Mena School District

Mena High School Pep Rally Friday, September 26th
GO BEARCATS!!!!

Bearcat Golf finished in 3rd place as a team at the 4-4A District Tournament on Thursday in Morrilton. Rich Davis finished in 2nd place and Marcus Graves was 3rd overall. Both qualified for state. Mallori Brotherton lead the Ladycats with 7th place finish.

Heidi Odom, of Dry Bones Pottery, came to the morning theatre classes to talk about creativity and introduce pottery to students. Heidi will be helping create some of the hobbit table ware for our play with the help of some interested students. Also, she went to one of Mrs. Robertson’s advanced art class today to talk about the pottery process and tools. She was a very lively and knowledgeable guest. We very much enjoyed having her.

The best way to find new favorite books to read is by book suggestions and that is why we LOVE
“We Recommend Wednesday!”📚
We Recommend Wednesday with Mrs. Sirkis’s Kindergarten Class! 📚📚
The Faculty, Staff and Students at Louise Durham love books, reading and talking about all their favorite stories!
Mrs. Sirkis’s class was excited to recommend the book: “Tap The Magic Tree ”
Her class said :
We loved the book “Tap The Magic Tree” because it is magic! Every time you touch and turn the page something new happens. We used this book to learn more about the seasons of the year! This is a must read!”❤️📚
Grab this awesome book and so many others in our LD library!

Mystery guest reader in Mrs. Todd's class!!
I’ve never seen a group of kids love a book this much. They begged our mystery guest reader to pick this one. When you have someone as animated as Coach Rose read one of your favorites you can guarantee it’s nonstop giggles.

In Mrs. Holder’s class, readers are stretching their imaginations! ✨ Students practiced creating mental images with a partner — one read aloud while the other closed their eyes to “see” the story in their mind. 📖👀 What a fun way to bring books to life!

There was a great turnout Wednesday morning at Mena Middle School for See You at the Pole.

Mena Volleyball played Malvern on Tuesday at the Union Bank Center. Jr. JV Ladycats-0 Malvern-2 Jr. Ladycats-2 Malvern-0 Sr. Ladycats-3 Malvern-0 Mena is back in action on Thursday at Hackett!

Mena Middle School 7th and 8th-grade Art students worked collaboratively to create Van Gogh-inspired sunflowers. This display is located in the MMS cafeteria.

Mena High School recently welcomed our very first Career Guest Speaker of the year — Erin Anderle from Happy Tails Pet Services! 🐶🐾 She shared her journey of entrepreneurship and what it’s like to start and grow your own business.
A huge THANK YOU to Erin for inspiring our students with her story and showing them that passion + hard work = success!

The Jr. Ladycats had a strong day on the court at the Ladycat Classic! They finished first in their pool after a three-way tie was decided by points in the head-to-head tiebreaker.

In the Gold Bracket, the girls came out strong with a 2-0 win over Mansfield. They then battled with Lake Hamilton but fell short, 0-2.

We are proud of the way these Ladycats competed and represented their school!

Thank you to Brittney Lee at Progressive Therapy, for gifting us with umbrellas ☔️ for those rainy duty days!!

The HHE Teammate Award winners are Aiden McLain, Carlin Fendley, Zoe Cross, & Noah Woody . All demonstrated a positive attitude, reliability, helpfulness, and a willingness to learn.

Ladycat Volleyball played at Camden Fairview on Tuesday. Jr. Ladycats-2 Camden-0 Sr. Ladycats-3 Camden-0 The Ladycats will host Magnolia on Thursday in the Union Bank Center.

WE @ HHE ♥️ our afternoon snacks!! The fruit 🍌 🫐🍐🍎🍓🍇🍒🥑🍅🥦🫑& veggie grant is amazing 🤩!!

Sr. Ladycat Volleyball played Paris on Monday in the Union Bank Center.
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Mena is back in action on Tuesday at Camden Fairview.

Jr. Ladycat Volleyball played Paris in the Union Bank Center on Monday.
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Mena is back in action on Tuesday at Camden Fairview.

Our very first CTE guest speaker was a huge success today! 🎉 Students walked away with so much valuable knowledge about financial planning. A big thank you to Holly Henry for making the presentation relatable and engaging for our students.

Each class had the opportunity to create an introduction, and several students stepped up to introduce her to the other classes! It was such a great way to build confidence and leadership!

We’re so excited for more CTE learning opportunities ahead!