Mena School District

Friday, May 10th is the last day you can purchase a Senior Brick for the Senior Walk. See Mr. Breedlove anytime during the day to purchase a brick. The cost is $20.

Happy Nurse Appreciation Day to our favorite Nurse Becky! We are so thankful for everything she does for our school and kids!

Mena Soccer near the top of Max Preps Class AAAA Rankings.. State Tournament begins Thursday & the opponent is Hamburg...

Ruby K came today for our second day of the Spotlight Series on Theatre artists. She has worked with us at the high school on costumes many times and is much beloved by my students. They got to hear about how she dreamed to meet and work with all the people in the movies and then accomplished that goal! #theatreartist #theatreclass

Liveschool Rewards ROCK!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️❤️❤️ From emceeing the morning announcements to lunch with the principal- WE are always rewarding good choices!!

MHS May 8th, 2019 The final FBLA meeting of the year will be held in Mrs. Torix's room today during Enrichment. We will conduct our new officer installation during this meeting. All members are encouraged to attend, but check in with your Enrichment teacher first, then come to Mrs. Torix's room. The 2019 Yearbook Distribution Assembly will be this afternoon. There are still 12 yearbooks available for purchase, and they can be bought and reserved by paying $60 cash or check to Mr. Philpot in Room 205 prior to the distributions assembly. Any remaining yearbooks will be sold during the assembly on a first come first serve basis. If you want a copy of the Lip Sync DVD, you must pay $10 to Ms. Kropp by this Friday, May 10th. The Scholarship/Completer Assembly will be May 17th at 8:30 (Not May 10th). Graduation Practice will be after assembly at Bearcat Stadium. Seniors before Friday you need to make sure all fines and lunch dues are paid, that you have brought back books from on-line classes at RMCC, accept your Arkansas Challenge money, and sign up in the office for your final transcript to be sent. FFA Officer application deadline is May 9 Thursday. Also, there will be a FFA officer candidate meeting on May 9 Thursday during enrichment. All FFA members who turned in an officer application are required to attend this meeting. Teachers and students you have to have money in your account to eat. No more negative accounts allowed. We will have the annual free physicals on Tuesday, May 14. All coaches will hand out the physical forms. Ladycats will be at 5:30 PM in the UBC and Bearcats will follow. This is the only opportunity to provide free physicals. All cap and gowns that have been ordered and not paid for are in the office. Herf Jones is accepting cash only or you can pay on-line. Any FFA member who is interested in attending Arkansas FFA leadership conference June 24-27 needs to sign-up this week with Mr. Collins. Cost will be 40.00 per student. Sign-up with Money Deadline is May 9th. Friday, May 10th is the last day you can purchase a Senior Brick for the Senior Walk. See Mr. Breedlove anytime during the day to purchase a brick. The cost is $20. Lunch: Chicken Nugget Bowl.

The Mena Future Farmers of America Banquet was held Monday night at the Ouchita Center. A large crowd was on hand to see FFA members recieve their awards... GREENHANDS Jake Short, Dustin Poor, Drey Ozanich, Breezy Hendrix, Evan Graves, Austin Rose, Navya Morris,Jakelyn Goodner, Cassidy Ashcraft, Taylor Thacker &Allison Bates.. STAR GREENHAND AWARD Taylor Thacker, Breezie Hendricks & Drey Ozanich. CHAPTER FARMER AWARDS Jaycee Allen, Cooper Anderle, Madison Blair, Shane Brown, Sam Cude, Ivy Curtis, Skyler Head, Tori Hilton, Makori Gabriel, Hope Lott, Kylee Woody & Kinley Ruskin. STAR CHAPTER FARMER AWARD Halie Standifer HONORARY CHAPTER FARMER AWARD Shane Torix STATE FARMER RECIPIENT Mikayla Evans ALLBAUGH LEADERSHIP AWARD Morgan Miller & Brenden Catlett CRESS MEMORIAL AWARD Mikala Evans & Simeon Fields CHRIS JONES SCHOLARSSHIP Halie Standifer NRCS SCHOLARSHIP Emily Sorge FARM CREDIT SCHOLARSHIP Halie Standifer PHILLIP SPEER FAMILY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Emily Sorge CONNORS STATE COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP Kyntlie Wiles

The Mena Bearcat Soccer Team will open play in the AAAA State Soccer Tournament on Thursday.. Games are played at Southside High School in Batesville.... They will face Hamburg at 5pm... GO BEARCATS! https://www.maxpreps.com/tournament/ws8T8C79EemAzYoOhE8Jsg/yMdTLS79EemAzYoOhE8Jsg/soccer-spring-19/2019-soccer-boys-state-tournament--4a-boys-state-soccer.htm

Mena Bearcat ZION BARNES signed his letter of intent to play football at McNeese State University today at the Union Bank Center.... GO ZION! GO BEARCATS! https://www.mcneese.edu/

