This year, tax-free weekend in Arkansas is Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, and Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024. According to the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, the weekend begins exactly at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3 and ends at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 4.
This is your opportunity to purchase certain Electronic Devices, School Supplies, School Art Supplies, School Instructional Materials, and Clothing free of state and local sales or use tax.
Open house dates are quickly approaching!
Mena Special Education Teachers are preparing for 2024-2025. The Special Education Boot Camp was held on Thursday in the Mena MIddle School Library.
Welcome Jamie Grogan to the LDE teaching ream !
Welcome Stacy Green to the teaching team at Louise Durham Elementary!
Mena Public Schools will be having their 2nd Annual NO SALE YARD SALE on Friday, August 2nd from 10:00am-1:00pm in the Mena High School cafeteria. EVERYTHING IS FREE!
Mena School Staff just wrapped up three days of professional development at the Arkansas School Counseling Association Conference in Hot Springs.
Tonya Thacker, School Counselor at Holly Harshman Elementary and Avanlea Chaney, School Counselor at Louise Durham Elementary presented a carload full of pop tabs at the Arkansas School Counselor Association Conference this week. The tabs are donated to the Ronald McDonald House as a fundraiser. The Ronald McDonald House gets 40 to 50 cents per pound for the tabs. Mena was the top contributor at the conference this year. Thank you to the students, teachers and the community for working hard to help with this effort.
Day one of the Little Cats Basketball Camp in the Union Bank Center. The camp continues on Thursday and Friday.
Mena leaders are attending training with the DeQueen Mena Education Service Cooperative at Degray State Park this week. Administrators from schools across the DMESC area are attending.
Day one of the Mena Youth Wrestling Camp!
Camp continues from 5:15pm-6:15pm on Thursday and Friday in the UBC. Everyone age 7-14 years old are invited. The cost is $10.00 per session.
Day 1 in the books for K-5 Bailey Group PD! Awesome training! Awesome instructor!
Thank you Feather you are the BEST!
Looking forward to day 2 & 3.
HeLlO sUmMeR
Wednesday was the final day of the Little Cat Volleyball Camp!
2024 Seniors had a graduate walk through on each Mena campus on Wednesday.
Louise Durham Elementary would like to thank Upward Bound for donating a bicycle to be awarded during the End of Year Awards Ceremony. Their generosity towards our students is truly appreciated!
The final night of the Little Ladycat Basketball Camp was Thursday in the Union Bank Center. There was a huge turnout of 1st-7th graders. GO LADYCATS!
Group work! Matching clocks to words and fractions!
Kindergarten leveling up with Lexia at Louise Durham Elementary!
Louise Durham Elementary Kindergarten perfect attendance in April
