The Mena Middle School Project Prevent Team chose to celebrate Read Across America week by reading to the 5th grade students at Holly Harshman Elementary. The Team read Smoking Stinks!! by Kim Gosselin. After reading, team members talked about the dangers of tobacco/nicotine use as well as the many opportunities to celebrate being tobacco free waiting for them at Mena Middle School next school year. The 5th graders were invited to participate in the statewide Project Prevent "My Reason to Write" Essay Competition.
Congratulations to our Second Grade Battle of the Books team who placed FIRST PLACE at the 2024 competition at the Dequeen Mena Co-Op🎉🥇
Battle of the Books is a quiz style competition between area schools based on their knowledge of books, characters and the details from the stories they have read and studied.
We are so proud of their determination, hardwork and teamwork as they represented Mena Public Schools so well in todays competition!
In celebration of National School Breakfast Week, Mena Middle School students were treated to Banana Split Parfaits, made their way.
Congratulations to MenaHigh School seniors Claire Walston, Caroline Cannon, and Mallory Farringer for being awarded the Mena/Polk County Enhancement Foundation Scholarship. A $1,000.00 one-time scholarship. Criteria for awarding scholarship:
➢ Academics
➢ Community Service Involvement
➢ Recommendations
The MHS Jazz Band performed for the residents at The Green House Cottages of Homewood on Wednesday!
As part of National FFA Week the Mena FFA participated in a community service activity involving the assembly and distribution of 48 care packages to the residents of Peachtree Assisted Living. Numerous students were involved in assembling and packaging the baskets and the Ag. Leadership class delivered them to Peechtree. What a great experience for our students and it was a joy to see the smiles and excitement on the men and women's faces!
One of this week's Holly Harshman Elementary Teammate Award Winners, MADISON PHILLIPS, was the honorary team captain at Tuesday's Ladycat softball game.
Mena softball falls in extra innings.
Ladycats-0
Booneville-1
Mena is back in action on Thursday at Cossatot.
https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics...
The Farm Bureau Insurance AgTech Training Lab is set up at Mena High School for students to get hands on experience operating heavy equipment in a simulator.
https://www.arfb.com/.../video-introducing-agtech.../
The Annual MHS Blood Drive is happening today. Students who have signed up recently as well as staff are donating.
Read Across America Kickoff 2024
We kicked off Read Across America 2024 with Lots of reading excitement!
“Hog Wild For Reading” lead our day as we teamed up with The University of Arkansas to push the importance of reading!
Arkansas Razorback football players and Lady Razorback basketball players read aloud to our students and talked about their favorite books!
Lots of read alouds , lots of books checked out in the library, free book giveaways to our little readers and mostly importantly we read lots of good books!
The Holly Harshman Elementary Teammate Award Winners
Carson Walker (not pictured)
Cadence Lowery
Brastyn Vespie
Madison Phillips
These students demonstrated a positive attitude, reliability, helpfulness, and willingness to learn.
These students will be Team Captains for a Spring Sports team of their choice this week.
Mrs. Billings’ Middle School Project Lead the Way Classes have been doing projects in the fields of Aeronautics. They welcomed Hannah McDonald as a guest speaker to talk to them about this area of STEM. Hannah is a 2019 graduate of Mena High School and a graduate of the Aviation program at Henderson State University and is a certified pilot. She discussed the importance of math and science in aviation, shared her background in aviation training, and answered students’ questions. Hannah is currently employed by Envoy / American Eagle Airlines and is beginning her training as a passenger jet pilot. Hannah is the daughter of Todd & Lana Coogan and Gordon & Natalie McDonald.
Recently three students from Mena High School got an exclusive chance to step into the shoes of dental hygiene professionals at Dr. Borengasser Family Dental in Fort Smith Arkansas!
From learning the ropes of oral care to witnessing firsthand the magic of dental cleaning procedures, these students dove deep into the world of dental hygiene! But the adventure didn't end there! After their enriching experience, they embarked on a tour of the University of Arkansas Fort Smith's campus, paving the way for future possibilities!
A special thanks goes out to Dr. Borengasser and his team at Borengasser Family Dental and the University of Arkansas Fort Smith for making this possible.
February Perfect Attendance in Kindergarten.
Kindergarten students continue to level up in Lexia!
Congratulations to our Senior High Quiz Bowl team for placing at Regionals today!
We advance to State and will play on April 13th!
A big shout out to all of Mrs. Frost's Lead For Change students at MMS, who have been volunteering to work as peer mentors with their fellow students in Mrs. Parnell's class. This group of Lead For Change students requested the opportunity to work in Mrs. Parnel''s classroom as their service project focus. Their heart and enthusiasm has been a wonderful example to all those around them.
Mrs Ward’s class - their “loot” from the “Book Buffet” that was sponsored by Mena First United Methodist Church!
Mena High School senior Mallory Farringer is a recipient of the
Mena/Polk County Enhancement Foundation Scholarship. A $1,000.00 one-time scholarship.
Criteria for awarding scholarship:
➢ Academics
➢ Community Service Involvement
➢ Recommendations
Mallory pictured with Mena Polk County Chamber of Commerce Board Members Riley Johnson, Tanner Hooper, David Maxwell.
