Mena School District

January is School Board Member Recognition Month in Arkansas ! School board members play an essential role in our community. Mena joins with other districts in Arkansas in celebration of our board by thanking them for the time, talents, and knowledge they bring to our district and for their commitment to the families and children of our community. Elected school board members give our citizens a voice in education decision making. The members serving our district are as follows: KYLE CANNON SUSAN ROWELL TODD AYNES ROBBY HINES EDD PUCKETT CLINT MONTGOMERY PHILLIP WILSON https://governor.arkansas.gov/.../2021_Arkansas_School...

January is School Board Member Recognition Month in Arkansas ! School board members play an essential role in our community. Mena joins with other districts in Arkansas in celebration of our board by thanking them for the time, talents, and knowledge they bring to our district and for their commitment to the families and children of our community. Elected school board members give our citizens a voice in education decision making. The members serving our district are as follows: KYLE CANNON SUSAN ROWELL TODD AYNES ROBBY HINES EDD PUCKETT CLINT MONTGOMERY PHILLIP WILSON https://governor.arkansas.gov/.../2021_Arkansas_School...

Sign-ups for the 2022-2023 Cheerleading teams will begin on Tuesday. If you have any questions about cheerleading or becoming the mascot, see Coach Hughes in room 315 or Email andrea.hughes@menaschools.org

Friday, January 14, 2022 Clubs & Activities: Friday - No after school Quiz Bowl practice today. Quiz Bowl practices will resume after school on Tuesday. Sci-Fi club meeting in the library now during enrichment. Sports: Friday - SH girls/boys Basketball vs Malvern at UBC has been canceled. Saturday - SH girls/boys basketball @ Idabel has been canceled Students, a reminder that there is no school this coming Monday, January 17. Sign-ups for the 2022-2023 Cheerleading teams will begin on Tuesday. If you have any questions about cheerleading or becoming the mascot, see Coach Hughes in room 315. Attention current 10th and 11th graders - JAG Applications are now available for the 2022-23 school year for next’s year seniors and juniors. Online applications are available at karenpurvis.wixsite.com/mhsjag, enrichment google classroom, or your email. You can pick up a printed application from Karen Purvis, room 403. Completed applications are due on Monday, February 14. Any questions, please contact Mrs. Purvis in room 403 or email her - karen.purvis@menaschools.org. JAG meeting for current 10th graders interested in participating in JAG in your junior year on Wednesday, January 19 in room 403 during Enrichment. Seniors, please check Google Classroom for information on Winter Formal. The scheduled date for Winter Formal is Saturday, February 12. If you are interested in being considered for the yearbook staff for the 2022-2023 school year, please pick up an application in Mr. Philpot’s room 205. Completed applications must be turned back in by next Thursday, January 20, to be considered. The FBLA Spring District Leadership Conference has been postponed to Wednesday, February 9th. FBLA will meet next Thursday, January 20th, to discuss details. The FFA is now doing sign-ups for the spring Career Development Event competitions. CDE's include Forestry, Equine, Nursery/Landscape, Meats,Vet. Science, Livestock Judging, Food Science, Ag Mechanics, and Electricity. See Mr. Maye or Mr. Goodnight for more information. All students who arrive at school after the first bell will need to enter through the front doors of the school. We will no longer be admitting anyone into the building through the patio doors throughout the school day. We have returned to our pre-Covid check-out policy, as stated in the student handbook: A student may only check out if the parent or guardian comes to the office to sign the student out; the only exception is if there is a doctor or dentist appointment, the parent may call but a written verification form must be provided upon reentry. Be sure to order your 2022 Mena High School Yearbook for its current price of $60 while you can! The final deadline to order a yearbook is January 28. See Mr. Philpot for more information on yearbook orders. Seniors, be sure to fill out the 2022 Who’s Who ballot and the Mr and Ms Bearcat ballot that can be found on the Class of 2022 Google Classroom page. The deadline to vote is today. Results will be part of the 2022 MHS Yearbook. TUTORING This week we will resume the after-school library hours. Please note that this semester the library will close at 6 pm Monday - Thursday instead of 7 pm and Saturday tutoring will only be available by appointment. If you do not sign up for Saturday tutoring using the form that is emailed to you by Ms. Catlett every week there will not be a teacher available for that Saturday session. The schedule for the week of Jan 10th is: Monday: Ms. Hooker 3:45 to 6 Tuesday: Mrs. Hoyle:3:45 pm to 6 pm Wednesday: NO TUTORING - HS Staff Meeting Thursday: Mrs. Hoyle 3:45: to 6 pm Saturday: Mrs. Hoyle 9 am to Noon (by appointment) This is time that you can use to study, gather for a group meeting, use our new makerspace, or get help with assignments. If you sign up for it before the end of school, snacks will be provided. Saturday tutoring must be signed up for by Friday, the google form can be found in the email sent to you from Ms. Catlett. Math tutoring will be each morning from 7:00-7:45, and each Monday- Wednesday after school until 4:15. Ms. Hendrix will be tutoring after school on Thursdays until 5:15. Students, as we work toward keeping everyone healthy and safe here at Mena High School, please do not come to school with Flu like or COVID-like symptoms. -Positive COVID cases will have to ISOLATE for 10 days before returning to school -IF you wear a mask correctly and have been identified as a Close Contact, you will not have to quarantine. -If not wearing a mask, and you have been identified as a Close Contact, you will have to be quarantined for 7-10 days if you have NOT been vaccinated. Lunch Menus: https://menaschools.nutrislice.com/ Seniors, If you are going to UARM for college, please check your class of 2022 Google classroom for a scholarship from Remax Mena Real Estate. Deadline is May 1, 2022 and the amount is $500.

