The Mena Public Schools would like to welcome new staff for 2023/2024. Including the new Principal at Louise Durham Elementary, Samantha Sellers. The first day of the new school year is Wednesday, August 16th.
The Mena Bearcats got in some reps on Monday in preparation for team camp at Ouachita Baptist on Wednesday!
Thank you to the Junior High Basketball team for volunteering their time this morning toward the backpack program!
Congratulation to Mena High School Senior JANCEY HARRIS for her finish in the Southwest Arkansas High School Rodeo Association Finals.
Senior all around cowgirl
Top 5 barrels
Top 10 poles
Champion goat tying
Reserve champion girl breakaway roping
Reserve champion ribbon roping
Top 10 team roping
FINALS
1st- barrels 1st round
3rd- poles 1st round
1st- goats 1st round
1st- breakaway roping 1st round
3rd- ribbon roping 1st round
1st- team roping 1st round
2nd- barrels 2nd round
2nd- goats 2nd round
1st- ribbon roping 2nd round
High point SR girl
1st in the average in barrels, breakaway, and team roping.
2nd in the average in goats and ribbon roping
MENA BEARCAT SPRING SCRIMMAGE !
Mena football played their spring scrimmage at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium on Tuesday. The 2023 season will honor the memory of Nature Brown. 2023 would have been Nature's senior season. The Brown family was recognized at halftime and were given a football signed by the entire team.
Thank you to the The Polk County Farm Bureau Women's Committee for donating books to the Louise Durham Library. We are so thankful for your donation that supports our students as growing readers.
Monday was field day for Mena Middle School 8th graders!
Mena High School sophomore ELIJAH SMITH competed in the decathlon last week in Fayetteville. There were 71 athletes from all over the state of Arkansas. He placed 5th in High Jump and achieved personal records in the 110H by almost 2 seconds, the 400m dash, 100m dash, 1500m run, shot, and disc. He has shown to be a great athlete and has a lot of potential to do great things in the upcoming years.
See complete results at the link below!
https://ar.milesplit.com/.../513865.../results/937485
Mena Middle School FBLA, FCCLA, and Yearbook took their Education in Motion Magic Springs field trip on Friday.
6th graders delivered Thank You notes to Exploring Careers of Mena hosts. Thank you Polk County Sheriff’s Department, Mena Intermountain Municipal Airport, Mena Regional Health System, and U of A Extension for sharing your day with us.
The seniors gathered for graduation practice on Friday morning.
Mena High School 2023 Graduation Ceremony will be on Saturday in Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium!
If you are unable to attend it will be streamed LIVE on the Mena High School Facebook Page.
Mrs. Swall’s 7th grade Science frog dissection lab. MMS kids are engaged and learning all the way to the end of the school year!
Field Day fun is happening today at LD!
A huge thank you to Mena Middle School Project Prevent and Student Council for helping make our field day such a success!!
WET & WILD DAY AT HHE!
Students enjoyed movies, popsicles and inflatables all day on Wednesday!
Congratulations to AIDAN BROCKWELL for winning the attendance award at Louise Durham Elementary as well as a new bike from Matt Thomas State Farm Insurance !
Emmally Dominguez chose to eat with Mrs. Thacker for Liveschool reward.
Mrs. Huffman's club finished A Week in the Woods then wrote about what they would do for a week in the woods
MHS students were working the bees on Tuesday in the Duckett Forestry and Wildlife Outdoor Laboratory.
