Holly Harshman Elementary School

At Holly Harshman Elementary School, the Library celebrated a week of Valentine Mystery Books! Students had the opportunity to choose a wrapped book to check out—without knowing the title, author, or genre inside. This fun surprise encouraged many readers to step outside their comfort zones and possibly discover a new favorite author or genre.

Mrs. Cox challenged students to read at least one chapter and give their mystery book a fair chance. We’re so proud of our students for embracing the adventure and trying something new. Who knows? Their next favorite book might have been hidden inside that wrapping!

The Mena Bearcat boys basketball Seniors each dedicate their jersey to one Mena Public Schools faculty member each year during their senior night. This dedication of their jersey is a show of appreciation for all of the hard work and dedication our staff has for our students and shows the impact educators have on students throughout their time as a student.

Eli Swall selected Mr. Rodney Dominguez, of Mena High School.

Jackson Thompson Selected Mrs. Amy Scott from Holly Harshman Elementry.

Hayden Mrugula Selected Mrs. Christal Titsworth, of Mena High School.

Tyler Cox Selected Mrs. Amber Labertew of Mena High School.

It’s been a fun two days in 4th/5th grade GT! Students have learned and tested Bernoulli’s Principles with ping pong balls, hair dryers, balloons, and bubbles. As well as observe and test how the air molecules change when heated with trash bags and toasters! I love seeing the excitement on their faces!

3rd grader, Chase Henry, made the 100 point club! We are so proud of him!

The HHE Teammate Award winners are Parker Marshall, Travis Epperson, Lila Garrett, Kyleigh Gonzales, and Rafaella Woods. They demonstrated a positive attitude, reliability, helpfulness, and a willingness to learn.

Mrs. Ford’s and Mrs. Parsons’ 2nd Nine Weeks AR Goal Getters!!

Zoe Cross has made it to our HHES 100 Point Tier for her reading goal! We are beyond proud for her determination and enjoyment of reading! ❤️ Keep Reading, Zoe!

Damian Reed made it to the 100 Point Tier for his Reading Goal! ❤️🎉🎉 He earned $10 worth of Bearcats Bucks to use at our store! Way to go, Damian! We are so proud of you! Keep Reading!

Congratulations to our 5th/6th grade Quiz Bowl Team! They fought hard and won 2nd place today at the Ashdown Invitational. It was a fun day watching these students shine!

Members of the National English Honor Society at MHS read to students at Holly Harshman Elementary on Friday.

Holly Harshman Elementary held their annual Book Character Parade on Friday. This marked the 40th Anniversary of the event and Rose Tedder was honored as the Book Character Week Queen.
A good time was hade by the staff, former teachers and students.

5th Grade Winter Program.

🧦 Wacky Sock Wednesday at HHE 🤪

👔 “Tie” Into a Good Book…📚
~ Necktie day @ HHE

Mrs. Williams’ Classroom Spelling Bee Winners…1st Place-Adalynn McElveen and 2nd/3rd Place tie-Ava Vaughn and Daniel Woody!There were so many fantastic spellers…it was a very close competition!

Mrs. Holder’s class had a special guest reader today in honor of Veterans Day, Coach Rose. Our third-graders were so excited to see him and made cards to thank him for his service!

Mrs. Montgomery’s 3 Classroom Spelling Bee Winners! 1st Place is Noah Sweet, 2nd Place is Jake Sullivan, and 3rd Place is Blaze Craig!

5th grade worked on our engineering skills on Friday by building bone bridges

Twin/Team Day @ HHE!!

We would like to extend our gratitude to Mountain AirFrame here at the Mena Municipal Airport!
They welcomed our 4th grade GT in and gave us a tour of their facility. We got to see firsthand what we’ve been studying in the Civil Air Patrol units. The students LOVED our time with them!