FOF Wednesday, August 9th !
The Mena Tennis Team competed in the 7-4A District Tournament in Arkadelphia on Monday.
In girls doubles play McKenzie Strother & Madi Linch won their opening match 9-7. Marissa Ortiz & Stephanie Lua won their quarterfinal match 6-0/6-0 but lost in the semi-finals. Ortiz & Lua then won the 3td place match 4-6/6-3/10-4. Four 3rd place finishers out of six districts will be selected for the state tournament. They will await the state committee's bid.
In boys doubles Luke Montgomery & Brendon Brown lost their opening match 2-6/1-6. Eli Cook & Wilson Hughes won their first match 6-3/6-1 before falling to the #1 seed in the semi-finals 1-6/5-7. Cook & Wilson finished 4th.
In boys singles action Austin Rose won his opening match 6-4/6-0 then lost in the semi's 6-3/2-6/8-10. Will Davis won his opening match 6-0/6-0, lost in the semi's & then beat Austin Rose in the 3rd place match 7-5/6-1. Like Ortiz & Lua, Davis will await the state committees bid to the state tournament.
Mena Jr. Volleyball played at Hot Springs Lakeside Monday. The 7th grade lost 2 to 0. The JV lost 2 to 0
& the Ladycat Varsity won 2 to 1. The Jr. & Sr. High will play Bauxite on Thursday @ 4pm in the Union Bank Center. Go Ladycats!
Excitement is in the air when the Scholastic Book Fair arrives! The countdown is on and the book fair will be opening next week at LDE!
The Mena Volleyball Team will be playing in the Lady Eagle Invitational at Paris this Saturday October 12th.. GO LADYCATS!
Mena High School Theatre Department
performed at Louise Durham Monday morning. The skit on Encouraging was great! Thanks, LD!
Arkansas Rural Education Association is spotlighting the Mena School District! With an enrollment of 1737 students, Mena is in the DeQueen-Mena Coop area in Polk County and employs 229 people. Mena is proud to announce that Mr. Benny Weston, Superintendent of Mena School District, was recently presented with the 2020 Arkansas Superintendent of the Year Award. The district offers educational options to meet the needs of the individual learner. Their students may choose a traditional education or an alternative learning pathway offered to students through their K-12 Alternative Education classrooms, Mena High School HUB option, or K-12 Polk County Virtual Academy (PCVA). They will support the personal growth of each student by providing integrated opportunities for students to develop effective personal, social, and technology skills. Many opportunities are offered for students to extend learning beyond academics through participation in school organizations/clubs, fine arts, and athletics. The mission is to Engage Community, Inspire Students, and Prepare Graduates. Find more at www.menaschools.org or visit their Facebook Page, https://www.facebook.com/MenaPublicSchools/.
Mena FFA!
The Mena Basscats competed in the Arkansas Youth Fishing Associations tournament on Millwood Lake on Sunday October 6. The Basscats had two teams (Austin Johnston & Cason Cannon)&(Austin Rose & Evan Graves) tie for 2nd place in the high school division and one team (Brynten Rose & Cody Beck)place 4th in the junior division.
The Homecoming football game did not go as planned as Pottsville defeated the Bearcats 34-22. This years Homecoming Queen is Amy Thompson & Maid of Honor is Skylar Montgomery. Mena will play at Dover next Friday!.
Today is the last day of spirit week & Mrs Vega's Preschool Class has the spirit on white out day!
Announcements for Friday, October 4th
Reminders:
No food or drinks outside this week for students in Lunch “B.”
Check the Lost & Found box for any missing items.
Today is the last day to turn in permission slips for attending the State Fair.
Homecoming Week Events:
This Morning: We will be dismissing in a few minutes to attend the MHS Homecoming Pep Rally.
