National Nurses Week begins each year on May 6th and ends on May 12th, Florence Nightingale's birthday. And as of 2003, National School Nurse Day is celebrated on the Wednesday wi...

Mena Public Schools will be offering a variety of summer day camp opportunities for students of all ages. These camps will be held during the month of June and will cover a variet...

Recently, FBI Little Rock and FBI New Orleans have noted an increase in sextortion schemes targeting children in southern Arkansas and northern Louisiana. The FBI has received num...

Mena Superintendent Dr. Lee Smith with his April message for district patrons. \r\n https://youtu.be/olAQkBRlm70

The Mena Public Schools Board Meeting for the month of April was held on Tuesday, April 19 th at the Administration Building. The meeting began with a presentation by Men...

The April Teacher Spotlight shines on TODD COOGAN ! We are happy he is a part of our team at Mena Middle School!

Mena Middle School ACT Aspire Testing Schedule 6th Grade May 2 and 3rd beginning at 8 A.M. 7th Grade May 4 and 5th beginning at 8 A.M. 8th Grade May 4 and 5th beginning at 8...

Congratulations to the Mena Middle School Band! They received two 1st Division ratings and one 2nd Division, for a composite 1st Division score, from our Concert Performance judge...

Arkansas Department of Education and the national non-profit, EducationSuperHighway, are hosting a webinar to help school districts raise awareness of a new federal broadband bene...

Do you live outside the Mena School District & want to be a Bearcat??? Now is the time to take action. The school choice deadline is May 1st ! \r\n 1.Complete the “Application fo...

Superintendent Dr. Lee Smith shares the latest from the Mena Public Schools. \r\n

The March Meeting of the Mena School Board was held on Tuesday evening at the District Administration Building. As usual the meeting began with the Superintendent’s Report. D...

The March Teacher Spotlight shines on TERES WARNER! We are happy she is a part of our team at Mena Middle School!

Read the positive comments Mr. Ronald Goss made about Mena Middle School Teacher Karen Parnell on page 3 of this weeks Polk County Pulse ! \r\n https://mypulsenews.com/polk-county...

In this video Mena Superintendent Dr. Lee Smith updates district patrons on the latest information & news. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYhXSS8b4e0

The February Teacher Spotlight shines on TIA FRYAR ! We are happy she is a part of our team at Mena Middle School!

The Mena School Board held their regular meeting for February on Monday at the district administration building. The meeting began with the Superintendent’s Report. Dr. Lee Smi...

Across the country, more than 8 million students are missing so many days of school that they are academically at risk. Chronic absence, excused, unexcused absences and suspension...

Parents/Guardians of 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th graders: Student Success Plan Conferences (formerly known as CAP Conferences) will take place Monday, February 14th. We look forward t...

Mayor Seth Smith & County Judge Brandon Ellison recently signed a proclamation to that effect in Mena & Polk County. In the proclamation, Judge Ellison and Mayor Smith cited sch...