Louise Durham Elementary School

Mena Public Schools extends its sincere gratitude to Unite to Fight Poverty and founder and CEO Ciara Callicott for their generous donation of $1,000 to assist with unpaid ...

he Mena School Board held its regular April meeting on Monday in the district administration building. The meeting began with the Dr. Lee Smith presenting Board Member Clint...

Congratulations to Elena Cannon for being recognized as the 2025 Multidisciplinary Team Facilitator of the Year for the state. Cannon is one of the School Resource Officers at...

Preschool registration is now open at Louise Durham Elementary. Applicants must be 3 or 4 before August 1st, 2025. Applications may be picked up at the LD Campus 106 Reine St. N. ...

Kindergarten Registration is FROM 4:30pm-6:30pm on Thursday, April 24th! Bring your child's birth certificate, physical exam report, immunization record and social security card. ...

The Mena School Board met for their regular March meeting on Monday at the District Administration Building. All members were in attendance. The Meeting began with the Superi...

Louise Durham Elementary has been recognized by the Office for Education Policy (OEP) at the University of Arkansas as a school that is Beating the Odds. Students demonstrated hig...

Dr. Lee Smith summarizes the most recent academic report in this edition of the Superintendent's Address.

Mena School Board Tuesday, February 25th The Mena School Board met on Tuesday in the District Administration Building. The meeting began with a roll call, opening prayer,...

Follow the link to the forms & email or mail the completed form to 501 Hickory Avenue Mena, AR 71953. Contact sherry.newman@menaschools.org for more information. htt...

The Mena School Board held its regular January meeting on Tuesday in the district administration building. Dr. Lee Smith started the meeting with the Superintendent’s Report....

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.

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...

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. ...

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...

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 ...

The state recently released the ATLAS, or Arkansas Teaching, Learning & Assessment System, results for the Mena School District. Superintendent Dr. Lee Smith talks to patrons abou...