Tonight @ Bearcat Stadium:
6:15 pm – Homecoming ceremony
6:45 pm – Helicopter will land at Bearcat Stadium to deliver the game ball
7:00 pm – Kickoff between the Mena Bearcats and the Pottsville Apaches
Lunchtime Weather:
Lunch Menu:
Main Line – Crispitos with Cheese, MTO Baked Potato
Pizza Line – Sausage & Jalapeno Pizza, Deli Sandwich, Pizza Salad
Concession Line – Pizza Burger, Chicken Sandwich, Corn Dog
Club / Group Meetings:
** We are about to dismiss for the pep rally.
Do not take bags or backpacks to the pep rally unless you have Keyboarding class 4th period.
6th & 7th grade will sit on the “home side”, or left-hand side as you enter the gym
8th grade will sit with the high school students on the “visitors’” or right-hand side.
The Mena Tennis team continued their impressive late season run on Thursday. They hosted Malvern in matches that were postponed from earlier in the season & won 8-2...
McKenzie Strother, Stephanie Lua & Marissa Ortiz won in singles. Lua & Ortiz also won their doubles match 6-0..
In boys play Will Davis & Austin Rose won convincingly in singles play. The teams of Eli Cook / Luke Montgomery as well as Wilson Hughes / Brendan Brown won in doubles play.
The district tournament will be played in Arkadelphia on Monday 10/7.. GO BEARCATS!
Students in Molly Lindsey's Financial Literacy Classes are learning while playing a game you are probable familiar with. "The Game Of Life" with an electronic bank.
Friday, October 4, 2019
Lunch Today: Crispitos with Cheese, Pizza Burger, Chicken Sandwich, Corn Dog, MTO Deli, MTO Baked Potato
We have Gatorade, Water, Chips, Beef Jerky and Rice Krispy Treats that are available for purchase if you have money in your lunch account.
Students you must get a juice and/or fruit at breakfast.
Students, please remember, you have to have money in your account to buy extras. Do not get extras unless you pay for it first.
Students are not to be in the hallways during Lunch A or Lunch B. The library, cafeteria, or patio are available areas during lunch.
All students who sold FFA Meat & Fruit Products need to turn in records to Mr. Collins or Mr. Maye by this Friday, October 4th.
CLUB MEETINGS & SPORTS THIS WEEK Sept 30- October 4
Thursday, October 3rd Student Council
Friday, October 4th Pep Rally starts at 10:30
Thursday, October 3 Volleyball vs. McClellan @ Mena 4 p.m.
Thursday, October 3, Jr. Football@ Pottsville 5:30 pm
Friday, October 4 Sr. Football @ Mena 7 p.m. (Homecoming)
Saturday, October 5th, MHS Band Marching Comp.
Library will be closed:
Library is closed all day Friday.
Club G1 Volleyball forms are in the office. Informational Meeting on September 25 in Bearcat Den. Deadline is October 5.
The flu shot clinic is next Tuesday (oct 8th).
FBLA members who want to attend Leadership Day at the State Fair need to see Mrs. Lindsey or Mrs. Torix for a permission slip and to sign up.
There will be a BBQ dinner in the middle school cafeteria Friday before the game beginning at 5pm. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased Ms. Hobson or Mr.Morgan. To go plates are available also. Proceeds go to Mena Bearcat Band and the Bearcat Booster Club.
Girls can sign up for a Powder Puff Football Tournament in Ms.Hobson’s room. Each class will have a team and compete against each other on November 4th. The cost is $3 to play and all proceeds go to Relay for Life.
There will be a Homecoming Dance after the game Friday night in the Middle School cafeteria. It will cost $5 and ends at 11:30pm.
The Jr. High Football games at Pottsville were cancelled tonight due to thunderstorms & lightning in the area. The teams are headed home & they will try to reschedule the games at a later date... GO BEARCATS!
The band boosters will be selling homecoming buttons and band buttons at the band concession during Friday’s football game! Go Bearcats!!!
The Sr. Ladycats swept Little Rock McClellan Thursday 3-0 & 3-0.. The team is back in action at LR MIlls on Tuesday 10/8 at 4:30pm... GO LADYCATS!!!
Mena FFA!
We LOVE our HHE parent volunteers! Thank you to Mrs. Shelby Garcia and Phoenix for doing an awesome job on our new Conference Room bulletin boards. WE appreciate YOU!
