Mena School District
Home of the Bearcats
Thank you Lela Nordyke for providing drinks from BrewStop to the staff at Mena Middle School on Tuesday.
Mrs. Floyds class hosted their first mystery reader today! Thank you for reading to us, Ms. Erin!
Come see the Mena Public Schools Booth in the commercial building at the Polk County Fair this week!
Our Community Project Is Officially Underway!
Our students have taken the next step in our community project and submitted their inquiry to ARDOT regarding a stoplight for our community!
This project is all about student voice, community involvement, and making a difference right here at home. Our students saw a need, researched the issue, and are now taking action to advocate for improved safety in our community.
We are so proud of the work they are doing and can’t wait to see where this project takes us!
Way to go, Bearcats!
Mena volleyball competed a Spikefest in Cabot on Saturday. The Ladycats were 2-1 in pool play and lost the first game in the gold bracket.
Mrs. Sawyers class welcomed their second Mystery Reader visit today, and this time our firsties guessed correctly! 🎉 They were SO excited when Ellie’s mom walked through the door to read to us! 🥰
She even brought a fun chocolate treat for everyone to enjoy!
She even brought a fun chocolate treat for everyone to enjoy!
Finance Friday is officially the new favorite day in Mrs. Frost’s Personal Finance class at Mena High School!
Who knew learning about money could be this much fun?! Our students are putting their financial skills to work, making decisions, talking strategy, and learning some real-world money lessons along the way.
We’re making cents of Personal Finance—one Finance Friday at a time!
Who knew learning about money could be this much fun?! Our students are putting their financial skills to work, making decisions, talking strategy, and learning some real-world money lessons along the way.
We’re making cents of Personal Finance—one Finance Friday at a time!
The Jr. Bearcats won their season opener on Thursday at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium.
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DeQueen-8
Mena will be back in action on Thursday, September 3rd when they host Mansfield @ BCBS.
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DeQueen-8
Mena will be back in action on Thursday, September 3rd when they host Mansfield @ BCBS.
Math talks, rekenrek bracelets, and roll-n-reads…. We’re getting settled in and hands-on as much as possible in Mrs. Philpots first grade!
We’ve been busy this week in Mrs. Bentleys first grade.…
*’I Bloom When’ writing… 🌻✏️
*Math on the table… ➕
*Building short i words… 🔡
*’I Bloom When’ writing… 🌻✏️
*Math on the table… ➕
*Building short i words… 🔡
GT Team leader, Maddie, harvested tomatoes today from HHE garden.
The Mena Jr. Ladycats played their season opener on Tuesday at the Union Bank Center. Greenwood took the match 2 games to 0. The Jr. Ladycats will play this Thursday the 27th at Lake Hamilton.
The Mena 7th Grade Volleyball Team played their season opener on Tuesday at the Union Bank Center. Greenwood won the match 2 games to 1. The 7th Grade is back in action on Tuesday, September 8th at Lakeside
Our Management 1 students just completed their first Monday business meeting yesterday, and we’re officially making this a weekly tradition!
Every Monday, students will participate in a business meeting where they’ll practice real-world skills like:
Professional communication
Teamwork & collaboration
Following an agenda
Problem-solving
Professional workplace behavior
The goal? Learn by doing! Students are building the skills they’ll need to feel confident and prepared in the workplace.
Proud of this group for kicking off our first meeting! Here’s to many more Mondays of learning, leading, and growing!
#Management1 #MondayMeetings #CareerReady #CTE #FutureProfessionals #WorkplaceSkills
Every Monday, students will participate in a business meeting where they’ll practice real-world skills like:
Professional communication
Teamwork & collaboration
Following an agenda
Problem-solving
Professional workplace behavior
The goal? Learn by doing! Students are building the skills they’ll need to feel confident and prepared in the workplace.
Proud of this group for kicking off our first meeting! Here’s to many more Mondays of learning, leading, and growing!
#Management1 #MondayMeetings #CareerReady #CTE #FutureProfessionals #WorkplaceSkills
Today was Liveschool House Team Reveal day!! ALL new students to HHE found out what house team they are on!!
💙♥️💚💛 & ….
we had popsicles on the playground to celebrate afterwards
💙♥️💚💛 & ….
we had popsicles on the playground to celebrate afterwards
Our first full week of school was a HUGE success! We started sharing our math strategies with each other and got to use some new math tools. We learned so much about reading and writing while practicing our procedures.
Flashlight Fridays.
The Mena Bearcats scrimmaged Bismarck & Poteau on Thursday, August 20th at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium.
The season opener is Friday, August 28th @ DeQueen.
https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=19617
The Mena Ladycats played a benefit game against Van Buren on Thursday in the Union Bank Center.
The season opener is Tuesday, August 25th at Greenwood.
https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=19738
Little Rock, Arkansas (19 August 2026) – The Team Arkansas Committee today announced the 4 boys and 4 girls who were named to the 2027 Team Arkansas roster as part of the USGA’s U.S. National Development Program (USNDP).
