Mena Senior High Cheer team attended a National Cheer Association team camp at Hendrix College in Conway this past week! They received many team and individual awards and recognitions including: Sharp for Sophia Award SAFE Stunting Award 2nd Place in Cheer Competition Qualification for Nationals Kiylee Hughes & Shantal Tecson were named NCA All American Cheerleaders. Patience Ferguson was selected by NCA staff to tryout to teach for them next summer. Cheerleaders selected by NCA staff to tryout for All American Cheerleaders: Joey Decker Hailey Emerson Patience Ferguson Amy Gragg Kiylee Hughes Cloey Massey Shantal Tecson Sophia Vacca

The Mena Jr. High Cheerleaders attended camp at Hendrix this week. They worked on many skills and made many improvements. They have worked so hard and it has paid off! Five girls were nominated for All American Cheerleader: Chloe Cossey Bre Crider Rayleigh Goodnight Trinity Aviles Lily Kate Doughty. As a team Mena earned most improved, a stunt safe award, a bid to Nationals, a spirit stick, and 1st place for the Jr High Band Chant!

Out with the old & in with the new! Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium is closed to the public till further notice.

The Little Ladycats Camp got underway on Wednesday at the Union Bank Center. It was a great first day with 60 campers. We will welcome any new campers Thursday, $30.

Mena Public Schools will offer breakfast and/or lunch to anyone 18 and under free of charge beginning June 6th,2022 through June 30th 2022. Locations are: Louise Durham Elementary 106 N. Reine in Mena on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Mena Middle School, 700 S Morrow St. Monday -Thursday. Times are 8:00am to 8:30am for breakfast, 12:00pm to 12:30pm for lunch.

The Mena Public Schools Year End Celebration was held on Tuesday in the Performing Arts Center. A number of employees were recognized for their years of service. 1 YEAR MADYSON BIRTCHER JAMIE GROGAN WANALYNN ALEXANDER JORDAN BAILEY REAGAN BLACK ALEXA BREWER BRIANNE BURFORD CHRISTIE CHANDLER VINCENT COLEMAN LANA COOGAN HANNAH CRAFTON SHANDA CRAIG CARRI CRANFORD AUDRA CUMMINGS SHELBY GARCIA ERIN GRANT LEANNA HARPER JESSICA HUGHES AMBER LABERTEW SHANNON LYLE KRISTEN MANASCO MALLORY MCCONNELL CHERISH MICHAEL ABBY MINTON ISAAC MINTON REAGAN PETERS ASHLKEY PREGON JAQUELINE REDFEARN LISA ROBERTS KRISTI SCHULLER AILEEN SIRKIS KATHRYN SMITH ABIGAIL TILLEY TIMOTHY WALSTON COURTNEY WARREN ERIKA WILLIAMS BRIANNA PETERS LIBERTY JACOT 5 YEAR SARAH BILLINGS RACHEL CARTER DANIEL HENDRIX ALYSSA HOSTETLER CHARMAINE MARTIN KENNEDY MCCORMICK JILL NEWBOLT CYNTIA STANDRIDGE LEAH TAYLOR 10 YEAR KRYSTAL BOYD PEGGY FOSTER LORRIE HENRY TIFFANY LUTTMER AMY MONTGOMERY LINDA SHELLEY TERESA TORIX SCOTT WRIGHT 15 YEARS CE;ESTE ASHCRAFT DIANNE HUNTER MITCH MILNE SHERMA PETERS DEE SMITH HEATHER GOSS 25 YEARS STACI BROOKS DALYNNE RANDOLPH NATHAN STONE 30+ YEARS LEO BARGE TODD COOGAN TERESA CLARK BECKY RICHARDSON MEGAN TIBBS BRYAN MAYE PATTY OGLESBY ANNITA HENDRIX RETIREES RODNEY PURVIS LINDA COLLINS JIMMA HOLDER KAREN PURVIS

Mrs. Sikes is very pleased with her 6th Grade Top 3 Timed Test Typists: 1st place Brynlee Bahr - 73 WPM 2nd place Bryer Landrum - 68 WPM 3rd place: Alec Erickson -67 WPM

The HHE Boys Group visited Phillip Hatley’s farm today! The Thank you Mr. Phillip and Mrs. Ann for everything! WE really enjoyed it!

