Mena School District

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.

WE are excited to have Nurse Jackie Lee here @ HHE!!

HHE Teammate Award winners for this week are Rayden Marshall, Blair Mendoza, Audrey Sellers, Gwen Sellers, Jake Sullivan, Joseph Clark, and Oakley Shores.

A Big Thank you to all of our families and students who came out and enjoyed our Spring Book Buffet at our Parent Teachar Conferences! Putting more books in the hands of our students , talking about series, authors and ways to grow our students as readers was so much fun! Just like Author Ronald Dahl says “If our Books can Help our Children Become Readers we have Accomplished Something Very Important”📚

Mr. Vince Coleman with Arkansas Trucking Academy talked to a group of 5th graders at Holly Harshman Elementary about truck driving on Friday. The lucky students were even able to take a ride around the bus loop. Coleman is also a bus driver for Mena Public Schools. Thanks Vince!!

Bridget Martin introduced members of the Ouachita Beekeepers Association to Holly Harshman Elementary 4th graders on Friday. The students learned the ins and outs of bee keeping.

Congratulations to Mena High School senior EMERY ANDERSON on being selected as a High School Scholar All-American by the National Wrestling Coaches Association and the Marine Corp,

Holly Harshman Elementary students were introduced to their new school resource officer JACOB CAIN on Friday at an assembly! Welcome to HHE Deputy Cain!

The Mena Bearcats played Bauxite at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium on Thursday. Bearcats-3 Bauxite-0 Mena soccer is back in action on Tuesday at Nashville!

The Mena Ladycats played Bauxite at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium on Thursday. Ladycats-1 Bauxite-2 Mena soccer is back in action on Tuesday at Nashville!

Progress continues on the Hensley Activity Center!

Mena Middle School Project Prevent held the 6th Grade Easter Egg Prevention Relay on Thursday.

HHE Teammate Award winner is 5th grader Isaiah Cross. Isaiah demonstrated a positive attitude, reliability, helpfulness, and a willingness to learn. He will be the water boy for Bearcat Soccer on Thursday.