Mena School District
Home of the Bearcats
Mena Track & Field hosted the Mena High School Relays on Thursday. The Mena Ladycats finished 2nd as a team and were led by Paisley Burger who finished 1st in the High Jump and the Pole Vault. See complete results at the link below.
https://ar.milesplit.com/meets/723601-mena-high-school-relays-2026/results
Mena High School Theatre II students performed "The Eight Best/Worst Things about High School" for 6th grade literacy classes on Friday.
Congratulations to Holly Harshman Elementary 4th Grader Raelynn Surber on being named the "Youth Citizen of the Year" at the recent Mena/Polk County Chamber of Commerce Banquet! Raelynn sets a great example for all students in the Mena Public Schools and we are very proud of her.
Post Season Honors have been released for the Mena Ladycat Basketball Team.
All State
Chloe Hooper
All Conference
Chloe Hooper
Makenley Sullivan
Mollee Sharp
All State
Chloe Hooper
All Conference
Chloe Hooper
Makenley Sullivan
Mollee Sharp
Post Season Honors have been released for the Mena Bearcat Basketball Team.
All State Honorable Mention
JoJo Hernandez
All Conference
Daeton Miller
JoJo Hernandez
Brody McCauley
All Conference Honorable Mention
Madox Plunkett
Jackson Thompson
Owen Simpson
All State Honorable Mention
JoJo Hernandez
All Conference
Daeton Miller
JoJo Hernandez
Brody McCauley
All Conference Honorable Mention
Madox Plunkett
Jackson Thompson
Owen Simpson
Kaydence made it to the 200 point Accelerated Reading 📖 tier!! She got to choose 2 new book choices for her efforts! Keep up the great work!
The Mena 7th grade and Jr. High Track Teams have competed at the Booneville Relays on Monday & Tuesday. Skylar Bahr was High Point for the Jr. High Meet.
7th Grade Girls
800 Meter Run-Avori Gortemiller 1st
7th Grade Boys
800 Meter Run-Dawson Manley 1st
4x800 Meter Relay- 1st
See complete 7th grade results at the link below:
https://ar.milesplit.com/.../723650-booneville.../results
Jr. High Girls
100 Meter Dash - Skylar Bahr 1st
400 Meter Dash-Skylar Bahr 1st
Triple Jump- Skylar Bahr 1st
Pole Vault - Skylar Bahr 1st
1600 Meter Run - Avori Gortemiller 1st
Jr. High Boys
400 Meter Dash - Bentley Brewer 1st
800 Meter Run - Dawson Manley 1st
See complete Jr. High Results at the link below:
https://ar.milesplit.com/.../723649-booneville.../results
7th Grade Girls
800 Meter Run-Avori Gortemiller 1st
7th Grade Boys
800 Meter Run-Dawson Manley 1st
4x800 Meter Relay- 1st
See complete 7th grade results at the link below:
https://ar.milesplit.com/.../723650-booneville.../results
Jr. High Girls
100 Meter Dash - Skylar Bahr 1st
400 Meter Dash-Skylar Bahr 1st
Triple Jump- Skylar Bahr 1st
Pole Vault - Skylar Bahr 1st
1600 Meter Run - Avori Gortemiller 1st
Jr. High Boys
400 Meter Dash - Bentley Brewer 1st
800 Meter Run - Dawson Manley 1st
See complete Jr. High Results at the link below:
https://ar.milesplit.com/.../723649-booneville.../results
Mena Soccer hosted Centerpoint at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium on Tuesday.
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The teams are back in action on Friday when they play Cossatot at BCBS.
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The teams are back in action on Friday when they play Cossatot at BCBS.
Our CTE students just wrapped up an incredible three-day experience with Get Real, Here’s the Deal, provided by the Polk County Extension Office!
On Friday, students were given a real-life financial scenario that included an occupation, salary, and a family to support. Using that information, they calculated their net income and began planning their budgets.
On Monday, students participated in the simulation by visiting 12 different stations where they made financial decisions and tracked their spending on a registration sheet. From housing and transportation to groceries and childcare, they experienced what it’s like to manage real-world expenses.
Today, students wrapped up the event by learning about the importance of credit scores and how interest impacts financial decisions.
This hands-on experience helped our students build valuable real-world financial skills that they will carry with them into adulthood.
A big thank you to the Polk County Extension Office and all of the community members who volunteered their time to make this event possible. Your support helps prepare our students for the future!
On Friday, students were given a real-life financial scenario that included an occupation, salary, and a family to support. Using that information, they calculated their net income and began planning their budgets.
