The Mena FFA Alumni Auction will be held on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020 at 10 a.m. at the Polk County Fairgrounds. Anyone can consign or buy.
RAIN or SHINE - Join us for a fabulous sale in support of our local FFA! See you there!
Gameday Friday!
Mrs. Sikes's 6th Grade Keyboarding classes at Mena Middle School had the opportunity to dig into the computer this week and learn more about the hardware. They opened the computer case, disconnected the main components from the motherboard, and removed them. Finally they put it all back together to make it run. It was a fun day of learning!
The Mena Jr. High basketball teams played at Nashville Thursday. The JV Ladycats won 24-10 & the
Varsity Ladycats won 30-20. The Jr. Bearcats lost in overtime 34-37.
Mena’s Benny Weston was recently recognized as Superintendent of the year and gave his acceptance speech and charge to the audience at the recent AAEA 2020 Superintendent Symposium. Closing the event was Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson who spoke to the state superintendents.
Friday, Jan 31 is the last date to order personalized Middle School yearbooks.
The last date to order a plain Yearbook is February 28.
Order online at Jostens Yearbooks.
A limited number of Yearbooks will be for sale at school after March 1. The price will increase. They will be available first come, first serve.
Announcements for Thursday, January 16th
Reminders:
Today is the last reminder about the following sign-up & registration forms that we have in the office: Cheerleader Tryouts, Youth League Soccer, Baseball, & Softball.
BADD Club will be meeting with Mrs. Rose tomorrow during ACHIEVE – be sure and wear your BADD shirt.
7th grade ETS students will be meeting with Brandon next Monday during ACHIEVE.
From Mr. Goodnight: Archery Team practice is today at the MHS Safe Room, 3:30 – 5:30. Team members must have their signed parental consent form.
Lunchtime Weather:
Lunch Menu:
Line 1 – General Tso’s Beef, MTO Tortilla, MTO Nachos
Line 2 – Cheeseburger Pizza, Deli Sandwich, Popcorn Chicken Salad
Concession – Hamburger, Spicy Chicken Sandwich, Chicken Tenders
Corrected January Menu for Mena MIddle School!
Gameday Thursday!
Thursday, January 16, 2020
Lunch Menu:
Thursday, 1-16, General TSO’s Beef, Hamburger, Chicken Tenders, Spicy Chicken Sandwich
Friday, 1-17, Crispitos with Cheese, Pizza Burger, Corn Dog, Chicken Sandwich
Activities
Thursday 1-16 NHS, there will be NO FBLA meeting today
Friday, 1-17, Nashville 4:30 Sr. BB
Friday, 1-17, FCA
Students: If you need to know your lunch balance, please go see Mrs. Jennifer
The library will be closed for Lunch A today.
Students, starting today, there will be no more lunch trays or cafeteria food allowed in the library due to the amount of carelessness with the garbage. Thanks for understanding!
The Avenue used clothing store will be open tomorrow, Friday January 17th for anyone who would like to shop!
There will be a Prom Planning Committee Meeting Tuesday, January 21st during Enrichment in Ms.Hobson’s room for any juniors that would like to help with prom.
Any Junior FFA Member who has been very involved in FFA activities who is interested in attending Washington Leadership Conference this summer, please talk to Mr. Collins by the end of the day today.
Any Jr./Sr. FFA Member interested in receiving State FFA Degree, needs to speak with Mr. Collins by this Friday.
EAST students will take a group photo this Friday during Enrichment at 10:50 am.
Be sure to order your 2020 MHS Yearbook before it’s too late. The final deadline to order a yearbook will be January 31st. Yearbooks are $60, and can be ordered through Mr. Philpot’s room 205 or online through the Jostens yearbook website.
Please continue to recycle your aluminum cans in the red recycling trash cans around campus, but please do not put any other forms of trash or plastics in these red cans.
Any students who still need to turn in their Cross Country uniforms, please take them to Coach Peters by the end of this week.
The Senior Winter Formal will be held Saturday evening, February 1, from 8:00 to 11:00 p.m. at Grace Bible Church. Tickets will be $10 for one person, or $15 for a senior and their guest. Seniors may invite one person between the ages of 9th grade and 21 years old. Tickets may be purchased in advance through Mrs. Hobson’s room.
Seniors: If you did not order your Cap & Gown when Herff Jones was here, please go by and see Mrs. Jennifer. If you do not order by March 1st the cost goes up from $45 to $55.
Special Olympic Polar Plunge is scheduled for February 13 at 11:30 in the Student Parking Lot. Stop by Room 214 and pick up your Plunge Form and get more information on how to be involved...Rumor has it that Coach Wright and Coach Lyle will plunge if their girls can raise $1000.00….Let’s help the girls make this possible!!!!
The tryout signup sheets for the 2020-2021 Cheerleading Team and Competition Team, and Mascot are in the office. Please see Coach Hughes in room 315 for any questions about tryouts or cheer. There will be a MANDATORY parent meeting on February 26th for ALL candidates.
All students will attend their regularly assigned enrichment class for the remainder of the semester!
MHS Winter Formal is February 1st !
Bearcat Football Cup Fundraiser Update from Coach Bentley!
Update from our fundraising company on the cups: they should be in around the first of February. With Christmas Break and the new year the orders are taking slightly longer than usual. Thank you for your patience and support of Bearcat football!
Issues with the phone lines that service Mena High School, Mena MIddle School & Holly Harshman Elementary continue this morning. Service has been spotty & technicians continue to chase the problem. Your patience is appreciated.
A rough night for Mena basketball Tuesday at Bauxite. The Ladycats lost by a score of 28-31 & the Bearcats lost an even closer game 40-41. Mena will host Nashville on Friday at the Union Bank Center.
Any Junior FFA Member who has been very involved in FFA activities who is interested in attending Washington Leadership Conference this summer, please talk to Mr. Collins by tomorrow, Wednesday, January 15.
Any Jr./Sr. FFA Member interested in receiving State FFA Degree, needs to speak with Mr. Collins by Friday 1-17.
The Polk County Spelling Bee was held Tuesday at UA Rich Mountain.
Here is a list of Mena students who won honors:
4th grade – 1st place: Auden Dong & 2nd place: Shooter Davis.
5th grade – 1st place: Ryan Jiang & 3rd place: Ayden Dong.
6th grade – 1st place: Ryan Jiang, 2nd place: Brandon Dong.
7th grade – 2nd place: Yennette Tecson & 3rd place: Elijah Smith.
8th grade – 1st place: Shantal Tecson & 3rd place: Jocelyn Biard
Go Bearcats!
The Polk County Spelling Bee is underway in the Ouachita Center at UA Rich Mountain & Mena students are in the thick of it.. Check back later for more pictures!
Gameday Tuesday!
It was a good night for Mena Basketball Monday when they hosted Bauxite. The 7th Grade Bearcats lost the opener 13-32 But Mena won the next four games. Including a 24-3 win by the JV Jr. Girls. A 20-13 victory By the JV Jr. Boys. A 19-16 win by the Jr. Ladycats & a 42-29 win by the Jr. Bearcats. The Mena Jr. Teams play next on Thursday 1/16/20 at Nashville... GO BEARCATS!
