Mena School District

Kaydence made it to the 200 point Accelerated Reading 📖 tier!! She got to choose 2 new book choices for her efforts! Keep up the great work!

The Mena 7th grade and Jr. High Track Teams have competed at the Booneville Relays on Monday & Tuesday. Skylar Bahr was High Point for the Jr. High Meet.
7th Grade Girls
800 Meter Run-Avori Gortemiller 1st
7th Grade Boys
800 Meter Run-Dawson Manley 1st
4x800 Meter Relay- 1st
See complete 7th grade results at the link below:
https://ar.milesplit.com/.../723650-booneville.../results
Jr. High Girls
100 Meter Dash - Skylar Bahr 1st
400 Meter Dash-Skylar Bahr 1st
Triple Jump- Skylar Bahr 1st
Pole Vault - Skylar Bahr 1st
1600 Meter Run - Avori Gortemiller 1st
Jr. High Boys
400 Meter Dash - Bentley Brewer 1st
800 Meter Run - Dawson Manley 1st
See complete Jr. High Results at the link below:
https://ar.milesplit.com/.../723649-booneville.../results

Mena Soccer hosted Centerpoint at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium on Tuesday.

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The teams are back in action on Friday when they play Cossatot at BCBS.

Our CTE students just wrapped up an incredible three-day experience with Get Real, Here’s the Deal, provided by the Polk County Extension Office!

On Friday, students were given a real-life financial scenario that included an occupation, salary, and a family to support. Using that information, they calculated their net income and began planning their budgets.

On Monday, students participated in the simulation by visiting 12 different stations where they made financial decisions and tracked their spending on a registration sheet. From housing and transportation to groceries and childcare, they experienced what it’s like to manage real-world expenses.

Today, students wrapped up the event by learning about the importance of credit scores and how interest impacts financial decisions.

This hands-on experience helped our students build valuable real-world financial skills that they will carry with them into adulthood.

A big thank you to the Polk County Extension Office and all of the community members who volunteered their time to make this event possible. Your support helps prepare our students for the future!

Mena High School Senior Tripp Hensley and Coach Chad Arnold will be participating in the Red River FCA Senior Showdown. All Showdown events will be May 27th-29th, 2026.
https://www.facebook.com/RedRiverFCA

Mena Middle School 8th graders explored college and career options at U of A Rich Mountain on Monday. Thank you to the college staff for the information, snacks and tour.

Holly Harshman 4th grade teams won 1st and 2nd place at the Battle of the Books on Friday!

Mena Third Grade "Team A" won first place at this year's Battle of the Book competition at DMESC!

Students in Mrs. Wilson’s Introduction to Education and Education Technology Classes have been presenting “HIP” lessons to Coach Morris’ and Coach Gardner’s health classes at Mena High School. HIP, also known as the Health Information Project, is a peer-to-peer comprehensive health education program that aims to create a safe space for discussion of critical health topics, helps to build a sense of community, and helps 9th graders more easily acclimate to high school.Through peer-to-peer classroom sessions, HIP’s mission is to empower teens to have the information necessary to live healthy lives, while also fostering a safe, supportive, and inclusive school campus. HIP addresses critical health topics such as suicide, eathing disorders, obesity, depression, diabetes, bullying and abuse. The students who have presented the lessons have improved their communication and speaking skills and have learned invaluable skills about classroom management.

We had huge group of winners for our Read Across America Read-A-Thon at HHE!

4th grade Science did a light reflection investigation today!

This is only the second year we’ve had Technology Student Association (TSA) at Mena High School, and we’re still learning and growing, but we had a successful state conference experience on Wednesday.
Please congratulate ALL of these awesome students on a job well done! Many were participating in competitions completely out of their element and that we’ve never experienced before!
Competed in Dragster Design:
Adam Hughes (first person from MHS)
Competed in Prepared Presentation:
Bre Crider (first person from MHS)
Competed in Technology Problem Solving (first teams from MHS):
Team 1- Adam Hughes & Mason Hughes - won 3rd place out of 36 teams!
Team 2 - Vaughn Vacca & Caleb Seitz
Team 3 - Kate Wilson & Eli Swall
Team 4 - Fahri Sofi & Jacob Farthing
Competed in Promotional Design:
Grace Brewer
MK Poo-ai - 2nd place! (2 year state finalist and national qualifier)

Mena Foster Grandparents were treated to training recently at the DeQueen Mena Education Service Cooperative. The workshop focused on various science activities that the grandparents could do with students in the classroom or their own grandkids at home.

Congratulations to our Second Grade Battle of the Books champions on an incredible day at the 2026 competition hosted by the DeQueen-Mena Educational Cooperative! 📚🏆
These LD readers rose to the challenge and brought home 2nd Place — what an outstanding achievement! 🎉
Their hard work and preparation truly shined, but what stands out even more is their genuine love for books and reading. These students didn’t just compete — they celebrated stories, strengthened their understanding, and grew as readers along the way.
We are beyond proud of their commitment, character, and love for literacy!

Mena High School students participated in a Reverse Career Fair at UA Rich Mountain on Wednesday. The career fair flips the traditional format with students staffing the tables and showcasing their skills, interests, and career goals while employers rotated and engaged in meaningful conversations with students.

Congratulations to our First Grade Battle of the Books teams for a job well done at the 2026 competition hosted by the DeQueen-Mena Educational Cooperative! 🎉🏆
Our students earned 2nd and 3rd place — an amazing accomplishment! 🎉📚
Not only did they compete with excellence, but they also represented Mena Public Schools with pride, teamwork, and outstanding character.

Mena soccer played their season opener on Tuesday at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium.
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Mena is back in action this Friday when they host Alma at BCBS.

Jr. High Softball!