“You’re already proving that where you come from doesn’t limit where you can go,” Clare (Mitchell) Galvao told the newest members of the Mineral Point High School chapter of the National Honor Society last week.
Galvao, a 2006 Mineral Point graduate, is vice president of sales growth and capabilities for Kellanova, an international snack and cereal company formerly part of Kellogg.
“Coming from Mineral Point, your upbringing and small-town roots have given you strengths the world deeply needs. Be proud of where you came from and carry those qualities with you. Refine them, pair them with ambition and let them grow with you,” she said. Familiarity surrounded you, she said, and everybody knew who you were.
“It wasn’t just one class, one teacher or one opportunity. It was the environment,” she said.
Growing up in Mineral Point instilled in her “three things that I carry every single day, no matter where I go in the world,” said Galvao, who worked abroad and now lives just outside Chicago.
The first is the ability to build trust quickly and meaningfully, she said.
“I generally assume positive intent when I meet someone,” she said. “I lead with rapport and not a risk assessment. Basically, I approach people like nobody is a stranger.”
She acknowledged that “being too trusting can tip into being naïve if you’re not careful,” but said trust is powerful when paired with awareness.
The second is the deep sense of community she felt while growing up. “That sense of belonging stays with you,” she said. “That mindset that we’re all connected somehow has helped me work across cultures, continents, industries and perspectives.”
And third, she learned a grounded, humble approach to work. Let your work speak for itself, but find an authentic sweet spot of taking justifiable pride and credit.
“Pair your small-town humility and strong work ethic with big-city visibility and self-advocacy,” she said.
The National Honor Society recognizes excellence in scholarship, service, character and leadership.
New inductees are Autumn Robb, Lilly Houtakker, Milena Straka, Sadie Miller, Ava Ingwell, Emily Heisner, Violet Renwick, Annison
Honor Society
New inductees are Autumn Robb, Lilly Houtakker, Milena Straka, Sadie Miller, Ava Ingwell, Emily
Heisner, Violet Renwick, Annison Goninen, Jessica Schubert, Anthony Cadena, Jaycee Privett, Payton Christopher, Lucy Paynter, Aida Tuttle, Bree Swenson, Lily Fox, Josie Dunn, Faye Schuette, Jonathan Robinson, Ronica Thousand, Stephanie Wallace and Sophie Miller.
Graduating senior members are Grady Finley, Alyssa Jones, Addison Burris, Madison Nodolf, Macy Kinch and Kalea Biddick.
Mineral Point Middle School is proud to announce its 3rd Quarter Honor Roll for the 2025-26 school year.
HIGH HONORS (GPA of 3.75 or greater)
Eighth Grade: Giana Bishell, Calum Brunson, Everett Chapman, Jack Christopher, Piper Dolphin, Colette Dunn, Carter Finley, Tyler Ingwell, Owen Leonard, Rowan Martin, Clayton Nothem, Cullen Palzkill, Peyton Raisbeck, Hunter Robb, Ella Runde, Samuel Sennhenn, Griffin Soldner, Kinley Swenson, Jack Tippett.
Seventh Grade: Berklee Baker, Lennie Brunson, Kendal Carey, Audrey Coyier, Gracie Dochnahl, Kaden Drury, Brynn Gossens, Calleigh Greene, Mya Hoffman, Blake Ivey, Jude Langreck, Ralph Leonard, Stella Leonard, Olive Lindsey, Mira McGraw, Tayva Mootz, Hayden Pete, Holden Smith, Tatum Tippett, Avery Tupper, Ned Weaver, Ezra Wilson.
Sixth Grade: Raylynn Barnard, Brooklyn Basting, Wynn Campbell, Walker Chambers, Sally Digman, Mari Dolphin, Quayde Doyle, Keeley Eagan, Landon Ford, Joseph McBain, Finnegan McGuire, Madison Michel, Regina Miess, Kinsley Mitchell, Jayne Palzkill, Jacoby Swenson, Griffin Tuttle, Gracyn Walter, Jasper Weaver.
