At the Mena School Board meeting on Monday Mr. Curtis Black was hired as the new principal at Louise Durham Elementary. Black began his career at Foreman and has been...

Mena High School junior Raphael Overturf was recognized at the state capitol today as a 2022 Arkansas Diamond Student. Raph was one of only 12 students in the state to be recogniz...

Each year thousands of students from around the state audition for the honor of being selected to the Arkansas All-State Bands. Congratulations to the following Mena High School...

The Mena School Board held their regular meeting for February on Monday at the district administration building. The meeting began with the Superintendent’s Report. Dr. Lee Smi...

Across the country, more than 8 million students are missing so many days of school that they are academically at risk. Chronic absence, excused, unexcused absences and suspension...

Parents/Guardians of 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th graders: Student Success Plan Conferences (formerly known as CAP Conferences) will take place Monday, February 14th. We look forward t...

Mayor Seth Smith & County Judge Brandon Ellison recently signed a proclamation to that effect in Mena & Polk County. In the proclamation, Judge Ellison and Mayor Smith cited sch...

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...

Based on the changes in COVID guidance announced by the Governor yesterday and further explanation from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Mena Public Schools ...

In this video, recorded on Monday, January 31st, Dr. Lee Smith speaks about issues affecting the Mena School District.

Across the country, more than 8 million students are missing so many days of school that they are academically at risk. Chronic absence, excused, unexcused absences and suspension...

The Mena School Board held their regular January meeting on Thursday at the Administration Building Board Room. Dr. Lee Smith began the evening with his Superintendent’s Repo...

Mena Public Schools is proud to recognize the following REACH University students in making the Dean's List in their first semester with REACH University. Each of these participan...

We want to let you know that parent teacher conferences at Mena Middle School and Mena High School that were scheduled for Wednesday, February 2nd have been changed to Wednesday...

Congratulations to the following Mena High School students for making the all-region band. Flute RANESSA RICKER - 1st alternate Oboe ANNIKA THOMPSON - Wind Symphony 2nd ...

Across the country, more than 8 million students are missing so many days of school that they are academically at risk. Chronic absence, excused, unexcused absences and suspension...

Congratulations to Channing Wimberly and Brayden Wimberly! They both won 2nd place for their grade level at the Polk County Spelling Bee on Tuesday.! 6 participants from Holly H...

Mena Public Schools will be using AMI days for Tuesday and Wednesday, January 18th and 19th. The latest COVID spread has taken its toll on our schools and the extended weekend d...

Tiffany Williams, the Library Media Specialist at Louise Durham was chosen by Scholastic, the largest publisher and distributor of children's books to be featured on their blog. S...

The Arkansas Department of Education has released new guidelines for schools across the state in response to the current surge in COVID cases. https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/... ...