Another day of preseason dress up practice for Jr. High volleyball. Players were encouraged to dress in beach wear.
The Mena FFA officer team is busy decorating bulletin boards in Mr Maye, Mr. Goodnight, and Mr. McCormicks classrooms today.
Thursday was pizza and movie day for junior high and 7th grade Mena football!
Mena teachers collaborating with other grade level teachers from across the state at the Benchmark Workshop Cohort on Thursday in Farmington at the Northwest Arkansas Education Service Cooperative.
The Mena High School Cheer team baked cookies to show their support to the Ladycat Volleyball team and coaches on Thursday!
The Ladycats have their first home game on August 24th at the Union Bank Center! Go Ladycats!
Thursday was day two of preseason dress up practice for Jr. High volleyball. Players were encouraged to dress in western wear.
EVAN LEONARD was the medalist today at the Waldron Country Club and led the Bearcats to their first win of the season.
The team is back in action on Tuesday at the Cortez Golf Course in Hot Springs Village.
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The Mena Public Schools would like to welcome new staff for 2023/2024. Including KIMBERLY TAYLOR the new LPN at Holly Harshman Elementary. The first day of the new school year is Wednesday, August 16th.
The Jr. Ladycats were being put through their paces on Wednesday at Jim Rackley Gymnasium in preparation for the season opener at Booneville on August 21st. https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=20083
The Mena High School golf team's season began on Tuesday at the Degray Lake Golf Course. The Bearcats were led by Rhett Brotherton with a 79. Tne team is back in action on Wednesday at the Waldron Country Club.
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The Mena High School cheer team was hard at work early Tuesday prepping for 2023/2024 !
The Mena Public Schools would like to welcome new staff for 2023/2024. Including KAELA MENDOZA at Louise Durham Elementary. The first day of the new school year is Wednesday, August 16th.
Transportation Supervisor James Davis says the Mena School District's busses are ready, routes have been planned and inspections passed in preparation for the 2023-2024 school year.
He asks that all area drivers remember that school busses will be back on the streets and highways transporting students to and from school beginning August 16th.
The Mena Bearcat Band hard at practice for the 2023 marching season on Tuesday morning in the shadow of Rich Mountain.
Mena wrestling is entering year two and the team is already hard at work. The season begins on December 5th. Check the complete schedule at the link below.
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Football teams from Hackett, Mt. Ida, Horatio, Mansfield & Berryville joined Mena at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium for a team camp on Wednesday.
The Bearcats scrimmage Mansfield on August 15th and the season opener is August 25th against DeQueen at BCBS.
We have exciting news! We are looking for sponsors to help fund the 2023-2024 cheerleading team in their hopeful journey to a State Championship. The athletes will be participating in multiple camps/clinics, as well as multiple competitions all leading up to the State Competition in December of 2023, but we need your help. In return for your sponsorship, we are starting a Paint the Paw fundraiser. We will be painting paws leading to the high school and student parking lots. Here are some options that we would like to provide for you: *A paw with your name and graduation year *A paw with your business name *A paw to honor your whole graduating class *A paw to honor a lost classmate To make a contribution, simply mail your gift to MHS Cheer, 1200 Dallas Avenue, Mena, AR 71953, hand deliver your gift to Mena High School, or meet with a MHS Cheerleader when they stop by your business. Thank you for your support!
The yearly bus driver meeting will be on Monday, August 14th at 10:30am in the MHS Performing Arts Center. Lunch will follow.
State in-service for all CDL holders will be from 12:00pm-3:00pm.
Holly Harshman Elementary Principal Tamara Smart and Behavior Interventionist Ashlyn Watts presented on their Behavior Matrix and THRIVE process at the Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators summer conference on Tuesday morning. They represented Mena Schools and our community with excellence! We are so proud of them and they work they do for students every day!
Day two at the Licking Team Camp in Branson MO. for Mena volleyball!
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