Dover 42-Mena 12 The Bearcats gave great effort in their inaugural wrestling match against the Dover Pirates. Looking forward to watching this team in the upcoming season. Next match is @ Acorn on December 12th @ 6pm.

Mena High School Sophomore Lauren Beck demonstrated the proper technique she uses to saddle her cow pony for a days work. Ms. Beck is doing this demonstration speech for her Personal Communications class.

The Mena Varsity Cheerleaders competed at a Southern Spirit Federation Competition at Lake Hamilton this weekend. Their goal this weekend was focused on judges critiques to prepare for State Competition on December 17th, as well as hitting zero! Although the team did not make into the top 5 at the competition, they accomplished their goals and are looking forward to practices to prepare what they need in order to have a solid run at State. The cheer team would like to thank Gilchrist Tractor for donating team shirts to them as well as Union Bank of Mena for donating a team meal prior to the competition.

Pottsville defeated the Bearcats on Friday at the Union Bank Center. Mena Bearcats - 47 Pottsville - 71 Mena falls to 2-3 on the season with a game against Fountain Lake scheduled for Tuesday. https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=20089

​ The Mena Ladycats defeated Pottsville on Friday at the Union Bank Center. Mena Ladycats - 63 Pottsville - 53 Mena improves to 2-2 on the season and will play Ft. Lake on Tuesday. https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics...

Mena Mayor Seth Smith stopped by the high school today to deliver Christmas Cheer prior to this evenings Christmas parade! We are thankful for our community’s Christmas Spirit!

Mr. Mike Godfrey from UA Rich Mountain spoke to Mena High School students on Thursday about opportunities to earn their CDL after graduation. The course is available through the Arkansas Trucking Academy & UARM.

Theatre II students performed the Poe Show for Mena High School English classes on Wednesday

A group of Mena High School students recently participated in a career technical event at UA Rich Mountain!

The Mena Ladycats led at the half but lost a close game on Monday at the Union Bank Center. Final Mena Ladycats-34 Van Buren-37 Mena is back in action on Tuesday @ Foreman. https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics...

The Mena football season came to an end on Friday night at Ozark. Ozark - 45 Mena Bearcats - 7

The Sr. Bearcats lost 70-56 to Paris at the Lamar Basketball Classic on Wednesday. Mena is now 1-1 on the season and will play at Lakeside on November 15th. https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=20089

The Mena Bearcats beat Lamar 79-49 in their first game of the season on Monday. Mena will play Paris on Wednesday at 7:45pm at the Lamar Classic. 7th Grade Bearcats - 32 Cossatot - 11 7th Grade Ladycats - Won Cossatot - Jr. High Ladycats - Won Cossatot - Jr. High Bearcats - 46 Cossatot - 51

The Mena Bearcats secured a spot in the playoffs on Saturday with a 28-21 win over Waldron. Mena improves their record to 5-5 and will play at Ozark this Friday. https://scorebooklive.com/arkansas/football/brackets/2646

The Mena Jr. High Bearcats played their final game of the 2022 football season on Thursday. Mena Jr. Bearcats - 40 Hackett - 12 (photo's by tara cartwright)

Congratulations to the 2022 Mena Ladycats on a fantastic season. They finished with a record of 33-4. Their conference record was an undefeated 16-0. They also advanced to the Semi-Finals of the 4A State Tournament Individual Honors: Volleyball All-State: Madi Lyle Emmi Hines Katie Valdovinos Carmen Puckett Volleyball All-State All-Tournament Team: Madi Lyle Emmi Hines Volleyball All-Conference: Emily Leonard Avery Cannon Emily Maechler Emma Threlkeld Caroline Cannon Reese Montgomery

The Mena Bearcats lost a close one on Friday at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadum. Ashdown won the game 15-12 and Mena wraps up the regular season this Friday at Waldron.

The Mena Ladycats were defeated by Shiloh Christian in the semi-finals of the 4A Volleyball State Tournament this afternoon, 3 sets to 1. This ends the 2022 season for the Ladycats, but not after being undefeated conference champs and making it within one game of the state finals. Family and friends greeted and hugged the Ladycat players as the came out of the locker room after the game.

The Jr. Bearcats got back on the winning track Thursday with an 18-6 victory over Ashdown. Mena will be back in action on November 1st when the play Hackett at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium. (photos by tara cartwright)

The Mena Ladycats defeated Ft. Lake 3-0 on Tuesday. They will be back in action on Thursday when the paly Arkadelphia at the UBC. https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=19738&page_no=2