Mena Tennis competed in the 7-4A District Tournament on Monday in Arkadelphia.
Girls Singles
Kili Cox won her first round match 8-0 to advance to the quarterfinals. Kili fell in the quarterfinals 4-6, 3-6. Chloe Stepp ran out to a 3-0 lead in her first round match but ended up losing 8-5.
Boys Singles
Mason Gortemiller lost a spirited first round match 8-4. Ashton Nordyke also lost in the first round 8-2.
Girls Doubles
Madi Fowler and MaKenna Lee made short work of their first round opponent, 8-0. However, Fowler and Lee lost in the quarterfinals in a tie break set (6-4, 4-6, 3-10). Paeyton Hostetler and Mollee Sharp won a very competitive first round match 8-6 but fell in the quarterfinals 4-6, 3-6 to Hope.
Boys Doubles
Eli Swall and Jackson Thompson played in the most competitive first round match of the tournament. However, they came out on the losing end of a tiebreak, falling 8-9. Levi Neufeld and Luke Rowland lost in the quarterfinals 2-6, 3-6 to Fountain Lake.
Coach Rowland would like to express his appreciation for all of his players, especially his seniors. (Kili Cox, Levi Neufeld, Chloe Stepp, Eli Swall, Jackson Thompson, and Kierstyn Tolleson). They provided great leadership throughout the year and established a foundation to build upon in the future.
Girls Singles
Kili Cox won her first round match 8-0 to advance to the quarterfinals. Kili fell in the quarterfinals 4-6, 3-6. Chloe Stepp ran out to a 3-0 lead in her first round match but ended up losing 8-5.
Boys Singles
Mason Gortemiller lost a spirited first round match 8-4. Ashton Nordyke also lost in the first round 8-2.
Girls Doubles
Madi Fowler and MaKenna Lee made short work of their first round opponent, 8-0. However, Fowler and Lee lost in the quarterfinals in a tie break set (6-4, 4-6, 3-10). Paeyton Hostetler and Mollee Sharp won a very competitive first round match 8-6 but fell in the quarterfinals 4-6, 3-6 to Hope.
Boys Doubles
Eli Swall and Jackson Thompson played in the most competitive first round match of the tournament. However, they came out on the losing end of a tiebreak, falling 8-9. Levi Neufeld and Luke Rowland lost in the quarterfinals 2-6, 3-6 to Fountain Lake.
Coach Rowland would like to express his appreciation for all of his players, especially his seniors. (Kili Cox, Levi Neufeld, Chloe Stepp, Eli Swall, Jackson Thompson, and Kierstyn Tolleson). They provided great leadership throughout the year and established a foundation to build upon in the future.
The HHE Teammate Award winner is Wyatt Brecheisen. He demonstrated a positive attitude, reliability, helpfulness, and a willingness to learn.
The Mena Ladycats competed in the Lakeside MTXE Tournament on Saturday. During pool play, the Ladycats beat Beebe 3 sets to 0, and lost to Valley View 0 to 3. They finished second in their pool, and played Brookland in the first round of the Gold Bracket tournament. Losing 1 set to 2.
The HHE Teammate Award winners are Aiden Brockwell & Wyatt Brecheisen(not pictured) . Both demonstrated a positive attitude, reliability, helpfulness, and a willingness to learn.
Mena Cheer halftime September 26th, 2025!
Mena Band halftime September 26th, 2025!
The Mena Bearcats opened conference play on Friday at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium.
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Mena is 3-1/0-1 and will play at Lamar next Friday.
Mena Bearcats-6
Pottsville-25
Mena is 3-1/0-1 and will play at Lamar next Friday.
Mena High School Pep Rally Friday, September 26th
GO BEARCATS!!!!
GO BEARCATS!!!!
Bearcat Golf finished in 3rd place as a team at the 4-4A District Tournament on Thursday in Morrilton. Rich Davis finished in 2nd place and Marcus Graves was 3rd overall. Both qualified for state.
