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.

The Mena Basscats were back in action this past Saturday competing in the Arkansas Young Guns Tournament on Lake Dardanelle. Jarrett Burger and Austin Rose took 2nd place.

The Mena basketball teams played in the Hot Springs Invitational on Friday. Ladycats - 19 Farmington - 51 Bearcats - 50 Earle - 58 The boys will play again on Saturday at 10:00am. The girls play on Saturday at 2:30pm.

December 3, 2021 Yesterday, December 2, 2021, Mena Public School officials were made aware of a potential threat of violence made by two juvenile students in the district. School officials apprehended the students and notified the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. The students have been placed into the custody of the sheriff’s office and are not on campus. School district and sheriff’s office officials are conducting an investigation at this time.

The Mena Sr. High Basketball Teams competed at the Hot Springs Invitational on Thursday. LADYCATS- 40 RUSSELLVILLE - 38 The girls will play Farmington at 4pm on Friday at Hot Springs High School. BEARCATS - 16 HOT SPRINGS - 65 Mena boys will play Earle at 4pm today.

The Holly Harshman Elementary 4th Grade qualifiers from each classroom competed in the grade level spelling bee on Friday. Congratulations to 4th Grade: 1st place: Channing Wimberly 2nd place: Zach Horn Alternate: Maybree Bates They will compete in the Polk County Spelling Bee on Tuesday, January 18th.