Wednesday, January 12th The Mena Sr. High basketball teams were scheduled to host Malvern this Friday but those games have been cancelled... The Jr. High games at Malvern on Thursday have also been cancelled. Earlier this week the games scheduled for Saturday the 15th were cancelled. Including the 7th grade & Jr. High games against Waldron as well as the Sr. High games at Idabel. See the complete schedule on the website at this link https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics

Mena Students competed in the Elementary Chess tournament on Tuesday at the DeQueen/Mena Educational Service Cooperative. Congratulations to Brady Jones who finished 2nd overall. Others who participated Include Wyeth Weber Michael Benson Cooper Heath Kaylee Cox Avori Gortemiller

Tuesday, January 11th Unfortunately we have another cancellation to report. The 7th grade & Jr. High basketball games scheduled for this Saturday against Waldron have been cancelled.

This January, take a culinary journey in the Mena High School cafeteria. We will explore globally inspired flavors the next 5 months! First up: Mediterranean inspired flavors. Our Mediterranean Grain Bowl features beef meatballs, quinoa, lentils, crumbled feta, tzatziki, topped with fresh vegetables.

MMS ANNOUNCEMENTS Wednesday, January 12th I. There will be no school next Monday, January 17th II. There will be an FFA meeting in the Ag Building tomorrow during Achieve. This meeting is for students interested in participating in the FFA Trap Shooting Team. To be eligible, you must be an FFA member and possess a Hunter’s Education Card. III. Any boy or girl currently in 7th or 8th grade that is interested in participating in Track this semester, will meet with Coach Dover tomorrow during Achieve, in the gym. IV. The Winter Dance scheduled for next Tuesday is cancelled due to the current Covid situation. We will reschedule the dance, once the numbers improve. V. Lunch Menu: Main Line - Chicken Wings Pizza Line - Pizza, Deli Sandwich Concession Line - Chef Salad, PBJ, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Chicken Sandwich

Two Mena teams competed in the Jr. High Quiz Bowl Tournament at Cossatot today. Mena "A" placed 3rd Mena "B" placed 4th Those participating included: Tiffiny Cavelli Parker Koppein Denton Warner Valentime Reppo Elijah Smith Abigail Koppein Isabel Vacca Dorian Knight Charleigh Self Reagan Gates Destiny Hogan GO BEARCATS !!!

Working on those ball skills at Mena Middle School on Monday !

Last Thursday Mr. Charles Morgan announced several changes to the band schedule in the coming weeks & today he announced that the band will not be attending the 4 States Bandmaster's Clinic this week. Those earlier changes included the cancelation of the High School Region Auditions which were rescheduled for virtual tryouts on Jan. 18th-Jan. 21. The High School & Middle School region concert clinic scheduled for Jan. 21-22 is canceled & the High School & Middle School jazz clinic schedule for Jan. 28-29 is canceled.

Monday, January 17th will be a day of professional development for teachers. This means that students will not be attending school on this date. See the complete school calendar at the link https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/.../Calendar_2021-2022...

A 15-session ACT Prep Course will be offered to juniors starting Wednesday, January 19th. Details can be found in the attached links. If your child would like to enroll in this course, please contact Colby Singleton by Friday, January 14th at colby.singleton@menaschools.org. Onto College Schedule https://docs.google.com/.../1H-xAWCz0Y3.../edit... Family Communication Letter https://docs.google.com/.../152kMscBY3GtrIf7cns.../edit...

The Mena Sr. Basketball Teams played Arkadelphia at the Union Bank Center on Friday. Bearcats - 46 Arkadelphia - 66 The Bearcats are now 2-9 on the season and 1-3 in conference play. The teams continue conference play on Tuesday at Hope.

The Mena Sr. Basketball Teams played Arkadelphia at the Union Bank Center on Friday. Ladycats - 34 Arkadelphia - 28 The Ladycats are now 8-6 on the season and 3-1 in conference play. The teams continue conference play on Tuesday at Hope.

GO LADYCATS !!!

Mena Coaches select #45, Emmi Hines, and #14, Caleb Peters, as the Farm Bureau Insurance Players of the Month for December 2021. Emmi is a Junior, Forward, for the Lady Cats and in December, she averaged 4.7 points, 4.2 rebounds, and shot 100% from the free throw line. She was also selected to the Kameron Hale All-Tournament team at Lake Hamilton recently. Emmi is the daughter of Robbie and Sherri Hines. After graduation, she hopes to attend college on a volleyball scholarship and study Accounting. Caleb is a Senior, Guard, for the Bearcats and he averaged 11 points, 3 steals, and 4 assists per contest. He is the son of Brandon and Mary Peters. Caleb enjoys playing video games when he is not involved in school sports. He plans to attend UA Rich Mountain next year and eventually complete his Business degree at a 4 year University. Shown presenting Caleb and Emmi with their game balls are, Bearcat Head Coach, Randy Peters, and local Farm Bureau agent, Nikki Cureton. Farm Bureau Insurance is a proud supporter of Mena High School athletics!!

Thursday, January 6th The Mena Jr. High basketball teams played at Arkadelphia. Jr. Ladycats - 35 Arkadelphia - 42 Jr. Bearcats - 36 Arkadelphia - 28 The Jr. Bearcats & Jr. Ladycats return to the court on Thursday, January 13th at Malvern.

Mr. Charles Morgan has announced a few changes in the Mena Band schedule including Jan. 8th- The High School Region Auditions are canceled and rescheduled for virtual tryouts on Jan. 18th-Jan. 21 Jan. 21-22 High School & Middle School region concert clinic is canceled. Jan. 28-29 High School & Middle School jazz clinic is canceled.