Attention All Mena High School Students
Please have your parent or guardian fill out the on-line lunch application, do not fill it out yourself. Your parent/guardian should be listed as the applicant, not the student. It does affect the status of your meal application. If you have already submitted an on-line application, DO NOT resubmit or do another application.
If you have any questions regarding your application, please have your parent call Sherry Newman at our Administration Office.
Mena Public Schools—Ticket Sales for 2020-21
The Mena Public School District has announced plans for sales of tickets for athletic events for the 2020-21 school year. Due to Covid-19, the Governor and Arkansas Department of Health has put a limit on the number of people who can attend indoor and outdoor activities.
These restrictions are not the desire of anyone in the district. However, for the health and safety of our players, coaches and fans, we MUST adhere to the guidelines set by the ADH and Governor. We are fortunate, at this time, to be able to continue with our sporting events.
Mena Public Schools will adhere to the Indoor and Outdoor venue guidelines set forth by the Arkansas Department of Health. Anyone over 10 years of age must wear a face covering at all times. Single-household family groups can sit together but must be 6-feet apart from other groups or individuals. Seating areas will be marked such that every other row is unoccupied. Anyone found not to be in compliance with the regulations set forth by the ADH will be asked by an administrator or security officer to comply. Refusal to follow directives will result in removal from the premises.
Due to the new guidelines, MPS will no longer allow FREE ADMISSION passes other than those issued by the Arkansas Athletics Association.
Ticket Prices:
Per game admission is $5.00 per person.
Football Games: -Bearcat Stadium Capacity-680
Football Players, Band, and Cheer will be issued a certain number of redeemable tickets first. Then there will be a limited number of tickets available to the general public (no more than 2 tickets per person) that can be picked up at the Central Office the day of the event from (8:00am to 3:45pm).
Volleyball Games (7th-12th grade):--UBC Capacity-240
Volleyball players will be issued a certain number of redeemable tickets first. Then there will be a limited number of tickets available to the general public (no more than 2 tickets per person) that can be picked up at the Central Office the day of the event from (8:00am to 3:45pm).
Football and Volleyball Visitors: a limited number of tickets will be provided for the visiting team at the beginning of each week. State officials are not allowing band and cheer to attend away games. (The same will happen when the Bearcats/Ladycats go on the road—we will get the ticket information out ASAP for these events.)
Unfortunately, during this time, tailgating before athletic events is NOT ALLOWED. Attendees will NOT be allowed on the track, field, or court at any time before, during or after the event. Immediately after the event, fans need to exit the facility.
During multi-game nights, parents are encouraged to exit the facility when their child’s game is over to allow room for other parents/family the opportunity to watch their child’s game.
Hopefully, we can complete our seasons as scheduled and YOU can help by supporting our efforts. GO LADYCATS and BEARCATS!
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Mena Middle School & Holly Harshman Elementary Open House Videos are now available for you to watch. Just click on the link below to get started.
Mena High Schools video will be added as soon as it is available.
LDE has sent their videos to the individual students on SeeSaw & they will not be available online.
https://docs.google.com/…/2PACX-1vRxBBzTmS50mV_Kz9ceNv…/pub…
Mena Golf will be playing at the Degray Lake State Park Golf Course against teams from around the area on Thursday at 4:00pm. The Mena Sr. Ladycats will host Van Buren in a benefit game at 5:30pm Thursday in the Union Bank Center.
Joe Bunch & James Davis walk you through bus safety policies for the start of the 20/21 school year. The first day of school is Monday, August 24th.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sNMmvbQBiZu3Ru1mYSlLPeLNrIJCoY4K/view?usp=sharing
The Mena School Board conducted their August meeting on
Tuesday Evening in the Mena High School Library. The meeting began with the approval of the minutes from the July meeting & a brief Superintendents Report.
In new business the board approved the 2019/2020 inventory
list.
Assistant Superintendent Lee Smith spoke on changes in the
District Policies Manual. A majority of the changes revolved
around recently released changes in Title IX requirements. The changes were accepted.
Administrators from LDE, HHE, MMS, MHS & PCVA then spoke on changes in the handbook as well as the reentry plan at each campus. All were minor & mostly related to Covid 19. The changes & re-entry plans were unanimously approved.
Little to no changes have been made to the
extracurricular/athletic handbook, coaches handbook & athletic administration guidebook. The few changes had to do with Covid policies & all were approved.
Mr. Shane Torix then presented point of contact information to
the board. He updated them on Covid policies & the reporting procedure. No action was required.
