Michael from the Arkansas Attorney General's office spoke to students at Holly Harshman Elementary on Friday about internet safety.
https://arkansasag.gov/education-programs/internet-safety/
The Mena High School and Mena Middle School Special Olympics athletes were presented with their medals from the recent bowling competition on Friday in the Union Bank Center !
Congratulations to our second grade spelling bee winners!
1st Adaya Lindsey
2nd Zoey Werkhoven
Alternate Savannah Goodnight
It was a great night of music at the Performing Arts Center on Thursday. The Mena High School Concert Band & Jazz Band filled the facility with Christmas & as always it was well received by those who attended.
The Mena Middle School Band performed their Christmas Concert for the public on Thursday. The large crowd in the Performing Arts Center responded with thunderous applause.
The Mena Beginner Band knocked it out of the park on Thursday night at the Performing Arts Center. They performed several holiday classics as a part of their Christmas Concert.
The Jr. Ladycats improved to 6-4 on the season with a win on Thursday at the Union Bank Center.
Jr. Ladycats - 26
Ft. Lake - 20
The girls return to the court on Monday at DeQueen. Games begin at 4:30pm. GO LADYCATS !!!
The Mena Jr. Boys fought off a fourth quarter comeback to win on Thursday at the Union Bank Center.
Jr. Bearcats - 34
Ft. Lake - 31
The boys improve to 4-4 & are back in action on Monday at DeQueen. GO BEARCATS!!!
The MENA HIGH SCHOOL Book Clubs met on Thursday and received their copy of the upcoming books! The clubs meet biweekly at lunchtime in the library.
Mena Coaches have selected #20, Grayson Fairless, and #2, Tre McMellon, as the Farm Bureau Insurance Players of the Month
for November.
Grayson is a Senior this year and plays Center for the Lady Cats. She averaged 18.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1 assist, and 2 steals per
contest, for the first 6 games of the season. She has already accepted a scholarship to play basketball for the Ouachita Baptist
Lady Tigers next year! She plans to pursue a pre-med degree and then become a Doctor of Pharmacy, through the U of A system.
Grayson is the daughter of Loyd and Angela Fairless of Hatfield.
Tre is also a Senior this year and plays Point Guard for the Bearcats. He is the son of Jennifer and Chris McMellon. Tre averaged
9.5 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals per game, for the 5 games Mena played in November. Tre plans to attend UWI Welding School in Pottsville, upon his graduation from MHS and become a pipeline welder.
Shown presenting Grayson and Tre with their Player of the Month game balls are, local Farm Bureau agent, Nathan Fowler,
and Bearcat Head Coach, Randy Peters.
Farm Bureau Insurance is a proud supporter of Mena High School athletics!!!!
Congratulations to the first grade spelling bee winners at Louise Durham Elementary.!
1st place Ava Vaughn
2nd place Gracie Ludwig
Alternate Adalynn McElveen
The Mena High School Bearcat Chorus filled the Performing Arts Center with Christmas cheer on Tuesday. Performing "Have a Holly, Jolly Christmas", "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree", "White Christmas" & "Carol of the Bells". The final song of the night featured the chorus & the Bearcat Bellas on "Christmas Cannon Rock". If you were not there you missed a great performance by a very talented group of students.
The Bearcat Bellas were the highlight of the evening on Tuesday at the Union Bank Center. Performing "All I Want for Christmas is You", "Santa Baby" & "White Winter Hymnal" which drew the biggest applause of the night. Great job Bellas !!!
The Mena 7th & 8th Grade Choir performed their Christmas concert for the public on Tuesday at the Performing Arts Center. They sang "Jingle Bell Rock", "Run, Run Rudolph" & "Feliz Navidad" for the large crowd. They did a great job busting out those tunes !!!
The Mena 6th Grade Choir performed their Christmas show for the public on Tuesday at the Performing Arts Center. The group performed "Santa Claus is Coming to Town", "Winter Wonderland" & "Let it Go". The students did a fantastic job!
The Mena Bearcats fell to 0-5 with a loss on Tuesday night at the Union Bank Center !
Bearcats - 49
HS Lakeside - 56
The boys will look for their first win on Friday at Fountain Lake.
The Mena Ladycats lost a close one at home on Tuesday night at the Union Bank Center !
Ladycats - 33
HS Lakeside - 34
The girls play next on Friday at Fountain Lake.
Mrs. Huffman's Book Club at Holly Harshman finished their totem poles after reading Touching Spirit Bear.
The Jr. High Bearcats played Malvern at the Union Bank Center on Monday.
Mena JV Boys - 9
Malvern - 22
Jr. Bearcats - 27
Malvern - 29
Mena is back in action on Thursday when they host Ft. Lake. Games begin at 4:30pm.
The Jr. High Ladycats played Malvern at the Union Bank Center on Monday.
Mena JV Girls - 19
Malvern - 4
Jr. Ladycats - 29
Malvern - 23
Mena is back in action on Thursday when they host Ft. Lake. Games begin at 4:30pm.
