#PointerNation News

A huge congratulations to Johnny Robinson (MP), Payton Christopher (MP), and Gabe Engel (DV) of the Dodge-Point Cross Country teams who qualified for WIAA State at the Sectional hosted by Wisconsin Rapids Assumption Friday!

- Johnny was the Sectional Runner-Up, Gabe placed 4th, and Payton 10th.

- The Boys team finished 3rd. Richland Center/Ithaca took 1st and Mauston 2nd to claim the two State Team qualifying spots.

- The Girls team finished 5th. Mount Horeb took 1st and WI Rapids Assumption 2nd to claim the two State Team qualifying spots.

Great job by all our DP runners!

Good luck to Johnny, Payton, and Gabe next Saturday, November 1 at State, back in Wisconsin Rapids!

Full results available at this link.

(Graphic uses photos by Bret Peterson)

#PointerNation will be well represented this week in the prestigious Wisconsin School Music Association (WSMA) State Honors Project!

Thursday, October 30

-- Josie Dunn will participate in the High School State Honors Orchestra beginning at 4:30 pm at the Overture Center in Madison.

Ticket info at this link.

-- Lily Fox will participate in the High School State Honors Treble Choir beginning at 8 pm at the Overture Center in Madison.

Ticket info at this link.

Saturday, November 1

- Colette Dunn will participate in the Middle School State Honors Band beginning at 3 pm at Verona High School. Ticket info at this link.

Their selection identifies them as some of Wisconsin’s finest middle and high school musicians. Congratulations, all!

Mineral Point FFA Chapter and Wyffels Hybrids -- feeding the farmers who feed us! Thanks to this group for teaming up to take lunches to farmers in the Mineral Point Unified School District on Wednesday -- your kindness brought a smile to many during this busy harvest season!

FANTASTIC FOUR!

For the first time in school history, we are four-peat WIAA Regional Volleyball Champs!

A big congrats to our #PointerNation Volleyball team for its exciting come from behind 3-1 win over River Valley in the WIAA Regional Final Saturday night to claim our 7th Regional title in program history!

Next up will be the Sectional Semifinal Thursday, October 30 at home vs. Marshall. Keep this great season going strong!

(Thanks to Pointer Media for the photo)

Huge congratulations to our amazing 6th Grade team of Sally Digman, Blake Spoor, Jasper Weaver, Finn McGuire, and Lottie Gordon who crushed it at this year’s CESA 3 Geography Bee, placing 3rd out of 13 teams! Your hard work, curiosity, and love for learning about our world truly paid off. We’re so proud of how you represented #PointerNation -- way to go, explorers!

The fall colors in nature sure are beautiful right now and our Early Childhood students have been busy making their own leaf watercolors!

Our middle and high school choir students were sparkling at their Fall Concert Monday night!

Audience members who came out to support were treated to such songs as "Here Comes the Sun," "Take Me Home Country Roads," and "Ain't No Mountain High Enough," just to name a few.

If you couldn't make it, or want to watch again, check out the video and enjoy some popular music tunes. You can also view more photos at this link.

Say hello to Irene Martinez Lujan! She has joined #PointerNation this school year all the way from Spain as a foreign exchange student. We are so glad she is here!

-- Host Family: The Haases

-- Languages Spoken: English, French, Spanish

-- Favorite Class at MPHS?: Biology

-- School Activities: Skills USA, Spanish Club, Cross Country

-- What do you like to do for fun?: Hanging out with friends, watching movies, talking with my host family.

-- Favorite thing about America?: Homecoming

-- Something you've found interesting about America so far: That there is a lot of variety of every product.

We hope this is the last time we see you in the back of a squad car, 1st Graders!

Thanks to Officer Dunham for stopping by for "Show and Share!"

4K students made Spookley the square pumpkin after listening to the story “The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin” by Joe Troiano! The story teaches us that having differences is what makes us special.

Say hello to Margareta Schonemann! She has joined #PointerNation this school year all the way from Germany as a foreign exchange student. We are so glad she is here!

