Mena High School

Mena Volleyball played at Booneville on Monday. The 7th grade split their games. The Mena Jr. JV won 25-22, 25-12, 16-14. The Jr. Varsity won 25-14, 25-14 and the Sr. Ladycats also won 25-17, 19-25, 25-14, 25-18. The Sr. Ladycats play their home opener on Tuesday against Clarksville. The Jr. Ladycats play at Greenwood on Tuesday. https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=19738,20083

Jr./Sr. Football Scrimmage @ Mansfield. Season Opener is Friday vs. DeQueen at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium.

MHS Librarian and Author, Holli Plunkett came to read her book “Naughty Maggie” to Mrs. Holder and Mrs. Hughes’ class today!

Mena Ladycat Volleyball played a benefit game at Van Buren on Thursday. The JV Ladycats lost 19 to 25 and 13 to 25. The Varsity Ladycats came up short in all three sets, 21 to 25, 21 to 25, and 19 to 25. The Ladycats had a good season opener that showed strengths in several areas. They are ready to get back on the court to improve on the areas of weakness. Ladycats will be back in action on Monday at Booneville.

The Mena High School Journalism Department would like to extend a sincere thank you to TFS productions and everyone involved in the making of our new broadcast trailer. This will not only provide a more mobile system but also give students real world experience with streaming live events.

Catch Bearcat TV tonight as they debut their new setup at the Mena vs. Mansfield football game tonight at 7:00.

Bearcat Chorus Officers for 2025-2026
President- Mady Dowell
Vice President- Trinity Wilson
Secretary- Sam Irons
Librarians- Amber Beaver & Cora Maddox

Mena Golf played their second match of the season on Monday at the Malvern Country Club. The Ladycats were lead by Mallori Brotherton with a 55 and the Bearcats were lead by Richie Davis who shot a 37. Mena is back in action on August 19th at the Waldron Country Club.

The Mena tennis teams played Arkadelphia at Tapley Park on Monday. The boys won three of seven matches including a sweep of the singles matches. Levi Neufeld, Eli Swall, and Luke Rowland notched wins for the bearcats. The girls won one of six matches with Chloe Stepp and Kierstyn Tolleson prevailing in doubles.

Mena Golf kicked off their season at DeGray State Park Golf Course on Monday. Bryant Thomas scored a 47 for the Bearcats and Mallori Brotherton lead the Ladycats with a 59.
Mena is back in action on Monday at the Malvern Country Club.

On August 4th, the Mena Public Schools Special Education Department set sail into the new school year with their annual update, themed Inclusion Island. Staff gathered to focus on strategies that foster inclusive practices across all settings. Special guest presenter, Karen Grady, led an engaging session on Differentiation in the Classroom, providing tools and insights to support diverse learners.

The Senior High Ladycats had their first 2025 season practice this morning, and it was full of energy and enthusiasm. The team's theme for the year is Look Who's Cookin. After every practice, a player will be selected who has shown the most energy, effort, and who has communicated the most throughout the practice. Today's Ladycat who COOKED was Kate Wilson. She gets the team apron to decorate with a quote or words of advice for the others.
Today was an exciting first day.

Today was the first dress up practice of the season for the Jr. Volleyball team. The girls dressed like they were in the tropics! They were also challenged to think about what their “why” was. Your WHY is the reason you play. It’s what drives your effort, passion, and joy. • What do you love most about volleyball? • What motivates you to keep showing up? Bring one or two items to glue to the poster (photo, verse, symbol, word) Be ready to share your WHY with your teammates. They brought items and told their team what their why was and then glued them to the our poster.

SH football had a great time on our team trip today to Magic Springs after our first practice of the year! We have some great kids! Thanks to our community who always donates generously to our fundraiser, we were able to cover every kids ticket! Great day of fun and fellowship! Back on the field at 7:15 tomorrow!d

The Back to School Bash was this past weekend and was open to every family in Polk County. The event included free school supplies, a No Sale Yard Sale, and a free lunch. Several school personnel served at this event and over 800 kids and adults attended. This is the third year that Mena Public Schools with the leadership of Shanda Craig has served our community with this event.

The Senior High Ladycats wrapped up summer team camps today at Greenwood. The girls showed tons of improvement throughout the camps, and now get to fine-tune the areas of weakness during practice these next two weeks. Our first match is at Van Buren on August 21st.

The Mena High School Band began summer practice on Monday at 8:00am. They will continue every weekday through Tuesday, August 12th.

The Senior High Ladycats had a great day 2 at Benton. The varsity beat Greenbrier, Clarksville, and Mountain Home. They split sets with Benton.
The JV showed tremendous improvement in several areas today and has grown over the last two weeks. However, they fell short in each set.
The Ladycats are back in action on Friday at Lakeside's team camp.

This week, members of the Mena Public Schools administrative team are attending the Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators conference to gear up for a great school year ahead!



🎉 Congratulations to Mrs. Ashcraft for winning a door prize!



🤖 Dr. Smith also took the stage to present innovative ways AI can support school administrators in streamlining daily tasks and improving efficiency.



We are proud to represent Mena and continue learning new strategies to better serve our students, staff, and community! #MenaProud #LeadershipInLearning #AIinEducation

Crews will be resurfacing the Mena Middle School and Mena High School parking lots over the next several days. Please refrain from using these lots until the project is complete... Thank you...