Congratulations to the Mena High School students who made first band at the Four States Honor Band. Andrew Schnell- 1st band, 5th chair clarinet Scottie Gragg- 1st band, 3rd ...

The Mena Band had an outstanding day on Wednesday at All Region Band Auditions at Fort Smith Southside. 12 students tried out and all 12 students made it, with 7 of those qualifyi...

Congratulations to Mena High School Sophomore CLOHE BOWLES on receiving the Diamond Award for outstanding AE students across the state. Students are nominated for the Diamon...

In today's Superintendent's Address Dr. Lee Smith acknowledges a generous donation towards unpaid meal charges.

The Mena School Board met for their regular December meeting on Tuesday in the District Administration Building. The Meeting began with the Superintendent’s Report. Dr. Lee S...

Have you received the Mena Public Schools Fall Newsletter in the mail? If not you can read it below.

Congratulations to the following students for making the Region 8 Junior High All Region Band Vaughn Vacca- Alto Saxophone Lars Woods- Tuba Ashton Loyd- Trombone Co...

We are excited to announce that the 2024-2025 school year application for Polk County Virtual Academy is now open! This is a fantastic opportunity for students to receive a high-q...

Post season honors have been released for Mena Bearcat football! ***As voted on by the 4-4A Conference Coaches*** 4A All State Michael Sullivan Sean Sullivan Ma...

November is National Family Literacy Month. This is an opportunity to highlight the importance of reading and learning for the entire family. On November 7th, Judge Brandon Elliso...

Congratulations to Mena Middle School 8th grader Annalee Riley. Annalee placed 1st in the local Patriot's Pen Essay Competition. Annalee was awarded $300 dollars by the Quartermas...

MENA SCHOOL BOARD MEETING 11/19/24 The November meeting of the Mena School Board was held on Tuesday in the District Administration Building and there was a light agenda. ...

Established in 1947, the Voice of Democracy audio-essay program provides high school students with the unique opportunity to express themselves in regards to a democratic and patr...

The ribbon cutting ceremony was held at the new Hensley Activity Center on Wednesday. Watch the ceremony in the video below.

Congratulations to the following students for making the Region 8 Junior High All Region Jazz Band: Vaughn Vacca- 1 st band, 1 st chair Alto Saxophone Jack Parsons- 2 nd band...

The Mena Public Schools were recently named Best School System in Polk County by Mena Star readers. Mena High School Principal David Maxwell and Assistant Principal Celeste Ashcra...

Tickets must be purchased digitally per AAA no cash or tickets sold at gate. Only passes allowed are AAA. No student passes or school issued passes will be accepted Football pla...

The Mena Lions Club donated a vision screener to ne used by all schools in Polk County. Students in Mena, Ouachita River, and Cossatot River School Districts will benefit from thi...

Polk County Sgt. Justin Wagner has been selected by Attorney General Tim Griffin to receive the “Dwayne Yarbrough Distinguished Service Award”. The Dwayne Yarbrough Distinguished ...

Mena, AR – The Mena School District is excited to share the progress of the Mena School District NoCode Hackathon, a month-long event where local students are using cutting-edge t...