-- Host Family: The Gomannes

-- Languages Spoken: German, French, English

-- Favorite Class at MPHS?: Dirt to Dessert, Into to Business and Marketing

-- School Activities: Skills USA, Volleyball, Basketball

-- What do you like to do for fun?: I like to hang out with my friends and do sports.

-- Favorite thing about America?: The supermarkets like Walmart and Target, that everyone is friendly and that you can drive when you are 16.

-- Something you've found interesting about America so far: That everything is so expensive, that the school spirit is so big here, there are so many fast food places.

Kindergarten math is fun with dice games! (And, candy corn!)

Pointers Palette is a new opportunity for businesses to support and showcase student artwork from our K-12 Visual Arts Program in the Mineral Point Unified School District!

For October and November, please visit the following establishments to check out the artwork on display!

- Post Office: Adelle Sowers (Pastel Poses)

- Public Library: Ayra Campbell (Sunset Silhouette)

- Chamber of Commerce: Piper Holter (Abstract Watercolor)

- Artful Apparel: Oliver Miles (Leaf Collage)

- Cow Tippers: Sawyer Soots (Kusama Pumpkin)

- Shake Rag Alley: Landon Ford (Zoomed Bugs)

- Mayday Press: Cadence Kanitz (Veterans Day), Audrey Coyier (Symmetry Painting) & Kalea Biddick (Pastel Poses)

If you are interested in having your business be a host to help talented students showcase their skills, please read more information here: https://mineralpointschools.org/2025/10/pointers-palette/

Thank you for your support as we spotlight our amazing artists!

Congrats to our eight Pointers who earned SWAL All-Conference Football recognition! Way to go!

- Keegan Wenger, First Team Offense

- Sawyer Dannenberg, First Team Defense, First Team Specialist & Second Team Offense

- Liam Carey, Second Team Offense & Honorable Mention Specialist

- Thorin Vamstad, Second Team Offense & Second Team Defense

- Jake Dannenberg, Second Team Defense

- Grady Finley, Honorable Mention Offense

- Brett Bossert, Honorable Mention Offense

- Elliot Kite, Honorable Mention Defense

Read more at this link.

A big congratulations to our Dodge-Point Cross Country runners who earned SWC All-Conference honors, especially our four Pointers pictured above!

BOYS

- First Team: Johnny Robinson, Gabe Engel

- Second Team: Leif Nelson, Nolan Allendorf

GIRLS

- First Team: Payton Christopher

- Second Team: Brienna Wasley, Avalee Langreck, Raina Arndt

Read more at this link.

(Graphic uses photos taken by Bret Peterson)

Congrats to our five Pointers who earned SWAL All-Conference Volleyball recognition! Way to go!

- Maddy Kabat, First Team & Player of the Year

- Brynn Swenson, First Team

- Ava Ingwell, First Team

- Kinlee Prust, First Team

- Kari Kabat, Coach of the Year

Read more at this link.

A big congratulations to our Dodge-Point Boys Soccer team members who earned SWC All-Conference honors, especially our Pointer pictured above!

- First Team: Jacob Haakenson

- Second Team: Andrew Erickson, Victor Musinguzi, Bryce Crubaugh-Lockard, Damon Marr

- Honorable Mention: Levi Casper, Tyce Sylvester

Read more at this link.

Come join the great place that is #PointerNation!

Middle School Instructional Assistant: Apply on WECAN

Mineral Point Middle School is searching for a 7th Grade Girls Basketball Coach.

The season begins after the New Year and runs through February 12.

Interested candidates should contact Athletic Director Mr. Tom Ingwell by November 1 at tom.ingwell@mp.k12.wi.us

Unfortunately, our #PointerNation Football team dropped a WIAA Level 1 Playoff game Friday night at Fennimore 50-7. Thanks for another entertaining season, including qualifying for the Playoffs for the 12th straight year. A special thanks to our Senior players, cheerleaders, and marching band members for all the memories over the years!

