Welcome Chelsie Eacho to the teaching team at Holly Harshman Elementary.

The Bearcats were put through their paces on Randall Whorton Field on Monday. Mena will participate in a team camp at Lake Hamilton on Tuesday. Check the complete schedule for the 2024 season on our website at https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=19617

The Ladycats were hard at work during practice on Monday in the Union Bank Center. The volleyball season begins on August 22nd with a benefit game against Van Buren in the UBC. The season opener is on August 26th when Mena plays Booneville in the UBC.

Welcome Jamie Grogan to the LDE teaching ream !

Jr. and Sr. teams from Cossatot, Dierks, and DeQueen participated in the Mena Basketball Team Camp in the Union Bank Center on Wednesday. The Mena Jr. Bearcats will play their 2024 season opener on November 11th at Cossatot.

Check out the Mena Bearcats in the 2024 edition of Hooten's Arkansas Football. Below is the Mena cover that could have been, would have been, and should have been. https://www.facebook.com/HootensArkansasFootball

Welcome Stacy Green to the teaching team at Louise Durham Elementary!

If you missed the Sr. cap and gown photo session the last two days at Mena High School go ahead mark your calendar for September 10th. That is the make up date for those who missed it.

Mena Public Schools will be having their 2nd Annual NO SALE YARD SALE on Friday, August 2nd from 10:00am-1:00pm in the Mena High School cafeteria. EVERYTHING IS FREE!

Welcome Jessica Buckley to the staff at Mena MIddle School!

Mena Middle School FCCLA attended and competed at the FCCLA National Leadership Conference in Seattle, WA. recently. Both MMS FCCLA teams made top 10 in the nation in their respective events! Zahra Sofi and Fran Vacca earned silver and 1st place in the nation for level 1, Hospitality, Tourism, & Recreation. Brynlee’s Bahr, Sophia Cummings, and Lily Kate Doughty earned gold in level 1, Sports Nutrition.

Mena School Staff just wrapped up three days of professional development at the Arkansas School Counseling Association Conference in Hot Springs.

Tonya Thacker, School Counselor at Holly Harshman Elementary and Avanlea Chaney, School Counselor at Louise Durham Elementary presented a carload full of pop tabs at the Arkansas School Counselor Association Conference this week. The tabs are donated to the Ronald McDonald House as a fundraiser. The Ronald McDonald House gets 40 to 50 cents per pound for the tabs. Mena was the top contributor at the conference this year. Thank you to the students, teachers and the community for working hard to help with this effort.

Let's welcome Cheyenne Bell to the staff at Mena Middle School. Ms. Bell is the new FFA Advisor !

Welcome Hunter Huffman to the staff at Mena High School and Mena Middle School ! Mr. Huffman is the new Jr. High Band Director.

Kensey Rosson, Jaxon Baber, Craig Bentley, and Kiylee Hughes represented Mena at the 2024 AHSCA All-Star Games!

District Maintenance Supervisor Danny Minton spoke at the Mena School Board meeting earlier this week about progress on the Hensley Activity Center. Minton said crews are about five weeks behind schedule due to weather. Petree Construction has three crews working six days a week on the project to get back on track.

Day one of the Little Cats Basketball Camp in the Union Bank Center. The camp continues on Thursday and Friday.

Welcome Shawn Erickson to the staff at Mena High School!

The Jr Ladycats went 2-2 today at the Morrilton Team Camp with wins over Quitman and Mayflower. Losing two close ones to Beebe and Alma. The Jr Ladycats finished with a 12-4 record this summer. We are looking forward to the season. Now they get a much deserved break.