The Mena Varsity Cheer team and the Junior High Team attended NCA Team Camp at UALR. At camp the team learned new content, stunt skills, and competed in a GameDay competition where they won 2nd place in the Band Chant in their division.
There were 11 out of 17 girls nominated for All-American.
They were:
Briley Dean
Hailey Emerson
Amy Gragg
Kiylee Hughes
Shantal Tecson
Sophia Vacca
Jolina Butterfield
Gia Fagan-Hobson
Destiny Hogan
Carmindy Ashcraft
Alaya Richard
Kiylee Hughes was selected to tryout for NCA Staff.
Asher Wooden AKA Beary also received a nomination for Mascot All-American and received the Top Mascot Award!
The Mena Public Schools would like to welcome new staff for 2023/2024. Including MACIE JOHNSON at Holly Harshman Elementary. The first day of the new school year is Wednesday, August 16th.
The Mena Jr. Bearcats got put thru their paces this morning at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium. The fall scrimmage will be August 15th at Mansfield and the season opener is August 31st against Centerpoint.
https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics...
Ms. Alexander's summer students learned about the Chalk Art Festival in Denver, Colorado, and made their own creations.
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!