On Monday, students participated in the simulation by visiting 12 different stations where they made financial decisions and tracked their spending on a registration sheet. From housing and transportation to groceries and childcare, they experienced what it’s like to manage real-world expenses.
Today, students wrapped up the event by learning about the importance of credit scores and how interest impacts financial decisions.
This hands-on experience helped our students build valuable real-world financial skills that they will carry with them into adulthood.
A big thank you to the Polk County Extension Office and all of the community members who volunteered their time to make this event possible. Your support helps prepare our students for the future!
Mena High School Senior Tripp Hensley and Coach Chad Arnold will be participating in the Red River FCA Senior Showdown. All Showdown events will be May 27th-29th, 2026.
https://www.facebook.com/RedRiverFCA
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Mena Middle School 8th graders explored college and career options at U of A Rich Mountain on Monday. Thank you to the college staff for the information, snacks and tour.
Holly Harshman 4th grade teams won 1st and 2nd place at the Battle of the Books on Friday!
Ladycat Softball played Horatio on Thursday @ Union Bank Park.
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Mena is back in action on Monday in Arkadelphia.
Mena Third Grade "Team A" won first place at this year's Battle of the Book competition at DMESC!
Students in Mrs. Wilson’s Introduction to Education and Education Technology Classes have been presenting “HIP” lessons to Coach Morris’ and Coach Gardner’s health classes at Mena High School. HIP, also known as the Health Information Project, is a peer-to-peer comprehensive health education program that aims to create a safe space for discussion of critical health topics, helps to build a sense of community, and helps 9th graders more easily acclimate to high school.Through peer-to-peer classroom sessions, HIP’s mission is to empower teens to have the information necessary to live healthy lives, while also fostering a safe, supportive, and inclusive school campus. HIP addresses critical health topics such as suicide, eathing disorders, obesity, depression, diabetes, bullying and abuse. The students who have presented the lessons have improved their communication and speaking skills and have learned invaluable skills about classroom management.
We had huge group of winners for our Read Across America Read-A-Thon at HHE!
4th grade Science did a light reflection investigation today!
This is only the second year we’ve had Technology Student Association (TSA) at Mena High School, and we’re still learning and growing, but we had a successful state conference experience on Wednesday.
Please congratulate ALL of these awesome students on a job well done! Many were participating in competitions completely out of their element and that we’ve never experienced before!
Competed in Dragster Design:
Adam Hughes (first person from MHS)
Competed in Prepared Presentation:
Bre Crider (first person from MHS)
Competed in Technology Problem Solving (first teams from MHS):
Team 1- Adam Hughes & Mason Hughes - won 3rd place out of 36 teams!
Team 2 - Vaughn Vacca & Caleb Seitz
Team 3 - Kate Wilson & Eli Swall
Team 4 - Fahri Sofi & Jacob Farthing
Competed in Promotional Design:
Grace Brewer
MK Poo-ai - 2nd place! (2 year state finalist and national qualifier)
Please congratulate ALL of these awesome students on a job well done! Many were participating in competitions completely out of their element and that we’ve never experienced before!
Competed in Dragster Design:
Adam Hughes (first person from MHS)
Competed in Prepared Presentation:
Bre Crider (first person from MHS)
Competed in Technology Problem Solving (first teams from MHS):
Team 1- Adam Hughes & Mason Hughes - won 3rd place out of 36 teams!
Team 2 - Vaughn Vacca & Caleb Seitz
Team 3 - Kate Wilson & Eli Swall
Team 4 - Fahri Sofi & Jacob Farthing
Competed in Promotional Design:
Grace Brewer
MK Poo-ai - 2nd place! (2 year state finalist and national qualifier)
Mena Foster Grandparents were treated to training recently at the DeQueen Mena Education Service Cooperative. The workshop focused on various science activities that the grandparents could do with students in the classroom or their own grandkids at home.
Congratulations to our Second Grade Battle of the Books champions on an incredible day at the 2026 competition hosted by the DeQueen-Mena Educational Cooperative! 📚🏆
These LD readers rose to the challenge and brought home 2nd Place — what an outstanding achievement! 🎉
Their hard work and preparation truly shined, but what stands out even more is their genuine love for books and reading. These students didn’t just compete — they celebrated stories, strengthened their understanding, and grew as readers along the way.
We are beyond proud of their commitment, character, and love for literacy!
These LD readers rose to the challenge and brought home 2nd Place — what an outstanding achievement! 🎉
Their hard work and preparation truly shined, but what stands out even more is their genuine love for books and reading. These students didn’t just compete — they celebrated stories, strengthened their understanding, and grew as readers along the way.
We are beyond proud of their commitment, character, and love for literacy!
