Hi everyone! I’m Natalie Smith. I am originally from Louisiana. I was a teacher there for 3 years before my husband and I moved here to Mena. I'm so excited and look forward to starting this new journey teaching at Holly Harshman Elementary!
Welcome Liliana Roberts to the team at HHE!
I graduated from Southern Arkansas
University in 2020 with my Bachelor’s
in Elementary Education. I will be
entering my 6th year of teaching and
I can’t wait to see what this new
school year brings at the Mena School
District.
Mena School Counselors are attending the Arkansas School Counselors Association Conference this week at the Hot Springs Convention Center.
Guin Nash enjoyed a stack of pancakes at the Skyline Cafe for meeting her accelerated reading goal at Holly Harshman Elementary.
WE have the rest of the yearbooks in!!! IF we owe you a yearbook- please come & pick it up anytime at Holly Harshman Elementary:
Summer Hours 🌞
MONDAY-THURSDAY
7:00am~5:00pm
Or give us a call ☎️ to set up a time!
and…. we ordered a FEW extra 📚if you didn’t order one the first round!!
We’re gearing up to Stuff the Bus for all area schools, and we need your help! 🎉
📍 This Friday, June 20th
🕗 8 AM – 6 PM
📍 Mena Walmart Parking Lot
We’ll be collecting school supplies for students across Polk County to help them start the school year prepared and confident. Let’s make a big impact together!
📝 Most needed items include:
#2 Pencils ✏️
Crayons 🖍️
Glue & Glue Sticks
Pencil Boxes & Zipper Bags
Colored Pencils
Plastic & Paper Folders
Composition Notebooks 📓
Loose Leaf Paper (Wide & College Ruled)
📅 Can’t make it this Friday? Mark your calendar for our next Stuff the Bus date: July 18th!
Let’s pack the bus and set our students up for success!
Mena Public School Administrators have been attending the Leadership Institute hosted by the DeQueen Mena Education Service Cooperative at Degray Lake State Park this week. Mena staff continues preparations for the 2025-2026 school year which begins on August 13th. See the complete school calendar at the link below.
https://www.menaschools.org/page/school-calendars
Welcome LaShea Holder to the team at Holly Harshman Elementary.
I just recently graduated from Reach University with
my education degree, and I’m so excited to join the
team as the new 3rd-grade literacy teacher! I’m
passionate about helping students grow as readers
and writers. Outside the classroom, I’m a proud wife
and girl mom who loves spending time with family.
I can’t wait to get to know my students and their
families!
Welcome Audrey Youmans to the staff at Holly Harshman Elementary!!!
Hello, everyone. I am originally from Texas and moved
to Mena with my husband Travis and kids 8 years ago.
We have four children, Liliana, Makenzie, Kate, and
Derek, and we love Mena and everything it has to offer.
I recently graduated from Southern Arkansas
University in Magnolia with a Bachelor's in Elementary
Education specializing in STEM. I am so excited to work
as a literacy teacher in 4th grade and cannot wait for
a year full of learning, growth, and fun!
Mena coaches & players helped area youngsters improve their basketball skills this week at the Little Cats Camp in the Union Bank Center.
A busy week is ahead for the Bearcat basketball team beginning at the Southeast Oklahoma State Team Camp and followed by the NWA Shootout.
The Little Ladycats Basketball Camp came to close on Wednesday. Thanks to all who attended and the parents for bringing them to the camp. We had a great time and learned a lot from each other.
The Little Ladycats Basketball Camp began on Tuesday in the Union Bank Center. Camp continues on Wednesday.
As usual "Wet & Wild Day" was a huge hit at Holly Harshman Elementary on Tuesday.
The Class of 2025 participated in the Senior Walk at all four Mena campuses on Tuesday..
100 pt club! Zayden Werkhoven
MHS jazz band served HHE staff sno cones because they are “sno”awesome (and so is the band)!!!!
The Little Cats Volleyball Camp wrapped up on Thursday.
Outstanding Server:
2nd Grade: Lizzy Clark
3rd Grade: Francesca Flores
4th Grade: Emma McMahen
Outstanding Setter:
2nd Grade: Holly Fenwick
3rd Grade: Kylie Varner
4th Grade: Briar Kubish
Outstanding Passer:
2nd Grade: Lexi Wood and Holly Fenwick
3rd Grade: Mila West
4th Grade: Raeden Parker
Ladycat Award:
2nd Grade: Lizzy Clark
3rd Grade: Brynleigh Garcia
4th Grade: Gemma Sweeney
Happy School Nurse Day to HHE’s Nurse Jackie!! WE are thankful for you!!
5th grade ambassadors and 3rd grade GT helped pack 10,000 meals in one hour for food for polk County students! ♥️
The Mena Public Schools are pleased to be hosting the Area 14 Special Olympics at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium!
