The 4th grade Quiz Bowl team participated in the Murfreesboro Invitational Quiz Bowl on Friday, February 28. There were 12 teams. Our team was seeded 5th after lunch. They fought harder when the games resumed and defeated the teams that were seeded fourth and second . In the end, they took third place. We are so proud of them! Pictured are Ayden Dong, Vaughn Vacca, Jaylynn Miller, Chloe Buck, Madox Plunkett, Shayla Benson, Lily Kate Doughty, Alec Erickson, Madison Fowler, and Serenity Fraser.
The Mena Ladycats lose 35-37 Saturday & finish 4th in the 4A South Regional Tournament. Mena will play the 3rd place team from the 4A North Regional at 4pm on Wednesday in the 4A State Tournament in Farmington.
The Mena Sr. Girls lost to Star City 27-32 in the regional semi-finals Friday.The Ladycats will play again on Saturday at noon. The opponent will be the loser of the Crossett/Nashville game & will determine the 3rd & 4th seed in the state tournament to be played next week in Farmington.
Follow the link to School Choice Forms! Please complete both forms - page 1 and page 2.
https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/…/School_Choice_Form_202…
Mena Ladycats by defeating Magnolia yesterday will now play in the second round of the Regional Tournament today. They will face Star City at 4:00 this afternoon.
All FFA Members who are competing in the Wildhog Invitational CDE’s tomorrow, February 29, will be leaving the Ag. Building @ 5 a.m. Saturday morning. Teams that will be going are: Nursery/Landscape, Forestry, Ag Mechanics and Vet Science.
Congratulations to the Bearcat Chorus for earning composite Excellent R and the Spotlight Singers for earning composite Superior at Choral Performance Assessment. Both groups earned Superior in sight reading and qualified for State CPA in April. Spotlight Singers earned Region Sweepstakes.
Tuesday (March 3rd) Mena High School will be having a Blood drive. Please see Nurse Bobbi if you would like to sign up for an appointment to donate.
HUB Program Applications are still available in Mrs. Buckley's office. If you are interested in the HUB program for 2020-2021, you are welcome to pick up an application in the office.
JAG Work Applications (upcoming juniors and seniors) are available for next year's JAG Work class. If you missed the priority deadline to turn in your application last Friday, see Mrs. Purvis in room 403 for more information.
If you did not order your 2020 Yearbook yet, this week will be your last chance to place an order before all final orders are submitted for printing today. Yearbooks are $60, and can be ordered with cash or check. See Mr. Philpot in room 205 for your last chance to be guaranteed a yearbook by the end of the day today
Today is the deadline to sign up for for the April ACT.
Announcements for Friday, February 28th
Reminders:
6th grade ETS students will be meeting today in the Conference room right after these announcements.
Today is the deadline to order a yearbook and to register for Mena Youth League baseball and softball.
Students, several of you are leaving your breakfast and lunch trash on the cafeteria tables. Please throw your trash away once you’ve finished your meal.
If you are going on the Washington, DC / NYC trip, please see Mrs. Swall and tell her your t-shirt size.
We are seeing an increase in students using their cellphones, earbuds, air pods, etc in the hallways and classrooms. You have been warned enough that if this continues, you stand a good chance of having your device confiscated and not getting it back until a parent picks it up from the office.
Lunchtime Weather: We will be outside for both lunches.
Lunch Menu:
Line 1 – Chicken Spaghetti, MTO Baked Potato
Line 2 – Sausage & Jalapeno Pizza, Deli Sandwich, Pizza Salad
Concession – Hamburger, Mini Corn Dogs, Chicken Sandwich
Club / Group Meetings:
At this time, 6th grade ETS students need to go to the Conference Room, located next to Mrs. Rose’s office. Everyone else is released to their assigned area for FLEX Friday.
The Mena Soccer Teams will be offering an online store for fan gear March 5th thru March 19th. The link to purchase will not open till March 5th but you can look at eh catalog by following the link below....
http://50.59.224.178/Fancloth/Catalog/buildForCustomer.php…
As many of you know a storm in early January produced lightning that scored a direct hit on one of the light poles at Union Bank Park. That pole was damaged to the extent that it had to be removed. A new pole is being erected today.
Gameday Friday!
The Mena Sr. Girls will play Star City in the 4A South Regional Tournament today at 4pm in Crossett. By advancing to the semi-finals in the regional the Ladycats have qualified for the 4A State Tournament in Farmington next week... Check the brackets below... GO LADYCATS!
The Mena girls defeated Magnolia 31-29 in the 4A Regional Basketball Tournament in Crossett Thursday. The Ladycats advance to play Star City on Friday at 4pm.. Go Ladycats!!!
Updated 2020 Bearcat Football Schedule!
Holly Harshman met the acquaintance of Roper the Dachshund.Roper's owner spent her Liveschool points on Show and Tell.Thanks for sharing with us at HHE.
The Popcorn and a Movie coupon was the choice of these Holly Harshman fellows.They enjoyed some popcorn while catching up on their Looney Tunes.Well worth earning Liveschool points.
Holly Harshman students spending quality time with their teachers. Liveschool points allowed these students to choose Lunch with a Teacher coupon.Thanks for shaping the future.
Mrs. Smart had some special lunch guests today.They chose Lunch with Mrs.Smart with their Livechool points.Thanks Pizza Hut for what you do for HHE.
Mena High School March Menu!
Mena Middle School March Menu!
Louise Durham & Holly Harshman March Menu!
Positive and encouraging messages from two of our Holly Harshman students.They chose Design a Bulletin Board with their Liveschool points.We R.I.S.E at HHE.
