Tuesday, December 28th
Kameron Hale Tournament at Lake Hamilton. Scores will be posted as soon as they are available.
Sr. Bearcats- 28
LR Catholic- 57
Jr. Ladycats- 26
Bryant- 10
Sr. Ladycats- 61
LR Hall- 20
Jr. Bearcats- 29
Nashville- 47
The Mena 7th grade basketball teams played at the Waldron Jamboree on Saturday.
Ladycats-15
Waldron-3
Ladycats-19
Mansfield-13
Bearcats-23
Waldron-18
Bearcats-10
Mansfield-12
The Sr. High teams played at Van Buren.
Van Buren - 52
Sr. Bearcats - 45
Van Buren - 43
Sr. Ladycats - 42
Coach Bentley has released the 2022 Mena Bearcat football schedule !
The Sr. Bearcats earned their first win of the season on Thursday at the Union Bank Center.
Sr. Bearcats - 42
Bauxite - 38
Mena will play in the Kameron Hale Tournament at Lake Hamilton on 12/28.
The Mena Ladycats picked up win #6 at the Union Bank Center on Thursday.
Sr. Ladycats - 34
Bauxite - 26
The girls will be back in action beginning 12/28 in the Kameron Hale Tournament at Lake Hamilton.
The Jr. Bearcats have climbed back to .500 with a win on Thursday at the Union Bank Center.
Jr. Bearcats - 46
Bauxite - 38
Mena is now 5-5 on the season & will be back in action at the Kameron Hale Tournament at Lake Hamilton on 12/28.
The Jr. Ladycats saw their five game win streak come to an end on Thursday at the Union Bank Center.
Jr. Ladycats - 21
Bauxite - 29
Mena is 7-5 on the season & will be back in action Dec. 28th in the Kameron Hale Tournament at Lake Hamilton.
The Mena Middle School Project Prevent Team met Wednesday to plan Spring events. Members also celebrated the season with games and breakfast. Merry Christmas from the MMS Project Prevent Team!
Mena Middle School 8th grade science students did a Snowman Stretch Christmas STEM challenge. They were given a limited number of supplies and a limited amount of time to create the tallest snowman possible. They had a blast and came up with some interesting snowman designs.
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.
