Mena High School

Get your game face on !!! The Mena Bearcats play Clarksville tonight at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium. Kickoff is at 7:00pm. GO BEARCATS !!!!

Holly Harshman students were greeted by Sr. High Bearcats when they arrived at school on Friday. It's Gameday !!!!

Sheep were on the agenda Thursday at the Polk County Fair & once again Mena students were all about it !

Mena AE students continued their volunteer work this week at CMA helping to get the campgrounds ready for bike rally week. Great work guys, thank you!!

Diamond Bank (Mena) has partnered with Mena Newspapers, Inc. during football season to highlight a Player of the Week. Congratulations to Caleb Peters, wide receiver/defensive back, on earning the Week 0 Diamond Bank Player of the Week honor!

The 2021 Homecoming Court posing for official photos on Thursday at Mena High School. Homecoming will be on September 24th. Click the link for more info https://sites.google.com/menaschools.org/event/homecoming-2021

The Coach’s Show is back!! Visit www.bearcatfoundation.com under headlines or at https://bearcatfoundation.com/coach-bentley-coachs-show-week-1/ . Listen for the the recap of the 42-7 win over DeQueen and a look at this weeks opponent the Clarksville Panthers.

Mena Golf will be playing at the DeQueen Country Club today. Mena 7th Grade & Jr. High Football will play at DeQueen today beginning at 5:30pm. GO BEARCATS!!!!

Mena students were front and center in the show ring at the Polk County Fair on Wednesday !!!!

Stop by the Mena Public Schools booth ,in the commercial building, at the Polk County Fair. You can register to win a cutting board created by Mena FFA & a $300.00 gift certicate from Washburns Home Furnishings.

Mena High School students were excited to get fitted for letter jackets today. Go Bearcats!

Make plans to attend this years Homecoming Dance & look for details at the link. https://sites.google.com/menaschools.org/event/homecoming-2021

Mena High School Yearbook Staff is attending the Jostens Yearbook Workshop at Greenwood High School today.

Monday, September 6th is the Labor Day Holiday. Mena Public Schools will be closed... We hope you enjoy the three day weekend & we will see you bright and early on Tuesday... GO BEARCATS!!!!

