Mena Middle School now has bins available for students to return packets, library books, and teacher books. The bins are available from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm, Monday, May 11th through Thursday, May 14th and are located at the main entrance. Students' locker contents have been bagged and will be available for pickup during that time as well. MMS students will be able to return their Chrome Book device (and charger) May 18th &19th on the following schedule: 6th grade 9:00 - 10:30, 7th grade 10:30 - 12:00, 8th grade 1:00 - 2:30. The turn-in point for Chrome Books will in the bus loading area. If you have any questions, please call Mena Middle School at 394-2572."
Meal pick up Monday
Mena Public Schools is be able to provide one more week of meals & distribution is tomorrow, Monday, May 11th...
ATTENTION PARENTS!
Please make sure your MHS & MMS student is checking their school Email. Important information is being communicated to them through Email..
HHE Yearbook Distribution Date Change! Now THURSDAY, MAY 14th!
3rd grade: 9:00-11:00
4th grade: 11:00-1:00
5th grade: 1:00-3:00
Yearbook distribution will be in drive-through fashion thru the car rider line loop in front of the building.
May 18th, 19th, and 20th
There will be filing cabinets set up to place work in by grade level.
Also, there will be project boards and book projects displayed from Social Studies classes. IF your name is on a board or book, you may take it home,
Want to know more about the Polk County Virtual Academy? Just click the link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2PzxYOwJi4&feature=youtu.be
Mena Public Schools Would like to express our appreciation for today's donation by one of our patrons to the Feed a Bearcat Program. This donation will help those students who are behind on meal charges. If you would like to help Feed a Bearcat you can make a donation at the Administration Building located at 501 Hickory in Mena or call
479-394-1710...
ATTENTION PARENTS!!
Middle School holds a lot of new and exciting choices for your child, one of those being an elective. Your child will have to pick one of the following electives. A description is included.
Your child's homeroom teacher will be in contact this week to get your child's elective choice.
Elective Choices for 6th Grade
1.) Beginning Band- This is a beginning class for all those who are interested in playing a woodwind, brass or percussion instruments. Students in this class will learn the basic skills needed to progress to the Junior Band Level. Students will perform in one concert during the Fall Semester and one concert during the Spring Semester. Students in grades 6-8 are allowed to join this class based on proficiency and placement by the band directors. (Depending on instrument assignment there MAY be an instrument rental or purchase required.)
2.) Beginning Choir-This is a beginning class for any sixth-grade student. Students in this class will learn basic singing skills and vocal technique needed to progress to the middle school choir. Students will learn to sight-sing and read choral music. Choir members will sing unison and 2-part music in a variety of styles and genres. Students will perform at least two concerts during the school year.
3.) Skills for Learning- This is an elective course open to any 6th grader. The course is designed to allow students to work on emerging skills related to technology and academics. It allows students an opportunity to have additional interventions in courses that they may be struggling with as well as helping students develop organizational skills related to effective learning.
Mena Middle School Calendar of Activities
May 5th, Band School-Owned Instrument Drop Off:
8:00-3:00-Leave instruments on the sidewalk outside of the High School Band Room door.
May 6th: Personalized Yearbook Distribution
Students with personalized yearbook received an email about this pick-up.
Questions to Melissa Lunsford (melissa.lunsford@menaschools.org or text 479-637-6599)
May 7th: Yearbook distribution
Drive in at the MMS Front entrance.
A-H last name: 10:00-11:00
I-P last name: 11:00-12:00
Q-Z last name: 1:00-2:00
May 11th-14th: Gather Library Books, Teacher’s Books, and Packets and Locker Content Pickup
Please deposit Library books or Teacher’s Books in the marked bin outside the Middle School Front door.
Any AMI or PBS packets can be turned into the bins marked for each grade at the Middle School front Door. Please make sure the student's name is on the packet.
Please call the office (394-2572) to confirm that you need to pick up locker stuff for your student. We will know by Wednesday, May 6th which students had locker contents.
Contents have been bagged and marked and available to be picked up between 9:00 - 1:00 any day the week of May 11-14.
May 18-19: Chromebook Turn in: Please bring the Chromebook and charger to the Bus loading area.
9:00 - 10:30 - 6th grade
10:30 - 12:00 - 7th grade
1:00 - 2:30 - 8th grade
If you have students in multiple grades, please bring all of them at the earliest time.
May 18-22 Student Registration for next years Classes
Links will be shared on Facebook for next year’s 6th, 7th, & 8th graders to sign up for classes.
May 21-22: Final Report Cards Released & Academic Students recognized.
All A’s and All A/B’s will be recognized with a Facebook Live
The Bearcat Foundation continues to pursue our goals of partnering with MHS with assistance in areas of equipment, facilities and supplies. Thanks, to our members and supporters, BFI has gifted over $435,000 to Mena High Since 2007.
