Mena School District

Congratulations to Chelsea Holtzclaw for best spirit day costume at Mena Middle School. The Bearcat Foundation will sponsor a prize for one winner from MHS and one winner from MMS every day this week

Tuesday, October 6, 2020 Lunch Menu: Monday - 10/5 Salisbury steak, meatball sub, double cheeseburger, waffle bar Tuesday - 10/6 Baked chicken, rib patty sandwich, spicy chicken sandwich, taco bar Wednesday - 10/7 Baked potato, hamburger, hot dog, wing bar Thursday - Friday - Clubs & Activities: Monday - Tuesday - Wednesday - Quiz Bowl Practice in room 211 during enrichment Thursday - Quiz Bowl Practice in room 211 during enrichment FCCLA meeting is cancelled Friday - Sports: Monday - Junior High Football home versus De Queen; Volleyball will host Fountain Lake. The theme for the game is Black Out. Also, the first 24 students to show up to attend the volleyball game will receive a free piece of pizza. Tuesday - Wednesday - Thursday - JH Football @ Dover Friday - SH Football Homecoming vs Dover Here This week is Spirit Week to help celebrate Homecoming Week. The themes for dressing up is: Monday - Disney Day Tuesday - Mathlete vs Athlete Wednesday - Cowboys vs Aliens Thursday - Senioritis Friday - Red Out Students, remember that you must have your masks on and pulled up over your nose in common areas like the cafeteria and the in hallways between classes. StuCrew and BFI are sponsoring a Spirit Door Competition! Each Enrichment class will decorate their door for Homecoming Week. Surprise judges will be brought in to judge them and the winner will be announced this Friday! FCCLA dues are $15 and need to be paid by this Thursday, October 8. Bring your dues to Mrs. Hobson or Mrs. Wilson. The FCCLA meeting that was scheduled for this Thursday has been cancelled, though. Anyone interested in joining Sci-Fi Club this school year, there will be no dues this year, just sign up with Ms. Hooker to join! Even Blended students will have access to the Google Classroom. Please bring your flu shot forms to Nurse Bobbi. The Fall Blood Drive will be next Tuesday October 13th. Please see Nurse Bobbi about donating blood if you are interested.

Announcements for Tuesday, October 6 th   I. Reminder: 7 th grade Quiz Bowl students will meet in the Cafeteria right after these announcements. II. Tomorrow’s dress-up theme for Spirit Week is “Cowboys vs Aliens.” III. Flu shot forms are due this Friday. IV. You have a four-day weekend coming up soon. There will be no school on Friday, October 16 th or Monday, October 19 th . More information will be given later about the 19 th , which will be a “virtual day” while teachers are in training. V. Several of you are apparently playing a type of game that involves slapping, hitting, or kicking someone else. This “game” ends now. Anyone that is hitting, slapping, or kicking another student will be facing either In-School Suspension or Out of School Suspension. VI. You all did much better with your trash yesterday. Keep up the good work. VII. Reminder: Once you are finished eating, you must put your mask back on unless you are 6 feet or more away from the nearest person. VIII. Reminder: If you go home with a fever, you are not allowed to return to school until you’ve been fever free – without the aid of medication – for at least 24 hours. IX. Report card time is approaching…the first grading quarter ends 2 weeks from today. Be sure you are getting all of your assignments turned in on time. X. Lunchtime Weather: XI. Lunch Menu: * Baked Chicken * Chicken Tenders * Spicy Chicken Sandwich * Taco Bar * PB&J Sandwich * Turkey or Ham Sandwich * Cobb Salad

Homecoming will be Friday night, October 9th at 6:30pm in Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium. Senior Maids Marissa Ortiz & Allie Martin are a part of this years homecoming court.

The Sr. Ladycats lost for the first time this season Monday at the UBC. Fountain Lake beat Mena 3-1. The Mena Jr. High defeated Fountain Lake 2-1. Mena volleyball will travel to Camden Fairview on Tuesday!

The Mena Jr. Bearcats lost to DeQueen Monday night 0-14. The 7th grade Bearcats beat DeQueen 32-0. Mena will play at Dover on Thursday! https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics...

The Mena Senior High Basketball Schedule is out & the first game will be played on November 12th @ Lake Hamilton.... Click the link to view on the website. https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics...

Homecoming will be Friday night, October 9th at 6:30pm in Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium. Junior Maids Cassidy Ashcraft and Sarah Grenier are a part of this years homecoming court.

