Mena Middle School

Mena Middle School Project Prevent Team wrapped up Random Acts of Kindness week today with the annual Through With Chew campaign- "Pick"le Your Choices Wisely! Team members encouraged peers to pledge to be Chew/Spit Tobacco free, in exchange for the pledge students were given a pickle. Members announced tobacco facts throughout lunch. National Through With Chew week is February 20-26. Project Prevent encourages all of the Mena community to be Through With Chew.

The Special Olympics basketball skills competition was held in the Union Bank Center on Friday. Mena High School students volunteered during the event and athletes from around the area competed.

Cold & wet weather kept Mena Middle School students indoors during lunch on Thursday & this gave them an opportunity to take advantage of the library makerspace.

The Mena School District has provided the opportunity to our Response To Intervention (RTI) specialists to attend the Summit on RTI at Work in Austin, Texas. The leading experts in the field will be equipping our specialist with the resources needed to help develop and implement the strategies to ensure ALL students learn at high levels and positively impact student achievement.

The Mena Middle School Project Prevent team has been busy celebrating Random Acts of Kindness Week. Members have made dailey prevention announcements along with kindness quotes of the day. The team has distributed Kindness Challenge sheets to students. They have challenged students to a kindness button design contest as well as a tab collecting contest to support the Ronald McDonald House. Today students treated teachers with popcorn and water bottles with nicotine prevention messages attached.

LDE, HHE & MMS are collecting pop tops in support of Ronald McDonald House. The drive continues through May. The program raises funds , through recycling, that helps pay for families to stay at the Ronald McDonald House while their child is receiving treatment at the hospital.

Please take aamoment to complete the survey ! https://www.menaschools.org/page/arbroadbandnow-service-questionnair

"The Young and the Senseless" Theatre II students at Mena High School performed for 8th grade students in the Performing Arts Center on Thursday. What a fun show !

The 7-4A Jr. High District Tournament began on Saturday at Fountain Lake. Jr. Bearcats-31 Bauxite-38 The Bearcat's season comes to an end with a record of 8 wins and 12 losses. Jr. Ladycats-22 DeQueen-35 The Ladycat's season comes to an end with a record of 8 wins & 13 los

The Jr. Bearcats lost in overtime on Wednesday at the Union Bank Center. Jr. Bearcats - 43 DeQueen - 44 ot The game against Arkadelphia that was scheduled for Thursday has been canceled. The Jr. District Tournament is scheduled to be played next week.

The Jr. Ladycats played a game on Wednesday, that was canceled earlier this season, at the Union Bank Center. Jr. Ladycats - 30 DeQueen - 35 The games against Arkadelphia that were scheduled for Thursday have been canceled.

MENA SCHOOLS CLOSED ON THURSDAY ! Due to the dangerous weather conditions that appear to be certain, the Mena Public Schools will take an AMI day on Thursday, February 3rd.. A decision about whether or not to have school Friday will be made on Thursday.

The Mena Public Schools are aware of the wintry precipitation that is in the forecast and are preparing for potential AMI days. If possible we will try to make a decision by Wednesday so that families have time to prepare. Be sure to monitor the Mena Public Schools social media & website for additional information as the event draws closer. Follow the link to the Mena Public Schools weather page. https://www.weatherbug.com/weather.../now/mena-ar-71953

January is School Board Member Recognition Month in Arkansas ! School board members play an essential role in our community. Mena joins with other districts in Arkansas in celebration of our board by thanking them for the time, talents, and knowledge they bring to our district and for their commitment to the families and children of our community. Elected school board members give our citizens a voice in education decision making. The members serving our district are as follows: KYLE CANNON SUSAN ROWELL TODD AYNES ROBBY HINES EDD PUCKETT CLINT MONTGOMERY PHILLIP WILSON https://governor.arkansas.gov/.../2021_Arkansas_School..

Mena Basketball played four games at Bauxite on Friday. Jr. Ladycats-24 Bauxite-27 Jr. Bearcats-35 Bauxite-38 Sr. Ladycats-39 Bauxite-52 Sr. Bearcats-53 Bauxite-40 https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics

Students recently took home & should have already returned forms for this year's dental sealant program. Healthy Connections has notified us that they have decided to cancel this event due to COVID concerns. Please share and help spread the word.

January is School Board Member Recognition Month in Arkansas ! School board members play an essential role in our community. Mena joins with other districts in Arkansas in celebration of our board by thanking them for the time, talents, and knowledge they bring to our district and for their commitment to the families and children of our community. Elected school board members give our citizens a voice in education decision making. The members serving our district are as follows: KYLE CANNON SUSAN ROWELL TODD AYNES ROBBY HINES EDD PUCKETT CLINT MONTGOMERY PHILLIP WILSON https://governor.arkansas.gov/.../2021_Arkansas_School...

The Mena Jr. Ladycats & Bearcats play at Nashville on Monday. Jr. Ladycats - 14 Nashville - 54 Jr. Bearcats - 27 Nashville - 39 The Jr. High teams play next on Friday @ Bauxite.

January is School Board Member Recognition Month in Arkansas ! School board members play an essential role in our community. Mena joins with other districts in Arkansas in celebration of our board by thanking them for the time, talents, and knowledge they bring to our district and for their commitment to the families and children of our community. Elected school board members give our citizens a voice in education decision making. The members serving our district are as follows: KYLE CANNON SUSAN ROWELL TODD AYNES ROBBY HINES EDD PUCKETT CLINT MONTGOMERY PHILLIP WILSON https://governor.arkansas.gov/.../2021_Arkansas_School...

The Mena Jr. High basketball teams played at Fountain Lake on Thursday. Jr. Ladycats - 24 Ft. Lake - 20 Jr. Bearcats - 30 Ft. Lake - 33 The teams are back in action Monday at Nashville !