playing in the mud.

You know you're a rockstar when 6th Graders want your autograph! Brad "The Book Guy" Van Epps from CESA 3 visited to share his love for books and some recommendations for our young readers! We love our Brad visits!

The fire station officially opened! Students made fire trucks as well -- our youngest Pointers love to learn and play!

A group of our high school Spanish and Art students visited the Art Institute of Chicago last week! While there, students walked to the Cloud Gate (the bean) at Millennium Park. Afterward, the group split in two for lunch and Spanish students visited a Venezuelan Restaurant, trying out arepas and ordering in Spanish. Students then had the opportunity to explore the art museum and works of art and visit a temporary exhibit showcasing works of art created by Frida Kahlo. What a great day!

March Mammal Madness concluded last week with Polar Bear as the champion! The 6th Graders filled in a March Mammal Madness bracket after doing some animal research. They then watched videos of each round of the competition to find out who the winners were. These students were the top three winners of each section. Congrats!

Choosing an instrument is like choosing a new friend -- you will be spending lots of time together for middle and high school and possibly for life! High schoolers visited with 5th Graders to share about their instruments as they begin to think about what they might like to play next year!

1st Graders are grateful to have so many positive things in their lives! Check out these beautiful flowers and what they value.

1st Graders learned about Estonia! Caleb Fitzsimmons has family friends who live there and shared some information with us. Thank you!

1st Graders traveled to Tanzania to learn all about the famous Jane Goodall and her research with chimpanzees!

We are very excited to share that our Dodgeville/Mineral Point/Iowa-Grant/Highland Co-op team, has received recognition from the National High School Gymnastics Association!

NHSGA All-American awards are very difficult to achieve and are a great honor to receive.

To be eligible as an All-American Standard Team, the team must have an average score, based on four raw scores, one of which must be at a competition of five or more teams, of 130. To qualify as an Elite team, you must have an average of 145.65.

We are happy to announce that with an average score of 139.16, the Dodgeville Co-op has accomplished the status of All-American Standard Team!

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Ally is an All-American! We are very excited to share that #PointerNation Gymnast Ally Baehler, a member of the Dodgeville/Mineral Point/Iowa-Grant/Highland Co-op, has received recognition from the National High School Gymnastics Association!

NHSGA All-American awards are very difficult to achieve and are a great honor to receive. To be eligible to receive this award, gymnasts must have an average score over a predetermined number using scores from five competitions, two of which must be from a tournament or five or more teams, or from a sectional or state tournament.

There are two categories of recognition: standard and elite. To be eligible for standard recognition gymnasts must average above a 33.6 in the All-Around competition, 8.70 on vault, 8.50 on bars, 8.50 on beam, and 8.8 on floor.

-- Ally has earned standard All-American honors in the following categories: beam 9.09 average; floor 9.26 average; all-around 34.62 average.

The NHSGA also awards gymnasts for their academic success. Gymnasts must have a minimum grade point average of 3.75 to achieve this award. Congrats to Ally for also earning this honor!

(Graphic uses a photo taken by Robert Callahan)

Let's hear it for our four #PointerNation Wrestlers who earned Academic All-State Honors from the Wisconsin Wrestling Association! Your commitment to success on the mat and in the classroom is commendable.

Congrats to:

- Roen Carey, Senior First Team

- Emily Heisner, Sophomore First Team

- Memphis Burkhalter, Freshman First Team

- Liam Carey, Freshman First Team

Last week was Spring Sports Officials Appreciation Week! Let’s give a big hand to those WIAA licensed officials who have, or yet will, officiate our home Mineral Point and Dodge-Point high school athletic contests this spring. We are grateful!

BASEBALL: Henry Bray, David Farrey, Jeff Fellenzer, Scott Garthwaite, Adam Haas, Eric Heisner, Brian James, Eric James, Chuck Keister, Blaine Krantz, Ryan McGranahan, Josh Montgomery, Trevor Nichols, Ty Palzkill, Eric Rohowetz, Jason Rood, Tyler Simmons.

GIRLS SOCCER: Satha Chandrakanthan, Mahmood Darvish, David Elgersma, Jason Engedal, Taylor Fingerson, Peter Kingslien, Paul Lassance, Stephany Marten, Clayton Ottman, Si Shabtaie, Mike Van Sicklen, Thomas Vergeront, Bennett West, Kip Wilson.

SOFTBALL: Thomas Barnes, Charles Chamberlain, John Fullerton, Scott Garthwaite, Corey Grassel, Eric James, Steve Kaiser, Chris Redfearn, Daniel Sedgwick, Alan Stoltz.

TRACK & FIELD: Joe Hanson, Sarah Schumacher-Pross, Knight Wynn.

Pointer Media will be trying out livestreaming our home Varsity Baseball games this season at https://www.youtube.com/@mptvpointers -- as with anything new, there might be some glitches, so we appreciate your patience while the kinks are worked out!

The Mineral Point Unified School District is hiring for the 2025-26 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!

-- Mineral Point High School is searching for its next Head Varsity Girls Basketball Coach. If interested, please apply to Athletic Director Chris Carr (chris.carr@mp.k12.wi.us) with a letter of interest and resume by Friday, April 25.

