District Reading Intervention Coach Katie Thomas and Loise Durham Library Media Specialist Tiffany Williams attended the Arkansas Leadership Academy Instructional Leader Empowerment Cohort this week. ILE is for those within the school system that impact and support teachers and instruction in the classroom.
The purpose of Instructional Leader Empowerment is to support growth through a focus on improving instruction in the classroom. ILE provides professional learning and sharing opportunities from both national subject matter experts and local Arkansas educators. Sessions focus on developing and nurturing a plan and process for instructional leaders to impact and support classroom teachers and instruction in the classroom.
Mena Public Schools always moving forward. Work began on a new parking lot at the Mena High School field house on Wednesday.
It was a busy first day at the Mena Middle School Library on Monday. 176 books were checked out. We have a lot of readers.
The 7th Grade Ladycats defeated Booneville 2-0 on Monday and the Jr. High Ladycats also defeated Booneville 2-0.
The Sr. Ladycats defeat Booneville in the season opener on Monday
25-15, 25-15, 24-26, 25-18. Mena is back in action on Tuesday at Waldron.
The Mena High School Back to School Boot Scoot was held this past Friday. The MHS Student Council worked hard putting this together and were thankful for the turnout. Thanks to all the teachers who volunteered to chaperone this event.
The new six foot security fence has been installed and is almost complete at Louise Durham Elementary.
Mena Middle School Library Aides are working hard to get the library ready for Monday!
The SBLive Arkansas Volleyball rankings were released on Wednesday. The Mena Ladycats are ranked #3 in 4A and #17 overall in the state. Read the article at the link below
https://highschool.si.com/arkansas/2023/08/16/sblive-arkansas-top-25-preseason-volleyball-rankings
Mena students are on campus and the first day of school is underway!!!
The Mena Bearcat football teams scrimmaged Mansfield on Tuesday in preparation for the season opener on Friday, August 25th at 7:00pm against DeQueen in BCBS. The Jr. High season opener is Thursday, August 31st against Centerpoint in BCBS. (photo by joey bolin photography)
Clark leads Ladycats and Brotherton leads Bearcats to 2nd place finish at the Waldron Country Club on Tuesday.
Mena golf is back in action on August 21st at the Degray Golf Club.
https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=20088
All Mena School District employees met for their annual convocation on Monday morning. Superintendent Dr. Lee Smith spoke to the group and set goals for the coming school year which begins on Wednesday.
Bearcat football never bats an eye when we have a community service project for them! The SH Bearcats helped transfer boxes for #packshackmena tonight! We are proud of them!
This morning Mena FFA members were at the fairgrounds helping with the 22nd Annual Polk County Handicapable Rodeo! It was a great morning of fun at an event that we have been looking forward to all year!!
If you are interested auditioning for Newsies, please join Google Classroom using this code: ng2oplf. I will update it with audition information! Mena students who are in 3rd - 12th grade are all invited to tryout!
Another day of preseason dress up practice for Jr. High volleyball. Players were encouraged to dress in "White Lies".
Did you know that the school bus is one of the safest vehicles on the road? Less than 1% of all traffic fatalities involve children on school transportation vehicles. However, children are more at risk when approaching or leaving a school bus. It’s important for all drivers, as well as parents and students, to understand school bus safety.
https://www.nhtsa.gov/road-safety/school-bus-safety
Mena cheer, volleyball and football are having team pictures made today. Order online at
https://my.lifetouch.com/mylifetouch/#/
Picture Day ID: EVT387SGG
This morning the Mena FFA Advisors adventured over to the Natural Resource Lab and took some measurements of the ponds to gauge the depths of them. In preparation for a new upcoming project.
https://www.facebook.com/menaffa.2
The Bearcat and Ladycats were hard at work earning community service hours this morning while cleaning busses at the bus barn.