Click the link for the meal order form for the week of October 12th-15th. https://forms.gle/fZxSi3ZCx8ueXm4f9

Monday, October 5, 2020 Lunch Menu: Monday - 10/5 Salisbury steak, meatball sub, double cheeseburger, waffle bar Tuesday - 10/6 Baked chicken, rib patty sandwich, spicy chicken sandwich, taco bar Wednesday - 10/7 Baked potato, hamburger, hot dog, wing bar Thursday - Friday - Clubs & Activities: Monday - Tuesday - Wednesday - Quiz Bowl Practice in room 211 during enrichment Thursday - Quiz Bowl Practice in room 211 during enrichment Friday - Sports: Monday - Junior High Football home versus De Queen; Volleyball will host Fountain Lake. The theme for the game is Black Out. Also, the first 24 students to show up to attend the volleyball game will receive a free piece of pizza. Tuesday - Wednesday - Thursday - JH Football @ Dover Friday - SH Football Homecoming vs Dover Here This week is Spirit Week to help celebrate Homecoming Week. The themes for dressing up is: Monday - Today is Disney Day Tuesday - Mathlete vs Athlete Wednesday - Cowboys vs Aliens Thursday - Senioritis Friday - Red Out Students, remember that you must have your masks on and pulled up over your nose in common areas like the cafeteria. StuCrew and BFI are sponsoring a Spirit Door Competition! Each Enrichment class will decorate their door for Homecoming Week. Surprise judges will be brought in to judge them and the winner will be announced this Friday! FCCLA dues are $15 and need to be paid by this Thursday, October 8. Bring your dues to Mrs. Hobson or Mrs. Wilson. Anyone interested in joining Sci-Fi Club this school year, there will be no dues this year, just sign up with Ms. Hooker to join! Even Blended students will have access to the Google Classroom. Please bring your flu shot forms to Nurse Bobbi. The Fall Blood Drive will be next Tuesday October 13th. Please see Nurse Bobbi about donating blood if you are interested.

Announcements for Monday, October 5 th   I. Tomorrow’s dress-up theme for Spirit Week is “Mathalete vs Athlete: You can dress up like a nerd or your favorite athlete. The dress-up themes for the remainder of the week are posted on the Library windows. II. Flu shot forms are due this Friday. . III. Reminder: 6 th grade Quiz Bowl students will meet in the Conference Room right after these announcements. 7 th / 8 th grade Quiz Bowl will meet tomorrow in the Cafeteria IV. Remember to throw you breakfast and lunch trash away. Don’t be the person who causes everyone to lose the privilege of being able to eat outside. V. There are starting to be a few Covid cases in the area, along with the flu, though no major impact at MMS as of now. Continue to wear your masks and use social distancing. This will continue to be strictly enforced. VI. Lunchtime Weather: VII. Lunch Menu: * Salisbury Steak * Meatball Sub * Double Cheeseburger * Waffle Bar * PB&J Sandwich * Turkey or Ham Sandwich * Chef Salad VIII. Club / Group Meetings: At this time, the 6 th grade Quiz Bowl team is dismissed to the Conference Room located next to Mrs. Rose’s office.

A big game tonight at the UBC when the Ladycats play Fountain Lake. Games begin at 5:00pm. The Jr, Bearcats will begin at 5:30pm at Bearcat Stadium when they play DeQueen. These are game that were postponed from earlier in the season... GO BEARCATS!

The Mena Bearcats Defeated Pottsville 34-13 Friday night. Mena will host Dover on Friday 10/9 at Bearcat Stadium. Homecoming activities will begin at 6:30pm with Kickoff at 7:00pm. GO BEARCATS!

Today is National School Custodian Day & at the Mena Public Schools we have the best. Thanks for all your hard work. Rodney Dominguez Mitch Milne Leo Barge Brent Tibbs Keri Duer Cheryl Goodner Diane Barber Maddie Fletcher

The Mena Bearcats play at Pottsville tonight. Kickoff is at 7:00pm.

Coaches select CALEB PETERS FARM BUREAU PLAYER OF THE GAME Week #5 Caleb had 4 receptions for 111 yards, 1 touchdown, 9 tackles, and an interception against the Waldron Bulldogs last week. He is the son of Brandon and Mary Peters. Caleb is a Junior for the Bearcats and also plays basketball and baseball. He plans to pursue a degree in Coaching or Business upon graduation. Way to go Caleb! #GoBearcats beat Pottsville!

