Leveling up with Lexia!!
Mena Volleyball swept Malvern on Tuesday at the Union Bank Center.
Jr. Ladycats-2
Malvern-0
Sr. JV Ladycats-2
Malvern-1
Sr. Ladycats-3
Malvern-0
Mena will play Hackett on Thursday in the UBC.
Mena Cross Country competed in the Buck Fever Showcase on Tuesday. The Sr. Ladycats were led by Jasmine Parker with her 4th place finish. The Jr. Bearcats were led by Madox Plunkett who finished 12th and the Sr. Bearcats top finisher was JoJo Hernandez with a 12th place finish. See the complete results at the link below.
https://ar.milesplit.com/.../629767-buck-fever.../results
The team is back in action on October 1st at the Leopard Run in DeQueen.
The Jr. Ladycat Volleyball team brought home the GOLD in the Silver Bracket today at the Ladycat Classic!After facing some tough competition throughout pool play, these girls showed their determination and skill, defeating both Cossatot and Arkadelphia to claim the trophy! So proud of their hard work and teamwork!
Mena Golf competed in the 4A District Tournament at Eagle Crest Golf Club on Monday. The Ladycats finished 5th and the Bearcats finished 2nd. Richie Davis was the Medalist for the day with a 67. Ft. Lake was the winner of the tournament 11 strokes ahead of the Bearcats.
The boys 4A State Golf Match will be October 8th at the Desoto Golf Course in Hot Springs Village.
Many Mena High School students have been working on memorizing the FFA Creed this month in our Survey of AG Classes. This is a 5 paragraph statement of the National FFA Organization's values and beliefs about agriculture, citizenship, patriotism, and FFA membership. We have challenged our students and new members to memorize and recite this creed.
AVERY HUNTER was the first student out of our 3 survey sections to be able to recite the Creed in its entirety. For this she has earned her FFA Jacket for free
Journalism I students visited Honey and Pearls on Monday to start working on commercial writing and editing. They got hands on experience with the approved equipment from last month’s board meeting. Thank you to all local businesses and admin for your support of our program.
This week’s Teammate Award Winners at HHE are Brynleigh Garcia and Brantley Singleton.
Brynleigh will be the team captain at the Ladycat Volleyball game on Tuesday against Malvern
Brentley will be the waterboy at the Jr High Bearcat football game on Thursday.
Deputy Mike Underwood was in charge of Friday Enrichment this morning! 🌞He spoke to the kids about his job and shared a book as well! 📖
Mrs Jacot’s home room at HHE working on the Preamble Scramble to celebrate Freedom Week.
The Mena High School yearbook is currently on sale for its lowest price. Please order online at jostens.com or contact Mrs. Albin at the high school for more information about
LOWEST COST OF THE YEAR AND 4 FREE ICONS
Parking lot improvements are underway at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium. At the August School Board Meeting Dr. Smith asked the board to approve the resurfacing with gravel at a cost not to exceed $35,000.00.
https://www.menaschools.org/article/1723337
🧁👩🏼🍳📚 HHE’s Book Bakery 📚👩🏼🍳🧁
What a wonderful night! A HUGE shout out to our Parent Engagement Task Force for putting this event together!! Thank you to all of our parents & kiddos that came to enjoy the LOVE ❤️ of reading 📖!!
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The official 2024 Homecoming Shirt is on sale for $15 now through Thursday, October 10th. Order forms will be going home with all students this week. Ways to purchase include, filling out the form and returning it to your student’s school office with cash or check or through MyPaymentsPlus.com. Shirts will be delivered to your student on Thursday, October 17th. Please direct all questions to Ladatha Hobson at ladatha.hobson@menaschools.org.
🏐 **Tournament Recap!** 🏐
Our Jr. V Ladycats showed heart and determination at this weekend's Jr. Lady Eagle Invitational Volleyball Tournament in Paris! 🥉 After finishing 3rd in their pool, including impressive wins over Bauxite and Paris JV, they swept through the Silver Bracket 🏆, defeating Paris JV again and Ozark for the championship! 💪🔥
Our Jr. JV team also took the court, battling against Trinity Christian, Paris, and Ozark. Though they faced a tough first-round loss to Ozark in Silver Bracket play, they grew stronger as the day went on. So proud of both teams! Keep grinding, Ladycats! 🐾
#LadycatPride #VolleyballStrong #Teamwork
The Mena Bearcats Improved to 3-0 with a win over Stigler OK. on Friday at Bob Carver Bearcats Stadium.
Mena Bearcats-38
Stigler-20
Mena has a bye week coming up and will return to action on September 27th at Pottsville.
Matt Thomas State Farm week 2 player of the week is Senior Reese Montgomery! Reese had 61 kills, a 51% kill rating, and 21 blocks in week 2. She is an absolute beast! Please help congratulate a job well done to Reese!
Twelve of our Mena High School AE students reached their goals this week by being respectful, staying on task, and turning in all assignments. To celebrate, they enjoyed an hour of Yoga with Ms. Claire Williamson from the Extension Office, where they learned to calm their nervous systems and practice deep mindfulness.
We also want to give a special shout-out to two students who went above and beyond their weekly goals and are making great strides toward their quarterly targets! Eva Hart and Audrina Dominquez have shown incredible achievement, motivation, and kindness.
WE ♥️ Bearcat Fridays!!!
5th graders tested solubility this week!!
