The Holly Harshman Elementary 3rd Grade qualifiers from each classroom competed in the grade level spelling bee on Friday. Congratulations to
3rd Grade:
1st place: Eden Ward
2nd place: Avori Gortemiller
Alternate: Peyton Sanchez
They will compete in the Polk County Spelling Bee on Tuesday, January 18th.
The Holly Harshman Elementary 5th Grade qualifiers from each classroom competed in the grade level spelling bee on Friday. Congratulations to
1st place: Brayden Wimberly
2nd place: Kinley Cox
Alternate: Brandi Miller
They will compete in the Polk County Spelling Bee on Tuesday, January 18th.
The Mena Jr. Boys pulled out a win on Thursday at the Union Bank Classic.
Jr. Bearcats - 44
Dierks - 40
The boys will play Cossatot on Saturday at 4:45pm at the Union Bank Center.
The Union Bank Classic got underway on Thursday at the Union Bank Center. The Jr. Ladycats battled back from an early deficit but lost the free throw battle in the final minutes.
Jr. Ladycats -31
Dierks - 37
The Mena girls will face Cossatot at 3:30pm..
Mena Middle School students from various leadership organizations such as FBLA, FCCLA,Yearbook, Project Prevent, Leadership and Service Learning donated some of their time on Wednesday ringing the bell for Salvation Army.
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A huge shout out is in order for Jesse Garcia & Sanctified Design Studio! Jesse created & donated a new banner for the Esports room at Mena High School. T The students were excited to to add some color and character to the bland walls.
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The Bearcats trailed by three at the half & Waldron pulled away in the second half.
Sr. Bearcats - 47
Waldron - 57
The boys will play Hot Springs on Thursday at 5:30pm in the first round of the Hot Springs Invitational.
https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics...
The Sr. Ladycats sprinted to an early lead & never looked back on Tuesday at the Union Bank Center.
Sr. Ladycats - 52
Waldron - 21
The girls will face Russellville at 4:00pm on Thursday in the first round of the Hot Springs Invitational.
The Jr. Bearcats played Waldron on Tuesday at the Union Bank Center. The teams swapped the lead throughout the game.
Jr. Bearcats - 41
Waldron - 34
The Jr. Boys will play next on Thur. in the Union Bank Classic. Mena will face Dierks at 7:45pm
The Jr. Ladycats played a nail biter on Tuesday in Mena.
Jr. Ladycats - 14
Waldron - 16
The Jr. Ladycats are back in action on Thursday in the Union Bank Classic. They will play Dierks at 4:00pm in the Union Bank Center.
MMS Project Prevent Team members spent their lunch on Tuesday spreading the nicotine free message. Members visited the local Humane Society, pet groomers and veterinarian offices. Members shared posters and brochures to encourage pet owners to not smoke around pets.
The Fall Newsletter is in the mail. If you reside in the Mena School District it should be arriving in your mailbox soon. If you're impatient follow the link to read online.
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1cClJnbQn0drr3iy4vIyASHRUE7fswjb9
You are invited !!!
Congratulations to Mena High School Sophomore CLAIRE WALSTON !
5th place individual in the National 4-H Workout Contest. The contest was offered as a collaborative effort between Livestockjudging.com and 4-H. It consisted of 11 classes of various livestock species that competed in the North American International Livestock Expedition in Louisville, Kentucky earlier this month. Classes of livestock were video-taped during the show and then posted online for 4-H youth from all over the United States to judge and place in a virtual judging contest. Claire is the daughter of Matt and Heather Walston and is a member of the Hatfield 4-H Green Team.
Christmas lunch details !
3rd Grade & new students were assigned to their new house teams on Friday during the Live School Bid Day event at Holly Harshman Elementary. Each student is a part of the Radioactive Raptors, the Intimidators, Swamp Cats or the Electric Elite. The Radioactive Raptors have an early lead but it is a close race so far. Houses will compete with one another in various ways throughout the year.
Polk County Farm Bureau Women donated a book, "Tales of the Dairy Godmother", to Holly Harshman Elementary Library on Friday. Bridget Martin and Debbie Miller from Polk County Cooperative Extension Service taught a lesson on dairy and beef cattle. HHE 5th graders enjoyed parfaits and got to feed a baby calf!
Congratulations to those 5th grade Bearcats on winning the food drive battle this week at Holly Harshman Elementary. Over 440 items were donated & the 5th grade led the way with 219 items donated. This food will be sent home for the thanksgiving break as a part of the backpack program.
The Mena High School National English Honor Society students have a goal of completing a service project in each of the schools in the district this year. The members voted on projects and on Friday they had Thanksgiving activities with students at Holly Harshman Elementary.
