
April is National Poetry Month and we were honored to invite UARM softball player and author, Laney Leighanne, to talk to a group of high school students about how writing poetry helped her in her darkest time.


A group of Arkansas Computer Science Specialists were at Mena High School on Friday. They created a Capture the Flag event for Mrs. Titsworth's computer science students.

2022-2023 MMS yearbook staff was just awarded the National Yearbook Program of Excellence. This award recognizes an outstanding performance by the yearbook advisor and staff and has earned the GOLD level of the National Yearbook Program of Excellence.


These two ladies are as good as it gets …. WE are blessed at HHE!!


Happy Administrative Professionals Day to the best of the best!
Behind every successful team is those who are always working to support and lighten the load of others!
Thank you for all you do! You both are so appreciated at LDE!

Happy Administrative Assistant’s Day to two of the BEST! Mena High School would not be the same without you!


Mena High School Freshman earned community service hours on Wednesday morning cleaning up Hwy. 8 East and Eagle Gap.


The Mena Bearcats will be the 2 seed in next weeks Conference Baseball Tournament. Mena will play the winner of the Clarksville/Pottsville/Waldron game on Thursday at 6:30pm. Go Bearcats!


JoJo Hernandez, 9th grade track athlete, earned high point at 5 out of the 6 track meets we attended and placed first in 20+ events this year. JoJo will go on to compete with the senior high team at the Conference Meet on Friday.


Louise Durham registered some of our future Bearcats for next year’s kindergarten class on Thursday and it was a HUGE success.
If you were unable to attend, please come by the Louise Durham office to register your kindergartener.
Welcome, class of 2037!


What an amazing evening at HHE’s third annual Student Showcase!! 🌟
🌭🍪A big thank you to Union Bank and Aramark for providing our refreshments!


Learning about the Louisiana Purchase with an escape room today! 7th grade won’t give up!


Mena High School Senior KIYLEE HUGHES signed her letter of intent to cheer at Williams Baptist University on Thursday.
Way to go Kiylee!!!


The Mena Ladycats will be the 2 seed in next weeks Conference Softball Tournament. Mena will play the winner of the Morrilton/Ft. Lake/Ozark game on Thursday at 6:30pm. Go Ladycats!


Solar Oven S’mores - we made an ooey gooey chocolatey mess!


Hunter made it to the 100 point club today!


Jr Ladycat Night #4 of the Spring:
Freethrow Champion: Desirae Flores
3 on 3 Champions:
Mollee Sharp
Makenna Lee
Desirae Flores
Ray Allen Shooting Challenge Winner:
Madi Fowler
Thank you to tonight's sponsors, Shelter Insurance Telissa Montgomery, Debbie Pate at ReMax and Simple Simons Pizza


Mena 7th grade track competed at the Booneville Relays on Friday. The Bearcats were runner up as a team and Hank Rose was the male high point winner.
GIRLS RESULTS
100 Meter Dash
6 Turner, Jaslynn
200 Meter Dash
5 Turner, Jaslynn
400 Meter Dash
5 Turner, Jaslynn
7 Sofi, Zahra
800 Meter Run
2 Thomas, Lexie
1600 Meter Run
1 Stepp, Camryn
2 Thomas, Lexie
100 Meter Hurdles
4 Hughes, Annie
300 Meter Hurdles
2 Hughes, Annie
4x100 Meter Relay
4 Mena Junior High
1) Cox, Avery 2) Hughes, Annie
3) Stepp, Camryn 4) Sofi, Zahra
4x200 Meter Relay
3 Mena Junior High
4x400 Meter Relay
3 Mena Junior High
1) Cox, Avery 2) Sofi, Zahra
3) Turner, Jaslynn 4) Thomas, Lexie
4x800 Meter Relay
1 Mena Junior High
1) Sofi, Zahra 2) Thomas, Lexie
3) Stepp, Camryn 4) Cox, Avery
High Jump
4 Turner, Jaslynn
Long Jump
4 Turner, Jaslynn
8 Cox, Avery
Triple Jump
6 Cox, Avery
7 Hughes, Annie
BOYS RESULTS
100 Meter Dash
1 Rose, Hank
3 Rowland, Luke
200 Meter Dash
1 Rose, Hank
3 Rowland, Luke
400 Meter Dash
1 Rose, Hank
3 Rowland, Luke
800 Meter Run
2 West, Talon
1600 Meter Run
2 West, Talon
5 Rowe, Cooper
300 Meter Hurdles
1 Rowe, Cooper
4x100 Meter Relay
4 Mena Junior High
1) Lopez, Rayden 2) West, Talon
3) Barton, Braedyn 4) Baber, Karsyn
4x200 Meter Relay
4 Mena Junior High
1) Barton, Braedyn 2) Lopez, Rayden
3) Barker, Braxton 4) Baber, Karsyn
4x400 Meter Relay
1 Mena Junior High
1) Lopez, Rayden 2) West, Talon
3) Rose, Hank 4) Rowland, Luke
4x800 Meter Relay
1 Mena Junior High
1) Lopez, Rayden 2) Barton, Braedyn
3) Rowe, Cooper 4) Barker, Braxton
High Jump
1 Rose, Hank
Long Jump
1 Rose, Hank
4 Rowland, Luke
Triple Jump
2 Rose, Hank
7 Rowland, Luke
Shot Put
5 House, Stratton
Discus
6 Baber, Karsyn
8 House, Stratton
For complete results follow the link below.
https://ar.milesplit.com/meets/584571-booneville-bearcats-7th-grade-relays-2024/results

On Friday the Mena baseball team played Morrilton at Union Bank Park. This was the final home game of the year and Mena took the opportunity to recognize it's lone senior, Brody Brown, for his contributions to the program.
Mena Bearcats-1
Morrilton-20
Mena falls to 10-7/4-2 and returns to action on Tuesday in Ozark.
https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=24460

On Friday the Mena softball team played Morrilton at Union Bank Park. This was the final home game of the year and Mena took the opportunity to recognize it's seniors:
Kensey Rosson
Mallory Farringer
Tierney Dodge
Chloe Sullivan
Mena Ladycats-8
Morrilton-2
Mena improves to 11-7/5-1 and returns to action on Monday in Hackett.
https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=24459