WE are ready for Father/Daughter Night at HHE!! Thanks to our amazing teachers and parent volunteers that painted a countless number of fingernails this afternoon! You sure brightened these girls’ day!

The DeQueen / Mena Education Service Cooperative hosted Destination Science on Friday at the Christian Motorcyclist Association… Grades 3-12 from area schools participated & Mena students brought home a bus load of awards… WEB PRESENCE 9-12 1st – Cassidy Ashcraft 2nd Ali Ogden WEB PRESENCE 7-8 1st – Addi Dollar, Ashley Titsworth & Kiera Hall 2nd – Alexia Minzel & Olivia Butterfield VR EXPERIENCE 1st – MMS Kenny Smudrick, Kate McDonald & Lakota Breeden CATAPULT 2nd – HHE – Stella Smith 2nd – MMS – Will Hendricks 3rd – MHS – JR White 2nd – MHS – Austin Rose 1st – MHS – Jacob Flowers EARTHQUAKE 3rd – HHE - Lalee Powell 1st – HHE – Ivan Sanchez 2nd- MHS – Christina Ortiz 1st – MHS - Sam Cross PAPER ROCKET 3rd – HHE – Jeron Smith 1st – MMS – Gabe Corcoran 2nd – MHS – Duncan McCauley 1st – MHS – Amanda Stine PAPER ROLLERCOASTER 2nd – MHS – Morgan Caldwell 1st – MHS – Breezie Hendricks ROBOTIC LEGOS 3rd – MMS – Madison Howard, Trey Day & Mikey Davis ROBOTICS SPHEROS 2nd – MHS – Dax McMillan, Brandon Dong & Beck Vacca 1st – MHS – Zack Graphton & Gavin Gorden OLLIE SPHEROS 2nd – MHS – Gage Gorden, Misa Knight & Mark Thomas EGG DROP 1st – MMS - Jessica Nicholson 1st – MHS – Ian Hughes ELECTRIC CAR 3rd – MMS – Lucas Levering 2ND – MMS – Dayton Lane 3rd – MHS – Jake Brotherton 2nd – MHS – Alex Harper 1st – MHS – Allison Bates GENERATOR 3RD – MHS – Katie Bennet & Annie Wigley 2nd – MHS - Hunter French & Taylor Thacker 1st – MHS - Avery Powell & Trinity Vasquez MYSTERY BOX 2ND - MMS – Layla Sessler, Taylor Nance, Carmen Puckett 1st – MHS – Kadence Barnes, Vanessa Vue, Angel Rodriguez & Levi Williams SAILBOAT 3rd – MHS – Bryce Metrajean 1st – MHS – Tanner Williams TOOTHPICK BRIDGE 3rd – HHE – Mia Drake 2nd – HHE – Trinity Cude 3rd – MHS – Braylee Lewis 2nd – MHS – Sara Simmons 1st – MHS – Nayva Morris Misael Knight received a $250 Scholarship from The University of Arkansas Rich Mountain…

Tim Barfield is currently fighting a brain tumor. His wife Sheryl, is a former paraprofessional at HHE,,. They moved to Florida in March so Tim could begin receiving treatments. WE want them to know how much WE love and support them.

May 6th - FFA Banquet 7pm @ the Ouachita Center. May 10th - Seniors last day May 14th - Free Physicals in the Union Bank Center 5:30pm Ladycats first & Bearcats will follow. May 16th - MHS Academic Awards Night 6pm in the PAC. May 17th - MHS Honors Assembly 8:30am in the PAC. May17th - MMS EAST Talent Show. Noon in the PAC. May 19th - Graduation 3:00pm Bearcat Stadium May 21st - Mena Preschool Graduation 6:00pm May 22nd - Holly Harshman Elementary Awards 9:00am in the PAC. May 23rd - Last day of school.

The school choice deadline is today. Follow the link for the forms.. https://www.menaschools.org/o/mena-school-district/browse/51161

Louise Durham & Holly Harshman breakfast & lunch menus for May!

SCHOOL CHOICE DEADLINE IS WEDNESDAY MAY 1st! Follow the link to School Choice Forms! Please complete both forms - page 1 and page 2. https://www.menaschools.org/o/mena-school-district/browse/51161

5th grade students will soon be choosing their elective class for next year, and one of their options is beginning band! If students or parents would like more information about the Mena Band program, they can visit us at https://menabands.weebly.com/ For more information about the benefits of music, or for videos including instrument demonstrations, please visit https://www.bepartofthemusic.org/group/index.php?id=535 For answers to Frequently Asked Questions, go to https://menabands.weebly.com/frequently-asked-questions.html

Tips from Nurse Becky! https://www.facebook.com/MenaPublicSchools/videos/2073664212932338/

Kindergarten Registration

School out Friday April 19th!

Mr. Dale Query made a special effort to attend the Mena School Board meeting Tuesday night. He was there to present Mena Superintendent Benny Weston with a certificate naming him as the Arkansas Rural Education Association's Superintendent of the Year...

The Arkansas Department of Education released today the 2018 Report Cards for Polk County schools & we are proud of all our Mena campuses... Follow the link for more info.... GO BEARCATS!!!! https://myschoolinfo.arkansas.gov/Schools/Search…

Mark Hobson gets you ramped up for another big week at Mena Public Schools... https://www.facebook.com/MenaPublicSchools/videos/348174342712769/

Holly Harshman students make mouse creations after reading Tale of Despereaux.

Holly Harshman Students are going to beat the test next week with a little help from Mr. Jackson! ACTAspire Testing for 3rd - 5th grades continues thru Thursday 4/18 https://www.facebook.com/MenaPublicSchools/videos/2196632597093672/

Holly Harshman Elementary testing pep rally ---ACTAspire Testing for 3rd - 5th grades continues thru Thursday 4/18

The Mena High School Cheerleaders spent the afternoon at Holly Harshman Elementary getting students fired up for next week's ACT Aspire testing with a pep rally! https://www.facebook.com/MenaPublicSchools/videos/600366253813023/

UPCOMING EVENTS! May 10th - MHS Seniors last day May 19th - MHS Graduation 3:00pm May21st - Mena Preschool Graduation 9am PAC May 23rd - 4th Grading Period / Second Semester ends & last day of school