Mallori Brotherton lead the Ladycats with 7th place finish.
Heidi Odom, of Dry Bones Pottery, came to the morning theatre classes to talk about creativity and introduce pottery to students. Heidi will be helping create some of the hobbit table ware for our play with the help of some interested students. Also, she went to one of Mrs. Robertson’s advanced art class today to talk about the pottery process and tools. She was a very lively and knowledgeable guest. We very much enjoyed having her.
The best way to find new favorite books to read is by book suggestions and that is why we LOVE
“We Recommend Wednesday!”📚
We Recommend Wednesday with Mrs. Sirkis’s Kindergarten Class! 📚📚
The Faculty, Staff and Students at Louise Durham love books, reading and talking about all their favorite stories!
Mrs. Sirkis’s class was excited to recommend the book: “Tap The Magic Tree ”
Her class said :
We loved the book “Tap The Magic Tree” because it is magic! Every time you touch and turn the page something new happens. We used this book to learn more about the seasons of the year! This is a must read!”❤️📚
Grab this awesome book and so many others in our LD library!
“We Recommend Wednesday!”📚
We Recommend Wednesday with Mrs. Sirkis’s Kindergarten Class! 📚📚
The Faculty, Staff and Students at Louise Durham love books, reading and talking about all their favorite stories!
Mrs. Sirkis’s class was excited to recommend the book: “Tap The Magic Tree ”
Her class said :
We loved the book “Tap The Magic Tree” because it is magic! Every time you touch and turn the page something new happens. We used this book to learn more about the seasons of the year! This is a must read!”❤️📚
Grab this awesome book and so many others in our LD library!
Mystery guest reader in Mrs. Todd's class!!
I’ve never seen a group of kids love a book this much. They begged our mystery guest reader to pick this one. When you have someone as animated as Coach Rose read one of your favorites you can guarantee it’s nonstop giggles.
I’ve never seen a group of kids love a book this much. They begged our mystery guest reader to pick this one. When you have someone as animated as Coach Rose read one of your favorites you can guarantee it’s nonstop giggles.
In Mrs. Holder’s class, readers are stretching their imaginations! ✨ Students practiced creating mental images with a partner — one read aloud while the other closed their eyes to “see” the story in their mind. 📖👀 What a fun way to bring books to life!
There was a great turnout Wednesday morning at Mena Middle School for See You at the Pole.
Mena Volleyball played Malvern on Tuesday at the Union Bank Center.
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Malvern-2
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Mena is back in action on Thursday at Hackett!
Mena Middle School 7th and 8th-grade Art students worked collaboratively to create Van Gogh-inspired sunflowers. This display is located in the MMS cafeteria.
Mena High School recently welcomed our very first Career Guest Speaker of the year — Erin Anderle from Happy Tails Pet Services! 🐶🐾 She shared her journey of entrepreneurship and what it’s like to start and grow your own business.
A huge THANK YOU to Erin for inspiring our students with her story and showing them that passion + hard work = success!
A huge THANK YOU to Erin for inspiring our students with her story and showing them that passion + hard work = success!
The Jr. Ladycats had a strong day on the court at the Ladycat Classic! They finished first in their pool after a three-way tie was decided by points in the head-to-head tiebreaker.
In the Gold Bracket, the girls came out strong with a 2-0 win over Mansfield. They then battled with Lake Hamilton but fell short, 0-2.
We are proud of the way these Ladycats competed and represented their school!
In the Gold Bracket, the girls came out strong with a 2-0 win over Mansfield. They then battled with Lake Hamilton but fell short, 0-2.
We are proud of the way these Ladycats competed and represented their school!
Thank you to Brittney Lee at Progressive Therapy, for gifting us with umbrellas ☔️ for those rainy duty days!!
The HHE Teammate Award winners are Aiden McLain, Carlin Fendley, Zoe Cross, & Noah Woody . All demonstrated a positive attitude, reliability, helpfulness, and a willingness to learn.
