Mena School District

SH football had a great time on our team trip today to Magic Springs after our first practice of the year! We have some great kids! Thanks to our community who always donates generously to our fundraiser, we were able to cover every kids ticket! Great day of fun and fellowship! Back on the field at 7:15 tomorrow!d

The Back to School Bash was this past weekend and was open to every family in Polk County. The event included free school supplies, a No Sale Yard Sale, and a free lunch. Several school personnel served at this event and over 800 kids and adults attended. This is the third year that Mena Public Schools with the leadership of Shanda Craig has served our community with this event.

The Senior High Ladycats wrapped up summer team camps today at Greenwood. The girls showed tons of improvement throughout the camps, and now get to fine-tune the areas of weakness during practice these next two weeks. Our first match is at Van Buren on August 21st.

The Mena High School Band began summer practice on Monday at 8:00am. They will continue every weekday through Tuesday, August 12th.

A crew from Heritage Signs and Awnings were installing a new awning at the bus rider entrance/exit at Louise Durham Elementary on Monday.
Preparations continue for the 2025-2026 school year. The first day of school for K-12 in Mena is Wednesday, August ,13th.

The Senior High Ladycats had a great day 2 at Benton. The varsity beat Greenbrier, Clarksville, and Mountain Home. They split sets with Benton.
The JV showed tremendous improvement in several areas today and has grown over the last two weeks. However, they fell short in each set.
The Ladycats are back in action on Friday at Lakeside's team camp.

The 7th Grade Ladycat Volleyball team went to Prairie Grove for a play day/camp on Wednesday🏐❤️🖤

The girls worked through rotations, played multiple teams, and it was fun to watch them grow and improve from set to set.

They fell in their first set to Charleston, split with Pea Ridge and Prairie Grove, and finished strong with a win over Green Forest!

Such a great day of learning, competing, and building confidence on the court!

This week, members of the Mena Public Schools administrative team are attending the Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators conference to gear up for a great school year ahead!



🎉 Congratulations to Mrs. Ashcraft for winning a door prize!



🤖 Dr. Smith also took the stage to present innovative ways AI can support school administrators in streamlining daily tasks and improving efficiency.



We are proud to represent Mena and continue learning new strategies to better serve our students, staff, and community! #MenaProud #LeadershipInLearning #AIinEducation

Hi everyone! I am Jordan Trinidad. This is my first year teaching 6th-grade literacy and social studies, and I cannot wait to watch the students grow and enjoy learning. I’m looking forward to a great school year!

Crews will be resurfacing the Mena Middle School and Mena High School parking lots over the next several days. Please refrain from using these lots until the project is complete... Thank you...

Teams from DeQueen, Mansfield, Mt. Ida, Dierks & Foreman were at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium on Thursday for the Mena Team Camp. The 2025-2026 football season is one month away. Check the complete schedule at the link below. https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=19617

A group of Mena faculty are attending the Arkansas School Behavior Conference in Benton today.

Senior High Cheer got Superior Ribbons on the last day of NCA Camp at Waldron. Emmi Hensley Lily Kate Doughty Chloe Cossey Rayleigh Goodnight All made the NCA All-American Team

🎉 The Mena Junior Varsity Cheer Squad had an incredible week at cheer camp in Waldron! 🐾📣 These hardworking athletes brought the energy, spirit, and skills — and it paid off! They earned: 🏆 Superior Rating in Band Chant 🏆 Superior Rating in Game Day Cheer 🏆 Herkie Team Award 🏆 Technical Excellence Award for Pyramid Stunts We’re so proud of their dedication and teamwork! Way to represent, Mena JV Cheer! ❤️🖤 #BearcatPride #MenaCheer #JVStrong #CheerCamp2025

Ladycat Volleyball participated in a camp at Ouachita Baptist University on Friday.
Mena will be at the Benton Camp on Tuesday, July 29th.

I am from Mountain Home, AR and graduated from Arkansas Tech University with my Bachelor’s in Agriculture Education. I am beyond excited to create a positive and engaging learning environment. I just recently moved to Mena and love everything about it so far! I also cannot wait to hike Queen Wilhelmina.

The Jr. Ladycats hit the court today at the Clarksville Team Camp and gave it everything they had! 💪🏐
Varsity came out strong with wins over Greenwood, Atkins, and Dover, split with Conway Christian, and took some tough losses to Clarksville and Mansfield.
JV showed grit too—grabbing wins against Atkins and Mansfield, and battling hard in matches against Conway Christian, Clarksville, Dover, and Russellville.
We saw growth in every single game, and we’re so proud of how these girls continue to compete and improve! 👏
Next stop: Dover next week
Let’s go, Ladycats!

Day 2 at Henderson State Volleyball Teamcamp for the Senior High Ladycats went extremely well. Both teams went undefeated this morning in pool play and then competed in bracket play this afternoon. The Varsity Ladycats won their bracket, and the JV Ladycats lost in the semifinals. The Ladycats next team camp is at Ouachita Baptist on Friday.

Hello everyone, I am Jessica Johnson. I am very excited to be joining the Mena School family as a Kindergarten teacher at Louise Durham. I am coming with 15 years of experience teaching in early childhood, 5 of those in Kindergarten. I am a proud mom of 5 amazing kids, 3 of which will be joining me at Mena. We are all excited to see what this new journey brings this school year.

Congratulations to 2025 Mena High School graduate Elijah Smith on scoring a 36 super score on his ACT.