Mena School District

Members of the National English Honor Society at MHS read to students at Holly Harshman Elementary on Friday.

Holly Harshman Elementary held their annual Book Character Parade on Friday. This marked the 40th Anniversary of the event and Rose Tedder was honored as the Book Character Week Queen.
A good time was hade by the staff, former teachers and students.

Jenna Williams and Averie Martin from the Mena Middle School FCCLA made a presentation about making healthy choices to students at Louise Durham on Thursday! They did a great job and the students loved it!

5th Grade Winter Program.

Mena High School Juniors and Seniors attended the annual Career Expo at UA Rich Mountain on Thursday. The students explored career opportunities from local, regional and statewide business, industry, agencies & organizations.

MMS Project Prevent Team was very busy this week. Members challenged their peers to pledge to be nicotine free and thankful with a cornucopia Thanksgiving activity. Today members helped at Louise Durham and MMS Thanksgiving Lunches, hosted tobacco prevention informational booths at MMS lunch and parent teacher conferences as well as serving popcorn to families. Happy Thanksgiving from MMS Project Prevent Team! #projectpreventar

Turkey’s in Disguise at LD! 🦃

Important Update for Parents & Students!
A message has been sent via Rooms with updated testing information following the passage of Act 724. Please check the attached letter for important details and next steps for your student.
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🧦 Wacky Sock Wednesday at HHE 🤪

👔 “Tie” Into a Good Book…📚
~ Necktie day @ HHE

The Jr. Bearcats played Jessieville at Jim Rackley Gymnasium on Monday.

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The Jr. Teams are back in action December 4th at Horatio.

The Jr. Ladycats played Jessieville at Jim Rackley Gymnasium on Monday.
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The Jr. Teams are back in action December 4th at Horatio.

Congratulations to Mena Ladycat Pascha Wistrand on her commitment to play volleyball at Lyon College.
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Mrs. Williams’ Classroom Spelling Bee Winners…1st Place-Adalynn McElveen and 2nd/3rd Place tie-Ava Vaughn and Daniel Woody!There were so many fantastic spellers…it was a very close competition!

Mrs. Holder’s class had a special guest reader today in honor of Veterans Day, Coach Rose. Our third-graders were so excited to see him and made cards to thank him for his service!

Thank you to Telissa Montgomery - Shelter Insurance for donating duffel bags to MHS FCCLA to present to Ouachita Children’s Coalition for children in foster care. We appreciate the support from our community!

Mrs. Montgomery’s 3 Classroom Spelling Bee Winners! 1st Place is Noah Sweet, 2nd Place is Jake Sullivan, and 3rd Place is Blaze Craig!

Mena High School art students have been hard at work designing and painting props for the school's upcoming play, The Hobbit.
Public Performances are scheduled for Saturday at 7:00pm and Sunday at 2:30pm in the MHS Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students.

The Mena Bearcats played their season opener against Hackett on Tuesday in the Union Bank Center.
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The Bearcats will play at Van Buren on Thursday.

The Mena Ladycats played their season opener against Hackett on Tuesday in the Union Bank Center.
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The Ladycats will face Ashdown on Thursday in the UBC.