These scholars had an incredible opportunity to connect with fellow STEAM students, meet inspiring professional women in STEAM careers, and participate in hands-on workshops where they explored, created, and learned. They also enjoyed everything the Arkansas 4-H Center had to offer!
Students in attendance:
Camilla Ashcraft, Joscelyn Bates, Melanie Cude, Katy Goodnight, Makaylee Smith, and Annabelle Sprague
A big thank you to their teacher chaperones, STEM educators Sarah Billings and Jamie Copelin, for supporting and guiding these future leaders!
We are so proud of these students for representing Mena Middle School and embracing opportunities to grow in STEAM! 🌟
Brynlee Bahr & Paisley Burger dominated the Pole Vault and Mallori Brotherton was 1st in the Discus. See complete results at the link below.
https://ar.milesplit.com/meets/721501-gaile-hainley-relays-2026/results
Tessa Williams 2nd place Website Design (presentation)
Kili Cox 3rd place Financial Planning (presentation)
Mason Hughes, Bryant Thomas, Auden Woods 3rd place Business Management (Top 10 test score and then presentation)
Eli Swall 4th place Advanced Accounting (test)
Williams College is a private, liberal arts college located in Williamstown, Massachusetts.
https://www.williams.edu/?fbclid=IwY2xjawRCMBxleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFSazdSMkVndE1UMjl1RnNhc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHh10DcmNW57tV6wK8wufOMmkWho3nxX_LO6XEBuYm-GcfrKJJsVTo3Q5sRCv_aem_DaddnFEDZ7h0FkedLvifHQ
Best in show: Zachary Werkhoven
1st place: Shaela Monahan
3rd place: Scarlett McCleskey
MHS students choice award: Amy Nowlin
Ladycats-2 (3-6)
Bauxite-3
Bearcats-3 (2-7-1)
Bauxite-1
Mena Soccer plays at Nashville this Friday.
See complete results at the link below.
https://ar.milesplit.com/meets/726446-mansfield-sr-tiger-relays-2026/results
Mena Middle School students competed in the 2026 STEM Challenge at the DeQueen Mena Education Service Cooperative on Thursday. Instead of just learning facts, students were given a real-world problem and asked to solve it by building, testing, and improving something.
Balloon Car:
1st: Kloe Phillips
2nd: Cord Gibbs
Earthquake Tower:
1st: Abbie Dees and Annabeth Evans
2nd: Judius Steffler and Paul Holiday
3rd: Brayley Smedley and Avery Smedley
High school Earthquake Tower:
1st: Briggs Robertson
2nd: Wesley Warren
Egg Drop:
1st: Raul Toribio, Jaycee Hoobler and Macy Herod
2nd: Sophie Meyers
High school Egg Drop:
2nd: Hollie Hamilton
3rd: Skylar Bahr
Generator:
1st: Gabe Elizalde and Aiden Broach
3rd: Jerome Warner and Braylon Brandenburg
High school Generator:
1st: Sason Walker
2nd: Bronson Cummings
Header profile photo
Sarah Billings (sarah.billings@menaschools.org) has invited you to view the following shared folder:
2026 MMS STEM Challenge Winners
Balloon Car:
1st: Kloe Phillips
2nd: Cord Gibbs
Earthquake Tower:
1st: Abbie Dees and Annabeth Evans
2nd: Judius Steffler and Paul Holiday
3rd: Brayley Smedley and Avery Smedley
High school Earthquake Tower:
1st: Briggs Robertson
2nd: Wesley Warren
Egg Drop:
1st: Raul Toribio, Jaycee Hoobler and Macy Herod
2nd: Sophie Meyers
High school Egg Drop:
2nd: Hollie Hamilton
3rd: Skylar Bahr
Generator:
1st: Gabe Elizalde and Aiden Broach
3rd: Jerome Warner and Braylon Brandenburg
High school Generator:
1st: Sason Walker
2nd: Bronson Cummings
Multimedia- Web Presence
2nd: Joscelyn Bates
3rd: Addie Emmitte
Multimedia- Video:
1st: Camilla Ashcraft
2nd: Journey Copelin
3rd: Caysen Killian
High school Multimedia-Video:
1st: Juliet Scheoppey
2nd: Prachi Desai
3rd: Braylon Brandenburg
Paper Rocket:
1st: Thaniel Copelin
Paper Rollercoaster:
1st: Mallory Chaney and Joscely Bates
2nd: Jenna Williams and Katy Goodnight
3rd: Presley Nash and Maddie Farriell
Robotics-Ollie/Sphero
1st: Eli Johnson and Jerome Warner
2nd: Jared Phillips and Collin Campbell
3rd: Obediah Noble and Hudson Hughes
High school level Robotics- Ollie/Sphero
2nd: Rayleigh Allen and Ashton Tidwell
Robotics-LEGO:
1st: Brent Epperson
2nd: Jayden Bishop
Header profile photo
Sarah Billings (sarah.billings@menaschools.org) has invited you to view the following shared folder:
2026 MMS STEM Challenge Winners
Balloon Car:
1st: Kloe Phillips
2nd: Cord Gibbs
Earthquake Tower:
1st: Abbie Dees and Annabeth Evans
2nd: Judius Steffler and Paul Holiday
3rd: Brayley Smedley and Avery Smedley
High school Earthquake Tower:
1st: Briggs Robertson
2nd: Wesley Warren
Egg Drop:
1st: Raul Toribio, Jaycee Hoobler and Macy Herod
2nd: Sophie Meyers
High school Egg Drop:
2nd: Hollie Hamilton
3rd: Skylar Bahr
Generator:
1st: Gabe Elizalde and Aiden Broach
3rd: Jerome Warner and Braylon Brandenburg
High school Generator:
1st: Sason Walker
2nd: Bronson Cummings
Multimedia- Web Presence
2nd: Joscelyn Bates
3rd: Addie Emmitte
Multimedia- Video:
1st: Camilla Ashcraft
2nd: Journey Copelin
3rd: Caysen Killian
High school Multimedia-Video:
1st: Juliet Scheoppey
2nd: Prachi Desai
3rd: Braylon Brandenburg
Paper Rocket:
1st: Thaniel Copelin
Paper Rollercoaster:
1st: Mallory Chaney and Joscely Bates
2nd: Jenna Williams and Katy Goodnight
3rd: Presley Nash and Maddie Farriell
Robotics-Ollie/Sphero
1st: Eli Johnson and Jerome Warner
2nd: Jared Phillips and Collin Campbell
3rd: Obediah Noble and Hudson Hughes
High school level Robotics- Ollie/Sphero
2nd: Rayleigh Allen and Ashton Tidwell
Robotics-LEGO:
1st: Brent Epperson
2nd: Jayden Bishop
Robotics-VEX:
1st: Briar Robinson and Judius Steffler
2nd: Levi Lawrence, Jack Parsons, and Zach Horn
3rd: Wesley Warren
Sailboat:
1st: Averie Martin
3rd: Jhase Smith
High School Level Sailboat:
1st: Makaylee Smith
2nd: Allen Starr
3rd: Drayden Thompson
Toothpick Bridge:
1st Lyela Hohmann and Lexy Garrett
2nd: Aubree Abernathy and Reagan Spence
3rd: Zallie Evan and Melanie Cude
Bearcats-7 (2-9/1-2)
Waldron-5
Mena will play Dardanelle on Thursday at UBP.
Ladycats-3 (0-7/0-3)
Waldron-19
Mena will play Dardanelle on Thursday at UBP.
