#PointerNation News

Friday was an exciting evening celebrating our #PointerNation Class of 2025! Thanks to all friends, family, and community members who were able to join us. We are very proud of our latest alumni!

Check out photos of all the graduates at this link.

"All gave some. Some gave all."

#PointerNation was well represented in Monday's Memorial Day Parade! Great job by all paying tribute to our veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country's freedom.

Check out more photos at this link.

Field Day was full of friendship and fun! Elementary students made the most of a chilly Monday outside and had a blast engaging in activities that promoted teamwork and collaboration. Thank you to everyone who makes this such a success each year!

Check out more photos at this link.

Back to where it all began! The morning of graduation, our #PointerNation Class of 2025 was invited to once again walk the halls of Mineral Point Elementary School. We know they're off to do great things! Best wishes for a successful future, no matter what path you choose.

Another great Pointer tradition we take pride in is, on Memorial Day Weekend, having our students assist the American Legion and VFW with the assembly of hundreds of Mineral Point veterans' flags buried in our city cemeteries. The Avenue of Flags is a beautiful sight as we remember those who defended our freedoms.

STATE CHAMPS!

Our #PointerNation Middle School Track & Field Team had a very successful State competition Saturday at Waupun, including three State Titles! The top six in each event earned medals. Congrats to all!

1st Place: 200 m - Colette Dunn

1st Place: 800 m - Jude Langreck

1st Place: 1600 m - Jude Langreck

2nd Place: Long Jump - Colette Dunn

2nd Place: Long Jump - Jameson Steffes

3rd Place: Long Jump - Boyer Watters

4th Place: 100 m - Colette Dunn

5th Place: Discus - Stella Leonard

1st graders had a fantastic field trip to UW-Platteville!

UWP Physical Education/Health students put on a skit and did some really fun activities. Students learned about teamwork, feelings, self and social awareness.

After lunch, the crew headed over to the Engineering Hall to put on their “engineering hats” and solve a problem, sketch, build a prototype, and share their ideas.

What a great day!

10 in a row!

That's how many SWAL Conference Championships our #PointerNation Golf team has now earned back to back. What an amazing feat!

Thursday's win in New Glarus gave us our 13th Conference Title in program history.

Individually, Eli Lindsey tied for medalist honors. Drew Aschliman and Reid Acherman were runners up.

Congrats on an incredible day! Keep it rolling in the postseason!

We have some Conference Champs in the house! The SWC Track & Field Meet was held Thursday at Dodgeville and several Dodge-Point athletes took home titles.

Congrats to all, especially our 3200 m 4x Conference Champs, Ellie Robinson and Layne Aurit -- a remarkable achievement!

1st place GIRLS

-- 800 m Run: Annie Robinson

-- 3200 m Run: Ellie Robinson (4th in a row)

1st place BOYS

-- 3200 m Run: Layne Aurit (4th in a row)

-- 4x800 m Relay: Layne Aurit, Cody Yoder, Johnny Robinson, Ethan Hook

2nd place GIRLS

-- 1600 m: Annie Robinson

-- Shot Put: Emily Heisner

-- Triple Jump: Olivia Wilson

2nd place BOYS

-- 800 m Run: Ethan Hook

-- 3200 m Run: Johnny Robinson

-- 110 m Hurdles: Gavin Houtakker

-- 300 m Hurdles: Zayne Cartwright

-- 4x400 m Relay: Brock Fockler, Caleb Kitelinger, Harper Olson, Parker Owens

3rd place GIRLS

-- 1600 m: Ellie Robinson

-- 4x100 m Relay: Beth Jewell, Izzy Potterton, Brynn Swenson, Minaya Thomas

-- High Jump: Kit Finley

3rd place BOYS

-- 110 m Hurdles: Zayne Cartwright

-- 4x200 m Relay: Brock Fockler, Caleb Kitelinger, Harper Olson, Parker Owens

-- Shot Put: Jacob Phillips

Lancaster claimed both the Girls and Boys Conference Team Titles. Dodge-Point Boys and Girls both finished 3rd.

