#PointerNation News

It was a royal evening in #PointerNation for Prom 2025 "Meet Me at Midnight!" Congratulations to our wonderful Queen Macy Kinch and King Grady Finley! Everyone looked lovely! We hope everyone had a fun evening. Check out more Grand March photos at this link.

#PointerNation has a fine tradition of Forensics success and this year was certainly no exception!

As a team, MPHS earned the Distinction in Speech Award. This year, out of 291 schools, 14 were honored for Excellence in Speech (Top 5%) and 15 were honored for Distinction in Speech (Top 6-10%).

Congratulations to our State Speech participants!:

Earning a perfect score of 25 and gold medals were:

- Group Interpretation: Drew Aschliman, Brett Bossert, Sadie Miller, Sophie Miller & Ronica Thousand

- Group Interpretation: Kate James, Chloe McVay, Kendyl Ruf, Jessica Schubert & Kendall Wenger

- Poetry: Lilli Berget

- Poetry: Violet Renwick

- Prose: Jaycee Privett

- Public Address: Anthony Buleje Cadena

Silver (23-24 points)

- Farrago: Kalea Biddick

- Farrago: Maci Muchow

- Farrago: Jadyn Swinehart

- Group Interpretation: Eli Lindsey, Laci Lindsey, Jacob Phillips, Atley Potterton & Jaxson Wendhausen

- Group Interpretation: Keyara Collins, Gabe Hook, Cooper McGuire, Shayna Sigg & Suttyn Weinbrenner

- Prose: Lily Fox

- Prose: Carver Potterton

- Radio Speaking: Matthew Goninen

Bronze (20-22 points)

- Moments in History: Brynn Swenson

- Play Acting: Brooke Paynter, Finn Renwick, Taitin Riley & Lila Thousand

- Poetry: Anthony Luu

- Poetry: Faye Schuette

- Radio Speaking: Stephanie Wallace

- Solo Acting Humorous: Madelyn Steffes

We had some unique circumstances this year that delayed receiving our final results, so thank you for your patience.

3rd graders rolled out the red carpet and did a great job with their Family Day Program Friday! There was so much love and pride in our school for our VIPs! Songs included:

"Be Our Guest"

"You've Got a Friend in Me"

"When I Grow Up"

"Count on Me"

"A Million Dreams"

"T-H-A-N-K Y-O-U!"

View more photos at this link.

No surprise here -- our #PointerNation Wrestling Head Coach (Curtis Fiedler) and Assistant Coaches (TJ Burke, Bo Levetzow, Grant Miller, Mike Potterton, Scott Pittz, and Danny Pittz) are this year's District 5 Coaches of the Year, as voted on by the Wisconsin Wrestling Association!

Furthermore:

-- Coach Fiedler placed 2nd for State Coach of the Year

-- MP Assistant Coaches placed 2nd (by just one vote) for State Assistant Coaches of the Year

Thanks for all you do to help make our grapplers great and the envy of the state!

Fun has hatched in the elementary library!

4K students were so excited to perform for Parents' Day last Friday! We are very grateful for family support of #PointerNation! Check out more photos at this link.

5th graders were able to experience UW-Platteville's STEM Expo Thursday! STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and math -- students had a great time.

4K & EC are having a great time "down on the farm!"

Who was lucky enough to receive one of these fabulous May Day baskets?!

The 2nd Grade Book Character Wax Museum was a huge hit again this year! Students did a great job transforming into their characters and sharing with their peers.

Great job by our High School Choir Wednesday morning at the Wisconsin School Music Association (WSMA) Large Group Festival at Southwestern!

Our Pointers competed in Class B and received a 1st Ranking.

Way to go!

Hard to believe, but we are less than three weeks out from MPHS Graduation! Thank you to Alliant Energy for helping continue the Senior Banner tradition downtown!

5th graders completed service learning work at Shake Rag Alley last week. It was a great day and many spring clean up tasks were accomplished!

Young thespians! 1st Graders like to practice and perform short reader’s theater plays for each other, working on their reading, acting, and public speaking skills!

Our students were happy to help the Mineral Point Chamber of Commerce move to its new location across High Street last week! Many hands make light work!

(Thanks to Leslie Damaso for the photo)

A sincere thank you to Matt Gregg, Director of Bands at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, for taking the time to work with our #PointerNation musicians this week! Sharing his knowledge and expertise is greatly appreciated.

At UWP, Gregg conducts the Symphonic Wind Ensemble and is the Director of the Marching Pioneers, in addition to teaching Music Theory and Instrumental Conducting.

