Cpngratulations tp the 2022 Mena Ladycat Volleyball team for their first semester cumulative team GPA of 3.73 with 29 players!

The Mena Jr. Ladycats and Jr. Bearcats played Ft. Lake in the Union Bank Center on Thursday.
Jr. Ladycats - 13
Ft. Lake - 27
Jr. Bearcats - 21
Ft. Lake - 26
Both teams host Ozark on Thursday the 19th.
The Mena 7th grade Ladycats and Bearcats played Ft. Lake on Thursday in the Union Bank Center.
7th Ladycats - 9
Ft. Lake - 10
7th Bearcats - 16
Ft. Lake - 15
Both teams are back in action this Saturday at the Bonneville Jamboree...
The Mena soccer season begins on February 28th!
https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=24458,24457

The Mena Jr. & Sr. boys played Subiaco at the Union Bank Center on Tuesday.
Jr. Bearcats - 30
Sudiaco - 28
Sr. Bearcats - 46
Subiaco - 78
The Jr, Bearcats play next on Thursday when they host Ft. Lake. The Sr. Bearcats play next on Friday at Ft. Lake.
Monday, January 16th is a day of professional development
for staff. There will be no school in Mena for students

The Mena Jr. Bearcats faced Waldron in the Union Bank Center on Monday.
Jr. JV Bearcats - 15
Waldron - 16
Jr. Bearcats - 35
Waldron - 26
The Jr. High is back in action on Thursday when they host Fountain Lake
The Mena Jr. Ladycats faced Waldron in the Union Bank Center on Monday.
Jr. JV Ladycats - 15
Waldron - 25
Jr. Ladycats - 19
Waldron - 44
The Jr. High is back in action on Thursday when they host Fountain Lake.
On Saturday, the MHS Cheer team competed at the AAA State Cheer Competition.
While we did not make it into finals, the cheerleaders scored higher in the Band Chant and Crowd Leading components than ever before! Congratulations on a job well done!

The Mena Bearcats played Clarksville at the UBC on Friday night.
Bearcats - 45
Clarksville - 51
The Bearcats are back in action on Tuesday at Morrilton.
https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=20089
The Mena Ladycats played Clarksville at the UBC on Friday.
Ladycats - 53
Clarksville - 48
Mena is back in action on Tuesday at Morrilton.
https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=41092
The 7th grade & Jr. High Ladycats played DeQueen on Thursday in the Union Bank Center.
7th Ladycats - 9
DeQueen - 22
Jr. Ladycat JV - 2
DeQueen - 9
Jr. Ladycats - 14
DeQueen - 41
The 7th grade is back in action this Saturday in the Waldron Jamboree.The Jr. girls are back in action on Monday when they host Idabel.
A group of Mena teachers are participating in workshops at the DeQueen Mena Education Service Cooperative. Including AR Math QuEST ambitious teaching year 1 day 3 with Shannon Miller

The end-of-semester dance at Mena MIddle School was a blast!

Ms. Kropp's 2nd period class decided to bless the Mena High School cafeteria staff with Christmas baskets on Thursday.
Merry Christmas!
The Mena Sr. High Ladycats and Bearcats hosted Ozark at the Union Bank Center on Tuesday.
Ladycats - 54
Ozark - 46
Bearcats - 52
Ozark - 46
Mena will be back in action on Friday when they host Clarksville.
https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics

Mena Wrestling battled Acorn and Van Buren on Monday. Coach Velencia said the team competed very well and won a couple of matches.
Jr. High band students competed at the Region VIII Concert Auditions in Fort Smith on Saturday. Congratulations to the following students.
Junior High All Region Results
Tristan Hansen - Tenor Sax - 1st Band 1st Chair
Ivan Sanchez - Alto Sax - 1st Alternate
Nayeli Pinon - Flute - 2nd Band 11th Chair
Frank Smudrick - Trombone - 3rd Band 8th Chair
Junior High All Region Jazz Results
Tristan Hansen - Tenor Sax - 2nd Band 2nd Chair
Ivan Sanchez - Alto Sax - 2nd Alternate
Jaron Hadley - Trombone - 2nd Band 4th Chair

Tune in Bearcat News on Mena Public Schools Radio on Monday for the weekly report from LDE featuring Gracie from Mrs. Martin's 2nd grade class.

The Mena High School Spotlight Singers sang at the capitol in Little Rock on Friday.