Announcements for Friday, October 2 nd I. From our Tech Department to All Students: It is important that you place your chromebooks in the covers that have been provided. An ID will be provided to place in the clear pouch on the front of the cover. Do not to remove the ID card. Do not alter the cases in any way, such as writing on them, stickers, etc. Use the pocket on the front of the cover to store the charging adapters. It is not necessary to remove the chromebook from the covers. II. Update: The deadline for the flu shot forms has been extended to next Friday, October 9 th . III. From Mrs. Sikes: Today is the deadline for 7 th & 8 th grade students to join FBLA. IV. From Mrs. Rose: If you signed up for the Bearcats Against Destructive Decisions (BADD) club, will have your first meeting right after these announcements. V. The 6 th grade Quiz Bowl team will meet on Monday during ACHIEVE. Due to other meetings in the Conference Room, the meeting will take place in the Cafeteria. 7 th & 8 th grade Quiz Bowl team will meet on Tuesday. VI. Yesterday a few of you wanted to hang around the school waiting for the 7:00 pm football game. For liability and safety reasons, you are not allowed to hang around any campus. You must either go home or make arrangements with a parent for you to go somewhere else until it is time for the game. VII. Keep your trash picked up outside. VIII. Monday’s Homecoming Spirit Week theme is “Disney.” You may dress as your favorite Disney character. See the fliers on the Library windows to find out what the themes are for the remainder of Spirit Week. IX. Lunchtime Weather: X. Lunch Menu: * Crispito * Backyard Burger * Mini Corndogs * Pizza * PB&J Sandwich * Turkey or Ham Sandwich * Pizza Salad

Friday, October 2, 2020 Lunch Menu: Monday - 10/5 Salisbury steak, meatball sub, double cheeseburger, waffle bar Tuesday - 10/6 Baked chicken, rib patty sandwich, spicy chicken sandwich, taco bar Wednesday - 10/7 Baked potato, hamburger, hot dog, wing bar Thursday -10/1 Chicken Nuggets, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Wing Bar, Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich, Turkey Salad, and Turkey Croissant Sandwich Friday - 10/2 Crispito with cheese, backyard burger, chicken tenders, pizza Clubs & Activities: Monday - Tuesday - Wednesday - Quiz Bowl Practice in room 211 during enrichment Thursday - Quiz Bowl Practice in room 211 during enrichment Friday - FBLA meeting in Rm 202 during Enrichment Sports: Monday - Tuesday - Jr. JV Jr. Volleyball and Sr. Volleyball vs. Bauxite; Cross Country will host a meet at the Lion’s Club course Wednesday - Thursday - JH Football vs Pottsville here at Bearcat Stadium; Volleyball will host Malvern here at the Union Bank Center starting at 4:00 p.m. Friday - SH Football @ Pottsville No outside food or drink is allowed in the school building. Next week is Spirit Week! Be planning your Spirit Week Outfits. Monday - Disney Day Tuesday - Mathlete vs Athlete Wednesday - Cowboys vs Aliens Thursday - Senioritis Friday - Red Out Students, remember that you must have your masks on and pulled up over your nose in common areas like the cafeteria. StuCrew and BFI are sponsoring a Spirit Door Competition! Each Enrichment class will decorate their door for Homecoming Week. Surprise judges will be brought in to judge them and the winner will be announced next Friday! There is an FBLA meeting in Rm 202 beginning right now during Enrichment. They will be discussing the Rada Cutlery fundraiser, fall conference and upcoming competitive events. If you are part of FBLA, you won’t want to miss it! The deadline to register for the FBLA Fall Conference is today, Oct 2nd. Cost is $15 to attend and receive an FBLA t-shirt FCCLA dues are $15 and need to be paid by next Thursday, October 8. Bring your dues to Mrs. Hobson or Mrs. Wilson. Be sure to order your Mena High School yearbook by the end of the day today to take advantage of the lowest price of $50. If you personalize your yearbook before October 2 with your name on it for an additional $6, you will receive four free icons for the cover. See Mr. Philpot in room 205 to order with cash or check. You may also order online with a debit or credit card at www.jostensyearbooks.com Anyone interested in joining Sci-Fi Club this school year, there will be no dues this year, just sign up with Ms. Hooker to join! Even Blended students will have access to the Google Classroom. The Fall Blood Drive will be Tuesday October 13th. Please see Nurse Bobbi about donating blood. The free Flu Shot Clinic will be on Thursday, October 15, here at Mena High School. Forms have been distributed, and they are due back by today, October 2, for those who would like to receive a flu shot. If you still need a form, see Nurse Bobbi. Seniors, today is the deadline to take advantage of the Early Bird Special on full page senior ads in the 2021 yearbook. As long as you or your parents purchase the ad by tomorrow, it will lock in the lowest price before it increases on Saturday. See Mr. Philpot in room 205 for more information, to purchase your ad, or to discuss a payment plan. Congratulations to Morgan Puckett who was selected as Mena High School DAR Good Citizen!

Congratulations to Morgan Puckett for being selected for DAR Good Citizen. Morgan definitely displays the qualities of dependability, truthfulness, loyalty, punctuality, service, leadership, and patriotism. We are happy to have Morgan represent MHS.

The Mena Jr. High Bearcats lost to Pottsville 12-38 on Thursday at Bearcat Stadium. The team will host DeQueen on Monday.