Representatives from the University of Arkansas Rich Mountain spoke to Louise Durham Elementary students about the eclipse and how to view it on Friday.
On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross North America.
Today was MHS Theatre's Word of the Month skit at Louise Durham! Our heroes taught the students how to protect themselves on the internet. The kids were so engaged! We loved it!
The Natural Resource Management class was at the lab Tuesday learning to manage the bee hives. Thanks to the Ouachita Beekeepers Association for helping mentor and educate our students on the complex biology of Apiary!
The Holly Harshman Elementary Great Teammate Award Winners
were team captains at the Sr. Ladycats volleyball game on Thursday.
The Sr. Ladycats played Magnolia on Thursday at the Union Bank Center. Mena won the match 28-26/25-16/25-12. The Ladycats are back in action on Saturday at the Paris Tournament.
🤝5th grade got some HANDS on learning about leadership today!
🤝It was so fun watching the leaders in the groups start to emerge as they tried to navigate their way through tangled ands and arms.
🤝We had lots of laughs and both teams were successful in untangle themes!
🤝After this, we had some time to reflect on what good leaders do and some of their qualities!
The Jr. Ladycats played Magnolia on Thursday at the Union Bank Center. Mena lost 25-6/24-26/7-15. The Ladycats return to action on Saturday at the Rover Valley Tournament.
Senior Center Thursday!
We are so thankful to be able to serve our community and thankful our community supports our students!
The Holly Harshman Elementary Great Teammate Award winners for this week are Niko Oxborrow, Rylan Vekre, Blaze Quiroz, Dawn Kelms and Maddy Webb.
These students demonstrated a positive attitude, reliability, helpfulness, and willingness to learn.
The Mena Band would like to thank Hatfield Lumber and Dane Ward for their donation of lumber and Handy Hardware for their donation of hardware to build the new bearcat band marching tower. This will serve the school for many years to come.
Mena Middle School and Mena High School students attended the annual See You at the Pole event on Wednesday before school.
See You at the Pole is a prayer rally where students meet at the school flagpole to lift up their friends, families, teachers, school, and nation to God. See You at the Pole is a student-initiated, student-organized, and student-led event.
The Jr. Bearcats played Fountain Lake at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium on Thursday.
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Mena will be back in action next Thursday at Arkadelphia.
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The 7th Grade Bearcats played Fountain Lake on Thursday at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium.
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Mena remains undefeated and will play at Arkadelphia next Thursday.
The Jr. Ladycats played Waldron on Thursday and lost 0-2, 21-25/13-25. Mena is back in action on Tuesday when they play Foreman at the Union Bank Center.
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The 7th Grade Ladycats split their match with Waldron 1-1 on Thursday at the Union Bank Center. 25-17/18-25. The team is back in action on Tuesday when the host Foreman.
HHE Great Teammate Award winners for this week were water boys for the Jr High football game on Thursday.
HHE Great Teammate Award winners for this week were captains for the Ladycat volleyball team on Thursday.
The Mena Ladycats defeated Waldron on Thursday 3-0. By a score of 25-10/25-10/25-14. Mena is back in action on Saturday at the Lakeside Tournament. https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=19738
Mr Maye's Advanced Animal Science class is putting the new animal science lab to good use as they study the anatomy of the bovine reproductive system and learn the basic techniques of artificial insemination.
The Mena FFA trap team is gearing up for the 23-24 season. They will compete at Jacksonville on November 17th.
