Mena School District

This past weekend the Salvation Army conducted operation "Stuff the Bus" at the Mena Walmart. The Mena Public Schools parked a school bus at Walmart and people purchased school supplies to donate to our students.

Act 738 is now in effect... Info you need to know before August 14th! http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2019/2019R/Pages/BillInformation.aspx?measureno=SB534

It's up to all of us!

Check out the live interview with Mason Brotherton on 42 Sports Thursday night at 7pm... GO BEARCATS!!! https://www.facebook.com/mtindian42/

The Mena tennis team took their first workout under their new coach Jim Pennington... The team will practice again on Tuesday at 6pm in McMillan Park.. Coach "P" invites any student in 9th-12th grade who is interested in participating to come out and be a part of the team.

This time of year a lot of hard work happens in the band hall but it was all fun this evening. Bearcat Band students had a blast at their annual pool party !!!! GO BEARCAT BAND!!!

SCHEDULE CHANGE! Sept 24 will now be at Magnolia Oct. 17 will now be in Mena against Magnolia See the complete schedule here http://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter=19738

ATTENTION PARENTS!!! A meeting for all Ladycat 7th-12th grade volleyball & basketball parents will be this Thursday, August 8th at 6pm in the MHS Performing Arts Center... Share & spread the word... GO LADYCATS!

The new school year is just around the corner & the Mena Public Schools campuses were all buzzing with activity this morning... The first day of school is August 14th!!!

The Mena Jr. Ladycats are having themed practices this week... Today was ‘Merica Monday... Tomorrow is Tie dye Tuesday... Then Western Wednesday & Throwback Thursday..

There will be a few changes in the cafeteria this year that you need to be aware of... At LDE & HHE they will be implementing the new FUEL program... A new specialty item will be introduced once per month & if the kids respond well it will be added to the future menu... At MMS they will be adding a second chance breakfast between 1st & 2nd period.. The second chance breakfast was a big hit at the high school last year... At MHS the grill line & the pizza line will be switching locations in the cafeteria... At MHS & MMS there will be new choices in addition to the traditional menu... MONDAY will be a rotating made to order line... TUESDAY & THURSDAY there will be a made to order tortilla line.... WEDNESDAY there will be made to order boneless wings FRIDAY will be a made to order potato bar

The Mena Bearcats & Ladycats will have practice today & on Tuesday at the tennis courts in McMIllan Park at 6pm. Coach Jim Pennington wants to encourage anyone in 9th-12th grade interested in playing, no matter the level of experience, to come out even if you failed to sign up.... Again that is at 6pm tonight & Tuesday.... Please share & spread the word.... GO BEARCATS!!!!

Mena teachers Scott Wright, Danna Lee Griffin, Elizabeth Tompkins, Aarika Cox & Chris Cox attended the Unified Champion Schools Conference in Little Rock on Saturday.... https://www.facebook.com/SpecialOlympicsArkansas/?__xts__[0]=33.%7B%22logging_data%22%3A%7B%22page_id%22%3A444263972400014%2C%22event_type%22%3A%22clicked_all_page_posts%22%2C%22impression_info%22%3A%22eyJmIjp7InBhZ2VfaWQiOiI0NDQyNjM5NzI0MDAwMTQiLCJpdGVtX2NvdW50IjoiMCJ9fQ%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22www_pages_home%22%2C%22interacted_story_type%22%3A%22565413710334575%22%2C%22session_id%22%3A%223de6e2e89ff0dd5931fa21eaadf47763%22%7D%7D&__xts__[1]=68.ARCUXlS42ZS0OgaSeVSC8PrxQFNtoJl4sDr8MkvsywjV6aznmChJvdIWO_HraYUy7p5LtxXEc85_tmTcPAbbI-COwq0YOJGJl1-HRS9oBIHV_TcnnvCHjRXN86RJ5GVxKFPSgbocNAaipSg9Z8qVKNxfgw5FaK_5Sg8L86NzWvjTyirt1KnfGAH6JcRDosbFdn8fCBaP0fapRQ6kRX3i8t_B-rzG-fdsvJih9t-adyzQumQD8t62LZ-OiX9fzKFg5LiWho46mfMTz0saFhDGgTnBL92P1RgpnMdcHIMdG79UTaYuJ6EWfrohonOEwv0Zjr96QXEv6__xkUWrD-_mvaEGbCDlkrTcYnvS1-svW9OeY35Et0zqry15w36gNgX4kzIKLNpCBdcGQ2Q-pWhyN5i-h1ElbPwc_z4sZaDqwFJcokoMFK2iBwXhJ2yvNWhjZ1wn57nFsw01yLZWLX0TzottGnubPiZJwg-Ur9OnIGbsrcNdCJx3rM4&__tn__=kCH-R&eid=ARBAGQjHAeMLVyNbBWCcg4FXHM77XROJm0X3J0B9NDqjK_kGNCwnL5ae8GeHZwXoZokYW-AIUNcemV7Y&hc_ref=ARR-fPn3upIgSocuVjHIIen_JTANwKoY9gGxuofakdjMZxZOgAbC-zxZ9ijT2HEiwBE&fref=nf

The Mena Bearcats are ranked 11th in the Max Preps Pre-season Football Poll!

Attention incoming 6th grade beginning band students: The annual Bearcat Band Pool Party is Monday, August 5 at McMillan Park from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm Come enjoy pizza and swimming while meeting the directors and other band students! Also, the Beginning Band Instrument Drive will be after school on Friday, August 16. There will be a parent meeting after school at 3:30 in the middle school band room followed by the instrument drive. Representatives from Cooper Music in Russellville will be there with all supplies that students need to get started in band. For more information, see Mr. Bradford at next week's open house.

Just in case you needed more info!

This coming Monday, August 5th, we will be doing the first round of Fall Sports Pictures with Lifetouch. The photo schedule for Monday will be: 7:30 am - Senior High Band 8:20 - Senior High Cheer 9:00 - Junior High Football 10:00 - Senior High Football 11:30 - Senior High Volleyball Even if you or your child does not plan to order pictures, we still need everyone to attend their team/group picture. These photos will be used for the Yearbooks, Sports Souvenir Programs, local newspapers, school websites, social media, and other purposes this school year. Attached is images of the picture order forms. For information, contact Andy Philpot at Mena High School.

It's gettin' real !!!!!

It's the little things you may not think about that makes a great band. Know what to play, know where to be & how to get there. Part of Drill Week is walk through of the stadium entrance, exit & everything in between... The Bearcat Band got it done today with few hiccups... Next week is Music Week as preparations continue for the upcoming marching season.... GO BEARCAT BAND!! https://menabands.weebly.com/

The Mena Jr. Ladycats participated in a team camp at Greenwood on Thursday... The Varsity beat Charleston, Ft Smith Darby, Lavaca, Bentonville West, and split with Ft Smith Ramsey. The JV lost to Ft Smith Chaffin, Ft Smith Ramsey, Paris, Lakeside and split with Ft Smith Darby. Check the schedule for the upcoming season on our website... Just follow the link https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter=20083