The High School held its annual Holiday Games, marking the last day before Winter Break. For the fourth straight year, it was the Class of 2025 coming out on top! We love this 50+ year old Pointer tradition! Check out more photos here: https://www.facebook.com/MineralPointSchoolDistrict/posts/pfbid034JPRq3czj24bVbZx73tnUJWwfVYWxSak9aFCTBXUgkrBBArDXBRCMjBe9PRok9rFl

Since all the snow melted outside, Kindergarten made a big class snowman inside! Students read “All You Need for a Snowman” by Alive Schertle, made a list of the things they needed, and worked together to make all the parts!

Congrats to our vocalists who have been selected to the Wisconsin Choral Directors Association, Inc. All-State Choir! The following will represent Mineral Point:

-- Bass Clef Choir: Anthony Luu, Finn Renwick, Taitin Riley

-- Treble Clef Choir: Lily Fox, Brooke Paynter, Leah Raab

The festival's concert will be this Saturday, January 11 at Lawrence University in Appleton and you are welcome to attend. The Bass Clef concert will begin at 4:40 pm with the Treble Clef performing at 6 pm. Ticket link here: https://www.lawrence.edu/conservatory/music-arts/box-office/tickets

Congrats and good luck to our musicians participating in the SWAL Conference Honors Band Saturday, January 11 hosted right here in #PointerNation! The concert will begin at 4 pm and you are welcome to attend. Cost is $5.

-- High School: Nolen Fox, Treityn Garcia, Eli Klein, Lilly Murn, Emmerson Oellerich, Faye Schuette, Jadyn Swinehart, Alstan Van Overmeer, and Ella Wilson.

-- Middle School: Bella Basting, Colette Dunn, Sophia Erickson, Freya Grettie-Belling, Lilly Heisner, Rachel Heisner, Avalee Langreck, and Bo Lindsey.

"It's me...hi..." We are in our Pointer Era! Hoping all who received the new shirts under the tree enjoy them as much as Mavie Libby does!

Congrats to our students who took the challenge to read 240 minutes to earn a ticket to the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame! A few of our Tundra Tales winners are pictured here -- way to go!

4k students listened to the story "The Mitten" by Jan Brett. After, they cut and laced the mitten, just like baba (grandma) did in the story!

Say hello to Thomas Ringlet! He has joined #PointerNation this school year all the way from Belgium as a foreign exchange student. We are so glad he is here!

-- Host Family: The Christensens

-- Languages Spoken: French, English, Dutch

-- Favorite Class at MPHS?: Drawing and Painting

-- School Activities: Basketball, Key Club, Musical, Environmental Wellness Club, Spanish Club.

-- What do you like to do for fun?: Hang out with friends, go to the restaurant, do some shopping.

-- Favorite thing about America?: The school.

-- Something you've found interesting about America so far: The importance of sport at school.

Happy New Year! Check out what some of our 1st Graders have for goals!

Mrs. Doney's Kindergarten students brought home a special ornament with their name engraved in their handwriting! Hopefully it will be a treasure for years to come.

Run, run as fast as you can...you can't catch me; I'm the Gingerbread Man!

Before break, we loved having some white stuff to play in -- snow much fun!

Thank you to Ethan's Shining Light Foundation for generously donating holiday meals in the Mineral Point Community, impacting many of our students' families. Your kindness and generosity bring joy and warmth to so many during this special season, making the holidays brighter for everyone!

Alumni Alert! Congrats to Joey Robinson:

It's time to be thinking of 2025 School Board candidates. Please read more details here on the April election and filing deadlines: https://mineralpointschools.org/2024/12/2025-school-board-election-information/

Band Alumni and Friends! Join us for Pep Band Tuesday, January 7 at the home girls basketball game vs. Darlington. Everyone welcome! If you're needing to borrow an instrument, please contact Mr. Nevers at matt.nevers@mp.k12.wi.us and we'll see what can be arranged!

It’s that time of year to start submitting your student’s senior photo for the school yearbook, newspapers and the senior class gift. We’d also like a baby/toddler photo for the graduation slideshow.

Please email your senior’s digital photo (not a screen shot) to media@mp.k12.wi.us in portrait format only. If you need us to scan a hard copy of the baby/toddler picture, we can do that and return the photo right away. The deadline is Friday, January 31, 2025.

Senior Yearbook Tributes also have an upcoming deadline of Tuesday, April 1, 2025. These may be placed by parents, grandparents, siblings, or friends. You may even purchase more than one! All hard copy photos will be scanned and returned to the owner so please make sure your name is on the back. Lastly, you’ll be able to proof your tribute before it goes to print.

For more information and the Senior Yearbook Tributes order form, please go to https://mppointers.com/index.aspx and click on the dropdown by MEDIA. Under YEARBOOK you will find Senior Photo Submission and Senior Tribute Ads.

If you have any questions, please reach out to Kristin Staver at kristin.staver@mp.k12.wi.us.

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

Monday, January 6
-- Boys Basketball vs. Cuba City (JV 6 pm, Varsity to follow). Radio: 106.1 fm. Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/@mptvpointers and https://www.youtube.com/@queenbradiosports
Digital tickets (cash still accepted at door): https://gofan.co/app/school/WI13618
Digital program: bit.ly/mpdigitalprogram

Tuesday, January 7
-- Deadline to file School Board candidacy 5 pm in District Office
-- Girls Basketball vs. Darlington (JV 6 pm, Varsity to follow) -- Alumni Pep Band. Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/@mptvpointers
Digital tickets (cash still accepted at door): https://gofan.co/app/school/WI13618
Digital program: bit.ly/mpdigitalprogram

Wednesday, January 8
-- Early Release 2 pm (every Wednesday)

Thursday, January 9
-- Boys Basketball at Riverdale (JV 6 pm, Varsity to follow). Livestream: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/wi/muscoda/organization/39573/riverdale-high-school

Friday, January 10
-- JV & Varsity Wrestling vs. Darlington/Black Hawk and Iowa-Grant/Highland 5 pm. Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/@mptvpointers
Digital tickets (cash still accepted at door): https://gofan.co/app/school/WI13618
Digital program: bit.ly/mpdigitalprogram
-- Girls Basketball at Fennimore (JV 6 pm, Varsity to follow). Livestream: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/wi/fennimore/organization/15382/fennimore-high-school

-- Girls Wrestling at Elkader, IA 4:30 pm

Saturday, January 11
-- SWAL Conference Middle & High School Honors Band concert at MP 4 pm
-- WCDA All-State Choir concert at Lawrence University in Appleton 4:40 pm

-- JV Wrestling at West Salem 8 am
-- CANCELED: JV Boys Basketball vs. Belleville

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