Mena teacher's continue to prepare for the 2022/2023 school year.
Mr. Steve Roberts with the Arkansas Activities Association spoke to all employees on Thursday about "Making Expectations a Reality." Roberts kept the audience engaged with lessons on perseverance, attitude and motivation.
Steve Roberts served as the head football coach at Southern Arkansas University, at Northwestern State University and at Arkansas State University.. After leaving Arkansas State, he became the athletic director for the Cabot, Arkansas School District and then became Associate Executive Director for Football at the Arkansas Activities Association.
Thanks Steve for your help getting our faculty ready for the first day of school on Monday, August 22nd.
Mena Cheer and Little Cats Cheer had a great time at the scrimmage game on Tuesday!
Mena staff participated in a Poverty Simulation presented by the DeQueen Mena Education Service Cooperative on Tuesday in the MHS cafeteria. During the simulation participants role-play a month in poverty and experience low income families’ lives. Just like real life, they need transportation to work or school and food on the table. They might struggle with a chronic illness and face daily stresses and challenges a person in poverty faces.
Thank you DMESC for this informative training for our staff and helping us understand poverty as it relates to our students and families..
All employees of the Mena Public Schools began a week of training on Monday at Mena High School. The training is directly related to our district focus areas of trauma-informed education and the impact poverty has on learning; professional ethics and responsibilities; school safety and security; and our new Mission and Vision.
Tune in Mena Public Schools Radio for info from all four campuses. Plus Bearcat News begins August 22nd and can be heard each school day on your way to school, over the lunch hour & on your way home after school.
Listen on your radio and look for the link to the FM101 stream on our social media and at www.menaschools.org . You can also download the Mena Public Schools App which includes a link as well.
First grade teachers at Louise Durham are ready for the first day of school on August 22nd!
Mrs. Jamie Copelin and Mrs. Leah Taylor enjoyed greeting students at the Louise Durham Open House on Thursday and look forward to the first day of school on August 22nd!
Proud to have the Mena Star on board as a Community Partner!
If you own or manage a business and want to be included send an Email to bridget.buckley@menaschools.org . The deadline is August 15th.
https://www.menaschools.org/page/one-school-one-book
Proud to have the Union Bank of Mena on board as a Community Partner!
If you own or manage a business and want to be included send an Email to bridget.buckley@menaschools.org . The deadline is August 15th.
https://www.menaschools.org/page/one-school-one-book
Mary Alice at the Shop is a "One District, One Book" Community Partner!
https://www.facebook.com/theshopmena
Louise Durham Elementary is proud to announce that we have partnered with All Kids Bike and the Strider Education Foundation to bring bike riding instruction to our Kindergarten and early First Grade PE Classes.
At the Strider Education Foundation, we believe learning to ride a bike builds the confidence that changes everything! Our mission is to deliver superior balance bikes and a proven Learn-To-Ride curriculum to schools and organizations that wish to teach all individuals how to ride.
A new app is up and running for Mena Public Schools & it includes a link to the FM101 stream. Get ready for the new school year by downloading the new app asap !!!!
The Mena Public Schools are placing a renewed emphasis on security in 2022/2023. Mena SROs and the School Security Team spent time at the range on Tuesday. Our students safety is of the utmost importance,
Want to know more about "Summer of the Monkeys" and the "One District, One Book" community reading event? Just follow the link.
https://www.menaschools.org/page/one-school-one-book?fbclid=IwAR2sjC5pTH78UFkV4h8GaG0GYGrM6zXxSHDg3yOjJRwR5dmQIJ-TUupusaM
Special education teachers and para professionals continue preparation for 2022/2023. Mena hosted Dalene Magsam and Debbie Ware with Easter seals who presented the SpED update on Thursday in the Mena High School library.
https://eastersealsopts.org/
A new app is up and running for Mena Public Schools & it includes a link to the FM101 stream. Get ready for the new school year by downloading the new app asap !!!!
Louise Durham Elementary Counselor Avanlea Chaney with author/speaker Dr. Ruby Payne! Dr. Payne spoke at the Emotional Poverty Professional Development held in DeQueen on Wednesday..
https://www.facebook.com/rubypayne
Parents can quickly and easily make payments and monitor what their students are purchasing with MyPaymentsPlus. Whether you utilize the online platform or the mobile app, MyPaymentsPlus is your one-stop shop for school-related payments.
Mena administrators are attending the Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators Annual Summer Conference this week. The theme for the event is is Love Public Education - Changing the Narrative. GO BEARCATS!
1st grade teachers as well as Pete Rose, and Curtis Black visited the Polk County Senior Citizen Center recently. We had a great time with live music, delicious food, and creating new friendships! Thanks again to everyone at the Center for allowing us to visit and for being so welcoming.
