Mr. Mike Godfrey from UA Rich Mountain spoke to Mena High School students on Thursday about opportunities to earn their CDL after graduation. The course is available through the Arkansas Trucking Academy & UARM.

Theatre II students performed the Poe Show for Mena High School English classes on Wednesday

A group of Mena High School students recently participated in a career technical event at UA Rich Mountain!

The Mena Ladycats led at the half but lost a close game on Monday at the Union Bank Center. Final Mena Ladycats-34 Van Buren-37 Mena is back in action on Tuesday @ Foreman. https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics...

Congratulations to the following high school students for making the All Region Jazz Band: Carter Cossey- 1st alternate, alto saxophone Logan Shone- 2nd alternate, alto saxophone Jesse Garcia- 1st alternate, bass trombone Cason Bowling- 1st band, 5th chair trumpet Alexia Minzel- 1st band, 2nd chair drumset Hudson Vacca- 1st band, 1st chair piano Congratulations to the following students who qualified to try out for the Arkansas All-State Band. Cason Bowling- Trumpet Alexia Minzel- Drumset Hudson Vacca- Piano

The MMS Project Prevent Team challenged their peers to take the pledge to be Nicotine Free and asked what they are thankful for. The pledges and thankful responses were listed individually and displayed on feathers on the Turkey to welcome families for Thanksgiving Lunch.

November 17th is National Preemie Day. Mena Middle School students and staff showed their support by donating $1 to wear a cap/hat to school for the day. MMS FBLA was able to raise $50 for the March of Dimes to support premature babies and their families.

The Mena football season came to an end on Friday night at Ozark. Ozark - 45 Mena Bearcats - 7

The Sr. Bearcats lost 70-56 to Paris at the Lamar Basketball Classic on Wednesday. Mena is now 1-1 on the season and will play at Lakeside on November 15th. https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=20089

The Mena Bearcats beat Lamar 79-49 in their first game of the season on Monday. Mena will play Paris on Wednesday at 7:45pm at the Lamar Classic. 7th Grade Bearcats - 32 Cossatot - 11 7th Grade Ladycats - Won Cossatot - Jr. High Ladycats - Won Cossatot - Jr. High Bearcats - 46 Cossatot - 51

The Mena Bearcats secured a spot in the playoffs on Saturday with a 28-21 win over Waldron. Mena improves their record to 5-5 and will play at Ozark this Friday. https://scorebooklive.com/arkansas/football/brackets/2646

The Mena Jr. High Bearcats played their final game of the 2022 football season on Thursday. Mena Jr. Bearcats - 40 Hackett - 12 (photo's by tara cartwright)

Congratulations to the 2022 Mena Ladycats on a fantastic season. They finished with a record of 33-4. Their conference record was an undefeated 16-0. They also advanced to the Semi-Finals of the 4A State Tournament Individual Honors: Volleyball All-State: Madi Lyle Emmi Hines Katie Valdovinos Carmen Puckett Volleyball All-State All-Tournament Team: Madi Lyle Emmi Hines Volleyball All-Conference: Emily Leonard Avery Cannon Emily Maechler Emma Threlkeld Caroline Cannon Reese Montgomery

The Mena Bearcats lost a close one on Friday at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadum. Ashdown won the game 15-12 and Mena wraps up the regular season this Friday at Waldron.

The Mena Ladycats were defeated by Shiloh Christian in the semi-finals of the 4A Volleyball State Tournament this afternoon, 3 sets to 1. This ends the 2022 season for the Ladycats, but not after being undefeated conference champs and making it within one game of the state finals. Family and friends greeted and hugged the Ladycat players as the came out of the locker room after the game.

The Jr. Bearcats got back on the winning track Thursday with an 18-6 victory over Ashdown. Mena will be back in action on November 1st when the play Hackett at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium. (photos by tara cartwright)

The Mena Ladycats defeated Ft. Lake 3-0 on Tuesday. They will be back in action on Thursday when the paly Arkadelphia at the UBC. https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=19738&page_no=2

Science Night at MMS is coming up!

Red Ribbon Week will be here before you know it and Louise Durham Elementary is excited to announce the following dress up days for this year! Red Ribbon Week will be from October 24th to the 28th. Please see the following dress up days below: Monday- No school Tuesday- Follow your Dreams, be Drug Free! (Pajama Day) Wednesday- Catch the Drug Free Wave Wednesday! (Beach/Vacation/Hawaiian Dress) Thursday- I'm too Bright for Drugs! (Wear Bright Colors/Neon/Tie dye) Friday- Team up to Celebrate Life, by being a Drug Free Mena Bearcat (Dress like Twins/Teams in Bearcat Colors)

Mena played their first conference game on Friday and had no answers for Arkadelphia. The Bearcats lost by a score of 7-54 and have a record of 3-2/0-1. Mena is on the road again next week at Nashville.