Mrs. Warren's class at Louise Durham Elementary is celebrating the end of second grade cozied up by the fire at Camp Read S'more!

Mrs. Barrett’s class at Holly Harshman Elementary enjoyed their final field trip at Phillip Hatley’s farm! Thank you Mr. Phillip and Mrs. Ann for everything!

Several Family and Consumer Science students at Mena High School have completed the training and passed the exam to earn the ServSafe Food Handler Certification. Those students include: Gabe Corcoran Joseph McLellan Dennison Reed Ashlyn Seaton Logan Shone Kenny Smudrick Londyn Wagner Caroline Cannon (Pictured) Lukas Charbonnier (Pictured) Eisayah Day (Pictured) Connor Efird Abigail Felix (Pictured) Isaiah Renard Ashlynne Self (Pictured) Shantal Tecson (Pictured) Marixa Delgado Addi Dollar Oliviana Ortiz Elizabeth Williams Haylie Harmon Lilian Kaliwoda Vanessa Ludlow Jessica Nicholson Brooklyn Pennington Richard Sanchez Summer Venable

Holly Harshman Elementary held their End of Year Assembly on Wednesday in the Performing Arts Center. If you were unable to attend you can watch it now on the Mena Public Schools You Tube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IsBluYWQ4M

Mena Pre K Graduation was held Tuesday evening in the Performing Arts Center. What a great look group of young people. We can't wait to see what the rest of their journey with us has in store.

The Junior Ladycat’s competed in Spring Queen where they were tested in vertical, mile, 400, 100, squat, bench, power clean and push press. Several girls met the challenge. Including Elliott Dugan, Ava Fields, Emmi Hensley, Chloe Stepp, Kylene Denton, Alayna Gilbert, Pascha Wistrand, Kate Wilson, Anabelle Peters, Jayden Cox, Chloe Hooper. Kylene Denton was crowned our Spring Queen.

The Mena High School Class of 2022 graduated in front of a packed house at the Union Bank Center on Saturday. Good luck graduates. You will be missed !

Graduation practice was held Friday morning at Mena High School. Don't forget that commencement will be Saturday at 10:00am in the Union Bank Center. Doors will open at 9:30am & overflow will be in the Performing Arts Center if necessary.

Leanna Harper's students at Louise Durham Elementary have been discussing motors and their function in boats and cars.

The Mena High School Senior Success Assembly was held on Wednesday to celebrate seniors who have made their decisions on college, trade school, military or work force. THOSE WHO PLAN TO ATTEND COLLEGE. Morgan Caldwell Jeremiah Kelley Cadence Barnes Danielle Hill Annika Thompson Austin Rose Angel Rodriguez Taylor Thacker Karlie Bailey Grayson Fairless Alexis Williams Cassidy Ashcraft Allison Bates Miranda Bump Katie Benefield Jaimeson Biard Christina Gragg Alexyss Hilderbrand Samuel Cross Rachel Wilson Sarah Grenier Amanda Booth Travis Thrailkill Avery Powell Vanessa Vue Brenna Smith Bethany Godwin Sarah Simmons Navya Morris Liberty Sharp Caleb Peters Olivia Betz Jett Baber Allison Ogden Carleigh Smart Ian Hughes Luke Montgomery Breanna Hall Brenden Brown Jaiden Milam Blake Brown Jacob Deramus Caleb Jones Lexi Dilbeck Antoni Sobolesky Abri Evangelista Jake Brotherton William Davis THOSE CHOOSING A MILITARY CAREER Nathaniel Jewell Michael Auces Zackery Grafton William White Gage Gorden THOSE WITH PLANS TO ENTER THE TRADES Billy Kirkendoll Mathew Grossman Noah Snider Christina Ortiz Brice Metrejean Caitlyn Rode Adrian Perez

Mrs. Johnson's 8th grade math students had the opportunity to choose between a variety of projects to showcase the skills they have learned over the course of the year. Students could create grid drawings with scale factor, create logos with slope, plan a dinner party for 10 guests, or create a pythagorean spiral. Some students went above and beyond and brought some of their menu items to share with the class.

There's no friends like playground friends. These four were having a great time at Holly Harshman Elementary !