Mena Cheer was all smiles headed to Thursday's Bearcat scrimmage at Mansfield !
https://www.instagram.com/menavarsitycheer/?hl=en

Mena Golf played at the Waldron Country Club on Tuesday..
The Ladycats finished 2nd with a team score of 141. Just two strokes behind Charleston.
Emmi Hines - 50
Madi Lyle - 45
Emily Leonard - 46
Emma Threlkeld - 67
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A pair of Sr. Boys competed for Mena.
Alex Rocha - 56
Cooper Plunkett - 51
Mena will play at the Nashville Country Club on August 23rd.
GO BEARCATS !!!

Mena Football will play a scrimmage game tonight at Mansfield. The Jr. High scrimmage starts at 6:00pm with the Sr. High scrimmage to follow.
Mena Golf will play at the Waldron Country Club beginning at 3:30pm.
GO BEARCATS!!!!

Mena Golf played at the Magellan Golf Course in Hot Springs Village on Monday..
Emmi Hines led the varsity girls with a 54.
Madi Lyle - 55
Emma Threlkeld - 62
Sean Sullivan led the varsity boys with a 49.
Rhett Brotherton - 53
Evan Leonard - 55
Brody Peters-58
JV Boys
Alex Rocha - 44
Cooper Plunkett - 47
Mena will play again today at the Waldron Country Club. GO BEARCATS !!!

Mena Bearcat fans should know that mask guidelines will vary from school to school & sport to sport this year. Each school has adopted their own rules for attendance & you should be prepared when attending road games. We will do our best to keep you posted on any mask policy we are made aware of. Thank you & Go Bearcats !!!!

It was a a foggy start to the first day of school in Mena but all seemed excited to start the 2021/2022 school year !!!!

Congratulations to Mena students who were selected to the 2021 Polk County Rodeo Royalty!
Queen Breanna Hall
Princess Brenlei Mirus
Wrangler Drake Mirus
https://www.facebook.com/PCFRA

Spotlight Singer tryouts were held on Friday at Mena High School. Mrs. Lana Coogan is pleased to announce that three freshman were selected to join the group. They were:
Emily Dodson
Abigail Koppein
Yennyte Tecson
Congratulations to these singers! We can't wait to hear you perform!

2021 scholarship recipient Cauy House is a recent Mena High School graduate with plans to attend Ouachita Baptist University to study agribusiness.
In high school, Cauy was a member of National Society of High School Scholars, National Honors Society, FFA and played for the Mena High School football team. He will also play football for OBU this fall.
Cauy grew up on his family’s cow-calf operation in Polk county and says that in addition to pursing a career in agriculture business, he wants to continue to invest time into raising quality beef.
“Rural life has played a huge role in helping me decide on what I want to be in the future,” Cauy said. “I thank my dad every day for raising me up on our farm and teaching me how to be a cattleman. Without him doing that, I would have no clue on what I would want to be.”

The Mena High School Cheerleaders were in mid-season form at Thursday's Red & Black Scrimmage . GO BEARCATS!!!

The Mena Red & Black Scrimmage was held on Thursday night at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium. The Bearcats will scrimmage again at Mansfield on Thursday, August 17th & the season opener is on Friday, August 27th when Mena host DeQueen. GO BEARCATS!!!
https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics...

How about those Little Cat Cheerleaders ! Boosting the Bearcats at Thursday's Red & Black Scrimmage ! GO BEARCATS!!!

If you are planning to attend the Mena football game at Hot Springs on September 10th please be aware that tickets will be sold online only. No tickets will be sold at the gates. Tickets may be printed or downloaded on a phone and scanned in at the gate.
Here's the link for parents/fans to purchase tickets for the September 10, 2021 game at Hot Springs.
hotspringstrojans.ticketleap.com/hsfb-hot-springs-vs-mena/

Teachers from across the Mena School District are meeting in the Mena High School Performing Arts Center today. They are there to hear Michelle Finn speak on "The New Art and Science of Teaching." Finn is the coauthor of "A Handbook for Personalized, Competency-Based Education" & recently received notoriety as a cast member on the tv show "Alone" on the History Channel.
https://www.history.com/shows/alone/cast/michelle-finn

Rodney Dominguez & Logan Myers work on the finishing touches in preparation for the first day of school on Monday, August 16th. A scene that's been repeated at all campuses today.

Coach Randy peters has released the 2021 schedule for Mena Cross Country. The first meet is Tuesday, September 7th. GO BEARCATS!!!

The Mena Jr. Ladycats were split up into a “Red Team” and “Black Team” over the last two weeks for different of competitions. Today we challenged the girls to bring canned goods for a local food pantry. Red team won, bringing 120 food items, while the black team had 79! All together we are able to donate 199 food items to families in need in our community. We are very proud of these girls and their willingness to help people. Go Ladycats !

The annual Red & Black Scrimmage is Thursday night at 6pm in Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium.
If you participated in the Little Cats Cheer Camp this year you are invited to cheer at the Red & Black Scrimmage.
The Bearcats will scrimmage again on 8/17 at Mansfield & the season opener is on 8/27 when Mena will host DeQueen. GO BEARCATS!!!
https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=19617

Attn 9th and 10th Grade Parents:
Open House is from 4-7 p.m. on Wednesday, August 11, entrance in the cafeteria.
There were two emails sent to the parent/guardian email address with directions and links to fill out paperwork prior to Open House. The first was sent August 2 from David Maxwell titled Mena High School Returning Student Registration. You will receive a confirmation email after you submit these forms. The second one was sent August 6, titled Mena High School Required Forms.
Students must have all paperwork submitted before they can receive their schedules or chrome books.

***** WAY BACK WEDNESDAY *****
This is the final installment of Way Back Wednesday. Does anybody claim to know these crazy kids from 1990 ?????

