It was a fun jam-packed afternoon at the Economics from Hero to Hero day camp at Louise Durham Elementary! We acted out our own community, became specialists in an assembly line, played lots of games, and had a very special guest, Mayor Seth Smith!!!
The Sr. Ladycats are headed home after three days at the Harding Team Camp.
The MMS STEM Daily Challenge Summer Camp !
Up, Up, and Away!! Day two= success!! Our hard work paid off and every hot air balloon rose into the air!
The Mena Jr. Girls wrapped up the Harding Team Camp on Tuesday. Coach Goss said, "I saw tons of improvement and I'm very proud of their effort these 3 days."
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Day 3 of Summer School & STEAM camp at Holly Harshman Elementary!!
The MMS STEM Daily Challenge Summer Camp is underway !
Todays Challenge: Up, Up, and Away!
Students are challenged to create a hot air balloon using only a few resources. So far, they’re looking great!! But, our objective is to see if we can create a hot air balloon that will rise with less dense hot air. Tune in tomorrow to see our results!!
Day 1 of Creative Camp and our HEROES got to design and make their own keychains!
MENA GOLF,BASEBALL, SOFTBALL & TRACK ON THE MOVE FOR 22-24 CYCLE.
Conference alignments have been approved by the Arkansas Activities Association board of directors for tennis, golf, baseball, softball, track & field and soccer for the 2022-24 competition cycle.
Baseball, softball, soccer and track & field conferences are tentative as spring sports have until Dec. 1 to declare.
It was announced previously that Mena basketball would be moving to the 4A-4 as well & Mena football will be moving to the 4A-7....
Schedules for 2022-2023 are available on the website
https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics
There has been a change in the schedule for the Tabletop Gaming Summer Camp sessions at Mena High School. This camp will only meet June 27th through June 30th from 1:00pm to 4:00pm at Mena High School. The June 20th-23rd dates have been cancelled. If you have questions please email deedra.hooker@menaschools.org.
GETTING CLOSER EVERY DAY !!!
As of Monday morning the new turf project appears to be on schedule. Remember a paving project will follow & Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium will be open to the public at the conclusion of both projects. We will keep you posted on the progress..
The Arkansas Youth Fishing Federation has named Austin Rose and Jarrett Burger as the 2021-22 High School Anglers of the Year.
This is two years in a row that Austin and Jarrett have taken the top honor.
They will be competing in the High School National Championship on Lake Pickwick in Alabama June 22 - 25. Thanks to all the sponsors and all those that have supported and encouraged these young men.
The Mena Jr. and Sr. Girls are at the Harding Basketball Team Camp this week !!!
Friday is day two of the Whitt & Watkins Basketball Academy at the Union Bank Center !
Rich Mountain seems to be smiling about the sunny skies in this picture from the Mena Schools Weather Camera on Thursday. We're sure the crew working on the turf at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium are pleased as well... Remember that BCBS remains closed to the public for the next several weeks.
Follow the link to the weather cam 24 hours a day.
https://www.weatherbug.com/weather-camera/?cam=MNHCK
The Whitt & Watkins Basketball Academy began on Thursday at the Union Bank Center. The morning session is for 1st-8th grades & the afternoon session is for 9th-12th grades. It continues on Friday & Saturday. GO BEARCATS !!!
Mena Ladycat KENSEY ROSSON has been named to the SBLive All-State Softball Team. Rosson will be a Jr. in 2022/2023 & had .618 batting average with 1 homerun last season.
Read the article at the link below
https://news.scorebooklive.com/arkansas/2022/06/09/sblive-arkansas-all-state-softball-teams-benton-pitcher-allyssa-houston-is-player-of-the-year?fs=e&s=cl&fbclid=IwAR1U4mFVz0FCbqbnqhEA3hLWKnX6NSRItUHhZrQD0JJek6jPxw8Qov9_TDk
The Senior High Bearcats went to Ouachita Baptist University today for a team camp! Great reps , great work and should have some great film to learn off of! Go Bearcats and thanks to OBU for hosting and feeding our boys!
Mena leaders are attending training with the DeQueen Mena Education Service Cooperative at Degray State Park this week. Administrators from schools across the DMESC area are attending.
These HEROES will be coding pros in no time! Coding Camp continues at Louise Durham Elementary.
