Mena High School juniors attended Junior Day at UARM, where they learned about admissions, financial aid, scholarship opportunities, athletics, housing, and campus life. It was a great opportunity to explore what college has to offer and begin planning for their NEXT!
The Juniors are the 2026 MHS Powder Buff Volleyball Champs!
We are thrilled to celebrate one of our outstanding students, Haynen Young, who has been accepted to the 2026 Short Film Camp! This exciting opportunity only once a year at University of Arkansas Pulaski Tech in North Little Rock.
During this incredible week, students will collaborate with peers and learn from industry professionals in the world of filmmaking. This year’s camp will feature Joey Travolta of Inclusion Films and his team, who will guide students as they create a short film and a public service announcement. What an amazing hands-on experience!
Participants will spend a portion of each day working closely with their teams, building skills, sharing ideas, and bringing creative visions to life.
We are so proud of this achievement and can’t wait to see the creativity and talent that will shine through during this unforgettable experience. 🎥✨
Congratulations, and best of luck at Film Camp!
#MenaHighSchool #FilmCamp2026 #StudentSuccess #FutureFilmmaker
During this incredible week, students will collaborate with peers and learn from industry professionals in the world of filmmaking. This year’s camp will feature Joey Travolta of Inclusion Films and his team, who will guide students as they create a short film and a public service announcement. What an amazing hands-on experience!
Participants will spend a portion of each day working closely with their teams, building skills, sharing ideas, and bringing creative visions to life.
We are so proud of this achievement and can’t wait to see the creativity and talent that will shine through during this unforgettable experience. 🎥✨
Congratulations, and best of luck at Film Camp!
#MenaHighSchool #FilmCamp2026 #StudentSuccess #FutureFilmmaker
Mena High School Senior Asher Cox signed his National Letter of Intent to play Football at Arkansas Baptist College on Wednesday in the Hensley Activity Center. Congratulations Asher !!!
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Congratulations to Skylar Bahr and Bentley Brewer! High point at the Mena Jr. High Relays!
Mena Track & Field hosted the Mena High School Relays on Thursday. The Mena Ladycats finished 2nd as a team and were led by Paisley Burger who finished 1st in the High Jump and the Pole Vault. See complete results at the link below.
https://ar.milesplit.com/meets/723601-mena-high-school-relays-2026/results
Mena High School Theatre II students performed "The Eight Best/Worst Things about High School" for 6th grade literacy classes on Friday.
Post Season Honors have been released for the Mena Ladycat Basketball Team.
All State
Chloe Hooper
All Conference
Chloe Hooper
Makenley Sullivan
Mollee Sharp
All State
Chloe Hooper
All Conference
Chloe Hooper
Makenley Sullivan
Mollee Sharp
Post Season Honors have been released for the Mena Bearcat Basketball Team.
All State Honorable Mention
JoJo Hernandez
All Conference
Daeton Miller
JoJo Hernandez
Brody McCauley
All Conference Honorable Mention
Madox Plunkett
Jackson Thompson
Owen Simpson
All State Honorable Mention
JoJo Hernandez
All Conference
Daeton Miller
JoJo Hernandez
Brody McCauley
All Conference Honorable Mention
Madox Plunkett
Jackson Thompson
Owen Simpson
The Mena 7th grade and Jr. High Track Teams have competed at the Booneville Relays on Monday & Tuesday. Skylar Bahr was High Point for the Jr. High Meet.
7th Grade Girls
800 Meter Run-Avori Gortemiller 1st
7th Grade Boys
800 Meter Run-Dawson Manley 1st
4x800 Meter Relay- 1st
See complete 7th grade results at the link below:
https://ar.milesplit.com/.../723650-booneville.../results
Jr. High Girls
100 Meter Dash - Skylar Bahr 1st
400 Meter Dash-Skylar Bahr 1st
Triple Jump- Skylar Bahr 1st
Pole Vault - Skylar Bahr 1st
1600 Meter Run - Avori Gortemiller 1st
Jr. High Boys
400 Meter Dash - Bentley Brewer 1st
800 Meter Run - Dawson Manley 1st
See complete Jr. High Results at the link below:
https://ar.milesplit.com/.../723649-booneville.../results
7th Grade Girls
800 Meter Run-Avori Gortemiller 1st
7th Grade Boys
800 Meter Run-Dawson Manley 1st
4x800 Meter Relay- 1st
See complete 7th grade results at the link below:
https://ar.milesplit.com/.../723650-booneville.../results
Jr. High Girls
100 Meter Dash - Skylar Bahr 1st
400 Meter Dash-Skylar Bahr 1st
Triple Jump- Skylar Bahr 1st
Pole Vault - Skylar Bahr 1st
1600 Meter Run - Avori Gortemiller 1st
Jr. High Boys
400 Meter Dash - Bentley Brewer 1st
800 Meter Run - Dawson Manley 1st
See complete Jr. High Results at the link below:
https://ar.milesplit.com/.../723649-booneville.../results
Mena Soccer hosted Centerpoint at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium on Tuesday.