A very important part of our mission is to provide a scholarship for students at Mena High and today we are happy to present the BFI scholarship for the 9th year.
The Foundation scholarship differs from others in that it is scored and judged on a blind basis. All applicant’s names, family names, and commonly identifiable accomplishments are omitted from the application once received in an effort to eliminate any possible bias in the scoring process.
The applicants are scored based on academic achievement, community involvement, extracurricular achievement and the compelling nature of the essay that is written for the scholarship.
The committee is anonymous and does not consist of any foundation board members. All scoring is done separately by each member of the committee. The scholarship is $2,000 per student.
It is my honor and the honor of every member and supporter to announce that the winners of the Bearcat Foundation Scholarship for 2020 are Mr. David Grenier and Mr. Marc Wilson.
All Mena Middle School and Mena High School Band students will return their school owned band instruments on Tuesday, May 5th from 8am-3pm. The drop off point is in front of the high school band hall door on the sidewalk. No students will be allowed in Mena High School.
Congratulations to the students awarded local 2020 JAG scholarships -
Autumn Powell - $300.00
Skylar Montgomery - $300.00
Shaun Bass - $100.00
High School Chromebook Return will be Wednesday May 20th and Thursday May 21st in the bus loop under the High School awning.
Freshmen: 9am-11am on 5/20 (Wednesday)
Sophomores: 11am-1pm on 5/20 (Wednesday)
Juniors: 9am-11am on 5/21 (Thursday)
Seniors: 11am-1pm on 5/21 (Thursday)
Friday from 9am-11am will be Chromebook Return for any who missed their allotted time.
Dates to turn in packets at HHE will be MAY 18-20th (Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday) There will be labeled bins to turn in work by grade level near the front doors.
Any personal belongings that may have been left,(backpacks, journals, etc...) will be safe in our building over the summer! They will be available for collection when school resumes.
Thank you for your patience and cooperation during this time!
Yearbook Distribution Date: FRIDAY, MAY 15!
Due to an error with our yearbook publication house, some personalized yearbooks are back ordered. Therefore our Yearbook distribution date will not occur until Friday, May 15th. WE want to be able to provide you with the quality you ordered, so unfortunately, we'll have to wait a bit longer. See the following distribution times below:
3rd grade: 9:00-11:00
4th grade: 11:00-1:00
5th grade: 1:00-3:00
Yearbook distribution will be in drive-through fashion thru the car rider line loop in front of the building.
MHS Yearbook distribution begins today!
Tuesday, April 28th
*11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. - Seniors’ Cap & Gown and Senior Accessories Herf Jones Distribution drive-thru pick-up at bus loop
*11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. - Seniors Yearbook Distribution drive-thru at bus loop
*2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. - Juniors Yearbook Distribution drive-thru at bus loop
Thursday, April 30th
*11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. - Sophomores Yearbook Distribution drive-thru at bus loop
*2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. - Freshmen Yearbook Distribution drive-thru at bus loop
Louise Durham Elementary Yearbook Pick Up.
Thursday/ April 30th.
Pre-K 9am-10am
Kindergarten 10am-11am
1st Grade 11am- Noon to
2nd Grade Noon-2pm
We are asking that parents put a large piece of paper on the right side of their dashboard in the windshield that has their students name and students teacher. Drive through the bus loop in front of the school. We will see the child’s name and hand them the yearbook through a window.We have put siblings together and they will be picked up with the oldest child.
Those that have not bought a yearbook can bring a check or exact cash of $16 and drive through Friday morning from 9 to 10.
The Governor's Award for Musical Excellence is presented to an outstanding high school senior each year. The 2020 Mena High School recipient is Hope Egger. Hope has been a member of the Spotlight Singers throughout her high school career. She was an all region honors choir member each year from seventh grade through her senior year. She was an all state choir member her junior year. She currently serves as president of the Spotlight Singers and was recently voted Spotlight Singers student of the month.
Students are nominated for the award based on the highest standards of musicianship, teamwork, dedication, character, and attitude. "Hope definitely embodies all these standards and more. It has been an honor to work with her the past 4 years. She is a very special young person," states choir director, Ferroll "Tammy" Taylor.
Hope is the daughter of Scott Egger and the late Jayme Ozanich.
Those that have completed packets for Pre K Can drop them in a tub outside the front doors at Louise Durham Elementary. The Tub will be available on Monday-Thursday 8:00 am until 3:00 pm, April 27- May 1. New applications can be emailed to you. Call 479-243-3813 to have an application emailed to you. Please have packets in an envelope or a large ziplock bag and marked with the student name. For more information Email jimma.holder@menaschools.org
