#PointerNation News
July 7, 2025
NATIONAL CONFERENCES
Let's hear it one more time for our #PointerNation competitors on the national stage this summer!
Anthony Buleje Cadena competed in Intro to Programming at the National Future Business Leaders of America Conference in Anaheim, CA while Addie Burris took her Cosmetology talents to the National Skills USA Conference in Atlanta, GA.
Both had great trips with their moms!
BOOK SCAVENGER HUNT
Pointers are readers! Thanks to everyone who joined us and sent in photos for our
Mineral Point Elementary School Library Media Center Book Scavenger Hunt around town. We hope you all had fun searching for the joy of reading. Enjoy your new books! Check out more photos at this link.
ACADEMIC ALL-STATE SOFTBALL
Let's hear it for our six #PointerNation Softball Seniors who earned Academic All-State Honors from the Wisconsin Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association! Your commitment to success on the diamond and in the classroom is commendable.
Congrats to:
- Ally Baehler
- Hallie Brant
- Cylin Carey
- Liz Hoffman
- Eliza Ingwell
- Ella Kroll
SENIOR DEPARTMENTAL AWARDS
SCIENCE
Kudos to this year's top science student, Lila Thousand! Way to go!
SOCIAL STUDIES
Kudos to this year's top social studies student, Taitin Riley! Way to go!
SPANISH
TECH ED
MIDDLE SCHOOL AWARDS
7TH GRADE SPANISH
7TH GRADE WRITING
8TH GRADE WRITING
Kudos to this year's Top 8th Grade Writing Student, Avalee Langreck! Way to go!
6TH GRADE ART
Kudos to this year's Top 6th Grade Art Student, Ned Weaver! Way to go!
MILESTONE YEARS OF SERVICE
GINA DOCHNAHL
We are very proud to recognize our #PointerNation employees marking milestone Years of Service at the conclusion of the 2024-25 school year! Today, please join us in saluting:
- 5 Years: Gina Dochnahl (Elementary Instructional Assistant)
KATELYN DUNHAM
We are very proud to recognize our #PointerNation employees marking milestone Years of Service at the conclusion of the 2024-25 school year! Today, please join us in saluting:
- 5 Years: Katelyn Dunham (1st Grade Teacher)
JAYNE LINDSEY
We are very proud to recognize our #PointerNation employees marking milestone Years of Service at the conclusion of the 2024-25 school year! Today, please join us in saluting:
- 5 Years: Jayne Lindsey (Nurse)
GARDEN & SAVANNA TOUR
Join us for a tour of our Elementary School Garden and Oak Savanna Wednesday, July 9 from 6-7 pm! Mrs. Jessica Soots (and hopefully some students) will be your hosts. The event is organized by Uplands Garden Club, who graciously donated to our garden expansion project.
FARMERS 5K
Join the Dodge-Point Running Club for their 5K run or 1 mile walk Sunday, July 13 at Dodgeville High School. This year's proceeds benefit the Dodge-Point Track Equipment Fundraiser. Register at this link.
WE ARE HIRING
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!
2025-26 SCHOOL YEAR OPENINGS:
-- Full time Elementary School Principal
-- Part time after school Pointer Kids Club Assistant: apply to PKC Director Mo May Grimm (mo.maygrimm@mp.k12.wi.us)
-- 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
SCHOLARSHIP SPOTLIGHTS
Lennon Ewert
- Youth Apprenticeship Award
- Loras College Opportunity Scholarship
Nolen Fox
- MP Lions Club Scholarship
- Carroll University Charles Carroll University Memorial Scholarship
- Carroll University Esports Scholarship
Raegan Galle
- Alliant Energy Children of Employees Scholarship
- Janet Morgan Scholarship
- Ron Murphy Memorial Scholarship
- Thomas B. and Grace Stevenson Jones Scholarship
- Youth Apprenticeship Award
- Dual Enrollment Award
- University of Wisconsin-Platteville Lloyd H. Daughenbaugh Scholarship
- University of Wisconsin-Platteville Academic Merit Scholarship
Matthew Goninen
- Valedictorian
- State of Wisconsin Academic Excellence Scholarship
- MP Alumni Foundation Scholarship
- American Legion Americanism & Government Award
- Cummins Inc Scholarship
- Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen Award
- MP Future Business Leaders of America Scholarship
- WI Future Business Leaders of America Lorraine Missling Scholarship
- Jack May Scholarship
- Mound City Bank Scholarship
- Southwest Wisconsin All Terrain Club Scholarship
- WI American Legion Keith Kreul Boys Nation Scholarship
- Dual Enrollment Award
- Youth Apprenticeship Award
Christopher Halvorson
- Youth Apprenticeship Award
Payton Heins
- Mineral Point FFA Chapter Scholarship
- Iowa County Cattleman's Association Scholarship
- Thomas Kieffer Memorial Scholarship
- MP Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxilliary Scholarship
- Peace Lutheran Church of Belmont Endowment Fund Scholarship
- Youth Apprenticeship Award
Cole Hentrich
- MP Drama Club Scholarship
- Good Joe Award
- Janet Morgan Scholarship
- MP Key Club Scholarship
- MP Key Club Service Award
- Mineral Point Kiwanis Scholarship
- Youth Apprenticeship Award
- Dual Enrollment Award
Elizabeth Hoffman
- Dan's Auto Centre Scholarship
- Farmers Savings Bank Scholarship
- MP Future Business Leaders of America Scholarship
- Steve Hoffman Memorial Scholarship
- Youth Apprenticeship Award
- University of Wisconsin-Platteville Academic Merit Scholarship
- Dual Enrollment Award
WHERE IN THE WORLD IS #POINTERNATION?
Where in the world is #PointerNation?
Lainey Terrill and Maddie Nodolf competed at the National Showstoppers Dance Competition in Myrtle Beach, SC this past week. Both girls came home with multiple awards, including 2nd Place National Awards for their jazz numbers!
The girls dance for HD Academy in Platteville.
Where in the world is #PointerNation?
Oboist Josie Dunn is off to Portugal and Spain on a ten-day tour with the Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestras (WYSO)! At their concerts they will be performing Gershwin’s "An American in Paris," Vaughn Williams' "A London Symphony," and Lecuona’s "Malagueña." ¡Buen viaje, Josie!
Youth Orchestra was founded in 1966 and is WYSO’s premier orchestra, performing advanced orchestral literature.
Send your Summer Break adventures to joelle.doye@mp.k12.wi.us
THIS WEEK'S #POINTERNATION STAFF SALUTES
Quinn Schultz
7/1: Quinn Schultz (Middle/High School Phy Ed & Health Teacher)
Ashley McHugh
7/5: Ashley McHugh (Middle/High School Choir Teacher)
Spenser Moore
7/6: Spenser Moore (Elementary Instructional Assistant)
Melissa Callaway
7/7: Melissa Callaway (Elementary Custodian)
Jill McGuire
7/8: Jill McGuire (Kindergarten Teacher)
Mineral Point Unified School District
"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