Announcements for Friday, August 16th
Teachers, The Superintendent’s Office has asked that you please count how many students you have in your ACHIEVE class and send that number to the office via email or you can send a runner.
Reminder to get all of your paperwork turned in. If you have it all turned in by today, you will be entered into the drawing for 1 of 9 MMS School Dance Passes. The winners will be announced either Monday or Tuesday of next week.
Schedule Changes: Last call for any student in any grade that needs to discuss a possible schedule change. Put your name on the clipboard outside of Mrs. Rose’s office today. This opportunity ends today at the end of Lunch “B.”
After three days of school everyone should know where their classes are. Beginning on Monday, teachers will start recording tardies. If you go over 6 unexcused tardies during a 9-week grading period, you will receive 1 day of ISS, so make every effort to get to your classes on time.
Reminder that there are Mena Youth Soccer League registration forms in the front office, along with yearbook ordering forms.
Reminder to make sure you are using the correct locker.
From Mrs. Breedlove:
7th grade Cheerleaders will have practice after school Monday until 5:30
All Cheerleaders need to get their balances paid off.
Upcoming events:
This evening: The Mena Jr High and Sr High football teams will hold a red/black scrimmage at Bearcat Stadium with the Jr High starting at 6:00 pm. There is no charge for this scrimmage game but everyone is encouraged to donate either powdered laundry detergent or powdered Gatorade ®.
Next Tuesday: MMS Back to School Dance in the MMS Cafeteria, 6:00 – 8:00 pm, $5 admission.
Lunchtime Weather:
Lunch Menu:
Main Line – Burrito with Cheese, MTO Baked Potato
Pizza Line – Sausage-Jalapeno Pizza, MTO Deli Sandwiches, Pizza Salad
Concession Line – Corn Dog, Bacon Cheeseburger, Chicken Sandwich
Students at Holly Harshman Elementary attended a pep rally this morning. The football team & cheerleaders got them fired up for the new school year. Several life long Bearcats spoke & Mena Mayor Seth Smith signed a proclamation declaring "Mena Bearcat Week". GO BEARCATS!
Congratulations to the 5th grade Bearcats!! They won the spirit award at this morning pep rally!!! GO BEARCATS!!
The Mena golf team competed at Degray today. Austin Johnson was the medalist shooting a 39.. The team is back in action on Monday at the DeQueen Country Club.. Go Bearcats!
EAST at Mena Schools - I'm so excited for this year!
EAST students have partnered with Journalism II students to create the Mena School News.
We have teamed with the University of Arkansas Rich Mountain to broadcast the School News on their TV Station. More information will be coming in the future!
The Little Cats Cheer Campers are invited to cheer with the MHS Cheerleaders at the Red and Black Scrimmage this Friday night. Admission is powdered detergent or Gatorade. Be there by 5:45 to warm up. GO BEARCATS!
ATTENTION Parents of HHE Car Riders:
Please see the map below for our car rider procedure in the afternoon. If you have any questions, please contact our HHE office. 😊
394-3151
*The yellow arrow on the map indicates a yellow road barrier that will be set up during this time.
Announcements for Thursday, August 15th
We are aware that the intercom is not working in some areas of our school. These announcements will be emailed to the staff so that they can read them to you during ACHIEVE, if needed.
Any 7th grader that wishes to discuss a schedule change needs to place your name on the clipboard outside of Mrs. Rose’s office. Do this in between classes. 7th graders have until lunch today. It will be open to 6th graders today after Lunch “B.”
Reminder that if you turn all of your forms in by tomorrow, your name will be entered into a drawing to receive one of the nine free dance passes.
If you are interested in playing youth league soccer, the Mena Soccer Association has left registration forms in the front office.
There are also forms in the office to order yearbooks for this year.
Students, we encourage you to use a Sharpie and write your name or initials on such items as backpacks, lunch boxes, jackets.
Students please check to make sure you are using your assigned locker. We have had several students report that someone else’s stuff was in their locker.
Upcoming events:
Tomorrow: The Mena Jr High and Sr High football teams will hold a red/black scrimmage at Bearcat Stadium with the Jr High starting at 6:00 pm. There is no charge for this scrimmage game but everyone is encouraged to donate either powdered laundry detergent or Gatorade.
Next Tuesday: MMS Back to School Dance in the MMS Cafeteria, 6:00 – 8:00 pm, $5 admission.
Lunchtime Weather:
Yesterday during both lunches, you did a great job disposing of your trash and returning your trays. As long as you continue to do that, we will continue allowing you to eat outside.
Lunch Menu:
Main Line – Sweet & Sour Chicken, MTO Tortilla Line
Pizza Line – Cheeseburger Pizza, MTO Deli, Popcorn Chicken Salad
Concession Line – Chicken Tenders, Spicy Chicken Sandwich, BBQ Cheeseburger
If you are interested in playing tennis this year please come to the courts at McMillan Park today at 4pm. Coach Pennington would love to talk to you about it. GO BEARCATS!
Mrs. Jullie Gordon's Pre AP World History at Mena High School doing the Where in the World? Activity.
Mena Middle School will host a back-to-school dance for students grades 6-8 on Tuesday, August 20th from 6pm to 8 pm at the MMS Cafeteria.
Admission is $5 and a concession will be available.
Any parent is welcome to attend for free.
What you need to know about the car rider procedure at Mena Middle School!
Looks like Mrs. Robin Castors new crew at Louise Durham is in for fun times this school year!
Mrs. Tiffany Williams worked hard this summer to get the Louise Durham Elementary Library ready fpr the first day of school & the students noticed!
Amazing 1st Morning at Louise Durham Elementary! Here we go LD Heroes!
This morning kicked off the 2019-20 school year at Mena High School, as students arrived on campus to receive their schedules, reconnect with friends after summer break, and get their routine started on a new school year...all before 8:00 a.m.
Mena Middle School is rocking & rolling this morning. 2019/2020 is underway & we are fully charged.
Thank you to our community helpers and administration for greeting our HHE kiddos this morning! WE are BEARCATS! ❤️🐾❤️🐾
Austin Rose with Bass Fishing Legend Hank Parker at the Forrest Wood Cup.
The Basscats will be having their annual beginning of the year meeting soon. We will post the dates as soon as we have them. The Basscats have a Junior Team(5th - 8th) and a senior team (9th - 12th). If you have a son or daughter that has a passion for Bass fishing he or she needs to join the club. We are one of the top teams in the country. We had two teams this year that qualify for the High School National Championship! They also competed in the World Finals!
If you have any questions please let me know. Call Coach Rose @ 234-0771.
One last look back at 2018/2019! https://drive.google.com/a/menaschools.org/file/d/1QOgPe7dRDY_PZoO2fbw1Kzv0rx2Rf-S9/view?usp=drivesdk