Mena students are representing Holly Harshman Elementary & Mena MIddle School in the UA Rich Mountain Science Fair at the Ouachita Center today!
Holly Harshman was introduced to Princess today.Her proud owner chose Show and Tell with her Liveschool points.Cuteness overload!!
Holly Harshman Elementary students making a clean sweep with Mr.Leo. They spent their Liveschool points on Custodian Sidekick.Go Bearcats!!
Assistant Superintendent Paulette Sherrer presented the Mena School Board with a proposed school calendar for the next two years that had the approval of 92% of the staff. The board Unanimously approved that calendar for 20/21 and 21/22.
The Mena School Board conducted their February meeting Tuesday night at the administration building.
Superintendent Benny Weston began the meeting by thanking the board for allowing him to attend the AASA National Conference in San Diego CA recently. Weston represented the state as the Arkansas Superintendent of the Year & described it as a once in a lifetime experience.
Assistant Superintendent Paulette Sherrer them presented the board with a proposed school calendar for the next two years that had the approval of 92% of the staff. The board Unanimously approved that calendar for 20/21 and 21/22.
Maintenance Supervisor, Danny Minton, addressed the board on facilities. Repairs continue on various systems that were damaged by a lightning strike at the baseball field. Including the removal of the damaged light pole. Delivery of Other material for the baseball facility has been postponed due to wet weather. Also the recent heavy rains have exposed a few leaks at Louise Durham Elementary & they are being dealt with.
At this point in the meeting there was discussion about limiting the number of foreign exchange students. No action was taken & it was decided that it would be left to the administrations discretion.
The board accepted the resignation of Molly Lindsey & Freda Moore. They also unanimously approved extending all administrative contracts before adjourning.
Mena Superintendent Benny Weston is representing Arkansas in San Diego at the National AASA Conference.
Holly Harshman Survey!
In an effort to get parent feedback regarding family engagement opportunities for our school, we are inviting parents to participate by filling out the following survey. The responses will provide valuable parent perception data for making improvements in our plan for the upcoming year. Thank you for your time and commitment to your child's education.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdDSireT4whlHs-CPSBLm7WkVIzXT0WEtpMnwwpIZI_3n-hOw/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1
WE at HHE have some amazing kids!! These students chose to spend Liveschool points on Show and Tell. Thanks for sharing with us.Job well done.
Custodian Sidekick coupon is what these HHE students chose to spend their Liveschool points on.What a great way to show kindness boys, you make HHE proud.Keep up the good work.
These Holly Harshman Elementary students were rolling in style with their Principal's Chair coupon.Good job, keep on earning those Liveschool points!
Look how these brave HHE kids spent their Liveschool points, BEANBOOZLED CHALLENGE!
It was an epic battle!
These Holly Harshman students spent Liveschool points on Dessert/Drink at Lunch.Yum Yum!!
Way to go BEARCATS!
The Holly Harshman Elementary 4th grade quiz bowl team made us proud at the Mena invitational Quiz Bowl tournament on Friday, Jan. 31! Our team was seeded 7th after lunch out of 9 teams. They were upset by Caddo Hills right before lunch. After lunch, the team rallied and played Caddo again. This time they defeated Caddo by fifty-five points. The team went on to play in the semi-finals, losing only by five points. ( it should be noted if they had won, they would have played for first or second place)Instead, our team played for third or fourth place; defeating Greenwood by a narrow margin of five points and taking a third place trophy home. Just shows what we all can do if we don’t give up! Pictured are: Madox Plunkett, Jessie Zamora, Serenity Fraser, Madison Fowler, Lily Kate Doughty, Shayla Benson, Jaylynn Miller, Ayden Dong, Vaughn Vacca, and Alec Erickson.
Thank you Mena Mayor, Seth Smith for the signing of a proclamation for Feb. 3-7,2020 as National School Counseling Week. The Mena School Counselors were recognized at the HHE Bearcat Eyes Are Watching Pep Assembly on Friday, Jan. 31st. for the extraordinary difference they make in our schools
Rich Mountain Nursing Home residents are represented by Mr. Donald Irving who is president of the resident committee who work to GIVE Back to the community. Mr. Irving delivered items supplied by the residents to our school. Pictured is HHE, Nurse Norma Foster, teacher Mrs. Posey and students who are thankful for the donated items that will help with the care provided for our students.
Our district AMI Assignment Completion Day percentage was 98.55%.
Our required goal was 90% completion.
Since our district learners exceeded the required percentage, we will be able to use our AMI Day 1 as a school day.
Our last day of school is still Friday, May 22nd.
Thank you to students, parents, teachers, and administration for your successful use of our 1st AMI Day.
LDE & HHE February breakfast & lunch menu!
The Mena School District is working with the Division of Elementary & Secondary Education to implement a framework developed by Marzano Research called High Reliability Schools. As part of this process we are collecting feedback from parents, staff, and administrators through an online survey administered by the Hanover Research firm. Survey responses will be anonymous and data will only be reported as a group. Surveys are available starting Tuesday, January 28th and closing Friday, February 14th.
You will see two questions in this survey that ask whether you are a European Union citizen or are currently located in the European Union (EU). Hanover Research is required to ask these questions to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation, a new EU policy that gives citizens and others traveling in the EU greater control over their personal data.
The survey should take less than 10 minutes to complete. To begin, please click the following link:
https://bit.ly/2TPnfjN
We appreciate your participation and thank you for your time.
Paulette Sherrer, ED.S
Assistant Superintendent
Jerod McCormick from UA Rich Mountain recently talked to the 5th graders at Holly Harshman Elementary about the importance of having a healthy body and proper nutrition.
HEADS UP!!!
Mena Public Schools will be closed on Friday, February 14th. Classes will resume on Monday the 17th. We hope you enjoy the break.
