Welcome Lindsey Sawyer to the team at Louise Durham Elementary.
My little family and I moved back to Mena
to be closer to family after 3 years in
Siloam Springs. This will be my fourth
year teaching 1st grade! I am so excited
to pour into Mena students as my teachers
once did for me.
Mena Public School Administrators have been attending the Leadership Institute hosted by the DeQueen Mena Education Service Cooperative at Degray Lake State Park this week. Mena staff continues preparations for the 2025-2026 school year which begins on August 13th. See the complete school calendar at the link below.
https://www.menaschools.org/page/school-calendars
Welcome LaShea Holder to the team at Holly Harshman Elementary.
I just recently graduated from Reach University with
my education degree, and I’m so excited to join the
team as the new 3rd-grade literacy teacher! I’m
passionate about helping students grow as readers
and writers. Outside the classroom, I’m a proud wife
and girl mom who loves spending time with family.
I can’t wait to get to know my students and their
families!
Welcome Audrey Youmans to the staff at Holly Harshman Elementary!!!
Hello, everyone. I am originally from Texas and moved
to Mena with my husband Travis and kids 8 years ago.
We have four children, Liliana, Makenzie, Kate, and
Derek, and we love Mena and everything it has to offer.
I recently graduated from Southern Arkansas
University in Magnolia with a Bachelor's in Elementary
Education specializing in STEM. I am so excited to work
as a literacy teacher in 4th grade and cannot wait for
a year full of learning, growth, and fun!
The Jr. Ladycats attended the Harding Team Basketball Camp on Sunday and Monday. The Jr. Ladycats will attend the Morrilton Team Camp on Monday, June 16th and Tuesday, June 17th.
The Mena Jr. High Cheer Team is preparing for the 2025-2026 season. The group attended the Varsity Stunt Clinic in Hot Springs on Monday.
Mena coaches & players helped area youngsters improve their basketball skills this week at the Little Cats Camp in the Union Bank Center.
A busy week is ahead for the Bearcat basketball team beginning at the Southeast Oklahoma State Team Camp and followed by the NWA Shootout.
The Mena Ladycats spent Monday and Tuesday at the Southeast Oklahoma State University Basketball Camp in Durant
Mena will host a team camp on Friday in the Union Bank Center.
The Mena boys basketball teams competed at the Harding Team Camp this past weekend! The Bearcats travel to Southeastern Oklahoma State next Sunday evening for another team camp!
The Jr. Bearcats competed in the Greenwood Team Camp on Monday. The team will be at the Charleston Team Camp on June 11th.
Mena Bearcat Brody Peters participated in the Red River FCA All Star Football Showdown on Friday in Texarkana..
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Mena Bearcat Cooper Plunkett participated in the Red River FCA All Star Basketball Showdown on Thursday in Texarkana..
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Mena Ladycat Abi Koppein participated in the Red River FCA All Star Softball Showdown on Wednesday in Texarkana..
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Abi will continue her softball career at UA Rich Mountain this fall.
The Little Ladycats Basketball Camp came to close on Wednesday. Thanks to all who attended and the parents for bringing them to the camp. We had a great time and learned a lot from each other.
Three Mena Students have run for and won a city office position at Boys State:
Eli Swall
https://arboysstate.meritpages.com/.../Swall-of.../159901236?
Levi Neufeld
https://arboysstate.meritpages.com/.../Neufeld.../159901283?
Maxwell Rocha
https://arboysstate.meritpages.com/.../Rocha-of.../159901316?
Teams from Berryville, Mineral Springs, Booneville, Waldron, Horatio, Dierks, Foreman and Lavaca participated in the Mena Team Football Camp on Tuesday at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium and the Hensley Activity Center. The Bearcats are back in action on Monday at the Charleston Team Camp.
The 2025 season opener is August 29th when Mena plays DeQueen at BCBS.
The Little Ladycats Basketball Camp began on Tuesday in the Union Bank Center. Camp continues on Wednesday.
A send off for Ladycat Soccer was held on Wednesday at all four Mena campuses. The Ladycats are a 2 seed in the 4A State Tournament and will play Warren on Thursday at 9:00am at Robinson High School in Little Rock.
Arkansas’ top high school track athletes met on Wednesday at the Meet of Champions. Mena High School Junior Elliott Dugan came in second overall in the high jump.
First grade had a fun morning at Tapley!!!
