At Mena Public Schools we are very excited about our students recent achievements on the ACT Test. Including ANNIKA THOMPSON. Annika is a junior at MHS & scored a 31 on the February ACT. GO ANNIKA ! GO BEARCATS !
Mena High School Juniors & Seniors participated in Polk County Operation Prom Night 2021 Friday morning. The event is an accurate representation of a two vehicle accident with fatalities. It was conducted at the Polk County Fairgrounds & was hosted by Southwest EMS, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Mena Police and Fire Dept, Polk County OEM, and Polk County Coroner’s Office. Thank you to everyone who made this event possible for our students.
At Mena Public Schools we are very excited about our students recent achievements on the ACT Test. Including SAM CROSS. Sam is a junior at MHS & scored a 30 on the February ACT. GO SAM ! GO BEARCATS !
For more information on the ACT follow the link https://www.act.org/
Congratulations to the following the teams and individuals who recently competed in the Southern District Virtual LDE's!
Parliamentary Procedure: 4th Place
Lauren Beck-Creed Speaking: 6th Place
Conduct of Chapter Meetings: 2nd Place
In order to move on to the State LDE Contest teams or individuals must place first or second in their contest. Congratulations to the Mena FFA Conduct of Chapter Meetings team! They will compete on April 19th in Hot Springs at the State Contest.
Mena Softball defeated Centerpoint on Thursday at Union Bank Park.
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Centerpoint-3.
Emmi Hines & Kensey Rosson both had 3 RBI's. Maddy Lyle had four hits to lead Mena.
The Ladycats travel to Hope on Friday. GO LADYCATS !
https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=24459
Thank you Carolyn and Daxx for the drinks and popcorn today. Mrs. Johnson's room really enjoyed it. Y’all are the BEST.
Congratulations to the Mena FFA Nursery and Landscape team! They placed second at the State CDE contest yesterday in Hot Springs. Congratulations to COOPER ANDERLE on being the State high individual!
A representative from Herff Jones was at Mena High School this morning delivering cap & gowns to the graduates of 2021. If your senior did not pick theirs up they will be available in the MHS office & cash or check will be accepted.
Gameday Thursday, April 8th !
Track - 3:30pm
Softball - 4:30pm
Juniors & Seniors need to purchase their Spring Gala (prom) tickets by Wednesday, April 21st at 2pm from Mrs. Hughes. Tickets are $15 for seniors & $30 for juniors. Call the office at 479-394-1144 for more information.
ACT Aspire testing will take place at Mena Middle School April 19th-23rd.
Monday 4/19 - 6th grade testing onsite, 7th & 8th grade virtual offsite.
Tuesday 4/20 - 6th grade testing onsite, 7th & 8th grade virtual offsite.
Wednesday 4/21 - 6th grade virtual offsite, 7th & 8th grade testing onsite.
Thursday 4/22 - 6th grade virtual offsite, 7th & 8th grade testing onsite.
Friday 4/23 - All students onsite. Make-ups for any absences for testing.
The Mena Ladycats & Bearcats finished 2nd at the Waldron Jr. Bulldog Relays on Tuesday.
GIRLS
4x800 - 1st Kylene Denton, Kate Wilson, karley Sharp, Jayden Cox
800 - 1st Kylene Denton, 2nd Karley Sharp
1600 - 1st Rylie Bentley, 2nd Addison Thomas
4x400 - 1st Kate Wilson, Chloe Hooper, Jocelyn Hernandez, Jayden Cox
400 - 2nd Reese Montgomery, 6th Jocelyn Hernandez
4x200 - 4th Jayden Cox, Jaden Roberts, Kate Wilson, Elliott Dugan
4x100 - 7th Chloe Hooper, Jaden Roberts, Emma Ferguson, Annabelle Peters
100 H - 7th Elliott Dugan
300 H - 2nd Annabelle Peters7th Reese Montgomery
Long Jump 5th Chloe Hooper
High Jump 1st Elliott Dugan
Triple Jump 1st Jayden Cox
4th Reese Montgomery
Discus 3rd Reese Montgomery, 6th Caroline Cannon
Shot - 2nd Caroline Cannon
BOYS
Triple Jump - 5th Robert Hill, 7th Hudson Vacca
Shot - 8th Brady Montgomery
Discus - 4th JD Murphy
Pole Vault - 4th Cody Short
4x800 Relay - 6th Mena
1600 -4th Cooper Plunkett
4x100 Relay - 4th Mena
300H - 5th Sully Massey
4x400 - 7th Mena
4x200 Relay - 6th Mena Smith, Elijah/Cox, Kalib/Short, Cody/Peters, Brody
Click the link for complete results
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Caleb Peters had a pair of hits & Luke Montgomery had 4 RBI's to lead Mena on Tuesday.
Arkadelphia-9
Mena Bearcats-5
The Bearcats are back in action on Friday at Hope.
https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=24460
Mena Softball led going into the final inning but came up short.
Arkadelphia - 7
Mena Ladycats - 5
The Ladycats are back in action on Thursday when they play Centerpoint at Union Bank Park.
https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=24459
Basscats 7th At Millwood !
Austin Rose and Jarrett Burger took 7th place at the Young Guns Championship on Millwood last weekend. The Bass Cats will compete in the Trader Bills State Championship at Lake Hamilton on Sunday April 25th.
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Congratulations to the Mena Ladycats for winning the Waldron 7th Grade Bulldog Relays on Monday. GO LADYCATS!!!!
We had a GREAT week of weight room testing last week. Our 7th graders got their first ever maxes and did great.....our 8th graders did awesome and are actually still finishing up testing and our Senior High has made some big gains.
Some stats from our latest weight room testing for our Senior High:
Average Increase on Bench Press: +10 lbs
Average Increase on Squat: +16 lbs
Average Increase on Power clean: +10 lbs
70% of our guys set a Personal Record for Bench
73% set a PR for Squat
71% set a PR for Powerclean
In the Photo:
Logan Yang,Jake Brotherton,Jordan Roberts
These Guys are 300+ on Bench, 450+ on Squat and 275+ on Powerclean.
Mena trailed at half but came back to defeat Heavener at Bearcat Stadium on Monday!
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Heavener-1
The Ladycats are 4-1 on the season & will host Hope on Friday at 5:00pm. GO LADYCATS!!!
Bearcat Football Store Fundraiser
Proceeds go to Bearcat football 7-12
Items shipped directly to buyer
Click the link to place your order
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