
January 16, 2025
 The Mena Band had an outstanding day on Wednesday at All Region Band Auditions at Fort Smith Southside. 12 students tried out and all 12 students made it, with 7 of those qualifyi...

January 15, 2025
 Congratulations to Mena High School Sophomore CLOHE BOWLES on receiving the Diamond Award for outstanding AE students across the state.       Students are nominated for the Diamon...

December 18, 2024
 In today's Superintendent's Address Dr. Lee Smith acknowledges a generous donation towards unpaid meal charges.   

December 18, 2024
 The Mena School Board met for their regular December meeting on Tuesday in the District Administration Building.      The Meeting began with the Superintendent’s Report. Dr. Lee S...

December 16, 2024
 Have you received the Mena Public Schools Fall Newsletter in the mail? If not you can read it below. 

December 11, 2024
 Congratulations to the following students for making the Region 8 Junior High All Region Band   Vaughn Vacca- Alto Saxophone    Lars Woods- Tuba    Ashton Loyd- Trombone        Co...

December 7, 2024
 We are excited to announce that the 2024-2025 school year application for Polk County Virtual Academy is now open! This is a fantastic opportunity for students to receive a high-q...

December 2, 2024
 Post season honors have been released for Mena Bearcat football!   ***As voted on by the 4-4A Conference Coaches***       4A All State      Michael Sullivan    Sean Sullivan    Ma...

November 22, 2024
 November is National Family Literacy Month. This is an opportunity to highlight the importance of reading and learning for the entire family. On November 7th, Judge Brandon Elliso...

November 21, 2024
 Congratulations to Mena Middle School 8th grader Annalee Riley. Annalee placed 1st in the local Patriot's Pen Essay Competition. Annalee was awarded $300 dollars by the Quartermas...

November 20, 2024
  MENA SCHOOL BOARD MEETING 11/19/24       The November meeting of the Mena School Board was held on Tuesday in the District Administration Building and there was a light agenda.  ...

November 20, 2024
 Established in 1947, the Voice of Democracy audio-essay program provides high school students with the unique opportunity to express themselves in regards to a democratic and patr...

November 20, 2024
 The ribbon cutting ceremony was held at the new Hensley Activity Center on Wednesday. Watch the ceremony in the video below.   

November 20, 2024
 Congratulations to the following students for making the Region 8 Junior High All Region Jazz Band:   Vaughn Vacca- 1 st band, 1 st chair Alto Saxophone    Jack Parsons- 2 nd band...

November 19, 2024
 The Mena Public Schools were recently named Best School System in Polk County by Mena Star readers. Mena High School Principal David Maxwell and Assistant Principal Celeste Ashcra...

November 18, 2024
 Tickets must be purchased digitally per AAA no cash or tickets sold at gate. Only passes allowed are AAA. No student passes or school issued passes will be accepted   Football pla...

November 15, 2024
 The Mena Lions Club donated a vision screener to ne used by all schools in Polk County. Students in Mena, Ouachita River, and Cossatot River School Districts will benefit from thi...

November 14, 2024
 Polk County Sgt. Justin Wagner has been selected by Attorney General Tim Griffin to receive the “Dwayne Yarbrough Distinguished Service Award”. The Dwayne Yarbrough Distinguished ...

November 8, 2024
 Mena, AR – The Mena School District is excited to share the progress of the Mena School District NoCode Hackathon, a month-long event where local students are using cutting-edge t...

October 31, 2024
 The state recently released the ATLAS, or Arkansas Teaching, Learning & Assessment System, results for the Mena School District. Superintendent Dr. Lee Smith talks to patrons abou...
