A huge shout out to Keri Duer who painted new hop scotch & four square games at Holly Harshman Elementary!!!
Efforts are underway to get the Esports program off the ground this year. If you are in 9th-12th grade & would like to compete contact Lorrie Henry at lorrie.henry@menaschools.org
GO BEARCATS!!!
Classroom furniture has been moved into the halls as floor cleaning & waxing is underway across the district.
***** WAY BACK WEDNESDAY *****
Do you recognize anyone in this picture from 1993 ?
Meredith Mannon
Stacy Whisenhunt
Matt Murphy
Kenneth Anderle
Melissa Harrin
The Mena Bearcats played their spring scrimmage on Thursday night at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium. Practice continues on May 31st & June 1st. The team will participate in a team camp at Cedarville on June 2nd. Check the 2021 schedule on the website at this link
https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics...
This year Introduction to World Agriculture students got to experience working in the agriculture shop. They have been busy learning about shop safety, electricity, wood working, plumbing, and welding! Students were able to build birdhouses, PVC marshmallow shooters, and got to learning the basics of welding!
Wednesday was "Field Day" at Mena Middle School. Students took part in a number of competitions & fun activities.
Holly Harshman Elementary hosted a retirement picnic on Tuesday at the HHE gym.
The Mena Pre K Graduation was held last week & the DMESC Pre K Graduation was held on Monday at Louise Durham Elementary.
Mena Athletes participated in the Area 14 Special Olympics at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium on Monday. Photographs by LEXI DILBECK & CADENCE BARNES who are a part of Mr. Any Philpot's Journalism Class.
Follow the link to the album. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=MenaPublicSchools&set=a.1788890211270710
We are so grateful that the weather cooperated & we were able to hold graduation at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium on Saturday. A great group received their diplomas. The class of 2021 has left it's mark & will be missed. GO BEARCATS!!!!
Holly Harshman Elementary would like to thank the Polk County Farm Bureau Women's Committee for their generous donation. Mrs. Parsons and Mrs. White are so appreciative of the generous gifts of planters, grow lights, and seeds that have helped our students better understand the life cycle of a plant. We look forward to using the soybeans for next year!
LDE first grade enjoyed a field trip to Jansen Park on Monday.
A big shout out is in order to KYNZLI DYER for designing the 100 point club t-shirt at HHE !!! GO KYNZLI !!!! GO BEARCATS !!!!
FCCLA Officers at Mena High School have been selected for the 2021-2022 school year.
Rachel Wilson - President
Will Davis - Vice President
Travis Thrailkill - VP of Recruitment
Jaiden Milam - VP of Marketing
Annika Thompson - VP of Events
Cassidy Ashcraft - VP of Community Outreach
Carleigh Smart - Secretary
Sarah Grenier - Treasurer
Jocelyn Hernandez - Parliamentarian
Caroline Cannon - Historian
The class of 2021 walked the halls of LD today!
Congratulations Marth Billingsley!
What a great day to release our classroom butterflies! The kids got to watch the lifecycle from caterpillar to butterfly
Mrs Cheyenne Burdess Reeves’ class had a special visitor today
As part of hospital week the Mena Regional Health System collected items for local schools for their backpack and hygiene programs. Employees donated over $1000 worth of items that will help serve food and hygiene needs for area students. Mrs. Elizabeth Tompkins and her students from Mena High School picked up the donations and will be sorting and distributing to Mena & other schools in the area.
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