The Governor just updated In reference to Arkansas School Closings. It will be optional to attend school tomorrow on Monday, March 16th. Students may need to pick up learning pack...

Dear Parent, We are closely monitoring the Novel (new) Coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) internationally, and are working in coordination with the Arkansas Department of He...

Louise Durham Elementary teams won 1st and 3rd place in the 2nd grade Battle if the Books competition at DMESC on Wednesday 3/4/20. Go Bearcats!

Louise Durham Elementary teams won 1st and 2nd place in the 1st grade Battle if the Books competition at DMESC on Tuesday 3/3/20. Go Bearcats!

Follow the link to School Choice Forms! Please complete both forms - page 1 and page 2. \r\n https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/…/School_Choice_Form_202… \r\n

Congratulations Mrs. Kathy Smallwood who won the Vyve Teacher of the Month! This is voted online by parents and students.

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 Bear...

Louise Durham Librarian Tiffany Williams has an article featured in the most recent publication by The Arkansas Association of Instructional Media. \r\n https://indd.adobe.com/…/d...

If your student wants to be a Bearcat you should know that the enrollment window for the second semester is now open. Forms can be picked up from the district you are currently at...

Parent Teacher Conference will be on Thursday, October 17th at Louise Durham Elementary. The time will be 3:30-8:30pm with a supper break for staff from 5:30-6:10pm. See you there...

Arkansas Rural Education Association is spotlighting the Mena School District! With an enrollment of 1737 students, Mena is in the DeQueen-Mena Coop area in Polk County and employ...

The Louise Durham Fall Carnival King & Queen were crowned on Tuesday 10/1/19. Congratulations to Cord Gibbs and Liliana Youmans... GO LD BEARCATS!

Our Louise Durham Elementary Carnival King and Queen are ready for the homecoming parade. Go Bearcats!!!!

Mr. Benny Weston has been named the Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators Superintendent of the Year. Richard Abernathy presented the award at the annual report to...

Congratulations to Mrs. Williams, our teacher of the month! Mrs. Williams is our librarian and helps us establish a culture of reading and a love for books!! She works very hard fo...

Children are at a greater risk of dehydration than adults. This is because in relation to their size, children have a larger proportion of their skin available to lose sweat an...

There will be a few changes in the cafeteria this year that you need to be aware of... At LDE & HHE they will be implementing the new FUEL program... A new specialty item wil...

The Polk County Virtual Academy will host an informational meeting on August 9th at 10am in the Mena High School Library. Current parents or guardians of PCVA students as well as ...

Nurse Becky is putting Mena bus drivers through their paces today. Brushing up on their CPR skills in preparation for the new school year. The first day of school is Wednesday, Au...

In a recent poll by the Mena Star the Mena Public Schools were chosen as "Best School". We would like to thank our patrons for their continued support. At MPS we want to see impro...