Mena School District

Teachers in Kindergarten-3rd grade at Louise Durham Elementary are participating in Orton-Gillngham training this week. Orton-Gillingham is a highly structured approach that breaks reading and spelling down into smaller skills involving letters and sounds and then builds on these skills over time. It was the first approach to use explicit, direct, sequential, systematic, multi-sensory instruction to teach reading, which is effective for all students and essential for teaching students with dyslexia.

Bearcat football continued preparation for the 2023 season with their Red & Black Scrimmage on Tuesday at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium. Mena will play a scrimmage at Mansfield on August 15th and the season opener is August 25th when they host DeQueen.

Little Cats Cheer performed at the Red and Black Scrimmage on Tuesday at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium!

Rhett Brotherton lead Mena Golf at the Cortez Golf Club in Hot Springs Village on Tuesday. The Bearcats are back in action on August 15th at the Waldron Country Club. https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=20088

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. https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=20088

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. https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=20088

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. https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=248713

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.