Mena School District

Mena track competed at the Bonneville Jr. relays on Thursday, The Jr. Bearcats finished third as a team and JoJo Hernandez was High Point. The Jr. Ladycats finished seventh. BOYS RESULTS 100 Meter Dash 3 Bowling, Colton 200 Meter Dash 3 Bowling, Colton 6 Everett, Aiden 400 Meter Dash 2 Hernandez, JoJo 800 Meter Run 1 Hernandez, JoJo 1600 Meter Run 2 Hernandez, JoJo 4x100 Meter Relay 3 Mena Junior High 1) Baber, Tycen 2) Johnson, Lucas 3) Hughes, Mason 4) Bowling, Colton 4x200 Meter Relay 7 Mena Junior High 1) Hughes, Mason 2) Baber, Tycen 3) Bowling, Colton 4) Johnson, Lucas 4x400 Meter Relay 5 Mena Junior High 1) Rowland, Luke 2) West, Blayden 3) Baber, Tycen 4) Hernandez, JoJo 4x800 Meter Relay 7 Mena Junior High 1) Gordamiller, Mason 2) Fields, Austin 3) Rowland, Luke 4) Werkhoven, Zach Long Jump 2 Hernandez, JoJo Triple Jump 3 Hernandez, JoJo 6 Hughes, Mason GIRLS RESULTS 400 Meter Dash 8th Jaslynn Turner 4x200 Meter Relay 7th Mena Junior High 4x400 Meter Relay 7th Mena Junior High High Jump 2nd Madison Fowler 3rd Paisley Burger Pole Vault 1st Paisley Burger See complete results at the link below. https://ar.milesplit.com/meets/584573-booneville-bearcats-jr-high-relays-2024/results

Congratulations to the Mena Middle School students on their gold and silver achievements at this week’s STAR Events and State FCCLA Leadership Conference. 2 of our 4 groups advanced to Nationals and will be going to Seattle, WA to compete this summer! Gold in Focus On Children Shayla Benson Ravyn Wilson Silver in Sports Nutrition (advancing to nationals) Brynlee Bahr Sophia Cummings Lily Kate Doughty Silver in Hospitality & Tourism (advancing to nationals) Zahra Sofi Fran Vacca Silver in Repurpose & Redesign Acelynn Butterfield Dori Walker

HHE Teammate Award Winners for this week are Jasper Holt, Camden Hostetler, Makenzie Holder and Hadara Torres. These students will be bat girls and bat boys for the Ladycat softball and Bearcat Baseball games on Friday.

Theatre III and IV students performed "Julius Caesar" for Mrs. Singleton's AP English Classes on Wednesday.

Bearcat soccer played Hope on Tuesday at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium. Bearcats-3 Hope-4 Mena plays at Malvern on Friday. https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=24457

Ladycat soccer played Hope on Tuesday at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium. Ladycats-2 Hope-3 Mena plays at Malvern on Friday. https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=24458

Mena Middle School students, Camilla Booher, Avery Hunter, Jaycee Jones and Abby Walker attended the Girls of Promise Conference chaperoned by Mrs. Billings. The day was full of breakout sessions focused on STEM and engaging girls in the field.

Lunchtime shenanigans with Mrs. Williams!

Heated lunchtime volleyball game at Mena Middle School on Friday!

Theatre I students performed "Eight Ways to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse" for 8th grade english students on Friday. The public performance will be Saturday at 2:30pm in the Performing Arts Center.

During Enrichment today, some students at Mena High School participated in creating pinhole projectors out of cereal boxes, aluminum foil, tape, and white paper. These are a great way to watch the eclipse without eclipse glasses.

On Thursday, April 4th, 9th grade members of Mena High School's Educational Talent Search program visited the UA Rich Mountain campus. TRIO representatives Jeff Neufeld, Brandon Burk, and Kayla Davis, accompanied by Charlotte Wiles and Irvin Trejo, presented the diverse educational opportunities available to MHS students at UARM. During the visit, the Bearcats toured the new automotive service technology facility and met instructor Sam Waters. Janet VanDeest demonstrated the ambulance simulator used by EMT students and provided information about various career center programs, including Medical Professions, Pharmacy Externship, EMT training, Phlebotomy, Machine Tool Technology, and Welding. Additionally, students explored classrooms in the Abernathy, Spencer, and Maddox buildings before enjoying a meal at the Rack. Afterward, the freshmen Bearcats visited the Welding facility to meet Stephen Moody before attending UARM Bucks softball and baseball games, where they were treated to snacks at the concession stand. Mena High School values its partnership with UA Rich Mountain staff, which enables Bearcats to prepare for their NEXT right here in Mena.

4th grade continued their health and fitness lesson by starting their morning with a walk!

The Mena Bearcats played Dardanelle on Thursday at Union Bank Park. Bearcats-12 Dardanelle-6 Mena returns to action on Friday at Waldron. https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=24460

The Mena Ladycats played Dardanelle on Thursday at Union Bank Park. Ladycats-10 Dardanelle-0 Mena returns to action on Friday at Waldron. https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=24459

Special education teachers recently attended their 2nd round of Training of Trainers, The training was held at the Dawson Educational Cooperative in Arkadelphia. These trainings are a designed to equip district educators to support other educators in their district around inclusive practices.

The Advanced Animal Science class at MHS conducted a "fecal egg flotation" activity during our Lab today. The lab consisted of the examination of sheep fecies for the presence of internal parasite eggs. Students were able to identify one particular parasite egg present in the fecal specimen called Hoemonchus contortus or the Barberpole Worm which is a bloodsucking roundworm that can be very detrimental to small ruminants. This is a routine exam that veterinarians may do on occasion to many different species of animals. I think they enjoyed todays lab even though they were handling POOP!

A little Mena red has been added to the Hensley Activity Center.

Mayor Seth Smith visited with the MMS Project Prevent Team today during ACHIEVE. Topics discussed included Tobacco/Vape free parks, volunteering for trash clean up, the dangerous intersection at Dallas Avenue/Hwy 8, eclipse festivities and the groundbreaking of the new bike trail

Mena High School senior Brinley Blake signed her letter of intent to play soccer for Williams Baptist University on Tuesday.