Mr. Danny Minton then gave an update on projects around the
district of which Included the installation of new equipment in
the kitchen at HHE, a walk in cooler at MMS, new track fencing at Bearcat Stadium and painting of faded red awnings at the high school. Minton also happily reported that the district has passed all inspections leading up to the school year.
The board approved a year end transfer of $362,767.22 to the
building fund. These funds were designated for projects in 19-
20. These funds will be transferred back as those projects are
completed.
Personnel was the final item on the agenda. The board
accepted the retirement of Tammy Taylor & the resignation of Terry Dino Cabello as well as Julie Gordon. The board also approved the hiring of Heather Catlett for MHS History & Kristi Cogburn for MHS/MMS Choir.
The next meeting of the Mena School Board will be held on
Tuesday, September 22nd
The Mena Bearcats & Ladycats competed at the Waldron Country Club earlier today. They will play again on Thursday
at Degray.
https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics…
Changes have been made to the Jr. High & Sr. High volleyball schedules.. Click the link
https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics
A message from Mr. David Maxwell!
From Susan Bodey
Aramark Food Service Director
We will be handing out 5 days of breakfast and 5 days of lunch beginning this Friday Aug. 21.
Meals may be picked up at Louise Durham or High School on Fridays between 1 and 2 pm
We are no longer allowed to serve on the SSO option so meals will be charged to the student’s account, as though the student was in school, based on their Free/Reduced/Paid status.
The form will need to be filled out by 2 pm Thursday for meal pick up on Friday.
https://forms.gle/J81xjdomzJMfHr7X6
Hello Mena High School students! We are looking forward to our students returning to campus on Monday, August 24th! For our first day to be as smooth as possible, we would like to issue Chromebooks, schedules, and parking passes early.
Students and parents may come pick up a Chromebook, welcome packet, schedule, and parking pass on Wednesday, August 19th and Thursday, August 20th, from 11:00am to 6:00 pm. Parents must accompany their students to sign the acceptable use/Chromebook policy.
Staff will be set up under the Bus Loop Pavillion. Parking can be on the bus loop or field house parking lot. Please wear a mask.
To make this process as smooth and quick as possible, please fill out all paperwork online prior to arrival. Neither Chromebooks nor parking passes will be issued without the completion of the paperwork. Find the paperwork at this link
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScpaEOaxMkBvaQrt6QccxyZj7_8Ffju82rt_2Zg-5lBN_gsEg/viewform
Parking spots will be $10 per student. The cheerleaders are offering custom painted parking spots for an additional $25 per student. Custom painted spots will be limited to student name & 3x3 design.
There will be three stations. You will need to visit stations one and two, station three is optional.
1.Chromebook & Acceptable Use Policy
2.Packet & schedule
3.Parking pass (optional)
ATTENTION STUDENTS!
A link has been sent to student emails grade 9-12 for schedule change request. The form will be live until Wednesday the 19th at 4 pm.
Mena will play at the Waldron Country Club on Tuesday at 3:30pm.. GO BEARCATS!!!
Free and Reduced Meal Applications are available on-line
Only ONE application PER household is needed.
If your household received a Notice of Direct Certification - there is no need to complete a meal application this year -
To apply online click on the link::
https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/…/FREQUENTLY_ASKED_QUEST…
If you have any questions, contact Sherry Newman - sherry.newman@menaschools.org - 479-394-1710
Attention Mena High School Students!
Important information is being communicated to you through your school Email ! Please make a habit of checking it regularly !
The football scrimmage against Mansfield has been rescheduled to Friday August 21st at 7 PM. This will be a Senior High scrimmage only.
The 7th Grade and Junior High Bearcats are scheduled to next see action on August 27th for their season opener at Bearcat Stadium.
There will be a virtual parent meeting for Bearcat Football(7th, Junior High and Senior High) on Thursday 8/20 @ 6:00 on Zoom. We will send the Zoom info via our remind groups.
Guardians can get the info from their players, if they aren't signed up, please get them on.
If you have not registered your student online you are asked to do so as soon as possible... Links for registration:
Returning Students:
https://registration.powerschool.com/family/gosnap.aspx?action=24782&culture=en
New Students:
https://registration.powerschool.com/family/gosnap.aspx?action=24780&culture=en
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If you need a snap code please contact the school office.
Mena High School - 394-1144
Mena MIddle School - 394-2572
Holly Harshman Elementary - 394-3151
Louise Durham Elementary - 394-2943
If you are wanting to be a Mena FFA officer this year please print off the application below or come by the agriculture building to pick one up. Applications are due August the 27th and need to be turned in to Mr. Maye or Goodnight. Officer interviews will be the 8th of September.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZW3WbfwKdZTVnu2KaDNo_Ch-wcqJ2UWc/edit
