Mena School District

Mena Ladycats-51 Arkadelphia-40 Mena Bearcats-55 Arkadelphia-64 Mena plays next on Monday at DeQueen.

The Jr. Bearcats lost in overtime on Wednesday at the Union Bank Center. Jr. Bearcats - 43 DeQueen - 44 ot The game against Arkadelphia that was scheduled for Thursday has been canceled. The Jr. District Tournament is scheduled to be played next week.

The Jr. Ladycats played a game on Wednesday, that was canceled earlier this season, at the Union Bank Center. Jr. Ladycats - 30 DeQueen - 35 The games against Arkadelphia that were scheduled for Thursday have been canceled.

Congratulations to Mena High School Senior TAYLOR THACKER ! Thacker was awarded the McLarty Automotive Group Scholarship on Wednesday during a special assembly. This is a $2500.00 scholarship presented by the McLarty Group in partnership with KATV Channel 7 in Little Rock as a part of their McLarty Drives Education Program. https://www.mclartyauto.com/scholarship-recipients

MENA SCHOOLS CLOSED ON THURSDAY ! Due to the dangerous weather conditions that appear to be certain, the Mena Public Schools will take an AMI day on Thursday, February 3rd.. A decision about whether or not to have school Friday will be made on Thursday.

The Mena Bearcats won their second straight game for the first time this season on Tuesday at the Union Bank Center. Mena Bearcats-61 Hope-46 The boys improve to 4-13 on the season & 3-6 in conference play. Mena will play at Hope on Wednesday. Tip off is at 5:00pm.

The Mena Ladycats got back on the winning track Tuesday at the Union Bank Center. Mena Ladycats-39 Hope-22 The girls improve to 11-8 on the season & 6-3 in conference play. Mena will play at Hope on Wednesday. Tip off is at 5:00pm. GO LADYCATS!

Mena High School crowned the 2022 King of Hearts on Friday. Congratulations to King WILL DAVIS & Jester Wilson Hughes. The court also included: Jake Brotherton Luke Montgomery Austin Rose Evan Graves Logan Yang Tre McMellon Caleb Peters Blake Brown Jett Baber The King of Hearts will be presented to the public at the Mena basketball games on Tuesday night at the Union Bank Center.

The Mena Public Schools are aware of the wintry precipitation that is in the forecast and are preparing for potential AMI days. If possible we will try to make a decision by Wednesday so that families have time to prepare. Be sure to monitor the Mena Public Schools social media & website for additional information as the event draws closer. Follow the link to the Mena Public Schools weather page. https://www.weatherbug.com/weather.../now/mena-ar-71953

January is School Board Member Recognition Month in Arkansas ! School board members play an essential role in our community. Mena joins with other districts in Arkansas in celebration of our board by thanking them for the time, talents, and knowledge they bring to our district and for their commitment to the families and children of our community. Elected school board members give our citizens a voice in education decision making. The members serving our district are as follows: KYLE CANNON SUSAN ROWELL TODD AYNES ROBBY HINES EDD PUCKETT CLINT MONTGOMERY PHILLIP WILSON https://governor.arkansas.gov/.../2021_Arkansas_School..

Mena Basketball played four games at Bauxite on Friday. Jr. Ladycats-24 Bauxite-27 Jr. Bearcats-35 Bauxite-38 Sr. Ladycats-39 Bauxite-52 Sr. Bearcats-53 Bauxite-40 https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics

Congratulations to the 2022 First Grade Battle of the Books Team at Louise Durham Elementary. These students will be going on to the Dequeen Mena Co-Op in March to compete against other area schools in this years Battle of the Books Competition. Ava Vaughn, Logan Miller, Maddox Herod, Kaydence Fernandez, Cason Cox, Faith Grogan, Eliza Johnson, Landri Bass

Congratulations to the 2022 Second Grade Battle of the Books Team at Louise Durham Elementary. These students will be going on to the Dequeen Mena Co-Op in March to compete against other area schools in this years Battle of the Books Competition. Daelyn Broach, Casten Nash, Cooper Cox, Savannah Goodnight, Camille Philpot, Zoey Werkhoven, Nikko Woods, Jordan Stipe

Holly Harshman 3rd grader, Hannah Barrett was practicing the plant life cycle after school. Mrs. White says she made an A+! GO HANNAH !

Natalee is our weekly breakfast coloring page winner at HHE!!

Mena High School FCCLA was honored to have Mayor Seth Smith speak to us on Friday about exciting new things happening in Mena, his job duties, and his experience in law enforcement and as a firefighter!

Students recently took home & should have already returned forms for this year's dental sealant program. Healthy Connections has notified us that they have decided to cancel this event due to COVID concerns. Please share and help spread the word.

January is School Board Member Recognition Month in Arkansas ! School board members play an essential role in our community. Mena joins with other districts in Arkansas in celebration of our board by thanking them for the time, talents, and knowledge they bring to our district and for their commitment to the families and children of our community. Elected school board members give our citizens a voice in education decision making. The members serving our district are as follows: KYLE CANNON SUSAN ROWELL TODD AYNES ROBBY HINES EDD PUCKETT CLINT MONTGOMERY PHILLIP WILSON https://governor.arkansas.gov/.../2021_Arkansas_School...

The Bearcats lost in overtime on Wednesday at the Union Bank Center. Mena Bearcats - 59 Malvern - 63 OT Mena falls to 2-13 on the year & 1-6 in conference play. The Jr. & Sr. teams will play on Friday at Bauxite !

The shots were falling all night for the Ladycats on Wednesday at the Union Bank Center. Mena Ladycats - 82 Malvern - 16 Mena improves to 10-7 on the season and 5-2 in conference play. The Jr. & Sr. teams will play on Friday at Bauxite !