The Mena 7th grade track team competed in a meet at Booneville on Monday. Here are the results:
Cooper Plunkett 1st place in mile, 6th place in 800 meter, 5th place in 400 meter.
Brody Peters 2nd place in 200 meter.
Sean Sullivan 4th place in triple jump, 4th place in 200 meter
Hunter Cannon 8th place in shot put.
Dakota Vanfleet 5th place in 100 meter hurdles, 6th place in 300 meter hurdles.
Jorden Davis 6th place in 300 meter hurdles.
Jair Hernandez 8th place in long jump, 3rd place in mile, 8th place in 800 meter.
J.D. Murphy 7th place in discus.
Rhett Brotherton 4th place in discus.
Kaleb Cox, 8th place in 400 meter.
Relays
4x1 Evan Leonard, Brody Peters, Daven Breedon, Cody Short, 8th place.
4x4 Tucker Hartin, Rhett Brotherton, Daven Breedon, Jorden Davis, 8th place
4x8 Cooper Plunkett, Elijah Smith, Sean Sullivan, Dakota Vanfleet, 2nd place

Taliyah Defrenchi 8th place long jump.
Emma Ferguson 5th place in high jump.
Marlenne Cecilio 3rd place in 800 meter, 5th place in 400 meter.
Brooklyn Landrum 2nd place in discus, 5th place in shot put
Rylie Bentley 1st place in mile.
Relays
4x1 Mariposa Joe, Taliyah Defrenchi, Lauren Beck, Lily Roland , 5th place
4x4 Addison Thomas, Izzy Henry, Rylie Bentley, Karley Sharp 7th place
4x8 Lauren Beck, Rylie Bentley Marlenne Cecilio, Jaden Roberts, 1st place.
The Sr. High will compete at Booneville on Tuesday 3/3 & the Jr. High on Thursday 3/5.. GO BEARCATS!
The Mena Baseball team lost to Waldron Monday by a score of 1-5. The Bearcats play their first home game of the season against Mansfield on Tuesday 3/3 at the Union Bank Park
Announcements for Monday, March 2nd
If you are going on the Washington, DC / NYC trip, please see Mrs. Swall and tell her your t-shirt size.
Congratulations to our MMS Choir for earning a division 1 superior in performance and sight reading and last week’s CPA assessment. Great job!
From Mrs. Breedlove: There has been a change on the location for Cheer tryout clinic. It will no be at MMS today and tomorrow.
The 6th grade GT students will be meeting after these announcements.
We will reopen the ball box today. It will remain open until the balls are being left outside.
Lunchtime Weather:
Lunch Menu:
Line 1 – Breaded Drumsticks, MTO Pasta Bar
Line 2 – Sausage Pizza, Deli Sandwich, Ham Chef Salad
Concession – Cheeseburger, Steak Sandwich, Chicken Sandwich
Club / Group Meetings:
At this time, 6th grade GT students need to go to the Conference room.
Mrs. Vega and Mrs. Lee are adding a rainbow of color to celebrate Dr. Seuss's "My Many colored Monday" at Louise Durham Elementary!
Bearcat Announcements
Monday, March 2, 2020
Club Activities
Tuesday, March 3, The Blood Drive is in the Bearcat Room. Go see Nurse Bobbi if you missed signed up and want to give blood.
Wednesday, March 4, Sci Fi Club in the Art room, Junior Prom Committee Meeting in Ms.Hobson’s room
Thursday, March 5 FCCLA , NHS
Friday, March 6 Art, Book Club
Saturday, March 7 Sr. High Regional Quiz Bowl : Arkadelphia
Sports Activities
Tuesday, March 3 Baseball vs. Mansfield @ Mena 5 p.m.
March 3, Soccer @ Arkansas High 5 & 7
March 3, Track @ Booneville Senior High
March 5, Track @ Booneville Jr. High
March 6-7, Baseball Mena Classic
March 6-7, Softball @ Ashdown Tournament
Cheer tryout clinic has been moved to the MMS gym from 4-7 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday of this week. Will be back in the UBC Wednesday - Saturday.
Tomorrow (March 3rd) Mena High School will be having a Blood drive. Please see Nurse Bobbi if you would like to sign up for an appointment to donate.
HUB Program Applications are still available in Mrs. Buckley's office. If you are interested in the HUB program for 2020-2021, you are welcome to pick up an application in the office.
JAG Work Applications (upcoming juniors and seniors) are available for next year's JAG Work class. If you missed the priority deadline to turn in your application last Friday, see Mrs. Purvis in room 403 for more information.
All current seniors who are a member of National Honor Society, a group photo will be taken at the start of Enrichment for the yearbook. We will call for NHS members when it’s time for the picture.
The Mena Ladycats will play their first game in the 4A State Basketball Tournament on Wednesday at 4pm against Pea Ridge in Farmington.... GO LADYCATS!!!
Gameday Monday!