Great job, all! You can check out full results at this link.

Let's hear it for our #PointerNation Softball Team, claiming a share of the SWAL Conference Championship Tuesday with their 13-5 win over Iowa-Grant! This is our 14th Conference Title in program history.

(Graphic uses a photo by Pointer Media)

4K made a sheep snack to celebrate the learning and fun we had during the farm unit! Aren’t they cute?

Our middle school music students had a fun time at Kalahari in Wisconsin Dells as a fun celebration for another great year of memorable musical moments!

Our Middle School Book Club had an exciting end to another school year filled with literary adventures! The group ventured to Madison Public Library and Barnes & Noble.

All the king’s horses and all the king’s men couldn’t put Humpty together again, but our Early Childhood kids did!

Kindergarten was all about zoo animals this past week as they prepared for their trip on Tuesday! Students researched elephants and even made one to bring home.

4K students did a re-tell of "The Three Billy Goats Gruff" story and loved it!

Some of our Senior Music students had a fantastic trip to see "Hadestown" in Chicago at the CIBC Theatre! We will miss this talented group.

Kudos to our #PointerNation Softball Team for breaking into the Wisconsin Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association State Rankings at #8 in D4 this week! Read more.

The WIAA Baseball postseason brackets have been released!

Kudos to our #PointerNation Baseball Team for earning the #5 seed in our WIAA Division 3 bracket! The Pointers will host #12 River Valley Thursday, May 29 in the Regional Quarterfinal.

The full bracket is available here.

The WIAA Girls Soccer postseason brackets have been released!

Kudos to our Dodge-Point Girls Soccer Team for earning the #9 seed in our WIAA Division 3 bracket and a first round bye! DP will travel to #8 Delavan-Darien Thursday, June 5 in the Regional Semifinal.

The full bracket is available here.

If you're looking for a 2.5 hour interview featuring #PointerNation Head Wrestling Coach Curtis Fiedler, then we have the podcast for you! Take some time and listen to him relive the magical moments from our historic season on The Wisconsin Wrestler Podcast at this link.

The Mineral Point Unified School District Wellness Committee is currently being revised and reassembled, as the Wellness Policy is under review by the Mineral Point School Board. We look forward to working with a new committee for the next school year and are looking for a diverse group of stakeholders. If you are interested in participating, please reach out to School Nurse Jayne Lindsey at jayne.lindsey@mp.k12.wi.us (Please note -- due to space limitations, it's possible not all people who express interest will be selected for the committee. Thanks for your understanding.)

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 High School Social Studies Teacher

-- 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!

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

We'd love to have you join our sub pool! There will be a Substitute Teacher Training held at CESA 3 in Fennimore at 9 am on June 10.

This training is one of the requirements for a sub license in Wisconsin (including the minimum of an associate's degree). Participants can register using this link.

Cheers to 50 years! With graduation Friday, let's take a moment to honor the Class of 1975! Once a Pointer, always a Pointer!

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

Monday, May 26

-- No Classes: Memorial Day

-- 7-12th Grade Band to march in parade 10:30 am

Tuesday, May 27

-- WIAA Regional Golf at Prairie du Chien 9 am

-- WIAA Regional Track & Field at Platteville 4 pm

-- WIAA Regional Semifinal Softball vs. Riverdale 4:30 pm

-- Varsity Girls Soccer at Prairie du Chien 5 pm

-- Varsity Baseball at Riverdale 3:30 pm

-- Varsity Baseball at Boscobel 5:30 pm

Wednesday, May 28

-- Early Release 2 pm (every Wednesday)

-- Elementary Reading Night/Art Show/Volume Zoo 4-6 pm

Thursday, May 29

-- WIAA Regional Final Softball TBA

-- WIAA Regional Quarterfinal Baseball vs. River Valley 5 pm

Friday, May 30

-- WIAA Sectional Track & Field at McFarland 3:45 pm

-- Girls Soccer at Columbus (Varsity 5 pm, JV to follow)

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