The Mena Jr. JV Bearcats played Nashville on Monday at the Union Bank Center.
Jr. JV Bearcats - 8
Nashville - 33
The boys are scheduled to play at Idabel this Saturday.
The Mena 7th Grade Ladycats played Nashville on Monday at the Union Bank Center.
7th Ladycats - 6
Nashville - 31
The girls are scheduled to play at Idabel this Saturday.
https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=41091
Mena teachers began their day of professional development in the MHS Performing Arts Center with Tyler Tarver. Tarver is a nationwide speaker, trainer & author of the Baller Teacher Playbook.
https://premierespeakers.com/tyler-tarver/bio
https://www.youtube.com/c/SirTylerTarverSir
https://www.tarveracademy.com/baller
Thursday, December 30th
Round 3 Kameron Hale Tournament at Lake Hamilton.
Sr. Bearcats - 63
Kirby - 31
Jr. Bearcats - 32
Hot Springs - 40
Sr. Ladycats - 36
Centerpoint - 51
Jr. Ladycats - 23
Arkadelphia - 35
Wednesday, December 29th
Round 2 Kameron Hale Tournament at Lake Hamilton. Scores posted as soon as they are available.
SR. BEARCATS - 53
Centerpoint - 55
JR. BEARCATS - 41
Malvern - 31
JR. LADYCATS - 11
Nashville - 49
SR. LADYCATS - 31
Lake Hamilton - 54
Tuesday, December 28th
Kameron Hale Tournament at Lake Hamilton. Scores will be posted as soon as they are available.
Sr. Bearcats- 28
LR Catholic- 57
Jr. Ladycats- 26
Bryant- 10
Sr. Ladycats- 61
LR Hall- 20
Jr. Bearcats- 29
Nashville- 47
The Mena 7th grade basketball teams played at the Waldron Jamboree on Saturday.
Ladycats-15
Waldron-3
Ladycats-19
Mansfield-13
Bearcats-23
Waldron-18
Bearcats-10
Mansfield-12
The Sr. High teams played at Van Buren.
Van Buren - 52
Sr. Bearcats - 45
Van Buren - 43
Sr. Ladycats - 42
Coach Bentley has released the 2022 Mena Bearcat football schedule !
The Sr. Bearcats earned their first win of the season on Thursday at the Union Bank Center.
Sr. Bearcats - 42
Bauxite - 38
Mena will play in the Kameron Hale Tournament at Lake Hamilton on 12/28.
The Mena Ladycats picked up win #6 at the Union Bank Center on Thursday.
Sr. Ladycats - 34
Bauxite - 26
The girls will be back in action beginning 12/28 in the Kameron Hale Tournament at Lake Hamilton.
The Jr. Bearcats have climbed back to .500 with a win on Thursday at the Union Bank Center.
Jr. Bearcats - 46
Bauxite - 38
Mena is now 5-5 on the season & will be back in action at the Kameron Hale Tournament at Lake Hamilton on 12/28.
The Jr. Ladycats saw their five game win streak come to an end on Thursday at the Union Bank Center.
Jr. Ladycats - 21
Bauxite - 29
Mena is 7-5 on the season & will be back in action Dec. 28th in the Kameron Hale Tournament at Lake Hamilton.
The Mena Middle School Project Prevent Team met Wednesday to plan Spring events. Members also celebrated the season with games and breakfast. Merry Christmas from the MMS Project Prevent Team!
Mena Middle School 8th grade science students did a Snowman Stretch Christmas STEM challenge. They were given a limited number of supplies and a limited amount of time to create the tallest snowman possible. They had a blast and came up with some interesting snowman designs.
Mena High School Juniors and Seniors attended a Career Expo at UA Rich Mountain on Tuesday. Students were exposed to new and exciting career possibilities.
Mr. Steve , The Music Man, performed for Holly Harshman Elementary on Tuesday. The show is part of a social media awareness campaign by the Arkansas Department of Education where students are encouraged to be "CYBERWISE".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAl7QmtkWbI
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD8YaR-NN0IxWGytXBzcU5w
The Mena Jr. High basketball teams played at DeQueen on Monday.
Jr JV Ladycats - 11
DeQueen - 13
Jr Ladycats - 36
DeQueen - 30
Jr. Bearcats - 23
DeQueen - 27
Mena plays Bauxite on Thursday at the UBC .
Mrs. Frost's Leadership Students at MMS recently sponsored a contest in which Achieve classes were invited to decorate their classroom doors for the holiday season. The judges were retired Mena teachers and Administrators, John & Robin Ponder and Mike & Melissa Hobson. Winner of the 3rd place trophy was Mrs. Swall's class. The second place winners were the combined classes of Mrs. Billings, Mrs. Frost, and Mrs. Sikes. The first place classroom received the first place trophy and a hot cocoa party. The first place class was Mrs. Parnell's Self Contained classroom.
These Mena Jr. High Band students earned a seat in the All-Region Band this past weekend.
Flute
3rd Band 4th Chair Nayeli Piñon
Clarinet
3rd Band 12th Chair Olivia Perez
3rd Band 23rd Chair Tessa Williams
Alto Sax
3rd Band 3rd Chair Kaylle Gates
3rd Alt Ivan Sanchez
Tenor Sax
2nd Band 2nd Chair Tristan Hansen
Bassoon
2nd Band 2nd Chair Eric Decker
Trombone
3rd Band 2nd Chair Frank Smudrick
3rd Band 4th Chair Finleigh Robertson
Baritone
3rd Band 4th Chair Gage Henry
Tuba
3rd Band 8th Chair Dalton McEntire
Mena Basketball played at Fountain Lake on Friday.
Ladycats - 40
Ft. Lake -34
Bearcats - 29
Ft. Lake - 51
Both teams will be back in action on Tuesday when they face Alma at the Union Bank Center.
