MMS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Thursday, March 18 th
I. Here are the current standings in the Pennies for the Plunge competition. Today is the last
day of the competition and the winning ACHIEVE class will have a donut party on April 1 st .
5 th Place – Mrs. Gann
4 th Place – Mrs. Dollar
3 rd Place – Mr. Huntington
2 nd Place – Mrs. Brooks
1 st Place – Mrs. Breedlove
II. Reminder – We will be on the standard bell schedule when we return from Spring Break.
III. While you are on Spring Break, keep in mind that our Go-Guardian will still be operating
and sending alerts for any inappropriate use of Chromebooks, to our Tech Department.
You should have no need to use your Chromebooks over Spring Break.
IV. There have been a couple of days this week where several balls and cafeteria trays have
been left outside at the end of Lunch “B.” If this continues to be a problem, students in
Lunch “B” will be prohibited from eating outside for several days along with the ball box
remaining locked.
V. Lunchtime Weather:
VI. Lunch Menu:
* Chili * Chicken Tenders * Hamburger * Taco Bar
* PB&J Sandwich * Deli Sandwich * Popcorn Chicken Salad
Sr. High Track - 3:30pm
Softball - 4:30pm
Baseball - 5:00pm
Mena High School will be hosting a Spring Gala for all Juniors and Seniors on April 24th at CMA Iron Mountain from 6-8:30pm. The night, which will reflect "A Walk Down Memory Lane" will include a formal dinner and entertainment. Senior tickets are $15 and junior tickets are $30 and can be purchased from Ms.Hughes
Order you MMS Yearbook now at this link
https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/productDetail/1002548/Mena-Middle-School/Yearbook/2021012704192905054/CATALOG_SHOP/YB_BOOKS/001_006_1ST-LINE_21/2021012704192906354/#design/0
The MHS Yearbook staff is excited to report that the design and overall creation of the 2021 Mena High School Yearbook has wrapped up, and the final pages were uploaded this morning to reach their end goal. While there's no doubt this school year will always be remembered as historic, the yearbook staff worked tirelessly to ensure the book reflected what a unique and memorable year it has been.
You may still order a copy of the 216-page 2021 MHS Yearbook for $60 by ordering online at jostensyearbook.com with a debit or credit card, or by ordering through Mr. Philpot's room 205 at the high school with cash or check. The yearbooks will arrive and be distributed in mid-May.
Mena High School Head Basketball Coach Randy Peters announced the post season honors for his Bearcats today.
All Conference Sam Efird
Caleb peters
2nd team All Conference
Tre McMellon
Trey Day
Blake Brown
All star team nominee
Sam Efird
Mrs. Smith's Kinder Kids enjoyed reading about leprechauns and building traps to try to catch one.
https://www.facebook.com/Mrs-Smiths-Kinder-Kids-196630480397405/
How do you catch a leprechaun? Mrs. Floyds Fabulous Firsties had some great ideas, but those tricky little guys are are difficult to trap! We’ll get one next time!
https://www.facebook.com/Mrs-Floyds-Fabulous-Firsties-111622360272278
Theatre Arts II performed The Greek Mythology Olympiaganza (The Iliad! The Iliad! The Iliad!) for 8th grade English students on Thursday.
Mena Softball played at Fountain Lake on Tuesday,
Mena-15
Fountain Lake-0
The Ladycats improve to 3-3/2-1 & will play Bauxite at Union Bank Park on Thursday. GO LADYCATS!
https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=24459
Mena Soccer played Cossatot River at Bearcat Stadium on Tuesday.
Ladycats-2 Cossatot-0
Bearcats-1 Cossatot-7
The teams will be back in action on April 9th when they host Hope!
https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=24458
Mena Baseball played at Fountain Lake on Tuesday & lost by a score of 1-11. That is the fourth loss in a row for the Bearcats who are now 2-6/0-3. Mena will play Bauxite on Thursday at Union Bank Park.
The Jr. Bearcats are already preparing for the 2021 football season at Bearcat Stadium today!
Room 31 kinder kids at LDE keep on making me proud by passing Reading Eggs and Mathseeds quizzes and meeting their goals!
Mrs. Floyd's Fabulous Firsties had many students make it to a new point club in AR. Thank you to Pizza Hut and Skyline Cafe for providing such great incentives for students who make their goals!
Mena High School Sophomore Matthew McClain is earning volunteer hours helping the Christian Motorcyclist Association set up the audio and music for the Spring Pastoral conference this week!
https://www.facebook.com/cmausa.org
27 Mena High School students, from Kristi Wilson's family & consumer science class, are earning CPR certification today. The CPR class is being led by instructors from Southwest EMS.
https://www.facebook.com/southwest.ems
Softball @ Fountain Lake 4:30pm
Baseball @ Fountain Lake 5:00pm
Soccer/Cossatot @ Mena 5:00pm & 7:00pm
MMS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Tuesday, March 16 th
I. The 7 th & 8 th grade Quiz Bowl teams will meet in the Conference room at the end of these
announcements.
II. Report cards will be handed out today in you ACHIEVE class.
III. 6 th grade ETS students will be meeting tomorrow during ACHIEVE.
IV. Here are the current standings in the Pennies for the Plunge competition. You still have 3
days left to get your ACHIEVE class in to 1 st place and win the donut party:
5 th Place – McCormick
4 th Place – Breedlove
3 rd Place – Swall
2 nd Place – Dollar
1 st Place – Huntington
V. It has been decided that on the Monday that we return from Spring Break, we will return to
our normal bell schedule, that we haven’t used since last year. Basically, there will only be
one bell to begin each class. All students will change classes at the same time. Again, this
begins when we return from Spring Break.
VI. Lunchtime Weather:
VII. Lunch Menu:
* Hang Time Basket * Cheeseburger * Spicy Chicken Sandwich
* Taco Bar * PB&J * Deli Sandwich * Cobb Salad
