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.

Building Your Future CAREER CONNECT Job Interviews. MHS seniors were at the Ouachita Center on the campus of UA Rich Mountain Wednesday to participate in a reverse career fair. Seniors will set up stations, and potential employers visited with them.

Mena Middle School Project Prevent held the 7th Grade Easter Egg Prevention Relay on Wednesday.

Bearcat baseball played Pottsville at Union Bank Park on Tuesday. Bearcats-5 Pottsville-3 Mena improves to 5-6/1-0 and is back in action on Thursday at Ft. Lake. https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=24460

Ladycat softball played Pottsville at Union Bank Park on Tuesday. Ladycats-4 Pottsville-6 Mena falls to 5-4/0-1 and is back in action on Thursday at Ft. Lake. https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=24459

Ray Willard with Frito Lay commissioned our art department to create a large artwork for the upcoming eclipse, welcoming tourists to Mena. It is currently hanging in Walmart.

HHE started their tennis unit today. We saw lots of future tennis pros.

Mena Middle School Project Prevent held the 8th Grade Easter Egg Prevention Relay on Tuesday.

Post season honors were released by Coach Zen Valencia on Friday. ALL STATE Emery Anderson (state runner up & meet of champs 140lb winner) Carter Cossey Guice Anderson Brody Peters Zach Cline Cody Short ALL CONFERENCE Emery Anderson Jolina Butterfield Destiny Hogan Emmi Hensley Harlee Pannell Max Rocha Carter Cossey Guice Anderson Brody Peters Zach Cline Cody Short Hunter McClara Beck Vacca Dennison Reed Brastyn Richardson Tripp Hensley Tycen Baber Andrew Threlkeld

Mena Middle School 8th grade students ventured over to U of A Rich Mountain today to participate in the annual Ready Set Go to High School, College and Career Day. The college staff shared information on concurrent credit, financial aid, the career center and more. Students were also entertained with a campus tour a Plinko game for prizes. Thank you U of A Rich Mountain for hosting!

The Mena Regional Auxiliary recently awarded $1,000.00 scholarships to four students who are pursuing a career in the field of medicine. Mena High School senior, Caroline Cannon as well as two of our alumni, Avery Bowling and Andi Maechler were recipients. Congratulations!

Congratulations to the Mena Middle School Band on their outstanding performance at the Concert Assessment and Sight reading competition! The band received an overall excellent rating for their concert and a superior rating for their sight reading performance. The students were congratulated by Principal Todd Coogan on Thursday morning for their work and a big thank you from the band booster moms for the cake and chocolate milk!

Our 2nd cohort group has completed their time at the Arkansas Leadership Academy ! WE are so proud of these hard working teachers and are so excited about things to come! From this experience, our Parent Engagement task force has been born! ☺️ L to R- Tonya Thacker, Montana Sterner, Cheyenne Reeves & Erika Williams (not pictured is Janie Lynch)