The Mena Band Spring Concert will be held this Thursday night, April 21st, at 7:00pm in the Mena High School Performing Arts Center. Everyone is welcome & encouraged to attend.
Last weeks Ladycat softball player of the week was Abi Kopein! She pitched very well in all three games. She pitched 10 innings all in relief with only 2 earned runs, 14 strikeouts and 1 walk. This kid puts a tremendous amount of work into her craft. The Ladycat softball team is rolling. Come out and support them Tuesday night in a huge conference game against Bauxite at home!
Mena Baseball fell to 7-11 on the season with a nonconference loss on Monday.
Bearcats - 11
Waldron - 14
Mena is back in action on Tuesday when they host Bauxite at Union Bank Park.
https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=24460
Here is our most up to date schedule that includes the addition of our JH JV games and reflects the latest adjustment in JH schedule to replace the Genoa game!
Go Bearcats!
The Holly Harshman Elementary Student Showcase happens on Thursday, April 21st.
We will be Packing the Ambulance at the Student Showcase with bottled water, hand sanitizer, lysol wipes, etc.
We will see you there !!!!
Sophomore Brody Brown was named our week 5 Matt Thomas - State Farm Agent player of the week. Brody was huge in our 8-7 win over Mount Ida. He was 3-3 reaching base all 4 at bats and scored the game winning run in the last inning. Also pitched well for 3.1 innings!
Friday, April 15th
Baseball
Mena Bearcats-0
Ft. Lake-7
Softball
Mena Ladycats-10
Ft. Lake-4
Soccer
Ladycats-1
Arkadelphia-4
Bearcats-1
Arkadelphia-6
https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics
Sr. Boys Soccer played on Thursday at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium.
Bearcats - 0
Heavener - 5
Mena Soccer is back in action on Friday at Arkadelphia.
https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics...
Mena Baseball jumped out to a 9-1 lead at the end of two but couldn't hang on.
Bearcats - 10
Horatio -18
Mena is back in action Friday at Fountain Lake .
https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics...
MARK YOUR CALENDAR !
Note time change from previous post.
Congratulations to Mena High School Senior OLIVIA BETZ!
She competed and won 1st place in a statewide virtual event called the Remote Original Artwork Competition! Way to go Olivia !!!
The Mena Middle School Project Prevent Team hosted an Easter Egg Relay on Friday. Teams sprinted across the front lawn at MMS retrieving eggs with a tobacco free message inside. It was a beautiful day & the students had a great time.
Attention Mena High School and Middle School Members: We are less than a month away from our annual Mena FFA End of Year Banquet! Our banquet will be in the Ouachita Center on the University of Arkansas Rich Mountain Campus. This event will be on Tuesday May 10th starting at 6pm! We encourage you to bring your Parents/Guardians to this event! FFA members remember to wear your official dress! For guys that means your jacket, white collard shirt, black slacks, FFA tie, black dress shoes. Girls that means your jacket, collard blouse, black skirt, panty hose, black heels, and FFA scarf. Remember this is a formal event and if you don't have official dress then please dress in business causal. Guys this means collard dress shirt, slacks or khakis, tie, belt, and dress shoes. For girls that means skirt or dress slacks, blouse, close toed shoes, or a dress.
Juniors & Seniors prom tickets are still available & can be purchased from Coach Hughes this week. Tickets are $30 each. Seniors, you will need to see her to name who you’re sitting with and choose your main course. The deadline is this Thursday, April 14th.
TODAY AT 5:30pm IN THE MENA HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY !
The Whitt & Watkins Basketball Academy will be in Mena June 9th-11th & you can help by sponsoring one of our local athletes ! It is open to grades 1-12. For more information Email randy.peters@menaschools.org
Mena Middle School ACT Aspire Testing Schedule
6th Grade May 2 and 3rd beginning at 8 A.M.
7th Grade May 4 and 5th beginning at 8 A.M.
8th Grade May 4 and 5th beginning at 8 A.M.
Ladycat Night #3 sponsored by Wendy's & Chiquitas.
Senior High Freethrow Champ: Madi
Jr High Freethrow Champ: Makenley Sullivan
Jr High 5 on 5 Champs:
Gracie Deramus, Kilee Rowe, Makenley Sullivan, Elliott Dugan, Serenity Erhet, Lanie Taylor, Emmi Hensley
Sr High 5 on 5 Champ:
Payton Clark, Caroline Cannon, Karley Sharp, Chloe Hooper, Jaden Roberts
Mena Softball & Baseball played at Malvern on Tuesday.
Ladycats - 8
Malvern -5
The girls improve to 10-5/6-3 & will play next on Friday at Ft. Lake.
Bearcats - 6
Malvern - 5
Mena Baseball has won three games in a row.. The boys are now 7-8/4-5 & will play next on Thursday when they host Horatio.
https://www.menaschools.org/o/...
The James K. Polk Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution hosted the Wreaths Across America Mobile Education Exhibit at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium on Tuesday. Mena High School & Mena Middle School students attended a program welcoming home Vietnam Veterans.
Senior ANNIKA THOMPSON led The Pledge of Allegiance. The Bearcat Bella's sang The National Anthem. Mrs. Coogan performed God Bless the USA & junior KRISTIAN PELLEGRINO played TAPS at the conclusion of the program.
