FREE physicals for Mena athletes May 19th, 2022!
The Mena Sr. High Ladycats & Bearcats competed at the Gaile Hainley Relays on Waldron on Thursday.
JAKE BROTHERTON led the Bearcats by winning the shot put & discus competition. The boys finished 4th as a team & the girls finished 9th.
See complete results at the link below.
https://ar.milesplit.com/meets/454349-gaile-hainley-relays-2022/results
Big second inning fuels Bearcat Baseball win !
Mena Bearcats - 8
Mt. Ida - 7
Mena improves to 5-8 on the season & will play Hope at Union Bank Park on Friday.
https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=24460
Mena Softball played on the road conference game on Thursday.
Mena Ladycats - 4
Nashville -9
Mena is now 8-5/5-4 and will face Hope on Friday at 4:30pm at Union Bank Park!
https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=24459
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The Department of Agriculture wishes to congratulate the high-point individuals from each Career Development Event that was held at Southern Arkansas University for the Southern District CDE's. Because of the students' hard work and dedication, each student will receive a $1,000 scholarship to SAU which was made possible by the SAU Foundation among others invested in FFA. Good luck at the state contest on Friday!
Claire Walston is from Mena High School. She was the high-point individual in the Livestock Judging contest. One big goal that Claire wants to achieve is to become an All-American Junior College Livestock Judge. After college, she would like to become a 4-H Extention Agent for Polk County and operate her own show pig operation called Grand Drive Genetics! I love all the memories that I have made in FFA with my friends and ag teachers.
Mena Softball earned a big conference win on Wednesday.
Ladycats - 12
Arkadelphia - 4
Mena is in third place at 5-2 & will play at the number two team, Nashville, today at 4:30pm.
Cindy Standridge escorted a group of her Mena High School students to the CTE Experience Day at the Arkansas Career Development Center on Tuesday. Auston Kirkendoll, Mathew Grossman, and Noah Snider were exposed to the hospitality industry, a driving simulator, carpentry, welding & more.
Congratulations to the Bearcat Bellas who earned a Division 1 rating & 2nd place for small treble ensemble at the state competition on Tuesday. The Bellas include
Miranda Burt
Abi Koppein
Emily Dodson
Holiday Neufeld
Jaeli Fields
Yennyte Tecson
Shantal Tecson
Isabel Adams
Celeste Ashcraft & Heather Catlett represented the Mena Public Schools at the University of Arkansas Teacher Career Fair recently.
Teacher recruitment has become a high priority & the duo was sharing information with this year's graduates.
Mena Bearcat Baseball fell to 2-5 in conference play on Tuesday with a loss to the league leaders.
Mena Bearcats - 0
Arkadelphia - 10
Mena is back in action on Thursday at Union Bank Park when they host Mt. Ida in a non-conference game.
Congratulations to the Jr. Ladycats for their 1st place victory at the Waldron Relays on Tuesday. JADEN ROBERTS won the high jump, JAYDEN COX won the triple jump, ELLITO DUGAN won the 100 meter hurdles & they also won the 4x400 meter relay.
The Jr. Bearcats were led by ELIJAH SMITH who won the high jump.
See complete results at the link below.
https://ar.milesplit.com/.../454345-waldron-jr.../results
Former Razorback and NBA star Sidney Moncrief & his wife Dr. Tanisha Moncrief spoke to a group of Mena High School students on Tuesday. Moncrief's team also included Mr. George Moncrief & Mr. Ron Watson. The presentation is a part of the G.R.I.T. at Work Career Readiness Initiative. The Moncrief Team is touring the state of Arkansas to instill emotional intelligence and soft skills principles into the students.
Ladycat Night #2 was Monday at the Union Bank Center.
Jr High Freethrow Champ: Annabelle Peters
Sr High Freethrow Champ: Payton Clark
2 on 2 Champs: Brook Pennington and Tessa Williams
Thanks to Wendy's & Simple Simons for sponsoring the event!
A representative from the Morgan Nick Foundation spoke to Mena High School students on Monday morning about their safety & eliminating risky behaviors.
https://morgannickfoundation.com/...#
The Mena Basscats were in action Saturday(4/2/22) at Lake Ouachita in the Gregg Orr Championship Tournament. Austin Rose and Jarrett Burger took 3rd place. Brynten Rose and Reed Henry(from Mena) came in 4th.
Mena Soccer, Baseball & Softball were all in action on Friday..
Ladycats Soccer - 0
Morrilton - 4
Bearcat Soccer - 1
Morillton - 5
Bearcat Baseball - 4
Nashville - 2
Ladycat Softball - 5
Alma - 7
Check next weeks schedule on the website at the link below.
https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?page_no=12
The Jr. High Track Teams competed at the Mansfield Tiger Relays on Thursday.
The Jr. Ladycats finished tied for first place in the team standings & were led by ELLIOT DUGAN with a first place finish in the high jump & the 100 meter hurdles. The Mena 4x400 & 4x800 meter relays teams also won those events.
The Jr. Bearcats were led by ELIJAH SMITH who finished first in the triple jump & 2nd in the high jump.
You can see complete results at the link below.
https://ar.milesplit.com/meets/455005-mansfield-jr-tiger-relays-2022/results
Cheer Coach Samantha Breedlove released the list of Jr High Cheerleaders for the 2022-23 season.
Trinity Aviles
Shayla Benson
Chloe Cossey*
Bre Crider*
Sophia Cummings
Lily Doughty
Desirae Flores
Serenity Fraser
Rayleigh Goodnight*
Chandler Hendrickson*
Jayden Scott
Ravyn Wilson
Trinity Wilson
GO BEARCATS !!!
Mena High School 9th grade English Classes have been studying the works of Shakespeare recently. On Thursday Ms. Jessica Kropp's Theatre III Students performed the Shakespeare / Romeo & Juliet play for those students in the Performing Arts Center.