**** TIme Change**** First pitch at 4:30pm!
Austin Johnston and Cason Cannon took 1st place Saturday on Lake Greeson in the Bassmaster Arkansas High School Tournament. Go Basscats!
The 4th grade Quiz Bowl team participated in the Murfreesboro Invitational Quiz Bowl on Friday, February 28. There were 12 teams. Our team was seeded 5th after lunch. They fought harder when the games resumed and defeated the teams that were seeded fourth and second . In the end, they took third place. We are so proud of them! Pictured are Ayden Dong, Vaughn Vacca, Jaylynn Miller, Chloe Buck, Madox Plunkett, Shayla Benson, Lily Kate Doughty, Alec Erickson, Madison Fowler, and Serenity Fraser.
The Mena Ladycats lose 35-37 Saturday & finish 4th in the 4A South Regional Tournament. Mena will play the 3rd place team from the 4A North Regional at 4pm on Wednesday in the 4A State Tournament in Farmington.
The Mena Sr. Girls lost to Star City 27-32 in the regional semi-finals Friday.The Ladycats will play again on Saturday at noon. The opponent will be the loser of the Crossett/Nashville game & will determine the 3rd & 4th seed in the state tournament to be played next week in Farmington.
Follow the link to School Choice Forms! Please complete both forms - page 1 and page 2.
https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/…/School_Choice_Form_202…
Mena Ladycats by defeating Magnolia yesterday will now play in the second round of the Regional Tournament today. They will face Star City at 4:00 this afternoon.
All FFA Members who are competing in the Wildhog Invitational CDE’s tomorrow, February 29, will be leaving the Ag. Building @ 5 a.m. Saturday morning. Teams that will be going are: Nursery/Landscape, Forestry, Ag Mechanics and Vet Science.
Congratulations to the Bearcat Chorus for earning composite Excellent R and the Spotlight Singers for earning composite Superior at Choral Performance Assessment. Both groups earned Superior in sight reading and qualified for State CPA in April. Spotlight Singers earned Region Sweepstakes.
Tuesday (March 3rd) Mena High School will be having a Blood drive. Please see Nurse Bobbi if you would like to sign up for an appointment to donate.
HUB Program Applications are still available in Mrs. Buckley's office. If you are interested in the HUB program for 2020-2021, you are welcome to pick up an application in the office.
JAG Work Applications (upcoming juniors and seniors) are available for next year's JAG Work class. If you missed the priority deadline to turn in your application last Friday, see Mrs. Purvis in room 403 for more information.
If you did not order your 2020 Yearbook yet, this week will be your last chance to place an order before all final orders are submitted for printing today. Yearbooks are $60, and can be ordered with cash or check. See Mr. Philpot in room 205 for your last chance to be guaranteed a yearbook by the end of the day today
Today is the deadline to sign up for for the April ACT.
Announcements for Friday, February 28th
Reminders:
6th grade ETS students will be meeting today in the Conference room right after these announcements.
Today is the deadline to order a yearbook and to register for Mena Youth League baseball and softball.
Students, several of you are leaving your breakfast and lunch trash on the cafeteria tables. Please throw your trash away once you’ve finished your meal.
If you are going on the Washington, DC / NYC trip, please see Mrs. Swall and tell her your t-shirt size.
We are seeing an increase in students using their cellphones, earbuds, air pods, etc in the hallways and classrooms. You have been warned enough that if this continues, you stand a good chance of having your device confiscated and not getting it back until a parent picks it up from the office.
Lunchtime Weather: We will be outside for both lunches.
Lunch Menu:
Line 1 – Chicken Spaghetti, MTO Baked Potato
Line 2 – Sausage & Jalapeno Pizza, Deli Sandwich, Pizza Salad
Concession – Hamburger, Mini Corn Dogs, Chicken Sandwich
Club / Group Meetings:
At this time, 6th grade ETS students need to go to the Conference Room, located next to Mrs. Rose’s office. Everyone else is released to their assigned area for FLEX Friday.
The Mena Soccer Teams will be offering an online store for fan gear March 5th thru March 19th. The link to purchase will not open till March 5th but you can look at eh catalog by following the link below....
http://50.59.224.178/Fancloth/Catalog/buildForCustomer.php…
As many of you know a storm in early January produced lightning that scored a direct hit on one of the light poles at Union Bank Park. That pole was damaged to the extent that it had to be removed. A new pole is being erected today.
Gameday Friday!
The Mena Sr. Girls will play Star City in the 4A South Regional Tournament today at 4pm in Crossett. By advancing to the semi-finals in the regional the Ladycats have qualified for the 4A State Tournament in Farmington next week... Check the brackets below... GO LADYCATS!
The Mena girls defeated Magnolia 31-29 in the 4A Regional Basketball Tournament in Crossett Thursday. The Ladycats advance to play Star City on Friday at 4pm.. Go Ladycats!!!
Updated 2020 Bearcat Football Schedule!
