Mena High School Juniors and Seniors attended a Career Expo at UA Rich Mountain on Tuesday. Students were exposed to new and exciting career possibilities.
Mr. Steve , The Music Man, performed for Holly Harshman Elementary on Tuesday. The show is part of a social media awareness campaign by the Arkansas Department of Education where students are encouraged to be "CYBERWISE".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAl7QmtkWbI
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD8YaR-NN0IxWGytXBzcU5w
The Mena Jr. High basketball teams played at DeQueen on Monday.
Jr JV Ladycats - 11
DeQueen - 13
Jr Ladycats - 36
DeQueen - 30
Jr. Bearcats - 23
DeQueen - 27
Mena plays Bauxite on Thursday at the UBC .
Mrs. Frost's Leadership Students at MMS recently sponsored a contest in which Achieve classes were invited to decorate their classroom doors for the holiday season. The judges were retired Mena teachers and Administrators, John & Robin Ponder and Mike & Melissa Hobson. Winner of the 3rd place trophy was Mrs. Swall's class. The second place winners were the combined classes of Mrs. Billings, Mrs. Frost, and Mrs. Sikes. The first place classroom received the first place trophy and a hot cocoa party. The first place class was Mrs. Parnell's Self Contained classroom.
These Mena Jr. High Band students earned a seat in the All-Region Band this past weekend.
Flute
3rd Band 4th Chair Nayeli Piñon
Clarinet
3rd Band 12th Chair Olivia Perez
3rd Band 23rd Chair Tessa Williams
Alto Sax
3rd Band 3rd Chair Kaylle Gates
3rd Alt Ivan Sanchez
Tenor Sax
2nd Band 2nd Chair Tristan Hansen
Bassoon
2nd Band 2nd Chair Eric Decker
Trombone
3rd Band 2nd Chair Frank Smudrick
3rd Band 4th Chair Finleigh Robertson
Baritone
3rd Band 4th Chair Gage Henry
Tuba
3rd Band 8th Chair Dalton McEntire
Mena Basketball played at Fountain Lake on Friday.
Ladycats - 40
Ft. Lake -34
Bearcats - 29
Ft. Lake - 51
Both teams will be back in action on Tuesday when they face Alma at the Union Bank Center.
Michael from the Arkansas Attorney General's office spoke to students at Holly Harshman Elementary on Friday about internet safety.
https://arkansasag.gov/education-programs/internet-safety/
The Mena High School and Mena Middle School Special Olympics athletes were presented with their medals from the recent bowling competition on Friday in the Union Bank Center !
Congratulations to our second grade spelling bee winners!
1st Adaya Lindsey
2nd Zoey Werkhoven
Alternate Savannah Goodnight
It was a great night of music at the Performing Arts Center on Thursday. The Mena High School Concert Band & Jazz Band filled the facility with Christmas & as always it was well received by those who attended.
The Mena Middle School Band performed their Christmas Concert for the public on Thursday. The large crowd in the Performing Arts Center responded with thunderous applause.
The Mena Beginner Band knocked it out of the park on Thursday night at the Performing Arts Center. They performed several holiday classics as a part of their Christmas Concert.
The Jr. Ladycats improved to 6-4 on the season with a win on Thursday at the Union Bank Center.
Jr. Ladycats - 26
Ft. Lake - 20
The girls return to the court on Monday at DeQueen. Games begin at 4:30pm. GO LADYCATS !!!
The Mena Jr. Boys fought off a fourth quarter comeback to win on Thursday at the Union Bank Center.
Jr. Bearcats - 34
Ft. Lake - 31
The boys improve to 4-4 & are back in action on Monday at DeQueen. GO BEARCATS!!!
The MENA HIGH SCHOOL Book Clubs met on Thursday and received their copy of the upcoming books! The clubs meet biweekly at lunchtime in the library.
Mena Coaches have selected #20, Grayson Fairless, and #2, Tre McMellon, as the Farm Bureau Insurance Players of the Month
for November.
Grayson is a Senior this year and plays Center for the Lady Cats. She averaged 18.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1 assist, and 2 steals per
contest, for the first 6 games of the season. She has already accepted a scholarship to play basketball for the Ouachita Baptist
Lady Tigers next year! She plans to pursue a pre-med degree and then become a Doctor of Pharmacy, through the U of A system.
Grayson is the daughter of Loyd and Angela Fairless of Hatfield.
Tre is also a Senior this year and plays Point Guard for the Bearcats. He is the son of Jennifer and Chris McMellon. Tre averaged
9.5 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals per game, for the 5 games Mena played in November. Tre plans to attend UWI Welding School in Pottsville, upon his graduation from MHS and become a pipeline welder.
Shown presenting Grayson and Tre with their Player of the Month game balls are, local Farm Bureau agent, Nathan Fowler,
and Bearcat Head Coach, Randy Peters.
Farm Bureau Insurance is a proud supporter of Mena High School athletics!!!!
Congratulations to the first grade spelling bee winners at Louise Durham Elementary.!
1st place Ava Vaughn
2nd place Gracie Ludwig
Alternate Adalynn McElveen
The Mena High School Bearcat Chorus filled the Performing Arts Center with Christmas cheer on Tuesday. Performing "Have a Holly, Jolly Christmas", "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree", "White Christmas" & "Carol of the Bells". The final song of the night featured the chorus & the Bearcat Bellas on "Christmas Cannon Rock". If you were not there you missed a great performance by a very talented group of students.
The Bearcat Bellas were the highlight of the evening on Tuesday at the Union Bank Center. Performing "All I Want for Christmas is You", "Santa Baby" & "White Winter Hymnal" which drew the biggest applause of the night. Great job Bellas !!!
The Mena 7th & 8th Grade Choir performed their Christmas concert for the public on Tuesday at the Performing Arts Center. They sang "Jingle Bell Rock", "Run, Run Rudolph" & "Feliz Navidad" for the large crowd. They did a great job busting out those tunes !!!