1st Graders traveled to Gambia where they learned about a woman named Isatou Ceesay. She didn't like all the plastic bags left around outside so she learned how to make the bags into purses!

Our Pointer Media crew was asked to assist with telling the story of the Wisconsin Chapter of the National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals in Elkhart Lake last week!

Kudos to our #PointerNation Golf Team who is the #4 state ranked team in Division 2 by the Golf Coaches Association of Wisconsin! As you'll recall, MP earned the WIAA State Championship trophy last year in Division 3. Read more rankings.

Our #PointerNation Golf team is lighting up the links again this spring! Check out more photos at this link from last week's home meet.

Article and video from Monday's special School Board meeting is now available at this link.

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

-- See why blue would look good on you!

Wagons are out at Triple P Express & Badger Welding for the annual Mineral Point FFA Plant Sale!

Vegetables:

$36 per flat

(48 plants in a flat)

$3.00 per 4-pack

Vegetables Include: Bell Peppers, Habanero Peppers, Jalapeno Peppers, Celebrity Tomatoes, Cherry Tomatoes

Flowers/Prairie Plants

$36 per flat

(48 plants in a flat)

$3.00 per 4-pack

Flowers Include: Wave Petunia, Lobelia, Dianthus, Impatiens

Prairie Plants Include: Bergamot, Yellow Cone Flower, Bluestem, Blazing Star

4” Pots - $4.00

Geraniums Tornado: Red, Bicolor Duet, Mix

Gerbera Daisy

Million Bells

Dahlia

10” Hanging Baskets $25

Million Bells

Wave Petunias

Geraniums Tornado

Mixed Plant Baskets

Questions: Email mike.robinson@mp.k12.wi.us

Payment: Checks can be made out to Mineral Point FFA

A rare event! #PointerNation will host a girls soccer game this Tuesday, May 6! We are excited to welcome our Dodge-Point team as Monroe comes to town. Venture out to Ron Murphy Field and join us for a 5 pm Varsity start (no JV game). If you can't make it, there will be a planned livestream.

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

Start your engines for the annual Kindergarten & 3rd Grade Buddy Car Show! Keys will be in the ignitions at 2 pm at the elementary track Friday, May 16.

A reminder -- no classes will be held in #PointerNation Monday, May 26 in observance of Memorial Day. School will resume Tuesday.

Unlock oceans of possibilities! Make plans to attend the annual Elementary Reading Night, Art Show & 5th Grade Volume Zoo this Wednesday, May 28 from 4-6 pm! It's always an exciting culmination to another great school year filled with learning and fun.

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, May 5
-- Softball vs. Boscobel (Varsity 4:30 pm, JV to follow)
-- JV & Varsity Golf at Argyle/Pecatonica 4 pm
-- Varsity Baseball at New Glarus 5 pm

Tuesday, May 6
-- MS Fine Arts Night (concert and art show) 7 pm
-- Softball vs. Cuba City (Varsity 4:30 pm, JV to follow)
-- Varsity Girls Soccer vs. Monroe at MP 5 pm. Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/@mptvpointers
-- Varsity Baseball at Darlington 4:30 pm
-- Track & Field at Platteville 5 pm
-- MS Track & Field at Fennimore 4 pm

Wednesday, May 7
-- Early Release 2 pm (every Wednesday)
-- FFA Alumni Judging Contest
-- HS Fine Arts Night (concert and art show) 6:30 pm
-- Varsity Golf at Nekoosa 10 am

Thursday, May 8
-- Softball vs. Southwestern (Varsity 4:30 pm, JV to follow)
-- Girls Soccer vs. River Valley (JV 5 pm, Varsity to follow). Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/@DodgevilleSchoolDistrict

-- JV Baseball at Darlington 4:30 pm

Friday, May 9
-- HS Community Service Day
-- CESA 3 Champion Games at Boscobel
-- Girls Soccer vs. Reedsburg (Varsity 5 pm, JV to follow). Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/@DodgevilleSchoolDistrict
-- JV & Varsity Golf at Fennimore 4 pm
-- Varsity Softball vs. Prairie du Chien 6 pm
-- Varsity Baseball vs. Cuba City 4:30 pm. Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/@mptvpointers
-- JV Baseball at Cuba City 4:30 pm
-- JV Softball at Potosi 4:30 pm
-- MS Track & Field at Southwestern 4 pm

Saturday, May 10

-- Varsity Golf at Dodge-Point 8 am

-- Varsity Baseball tourney at home 10 am. Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/@mptvpointers

-- Varsity Softball tourney at home 9 am
-- JV Baseball tourney at Prairie du Chien 10 am
-- JV Softball tourney at Platteville 10 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