“We’re incredibly proud of these eight players and excited to see them represent the state through Team Arkansas,” said Carson Roberts (ASGA Executive Director). “This program is a tremendous opportunity for them to grow, compete, and continue developing both on and off the golf course.”
The roster was selected by the Team Arkansas committee based on players’ performances throughout the 2026 season. The Team Arkansas committee includes representatives from Fort Smith, Maumelle, Little Rock and Rogers.
Team Arkansas is one of 30 states in the USNDP’s State Junior Team program – designed to expand, strengthen and diversify the American junior golf pipeline. The USGA announced 14 new states to the program in October of 2025, with goals to expand to all 50 states by 2029.
2027 Team Arkansas – Boys Roster
Rich Davis, 2028 – Mena, AR
Knox Stephens, 2028 – Magnolia, AR
Laken Silkwood, 2027 – Conway, AR
Jack Denery, 2027 – Little Rock, AR
Team Arkansas will be headed by Coach Jack O’Keefe of Little Rock, alongside Team Captains Emily Laskin and Carson Roberts.
All athletes named to a state team will receive at least two days of in-person athlete development per year, access to webinars led by the USNDP’s coaching and athlete development team, consideration for USNDP-sponsored tournament exemptions, and a streamlined grant application process for families demonstrating financial need, among other benefits.
Announced in 2023, the USNDP is designed to ensure that American golf is the global leader in the game by focusing on six key pillars: talent identification, access to competition, national teams, athlete resources, player development and relations, and financial support.
The State Junior Team Program focuses on creating a developmentally appropriate, aspirational pathway for athletes within each state to compete at higher levels of the game. The U.S. National Development Program is supported by philanthropic giving and secured resources to fulfill the USGA’s commitment to providing pathways to elite levels of the game, regardless of financial situations.
To be eligible, a player must be a U.S. citizen, cannot be enrolled in college, must be 13 years old by Jan. 1 and not reach his/her 19th birthday by July 19 of the year in which they would compete on a State Junior Team.
https://www.asga.org/about/news/team-arkansas-press-release?fbclid=IwY2xjawTz_6NwZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMUZTT1A3NTRxMGdUaWlrblNzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeKCMSCAko7I7Kefl6uzxQM2_VaJl8ABtgytyvULr31lmsOj9vl7gBQJpd75A_aem__3OWQHuK_1DpIUvC2YtEOQ
“We’re incredibly proud of these eight players and excited to see them represent the state through Team Arkansas,” said Carson Roberts (ASGA Executive Director). “This program is a tremendous opportunity for them to grow, compete, and continue developing both on and off the golf course.”
The roster was selected by the Team Arkansas committee based on players’ performances throughout the 2026 season. The Team Arkansas committee includes representatives from Fort Smith, Maumelle, Little Rock and Rogers.
Team Arkansas is one of 30 states in the USNDP’s State Junior Team program – designed to expand, strengthen and diversify the American junior golf pipeline. The USGA announced 14 new states to the program in October of 2025, with goals to expand to all 50 states by 2029.
2027 Team Arkansas – Boys Roster
Rich Davis, 2028 – Mena, AR
Knox Stephens, 2028 – Magnolia, AR
Laken Silkwood, 2027 – Conway, AR
Jack Denery, 2027 – Little Rock, AR
Team Arkansas will be headed by Coach Jack O’Keefe of Little Rock, alongside Team Captains Emily Laskin and Carson Roberts.
All athletes named to a state team will receive at least two days of in-person athlete development per year, access to webinars led by the USNDP’s coaching and athlete development team, consideration for USNDP-sponsored tournament exemptions, and a streamlined grant application process for families demonstrating financial need, among other benefits.
Announced in 2023, the USNDP is designed to ensure that American golf is the global leader in the game by focusing on six key pillars: talent identification, access to competition, national teams, athlete resources, player development and relations, and financial support.
The State Junior Team Program focuses on creating a developmentally appropriate, aspirational pathway for athletes within each state to compete at higher levels of the game. The U.S. National Development Program is supported by philanthropic giving and secured resources to fulfill the USGA’s commitment to providing pathways to elite levels of the game, regardless of financial situations.
To be eligible, a player must be a U.S. citizen, cannot be enrolled in college, must be 13 years old by Jan. 1 and not reach his/her 19th birthday by July 19 of the year in which they would compete on a State Junior Team.
https://www.asga.org/about/news/team-arkansas-press-release?fbclid=IwY2xjawTz_6NwZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMUZTT1A3NTRxMGdUaWlrblNzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeKCMSCAko7I7Kefl6uzxQM2_VaJl8ABtgytyvULr31lmsOj9vl7gBQJpd75A_aem__3OWQHuK_1DpIUvC2YtEOQ