-- Full time Speech and Language Pathologist: https://wecan.waspa.org/Vacancy/230562

-- Part time ESL Teacher: https://wecan.waspa.org/Vacancy/230563

-- Full time 7th/8th Grade Science Teacher:

https://wecan.waspa.org/Vacancy/230117

-- See why blue would look good on you:

https://youtu.be/SrT50dA9M_w?si=oEUuJiWmzXWCWP2K

1st graders are super excited to perform their Spring Concert! The event will begin at 2:30 pm Thursday, April 17 in the elementary gym. All are welcome.

A reminder: 4K Registration letters for the 2025-26 school year were sent and the deadline to register is April 18 for MP district residents! If you have any questions, please contact Shelby Sporle at 608-987-0710 or shelby.sporle@mp.k12.wi.us -- we look forward to welcoming you!

A reminder there will be no classes in #PointerNation Friday, April 18. Enjoy the long weekend!

Hop on Over – It’s Time for the Annual Kiwanis Easter Egg Hunt!

Join us as we kick off Easter weekend with a morning full of giggles, goodies, and great memories!

When: Saturday, April 19 at 10 am SHARP

Where: Mineral Point Health Services (109 N. Iowa St.)

Kiwanis loves teaming up with our amazing High School Key Club members to bring this event to life for the kids in our community!

A huge THANK YOU to Dodgeville Walmart for donating all the sweet treats and to the wonderful residents of Mineral Point Health Services for helping the Easter Bunny by stuffing eggs! Your generosity and kindness help make this tradition so special for our community!

4K students are super excited to perform their Parent Program! The event will be Friday, April 25 at 10 am (morning class) and 2 pm (afternoon class).

On Friday, May 9, Mineral Point High School students will be partaking in the annual Key Club Community Service Day in which students go around cleaning up the town and working on service projects throughout the morning. The Key Club and Mineral Point High School students love to help individuals, so we are asking for any names and addresses of people in need in our community who would like some help raking leaves, cleaning yards, etc. If you would like to nominate yourself or someone else, please fill out the Google Form: https://forms.gle/e4z9Em1CyGGSWmPFA

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.

A few things to note:

- Deadline to sign up is Friday, April 25. Please contact Key Club Advisor Mrs. Erin Gomanne with any questions at erin.gomanne@mp.k12.wi.us.

- Confirmation letters will be sent to individuals with final information the week of April 28.

- We ask someone to be at the residence all morning on Friday, May 9.

Summer learning is just around the corner!

Hello Pointer Families --

Information and registration is here for summer enrichment activities, sports camps, and Pointer Kids Club! Deadline to register is Friday, April 25. You will use the current grade your student is in when making your selections.

Please take some time to explore all the offerings on the website: https://sites.google.com/mp.k12.wi.us/mpsummer?usp=sharing

Adventure Camp: This is for current 4K through 4th grade students.

-- Registration form: https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSd8iAKdihYZ8d.../viewform

Sports Camps: These are offered for current K through 11th grade students.

-- Registration form: https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSeZ.../viewform

Pointer Kids Club: This is our summer day care program for current 4K through 4th grade students. Pointer Kids Club students must also be registered for Adventure Camp.

-- Proposed handbook: https://docs.google.com/.../1sdDPFAPx0yfpZ5H4LnR1.../edit...

-- Registration form: https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSdOt.../viewform...

If it is difficult to register from a mobile device, completing the forms on a computer may be preferred.

Please contact Jane Barr at jane.barr@mp.k12.wi.us or 608-987-0710 with any questions on Sports and Adventure Camp and Mo May Grimm at mo.maygrimm@mp.k12.wi.us with questions on Pointer Kids Club.

We look forward to continuing our learning together this summer!

Our MPHS Key Club is the proud sponsor of the upcoming Mineral Point Blood Drive Friday, April 25 at St. Mary's/St. Paul's Church from 11:30 am to 5:30 pm. Give hope this spring! If 52 people donate, our Key Club will receive $1000!

Our MPHS Drama Department is getting excited to present its spring play, William Shakespeare’s "Twelfth Night" coming up April 25-27! Grab your tickets to see our talented students in action: https://mineralpointoperahouse.org/events/event/6060/

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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 here: https://mineralpointschools.org/2025-26-open-enrollment/

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!

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

Monday, April 14
-- School Board meeting 6 pm: https://meetings.boardbook.org/Public/Organization/2067
-- Varsity Softball vs. Deerfield 5 pm (updated time)
-- Track & Field at Dodgeville 4 pm
-- JV & Varsity Golf at Fennimore 4 pm
-- JV Baseball at Belmont 4:30 pm

Tuesday, April 15
-- Varsity Baseball at Southwestern 4:30 pm
-- Softball at Southwestern (Varsity 4:30 pm, JV to follow)
-- Girls Soccer at Platteville/Lancaster (JV 5 pm, Varsity to follow). Livestream: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/wi/platteville/organization/6494/platteville-high-school

Wednesday, April 6
-- Early Release 2 pm (every Wednesday)

Thursday, April 17
-- 1st Grade Spring Concert 2:30 pm in elem gym
-- Varsity Baseball vs. Riverdale 4:30 pm. Possible livestream: https://www.youtube.com/@mptvpointers
-- Softball vs. Riverdale (Varsity 4:30 pm, JV to follow)
-- POSTPONED TBA Girls Soccer at Galena, IL (Varsity 5 pm, JV to follow).

Friday, April 18
-- No Classes

Saturday, April 19
-- Varsity Golf at Platteville 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