Announcements for Monday, May 6th Reminders: Talent Show try outs are this Wednesday after school, 3:30, in the MMS Choir room. Make sure you make arrangements to be picked up. 8th grade Cossatot Trip is tomorrow. There are still 15 yearbooks available for purchase. If you would like one, see Mrs. Lunsford. Lunchtime Weather: Lunch Menu: Line 1 – Nachos, Tacos, Breaded Drumsticks Line 2 – Pizza, Sandwiches, Ham Chef Salad Concession – Hamburger, Chicken Sandwich, Steak Sandwich, Egg Rolls

Mena Middle School 7th Graders are at the University of Arkansas Rich Mountain this morning for the FINS Fishing Derby! FINS stands for Fishing In the Natural State a program sponsored by the Arkansas Game & Fish Communion... https://www.agfc.com/en/get-involved/classroom/fins/

Graduation!

Monday-Rise and Shine the last one and a biggie!!! Wednesday- Nurse's Appreciation Day!!! Thursday-Second Grade Movie Day Friday- House party and Picnic Lunches

MHS Announcements May 6th, 2019 Seniors sign-up in the office for your final transcript to be sent. FFA Officer application deadline is May 9 Thursday. Also, there will be a FFA officer candidate meeting on May 9 Thursday during enrichment. All FFA members who turned in an officer application are required to attend this meeting. Seniors if you are taking on-line classes at RMCC please return your book to Mrs. Thacker before May 10. Teachers and students you have to have money in your account to eat. No more negative accounts allowed. For any student that would like to volunteer to help serve meals at the Relay for Life Survivors Dinner on Friday, May 17, please see Mr. Philpot today. This will be an opportunity to earn service hours, in addition to contributing to the 2019 Polk County Relay for Life. If you are a senior interested in delivering the speech at graduation, please come by Ms. Kropp’s room for info. The typed manuscript is due today. We will have the annual free physicals on Tuesday, May 14. All coaches will hand out the physical forms. Ladycats will be at 5:30 PM in the UBC and Bearcats will follow. This is the only opportunity to provide free physicals. Seniors, several students have not accepted their Arkansas Challenge scholarships. Check and see if you are pending acceptance. Seniors remember that all fines and lunch balances need to be paid by May 10th. All cap and gowns that have been ordered and not paid for are in the office. Herff Jones is accepting cash only or you can pay on-line. Any FFA member who is interested in attending Arkansas FFA leadership conference June 24-27 needs to sign-up this week with Mr. Collins. Cost will be 40.00 per student. Sign-up with Money Deadline is May 9th. The FFA Banquet will be May 6 Monday at 7 at the Ouachita Center at U of A Rich Mountain. All FFA Members with speaking parts need to be there by 6:15 pm. The FFA Banquet work day will be Sunday at 2 pm at the AG building. For All FFA members who have speaking parts at the banquet. Friday, May 10th is the last day you can purchase a Senior Brick for the Senior Walk. See Mr. Breedlove anytime during the day to purchase a brick. The cost is $20. We have a limited number of 2019 yearbooks available for sale, and can be purchased with cash or check in Mr. Philpot's room 205. The yearbooks will be distributed this Wednesday afternoon at the distribution assembly, but you can purchase and reserve a copy beforehand if you have not already. Lunch: Breaded Drumsticks

10 MMS Yearbooks are still available for purchase. $32

The Mena High School Band Banquet was held Saturday night & the 2019 Awards were announced.. John Philip Sousa Award - Christopher Thompson & Fisher Neufeld Directors Award -- Tilman Portwood Band King - Christopher Thompson Band Queen - Emiley Sorge Outstanding Jazz Musiciam - Fisher Neufeld Outstanding Woodwind Musician - Daniel Green Outstanding Brass Musician - Ayden Ludwig Outstanding Percussion Musician -Summer Loar Outstanding Leadership - Teresa Cude Most Spirited - Pete Floyd Outstanding Marcher - Colby Murphy Outstanding Guard Member - Faith Chaney Most Improved - Jackson Efird Rookie of the Year - Annika Thompson

Mena Middle School Family & Consumer Sciences students heard a presentation on the dangers of smoking & vaping from Harbor House in Fort Smith today... https://www.facebook.com/harborhouseprevention/

WE are ready for Father/Daughter Night at HHE!! Thanks to our amazing teachers and parent volunteers that painted a countless number of fingernails this afternoon! You sure brightened these girls’ day!

Ms. Piets' 1st Grade Hero team has been reading all of the different Pig the Pug books. They loved them so much that they decided to write and illustrate their own! We are so proud of their creativity and hard-work!!

Mena High School Senior CHRISTOPHER THOMPSON recently attended Scholastic Honor's Day at the Governor's Mansion... Thompson met Governor Asa Hutchison and his wife. Scholastic Honor's Day is a celebration of success as high school students.