Mena High School

Mena High School Senior Pascha Wistrand signed her letter of intent to play college volleyball for Lyon College in Batesville on Friday in the Union Bank Center.
Congratulations Pascha!

4A Dual State @ Jim Rackley Gymnasium 1/22/26!

The Mena Bearcats went against Gravette in the first round &
lost a nail biter 36-37.

Mena FCCLA attended Region 5 STAR Events and Leadership Conference in Hope, AR.
Students Advancing to FCCLA State STAR Events Are:
MMS CHAPTER: Level 1
Raul Toribio - Career Investigations
Cord Gibbs - Entrepreneurship
Prachi Desai, Zallie Evans, & Shaelynn Manning - Event Management
Averie Martin & Jenna Williams - Focus on Children
Harper Bentley & Macy Herod - Food Innovations
Macy Flores & Avori Gortemiller - Hospitality, Tourism & Recreation
Brent Epperson - Leadership
Alida Newbolt & Remi Olsen - National Programs in Action
Addison Emmitte - Public Policy Advocate
Camilla Ashcraft, Hollie Hamilton & Briggs Robertson - Repurpose and Redesign
Emma Butterfield - Say Yes to FCS
Paul Holliday, Easton Johnson & Brady Jones - Sports Nutrition
Melanie Cude, Serenity Hogan & Dane Palmer - Sustainability Challenge
MHS CHAPTER: Level 2
Raelynn Ashcraft, Kenley Cochran & Brandi Miller - Chapter Service Portfolio
Lainey Smart - Food Innovation
Lily Kate Doughty, Sophia Cummings & Zahra Sofi - Hospitality, Tourism & Recreation
Barrett Frost - Repurpose & Redesign
Kinsey Mullen - Public Policy Advocate
Mckenna Nottke & Camryn Stepp - Professional Presentation
Please congratulate these students on their achievements if you see them this week around campus! We are so proud of them and their accomplishments!

Congratulations to Mena High School Senior Naveli Pinon for receiving a scholarship for $5,000.00 per year to play the flute in the band at Henderson State University.

Mena Bearcats competed at the Hatcher Bruins Invitational today and did great!
Our wrestlers competed against 4A, 5A, & 6A from much bigger schools and earned 5th place as a team out of 16 other school!
Very proud of ALL our wrestlers today
Results are as follows
106 Braxton Barker 🥈
120 Tycen Baber 🥉
132 Auden Woods 🥉
144 Andrew Threlkeld 🥈
144 Tripp Hensley 🥉
150 Chance Hughes 🥉
175 Jace Hankammer 🥈
215 Guice Anderson 🥉
Great job to them all!

The Mena Ladycats and Bearcats played Waldron on Friday night in Jim Rackley Gymnasium.
Ladycats-32 (16-4/1-2)
Waldron-42
Bearcats-60 (12-11/2-1)
Waldron-57 ot
The teams are bac in action on Tuesday when they play Dardanelle at the Union Bank Center.

Congratulations to the 2026 King of Hearts candidates! The King of Hearts pep rally is Friday, January 30th at 1:15pm.
From left to right:
Adam Hughes, Max Rocha, Grayson Farringer, Tripp Hensley, Guice Anderson, Ryder House, Levi Neufeld, Tucker Stricklin, Jackson Thompson, and Beck Vacca

The Senior High Ladycat Basketball team not only succeeded on the court during the fall semester, but also in the classroom. They held a team GPA of 3.96 .

The Senior High Bearcat Basketball team not only succeeded on the court during the fall semester, but also in the classroom. They held a team GPA of 3.815.

The Mena High School Spotlight Singers not only performed on stage during the fall semester, but also in the classroom. They held a combined GPA of 3.78.

The Senior High Ladycat Volleyball team not only succeeds on the court during the fall semester, but also in the classroom. They held a team GPA of 3.825. Outstanding job, Ladycats!!

High School Band All Region Auditions were held at at Fort Smith Southside on Saturday.

A recruiter from the Marine Corp was on campus at Mena High School on Thursday. Students were allowed to test their strength and stamina on his pull up bar in the cafeteria.

We RECOMMEND Wednesday 📚
Maddie Rowe, a junior, recommends everyone who doesn’t enjoy physical books to invest in a Kindle.
She received one for Christmas and it has helped reignite her love for reading.

Mena Jr. High basketball hosted Ozark at Jim Rackley Gymnasium on Thursday.
Jr. Ladycats-20
Ozark-26
Jr. Bearcats-19
Ozark-35
Both teams play at Clarksville this Friday.

Mena Wrestling vs. CAC, Perryville & Ashdown Monday, January 5th.
Mena Boys 3-0
- vs CAC (46-36 Win)
- vs Ashdown (66-6 Win)
- vs Perryville (63-12 Win)
Mena Girls 2-0
- vs CAC (48-6 Win)
- vs Perryville (54-24 Win)

Bearcat & Ladycat wrestling vs. Gravette, Joe T. Robinson & Pulaski Academy.
Boys
Gravette 45-Mena 30
Joe T 24-Mena 51
Pulaski 24- Mena 48
Girls
Gravette 18-Mena 42
Joe t 0-Mena 48
Pulaski 6- Mena 42
We will be back in action this Saturday at the Bauxite Brawl starting at 10 am!

Mena Wrestling vs. Robinson Thursday, December 18th.

The Ladycats started us off with a 54-0 shut out of Joe T. Robinson!

The Bearcats followed that by winning 63-18!

Mena Wrestling returns to the mat on December 29th at 2:00pm in Jim Rackley Gymnasium against Gravette & Robinson.
https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=248713

Ms. Kropp's theatre students performed "A Christmas Carol" for 7th Grade English Students on Tuesday.