Mena High School Seniors Austin Rose and Jarrett Burger took 1st place and Big Bass on Lake Dardanelle Sunday in the Arkansas Youth Fishing Federation High School Tournament!!! They put over 7pounds between them and the 2nd place team! Keep it going!!!!!
Go Mena Basscats!!!!!
There will be a Senior Parent meeting on Wednesday, April 13th at 5:30pm in the MHS cafeteria. Parents may park in the student parking lot and enter through the cafeteria doors. The meeting is regarding supervision and help with After-Prom.
Week 4 Matt Thomas - State Farm Agent player of the week went to Senior Blake Brown. This is the 2nd time this season Blake has earned this award. Brown pitched 6 strong innings on the road at Nashville last Friday as the Bearcats beat the Scrappers. Congratulations Blake Brown
Mena Softball, Baseball & Soccer were all in action on Friday.
Ladycat Softball - 7
Hope - 1
Bearcat Baseball -16
Hope - 6
Ladycat Soccer - 0
Bauxite - 4
Bearcat Soccer - 5
Bauxite - 4
https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics
Tracy Price and Shanae Rocha from Healthy Connections taught HHE how to care for our teeth today. Thank you so much, ladies!!
BEARCAT BASKETBALL RECEIVES AWARD OF EXCELLENCE!
When any varsity sports team concludes the season without any ejections being assessed to a coach, participant, school official, parent or other fan, the school submits a request form for an “Award of Excellence” for a specific AOA registered sport. The request may be submitted. AOA registered team sports include: baseball, basketball, football, soccer, softball, volleyball, and wrestling.
FREE physicals for Mena athletes May 19th, 2022!
Friday was the last day of Arkansas children’s week.
At Louise Durham Mrs. Taylor's class celebrated with a beach day with cotton candy and snow cones.
Congratulations to the Mena Middle School Band!
They received two 1st Division ratings and one 2nd Division, for a composite 1st Division score, from our Concert Performance judges and a 1st Division rating from our Sightreading Judge at the Region VIII assessment on Thursday. This makes Mena Middle School a Sweepstakes Band for the 2021-2022 school year.
The Mena Sr. High Ladycats & Bearcats competed at the Gaile Hainley Relays on Waldron on Thursday.
JAKE BROTHERTON led the Bearcats by winning the shot put & discus competition. The boys finished 4th as a team & the girls finished 9th.
See complete results at the link below.
https://ar.milesplit.com/meets/454349-gaile-hainley-relays-2022/results
Big second inning fuels Bearcat Baseball win !
Mena Bearcats - 8
Mt. Ida - 7
Mena improves to 5-8 on the season & will play Hope at Union Bank Park on Friday.
https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=24460
Mena Softball played on the road conference game on Thursday.
Mena Ladycats - 4
Nashville -9
Mena is now 8-5/5-4 and will face Hope on Friday at 4:30pm at Union Bank Park!
https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=24459
Preschools students at Louise Durham Elementary held a parade on Thursday to celebrate Arkansas Children’s Week!
To help us prepare, please complete the following survey if you plan to attend.
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The Department of Agriculture wishes to congratulate the high-point individuals from each Career Development Event that was held at Southern Arkansas University for the Southern District CDE's. Because of the students' hard work and dedication, each student will receive a $1,000 scholarship to SAU which was made possible by the SAU Foundation among others invested in FFA. Good luck at the state contest on Friday!
Claire Walston is from Mena High School. She was the high-point individual in the Livestock Judging contest. One big goal that Claire wants to achieve is to become an All-American Junior College Livestock Judge. After college, she would like to become a 4-H Extention Agent for Polk County and operate her own show pig operation called Grand Drive Genetics! I love all the memories that I have made in FFA with my friends and ag teachers.
Mena Softball earned a big conference win on Wednesday.
Ladycats - 12
Arkadelphia - 4
Mena is in third place at 5-2 & will play at the number two team, Nashville, today at 4:30pm.
Cindy Standridge escorted a group of her Mena High School students to the CTE Experience Day at the Arkansas Career Development Center on Tuesday. Auston Kirkendoll, Mathew Grossman, and Noah Snider were exposed to the hospitality industry, a driving simulator, carpentry, welding & more.
Congratulations to the Bearcat Bellas who earned a Division 1 rating & 2nd place for small treble ensemble at the state competition on Tuesday. The Bellas include
Miranda Burt
Abi Koppein
Emily Dodson
Holiday Neufeld
Jaeli Fields
Yennyte Tecson
Shantal Tecson
Isabel Adams
Celeste Ashcraft & Heather Catlett represented the Mena Public Schools at the University of Arkansas Teacher Career Fair recently.
Teacher recruitment has become a high priority & the duo was sharing information with this year's graduates.