HONORS (GPA of 3.33 to 3.75)
Eighth Grade: Gabriel Bergum, Max Dannenberg, Kinzlee Eggers, Evan Ergen, Everett Fitzsimmons, Ethan Gossens, Keegan Grams, Ella Horsfall, Talon Knutson, Jace Mc- Reynolds, Kegan Patterson, Easton Prust, Brockton Sandahl, Peyton Schaaf, Tuker Scullion, Emmitt Steffes, Ruby Syvrud, Hunter Tibbits, Boyer Watters, Lexie Yager.
Seventh Grade: Nathan Allendorf, Elias Bergstrom, Ian Bonnell, Liam Bonnett, Dayne Brogley, Kelby Burris, Jaden Cassidy, Kira Hook, Steven Johnson, Graham Libby, Isabelle Moyer, Tenleigh Pete, Dane Sowers, Collins Thousand, Nora Whitford.
Sixth Grade: Annabelle Barber, Logan Boone, Echo Greenwood, Blaine Hanek, Emma Hathaway, Piper Holter, Cora Krueger, Callie Leuthold, Matlie Mootz, Tenley Paradis, Blake Spoor, Lincoln Terrill, Cailynn Weitzel.
Mineral Point High School is proud to announce its 3rd Quarter Honor Roll for the 2025-26 school year.
HIGH HONORS (GPA of 3.85 or greater)
Seniors: Kalea Biddick, Addison Burris, Annabelle Busch, Grady Finley, Ryley Reichling, Cole Ripp, Madelyn Steffes, Ella Wilson.
Juniors: Anthony Buleje Cadena, Payton Christopher, Josephine Dunn, Braeden Gallagher, Emily Heisner, Lilly Houtakker, Ava Ingwell, Irene Martinez Lujan, Cooper McGuire, Sadie Miller, Sophie Miller, Jaycee Privett, Violet Renwick, Johnathon Robinson, Jessica Schubert, Faye Schuette, Milena Straka, Bree Swenson, Ronica Thousand, Alstan Van Overmeer, Stephanie Wallace.
Sophomores: Nolan Allendorf, Tenleigh Bockhop, Adam Bonnell, Cambrey Carey, Liam Carey, Boden Chambers, Henry Chapman, Keyara Collins, Braeden Coyier, Bryce Drury, Wyatt Hamilton, Austyn Kinch, Cyntanah Nafzger, Brynn Swenson, Logan Swinehart, Breanna Tibbits, Suttyn Weinbrenner.
Freshmen: Bella Basting, Catherine Biddick, Eleanor Busch, Tessa Carey, Levi Drury, Sophia Erickson, Lillian Heisner, Rachel Heisner, Chloe Kroll, Avalee Langreck, Bo Lindsey.
HONORS (GPA of 3.50 to 3.84)
Seniors: Breken Blackford-Hesselberg, Adam Cody, Kit Finley, Treityn Garcia, Brady Haas, Logan Johnson, Alyssa Jones, Macy Kinch, Brylen Lee, Madelyn McWilliams, Landyn Moellers, Madison Nodolf, Reese Pautz, Garrett Schaaf, Ryan Schael, Carson Schroeder, Hudson Schroeder, Jadyn Schultz, Thorin Vamstad, Keegan Wenger.
Juniors: Henry Allbright, Evelyn Backes, Kandee Marie Basting, Kylie Bennett, Liliana Fox, Annison Goninen, Matthew Greene, Kate James, Ava Kerian, Chloe McVay, Cole Pautz, Lucy Paynter, Autumn Robb, Margareta Schonemann, Riley Sennhenn, Aida Tuttle, Haylee Yager.
Sophomores: Cowan Bishell, Emmerson Burris, Carson Finley, Kaylee Hansen, Donna Hirsch, Elizabeth Jewell, Lydia Moyer, Dayne Novak, Emmerson Oellerich, Jaelyn Pete, Carver Potterton, Kinlee Prust, Mason Runde, Reese Smith, Minaya Thomas, Kendall Wenger.
Freshmen: Jayden Carey, Kallie Carey, Elliot Hathaway, Rilyn Heins, Murphy Keyes, Aubrey Moyer, Conner Rolli, Jaxon Schultz, Ted Schwartz, Allie Sullivan, Stella Terrill, August Tucker-Sorum, Mya Wagner, Parker Wilson.
