The Mena Varsity Cheerleaders competed at a Southern Spirit Federation Competition at Lake Hamilton this weekend. Their goal this weekend was focused on judges critiques to prepare for State Competition on December 17th, as well as hitting zero! Although the team did not make into the top 5 at the competition, they accomplished their goals and are looking forward to practices to prepare what they need in order to have a solid run at State. The cheer team would like to thank Gilchrist Tractor for donating team shirts to them as well as Union Bank of Mena for donating a team meal prior to the competition.
Pottsville defeated the Bearcats on Friday at the Union Bank Center.
Mena Bearcats - 47
Pottsville - 71
Mena falls to 2-3 on the season with a game against Fountain Lake scheduled for Tuesday.
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The Mena Ladycats defeated Pottsville on Friday at the Union Bank Center.
Mena Ladycats - 63
Pottsville - 53
Mena improves to 2-2 on the season and will play Ft. Lake on Tuesday.
https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics...
Mena Mayor Seth Smith stopped by the high school today to deliver Christmas Cheer prior to this evenings Christmas parade! We are thankful for our community’s Christmas Spirit!
Mena Middle School 7th graders were rewarded on Friday with a movie and concessions for being the grade to donate the most items to the Backpack Program. Thank you Teeter Motor Company for sponsoring the trip and to Silver Screens Theater for hosting our wild crew!
Marna Farris with the Morgan Nick Foundation spoke to students at Holy Harshman Elementary on Friday. Farris spoke on the importance of internet safety.
Mr. Mike Godfrey from UA Rich Mountain spoke to Mena High School students on Thursday about opportunities to earn their CDL after graduation. The course is available through the Arkansas Trucking Academy & UARM.
Theatre II students performed the Poe Show for Mena High School English classes on Wednesday
A group of Mena High School students recently participated in a career technical event at UA Rich Mountain!
The Mena Ladycats led at the half but lost a close game on Monday at the Union Bank Center.
Final
Mena Ladycats-34
Van Buren-37
Mena is back in action on Tuesday @ Foreman.
https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics...
Congratulations to the following high school students for making the All Region Jazz Band:
Carter Cossey- 1st alternate, alto saxophone
Logan Shone- 2nd alternate, alto saxophone
Jesse Garcia- 1st alternate, bass trombone
Cason Bowling- 1st band, 5th chair trumpet
Alexia Minzel- 1st band, 2nd chair drumset
Hudson Vacca- 1st band, 1st chair piano
Congratulations to the following students who qualified to try out for the Arkansas All-State Band.
Cason Bowling- Trumpet
Alexia Minzel- Drumset
Hudson Vacca- Piano
The MMS Project Prevent Team challenged their peers to take the pledge to be Nicotine Free and asked what they are thankful for. The pledges and thankful responses were listed individually and displayed on feathers on the Turkey to welcome families for Thanksgiving Lunch.
November 17th is National Preemie Day. Mena Middle School students and staff showed their support by donating $1 to wear a cap/hat to school for the day. MMS FBLA was able to raise $50 for the March of Dimes to support premature babies and their families.
The Mena football season came to an end on Friday night at Ozark.
Ozark - 45
Mena Bearcats - 7
The Sr. Bearcats lost 70-56 to Paris at the Lamar Basketball Classic on Wednesday. Mena is now 1-1 on the season and will play at Lakeside on November 15th.
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The Mena Bearcats beat Lamar 79-49 in their first game of the season on Monday. Mena will play Paris on Wednesday at 7:45pm at the Lamar Classic.
7th Grade Bearcats - 32
Cossatot - 11
7th Grade Ladycats - Won
Cossatot -
Jr. High Ladycats - Won
Cossatot -
Jr. High Bearcats - 46
Cossatot - 51
The Mena Bearcats secured a spot in the playoffs on Saturday with a 28-21 win over Waldron. Mena improves their record to 5-5 and will play at Ozark this Friday.
https://scorebooklive.com/arkansas/football/brackets/2646
The Mena Jr. High Bearcats played their final game of the 2022 football season on Thursday.
Mena Jr. Bearcats - 40
Hackett - 12
(photo's by tara cartwright)
Congratulations to the 2022 Mena Ladycats on a fantastic season. They finished with a record of 33-4. Their conference record was an undefeated 16-0. They also advanced to the Semi-Finals of the 4A State Tournament
Individual Honors:
Volleyball All-State:
Madi Lyle
Emmi Hines
Katie Valdovinos
Carmen Puckett
Volleyball All-State All-Tournament Team:
Madi Lyle
Emmi Hines
Volleyball All-Conference:
Emily Leonard
Avery Cannon
Emily Maechler
Emma Threlkeld
Caroline Cannon
Reese Montgomery
The Mena Bearcats lost a close one on Friday at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadum. Ashdown won the game 15-12 and Mena wraps up the regular season this Friday at Waldron.