(Football and cheer photos by Ann Gorgen)

Unfortunately, our Dodge-Point Boys Soccer team dropped the WIAA Regional Semifinal 4-0 Thursday afternoon vs. Madison Edgewood. The Crusaders are the 3rd ranked team in the State.

Even though we don't have any Pointer Seniors on this year's squad, we want to thank the Dodgeville Seniors for all their contributions over the years to our co-op!

Elementary School Family/Teacher Conferences will be held Wednesday, October 29 from 2:30-7:30 pm. This is a fantastic opportunity to discuss your child's progress.

Join us for the District Free Book Fair! Do you have gently used children's books that need a new reader? Are you looking for new books for your home? We are hosting a book exchange/free book fair October 29 from 2:30-7:30 pm during elementary conferences! Please bring books that are in good condition to the elementary school beginning Monday, October 20. All MP families are invited to shop and take home new books for free during conferences.

A reminder there will be no classes in #PointerNation Friday, October 31 as it is a Teacher Work Day. Enjoy the long weekend!

We’re excited to invite local businesses, organizations, colleges, and professionals to participate in our annual Mineral Point Career Fair on Wednesday, November 5 from 9 am - 2 pm at Mineral Point Middle/High School.

This event brings together nearly 70 exhibitors each year to help our students explore future career pathways—and we’d love for you to be part of it!

Host a Booth:
Showcase your profession, organization, or industry to our students and inspire the next generation. Lunch will be provided for all participants.

Entrepreneur Panel Opportunity:
If you’ve started your own business and would like to share your journey, we’d love to include you on our Entrepreneur Panel.

Interested in participating?
Please RSVP to Erika Brunson, Middle/High School Counselor
Email: erika.brunson@mp.k12.wi.us
Phone: 608-987-0732

Thank you for supporting our students’ futures. We look forward to another great Career Fair!

Prepare for the brain strain! Test your knowledge at the 7th Annual Trivia Night (hosted by Mineral Point Boys & Girls Basketball) Sunday, November 9 in the MPHS Gym from 5:30-7:30 pm!

Cost is $10 per person with tables consisting of 4 to 8 players. Pre-registration is preferred (pay at door) -- email bret.mcgraw@mp.k12.wi.us or merrill.brunson@mp.k12.wi.us to sign up.

There will also be a silent auction, 50/50 raffle, heads or tails, and sit down bingo. Join the fun!

Plan to join us Tuesday, November 11 for our Veteran's Day Programs -- Middle/High School will have theirs at 10 am and Kindergarten will perform at 2 pm. #PointerNation deeply thanks all who served our country.

It’s that time of year again–please consider nominating Mineral Point educators for the following Herb Kohl Awards. They are some of the most prestigious honors that can be earned in the state. #PointerNation has had at least one winner seven of the last nine years, which is incredible — it all starts with a nomination!

The deadline for nomination is Friday, October 3 for principal awards and Tuesday, November 11 for teacher awards. Read more at this link.

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

Monday, October 27

- Special School Board meeting to certify tax levy 6 pm: https://meetings.boardbook.org/Public/Organization/2067

Tuesday, October 28

- FFA departs for National Convention in Indianapolis, IN

Wednesday, October 29

- Early Release 2 pm (Every Wednesday)

- Elementary School Family Conferences 2:30-7:30 pm

- Free Children's Book Fair 2:30-7:30 pm in elem gym

Thursday, October 30

- WSMA State High School Honors Orchestra and Choir at Overture Center Madison 4:30 pm

- WIAA Sectional Semifinal Volleyball at MP vs. Marshall 7 pm. Radio: 93.7 fm and 107.1 fm. Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/@mptvpointers and https://www.youtube.com/@queenbradiosports

Friday, October 31

- No Classes (Teacher Work Day)

- End of 1st Quarter

Saturday, November 1

- WIAA State Cross Country at Wisconsin Rapids 12:35 pm (boys), 2:25 pm (girls)

- WSMA State Middle School Honors Band at Verona 3 pm

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