The MMS Project Prevent Team met Wednesday to plan their spring semester tobacco/nicotine prevention activities and wrapped lunch break by having a campus trash cleanup!

Congratulations to everyone who participated in the Polk County Spelling Bee! We are so proud of you all! 1st Place for First Grade : Adley Arce 3rd Place for Second Grade: Carson Gortemiller

Congratulations Mena Middle School 8th grader Shooter Davis for taking 2nd place overall at the Polk County Spelling Bee on Wednesday!!!

Holly Harshman Elementary students participated in the Polk County Spelling Bee on Wednesday.
County Bee Winners-
3rd Grade- 3rd Place- Landri Bass
4th Grade- 3rd Place- Savannah Goodnight
5th Grade- 2nd Place- Avori Gortemiller

Mena Insurance Players of the Game:
Dardanelle - Madi Fowler
Waldron - Makenley Sullivan

MMS students during ACHIEVE having fun with Magic Carpet Ride, a team building, problem solving and communication activity.

Leveling up with Lexia!!

HHE teachers participating in a Zoom PD - Writing ✍️ Revolution - they volunteered to be involved(proud principal) & I am thankful for our amazing paraprofessionals that are continuing the learning in the classroom .♥️

The Mena Ladycats and Bearcats played Ft. Lake on Monday in the Union Bank Center.
Sr. Bearcats - 43
Ft. Lake - 54
Sr. Ladycats -56
Ft. Lake - 39
The Ladycats and Bearcats play at Waldron on Tuesday at 6:00pm.

Mena Wrestling competed at the 4A Dual State Championship in Pottsville on Saturday. The boys beat Berryville, had a tough loss to Gravette, followed by a win over Central Arkansas Christian, before losing to Shiloh Christian Mena Bearcat Wrestling finishes 4th in state.

Tune in Bearcat News on FM101 Monday, February 5th for the weekly report from Louise Durham Elementary featuring AUBREY & ELLIE . They are second grade student in Mrs. Warren's class.
Bearcat News can be heard every school day on Mena Public Schools Radio FM101. Tune in at
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The Advanced Animal Science class at Mena High School enjoyed a tour of Maye Club Lambs farm and was educated on how the operation functions. This time of year is very busy with lambs being born daily and intensive management required.

Jennifer Brewer came to talk to 5th grade about a career in Interior Decorating.

Emery Anderson has committed to Carl Albert college for wrestling! Congratulations and wish you the best of luck!!
https://www.facebook.com/cascwrestling

Thank you Mena Fire 🔥 Department for coming to speak to our kiddos about fire safety and a career as a first responder!⛑️ WE appreciate you! ♥️

LDE students celebrated one hundred days of school o n Thursday!

HHE Lexia superstar

The 7th and 8th grade teams attended the reading fair competition on Thursday. They won 1st and 2nd place.

Kindergarten rocked out for our hundredth day of school! 🤟🏽

Today, eleven Mena High School students participated in the UA Rich Mountain's Experience the Power Career event! They dove into technical and trade programs, exploring careers in Welding, Machine Tool, IT, EMT, Phlebotomy, LPN, Cosmetology, and Massage Therapy.

