Mena Coaches have selected # 00, Payton Clark, and # 12, Alex Rocha, as the Farm Bureau Insurance Players of the Month for February.
Payton is a Junior, Shooting Guard, for the Lady Cats and is the daughter of Heather Goss and Tim Clark. For February, Payton averaged 8 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 assists per game. She is also a member of the Lady Cat Volleyball Team. When not in school, Payton enjoys working with Special Olympics and spending time with her friends. She also plays on a traveling basketball team outside of school. Payton plans to go to college and become a Basketball Coach, but is undecided as to where she will attend a University at this time.
Alex is a Senior, Small Forward, for the Bearcats and is the son of Dr. Carlos and Norma Rocha. For February, Alex averaged 7 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 assists per game. Alex is also a member of the Bearcat Cross Country Track Team. Alex serves as a member of the MHS Student Council. He has already been accepted to attend the very prestigious, Tulane University, next year, in New Orleans LA, where he will study Biology and Pre-Med. Alex hopes to eventually become a physician, like his Father.
Shown presenting Payton and Alex with their game balls are: Farm Bureau Agent, Mitch Sikes, and Bearcat Head Coach Randy Peters.
Farm Bureau Insurance is a proud supporter of Mena High School Athletics!!
Congratulations to Mena Bearcat Brody Peters on winning 3rd place in the 175 lb weight class at the Class 4A State Wrestling Championship!
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Today we celebrated all of our students at LD, HHE, and MMS for attending school all week! Students that attended all week were put into a drawing for a Papa's Mexican Cafe Gift Card!
LD:
Nikki Hunter
Jacob VanNatta
HHE
Trinity Harmon
Ashton Mallard Wecker
MMS
Aiden Sandoval
Jimmie Payne
We are so proud of all of our students that attended school all week! We are especially thankful to Papa's Mexican Cafe for supporting our students' success and our community!
Rise & Shine Assembly at Louise Durham Elementary on Friday, February 24th. Several awards were given. Including one for attendance, students of the month in each class, staff member of the month as well as best dancers. Plus Mena High School theatre students performed a skit about respect and kindness.
Today Mena Middle School Celebrated our Annual “Pick”le your Choices Wisely Day. Students traded a pledge to be spit/chew tobacco free for a pickle.
The Mena Ladycat's basketball season came to a close on Wednesday in the opening round of the 4A North Regional Tournament..
Farmington - 59
Mena Ladycats - 15.
To promote National Through with Chew week the Mena Middle School Project Prevent Team treated the faculty with popcorn, water and tobacco prevention messages.
Mena High School students recently attended the "Be the Model, Break the Mold" nontraditional career exploration event at UA Rich Mountain. They experienced hands-on sessions in the areas of Truck Driving & Diesel Mechanics, Machine Tool and Welding.
Mary did a marvelous job emceeing the announcements this morning at HHE!
Bearcat wrestling competed at the 4A South Tournament in Lonoke on Saturday. Six Bearcats qualified for the State Tournament and were lead by Brody Peters who won the 175lb. weight class. Others who qualified include Trip Hensley, Cody Short, Guice Anderson, Carter Cossey & Nate Needam.
The Mena Ladycats lost in the semi-finals of the 4A-4 District Basketball Tournament on Friday.
Morrilton - 61
Ladycats - 21
Mena will play in the Regional Tournament at Morrilton next week.
Tune in Bearcat News on Mena Public Schools Radio this Monday for the weekly report from Louise Durham Elementary. Featuring GRAYSON HEATH from Mrs. Redfearn's 2nd grade class.
Mena School resource officers and school personnel attended a workshop entitled "Strategic Communication for Interacting with Juveniles" at the DeQueen Mena Education Service Cooperative on Friday. These employees spend much of their daily activities in communication with students. This course provided participants with a foundation in strategically communicating with juveniles. Topics covered include using active listening skills, rapport building, verbal judo, teen brain development and de-escalation tactics for use in dealing with conflict.
Congratulations to Carmen Puckett for being selected the DAR Good Citizen. The award is given annually by the James K. Polk Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
At Thursday's meeting of the Rotary Club, Dr Lee Smith and Bridgett Buckley of Mena Schools told us about a new disciplinary program implemented by the school system. They work with prosecuting attorney Debra Buschman's office to help the students achieve a positive outcome and a new direction for their lives. Mena Public Schools
Mena High School student Jayden Cox, and Ms. Aarika Cox recently represented Arkansas Special Olympics in Washington D.C.! They met with representatives from Arkansas to advocate for support of the important, life-changing work Special Olympics does in our state for health, education, and sports!
Mena High School Theatre students performed "Beauty and That Beast Guy" for 8th grade English classes on Thursday in the Performing Arts Center.
The Mena Ladycats have advanced in the 4A-4 District Tournament
Ladycats - 46
Ozark - 29
Mena will play Morrilton in the semi-finals at 4:00pm on Friday in Pottsville.
Students in Aaron Obrien's class we're engaged in career exploration using virtual reality on Monday. VR allows students walk through a variety of different vocations to see if it is the fit for them.
The 7th and 8th grade team dominated todays dodgeball tournament at Mena Middle School. They won all three games against the 6th grade team.
