We Read Wednesday is so much fun because we get to share all of our favorite books! 🎉
The Faculty and Staff at Louise Durham love books, reading and talking about all their favorite stories!
Meet Mrs. Bentley. She teaches First Grade!
The Be Pro Be Proud truck was at Mena High School on Tuesday. Our 9th grade students enjoyed the simulators & learning about skilled trade careers!
Mrs. Reeves’ Literacy 100 point tier goal getters!!
WE introduced our new staff members at our assembly this morning! 😁😁
*Rhiannon Fisher- Principal’s Secretary
*Thad Thomas- HHE Resource Officer
Mena Wrestling battled Arkadelphia on Wednesday in the Union Bank Center.
Boys beat Arkadelphia 60-0!
Girls beat Arkadelphia 30-24!
For the boys this makes three duals in a row we haven’t had a boy lose! Very proud of them all.
The Bearcats & Ladycats will be back in action Tuesday at Russellville starting at 6:00pm.
Mena Wrestling seniors were recognized before their final home matches of the season on Wednesday at the Union Bank Center.
Congratulations and thanks for you hard work.
Destiny Hogan
Brody Peters
Carter Cossey
Cody Short
Nate Needham
Mena FCCLA students attended the Star Events and Leadership Conference in Hope on Wednesday. Competitors advancing to state include:
Entrepreneurship Level 1: McKenna Nottke & Haidyn Valdovinos
Event Management Level 1: Zahra Sofi & Francesca Vacca Focus on
Children Level 1: Melanie Cude, Wyatt Hines, & Paul Holliday
Hospitality, Tourism, & Recreation level 1: Lexie Thomas & Makinnley Vega
Hospitality, Tourism, & Recreation Level 2: Sophia Cummings & Lily Kate Doughty
Interior Design Level 1: Hollie Hamilton, Sophie Myers, Briggs Robertson
Interpersonal Communications Level 1: Abree Hankammer & Jacee Hoobler
Job Interview Level 1: Barrett Frost
National Programs in Action Level 1: Colt Wiles
Professional Presentation Level 1: Jenna Williams
Promote & Publicize FCCLA Level 1: Raelyn Ashcraft, Kenley Cochran, Brandi Miller
Repurposes & Redesign Level 2: Abi Koppein Sports Nutrition Level 1: Brady Jones
Sustainability Challenge Level 1: Layla Duncan, Easton Johnson
HHE Lexia Superstar leveling up!
We are proud to announce that Norah Williams has been selected as a finalist in the Arkansas Young Playwright Competition. Her play, Night Off, will be performed at Lake Hamilton High School on Saturday, 4/12.
The JV Jr. and Jr. Ladycats and Bearcats played Dardanelle on Monday at the Union Bank Center.
JV Ladycats-11
Dardanelle-12
JV
Bearcats-12
Dardanelle-28
Jr. Ladycats-43 (13-5)
Dardanelle-34
Jr. Bearcats-34 (11-8)
Dardanelle-50
Mena Wrestling battled Ashdown/Heavener on Friday night in the Union Bank Center.
Boys went 2-0!
61-6 over Ashdown
60-6 over Heavener
Girls went 1-0
30-12 over Heavener
We will be back in action Wednesday
(Jan 22nd) versus Arkadelphia.
Senior Night ceremony starts at 5:30pm.
Elliot Dugan and Elijah Smith represented Mena at the Arkansas Indoor Invitational Track Meet on Saturday at UA Fayetteville.
Dugan finished 3rd overall in the women's high jump.
Smith finished 18th in the men's long jump and 16th in the men's high jump.
Thank you to the Polk County Farm Bureau for donating 600 venison snack sticks to our backpack program!
Max Daugherty with the Mena First United Methodist Church stopped by Mena High School on Thursday with a donation that will be used to buy shoes for students in need. Thanks FUMC!!!
A Big Congratulations to our Preschool Student Raylnn Backenstow who has now read 100 Books on her way to 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten!!!🎉🎉
We are so proud of you!!
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten is a Free program that’s goal is to encourage families to read daily!
The Mena Bearcats played Clarksville in the Union Bank Center on Wednesday.
Mena Bearcats-51 (12-7)
Clarksville-45
The Bearcats return to the court on Friday at Waldron.
The Mena Ladycats played Clarksville in the Union Bank Center on Wednesday.
Mena Ladycats-45 (7-15)
Clarksville-42
The Ladycats return to the court on Friday at Waldron.
The Jr. Ladycats and Jr. Bearcats played Pottsville in the Union Bank Center on Tuesday.
Jr. Bearcats-31 (10-5)
Pottsville-32
Jr. Ladycats-16 (10-5)
Pottsville-51
The teams are back in action on Wednesday when they play Clarksville in the UBC.
Our HHE kiddos were living their best life during inside recess at the new Hensley Activity Center!! WE are loving it!!
Mena Wrestling hosted Bauxite, Pottsville, & Heavener on Tuesday and wrestled very well! Both teams came up short in the duals but showed alot of toughness and improvement!