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1st Sports: Thursday - (CANCELLED)Junior High Volleyball will host Little Rock Central Jr. High Football will play at DeQueen MHS Golf will play at DeQueen Friday - Sr. Football will host Clarksville with kickoff at 7:00 p.m. This year we are happy to announce we are able to provide you with after school library hours and tutoring. The schedule for this is: Monday: Mrs. Hooker 3:30 to 7 pm Tuesday: Mrs. Hoyle or Ms. Catlett 3:30 to 7 pm Wednesday: Ms. Ashcraft 3:30 to 6 pm Thursday: Mrs. Hoyle or Ms. Catlett 3:30 to 7 pm Saturday: Mrs. Hoyle or Ms. Catlett 9:00 to 12:00 This is time that you can use to study, gather for a group meeting, use our new makerspace, or get help with assignments. If you sign up for it before the end of school, snacks will be provided. Saturday tutoring must be signed up for by Friday, the google form can be found in your “Class Of…” Google Classroom. Math tutoring will be each morning from 7:15-8:00, and each Monday- Wednesday after school til 4:15. Ms. Hendrix will be tutoring after school on Thursdays til 5:15. If you would like to be in the school play, The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood, come by Ms. Kropp’s room 201 and pick up an audition paper. The play is open to all MHS students. Auditions will be next week on Tuesday from 6:30-8:30 and Thursday from 4-6 in the MHS PAC. If you are interested in joining the Mena Basscats Bass Fishing Team, visit the Basscats Facebook page at Bass Cat Nation Fishing Team or contact Coach Rose via email at pete.rose@menaschools.org. There will not be a face to face meeting to express interest. Homecoming is on the horizon and students should be ready to dance! This year, we will host the first annual Homecoming Semi-Formal Dance. Dress is semi-formal and tickets must be purchased in advance. More information on ticket sales coming soon! Questions should be directed to Mrs. Ashcraft, Mrs. Hobson or Mrs. Hughes. Mena High School Student Council is selling the official 2021 Homecoming Tee this year! The cost will be $12 per shirt and we have youth sizes Small-Large and adult sizes Small-6X available for order! If you would like to order please see Ms.Hobson and order no later than Friday, September 10th. Shirts will be delivered on Monday, September 20th. Check out all the upcoming Homecoming Events by scanning the QR code flyers hung around campus in the hallways, or go to bit.ly/menahoco Sales are underway on orders for the 2022 Mena High School Yearbook. If you order by October 1, you will get your yearbook for the lowest price of $50 during the early bird special. You may order online at jostensyearbooks.com with a debit or credit card, or see Mr. Philpot in Room 205 to order with cash or check. The Fall FBLA District Leadership Conference will be held in Fort Smith on Monday, October 4th. Before you are able to go to the conference….YOU MUST JOIN!!! Membership dues are $20 and there is a $20 registration fee to attend the fall conference. See Mrs. Torix to pay dues and register for the conference! Our first meeting will be Friday, September 10th and the deadline for conference registration is Wednesday, September 15th. The Mena High School Cheerleading team is doing a “Paint the Paw” fundraiser. Get your parking spot painted with your name and graduation year for $25! Deadline to order your parking spot is this Friday, September 3rd! See Coach Hughes in room 315 for details or to purchase your Paw. The FFA Organization is now accepting new members to join! There will be a meeting on September 10th in the Ag Building during Enrichment, this will be the first meeting of the year and it is encouraged for new members or interested students to attend. Dues are $17 and are encouraged to be paid as soon as possible. WE would love to see you there, and get to know you! Students, as we work toward keeping everyone healthy and safe here at Mena High School, please do not come to school with Flu like or COVID-like symptoms. -Positive COVID cases will have to ISOLATE for 10 days before returning to school -IF you wear a mask correctly and have been identified as a Close Contact, you will not have to quarantine. -If not wearing a mask, and you have been identified as a Close Contact, you will have to quarantine for 7-10 days if you have NOT been vaccinated. Students, you have the opportunity to be the teacher each Friday during Lunch A and Lunch B. Ms. Labertew will be set up in the cafeteria each Friday during lunch, ready for you to teach her a new skill or a trick. Once you show her how it’s done, she will attempt to perform it as well. Whether it’s juggling, roping, a card trick, or even dance moves, Ms. Labertew is ready for you to teach her something new. Look for her in the cafeteria each Friday during lunch for the “Teach Me How To…” events.

Sales are underway on orders for the 2022 Mena High School Yearbook. If you order by October 1, you will get your yearbook for the lowest price of $50 during the early bird special. You may order online at jostensyearbooks.com with a debit or credit card, or see Mr. Philpot in Room 205 to order with cash or check.

The FFA Organization is now accepting new members to join! There will be a meeting on September 10th in the Ag Building during Enrichment, this will be the first meeting of the year and it is encouraged for new members or interested students to attend. Dues are $17 and are encouraged to be paid as soon as possible. WE would love to see you there, and get to know you

The Mena High School Cheerleading team is doing a “Paint the Paw” fundraiser. Get your parking spot painted with your name and graduation year for $25! Deadline to order your parking spot is this Friday, September 3rd! See Coach Hughes in room 315 for details or to purchase your Paw.

If you are interested in joining the Mena Basscats Bass Fishing Team, visit the Basscats Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/298629374002848 or contact Coach Rose via email at pete.rose@menaschools.org. There will not be a face to face meeting to express interest.

Mena Golf had a good day on the links at the Malvern Country Club. The varsity boys finished second behind Arkadelphia. Rhett Brotherton-42 Sean Sullivan-43 Evan Leonard-49 Brody peters-52 Team Score- 134 Junior Varsity Cooper Plunkett-46 Alex Rocha-57 Mena Volleyball played at Clarksville on Monday. The Ladycats won 3-0 by a score of 25-22. 25-9 & 25-7. The girls will host Malvern on Tuesday 9/7 at the UBC. https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=19738