❤️🖤Mrs. Williams‘ 5th grade ELA students “Flamingled” with their classmates…finding commonalities as they built community and relationships. ✏️🦩

Cash was so glad to see his friends back at school!! 🐾❤️🐾❤️

The Mena High School Back to School Boot Scoot was held this past Friday. The event was hosted by the MHS Student Council .

The Ladycat Volleyball team motto is Building for Success every day. Today's Ladycat, who showed energy, hard work, and being a good teammate, was Pascha Wistrand. Pascha gets the honor of wearing the hard hat for the day. She will write her favorite quote or words of encouragement on the hat.

Thank you Mountain View Methodist Church for your generous donation of backpacks and school supplies for our students at Louise Durham Elementary!

Mena Middle School students undergoing first day orientation in the cafeteria!!

Many thanks to Freedom Pharmacy for your support of Mena Athletics and your generous donation that made the floor and new padding at Jim Rackley Gymnasium possible.

Many thanks to the Polk County Farm Bureau for your support of Mena Athletics and your generous donation that made the floor and new padding at Jim Rackley Gymnasium possible.

The Mena Bearcats won and the Ladycats finished 2nd in the match. at Desoto Golf Club.. Marcus Graves and Richie Davis tied for low medalist. The teams are back in action on Monday at the Ozark Golf Club. https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=20088

The Junior Ladycat Volleyball team members volunteered on Friday at the Green House Cottages for their Olympics!

The Mena Ladycats competed very well at two volleyball team camps this week. Monday, the Ladycats were at Greenwood. The Ladycats beat Charleston, Lavaca, and Mansfield 2 sets to 0. Splitting sets with Russellville and Farmington. Friday, the Ladycats competed at Lakeside. Defeating Mt St Mary's, Bauxite, and Pulaski Academy 2 sets to 0. Splitting sets with Little Rock Christian and losing both sets against Cabot. The Ladycat JV team showed tremendous improvement this summer ending today with wins over Pulaski Academy, Mt St Mary's, and Pulaski Academy.

The Bearcat Free Youth Football Camp on Thursday was well attended.

The Mena Boys won by two strokes at the Waldron Country Club.Teams from Waldron, Mansfield, Booneville, Charleston, and Dardanelle participated.. The Mena Girls also had a good day finishing third.

Mena Public School teachers and employees gathered for the annual convocation and break out day on Wednesday.

The Mena Boys won their opening golf tournament of the season at the DeGray State Park Golf Course on Tuesday. Congratulations to Marcus Graves on being the low round medalist. Mena Golf is back in action on Thursday at the Waldron Country Club.

Mena bus drivers are preparing for the 2024-2025 school year with in-service training today in the Performing Arts Center.

Progress continues on the Hensley Activity Center!

Welcome SHELBY WILLIAMS to the staff at Louise Durham Elementary!

The Whitt Basketball Academy will be held in the Union Bank Center. For more information Email randy.peters@menaschools.org

Vape detectors are being installed this week at Mena High School and Mena Middle School in preparation for the 2024-2025 school year. For details listen to the message from Dr. Lee Smith at the link below. https://youtu.be/lpd9cEN4Fd4