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The teams are back in action on Friday when they play Cossatot at BCBS.
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The teams are back in action on Friday when they play Cossatot at BCBS.
Mena High School Senior Tripp Hensley and Coach Chad Arnold will be participating in the Red River FCA Senior Showdown. All Showdown events will be May 27th-29th, 2026.
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Ladycat Softball played Horatio on Thursday @ Union Bank Park.
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Mena is back in action on Monday in Arkadelphia.
Students in Mrs. Wilson’s Introduction to Education and Education Technology Classes have been presenting “HIP” lessons to Coach Morris’ and Coach Gardner’s health classes at Mena High School. HIP, also known as the Health Information Project, is a peer-to-peer comprehensive health education program that aims to create a safe space for discussion of critical health topics, helps to build a sense of community, and helps 9th graders more easily acclimate to high school.Through peer-to-peer classroom sessions, HIP’s mission is to empower teens to have the information necessary to live healthy lives, while also fostering a safe, supportive, and inclusive school campus. HIP addresses critical health topics such as suicide, eathing disorders, obesity, depression, diabetes, bullying and abuse. The students who have presented the lessons have improved their communication and speaking skills and have learned invaluable skills about classroom management.
This is only the second year we’ve had Technology Student Association (TSA) at Mena High School, and we’re still learning and growing, but we had a successful state conference experience on Wednesday.
Please congratulate ALL of these awesome students on a job well done! Many were participating in competitions completely out of their element and that we’ve never experienced before!
Competed in Dragster Design:
Adam Hughes (first person from MHS)
Competed in Prepared Presentation:
Bre Crider (first person from MHS)
Competed in Technology Problem Solving (first teams from MHS):
Team 1- Adam Hughes & Mason Hughes - won 3rd place out of 36 teams!
Team 2 - Vaughn Vacca & Caleb Seitz
Team 3 - Kate Wilson & Eli Swall
Team 4 - Fahri Sofi & Jacob Farthing
Competed in Promotional Design:
Grace Brewer
MK Poo-ai - 2nd place! (2 year state finalist and national qualifier)
Please congratulate ALL of these awesome students on a job well done! Many were participating in competitions completely out of their element and that we’ve never experienced before!
Competed in Dragster Design:
Adam Hughes (first person from MHS)
Competed in Prepared Presentation:
Bre Crider (first person from MHS)
Competed in Technology Problem Solving (first teams from MHS):
Team 1- Adam Hughes & Mason Hughes - won 3rd place out of 36 teams!
Team 2 - Vaughn Vacca & Caleb Seitz
Team 3 - Kate Wilson & Eli Swall
Team 4 - Fahri Sofi & Jacob Farthing
Competed in Promotional Design:
Grace Brewer
MK Poo-ai - 2nd place! (2 year state finalist and national qualifier)
Mena High School students participated in a Reverse Career Fair at UA Rich Mountain on Wednesday. The career fair flips the traditional format with students staffing the tables and showcasing their skills, interests, and career goals while employers rotated and engaged in meaningful conversations with students.
The Mena Ladycat and Bearcat Jr. High Track teams competed at the Cub Relays in Dequeen on Tuesday.
Bentley Brewer lead the boys by finishing:
2nd-400 Meter Dash
2nd- Long Jump
5th-300 Meter Hurdles
6th-Triple Jump
Skylar Bahr won the High Point Award and lead the girls by finishing:
1st-Pole Vault
1st-400 Meter Dash
2nd-Triple Jump
3rd- 200 Meter Dash
4th-Long Jump
5th-100 Meter Dash
Avori Gortemiller finished 4th in the 1600 Meter Run and the 800 Meter Relay team was 3rd.
Photos by Nikki Ferguson
Mena soccer played their season opener on Tuesday at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium.
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Mena is back in action this Friday when they host Alma at BCBS.
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Mena is back in action this Friday when they host Alma at BCBS.
Mena High School FCCLA partnered with Keep Arkansas Beautiful to hold a community clean up event on Monday, March 2nd. Students spent 3 hours on their day off school cleaning local roads around campus and town. Thank you to Wal-Mart for donating water and snacks for this event!
Mena Bearcat Baseball will be playing in the Ralph Gross Memorial Tournament in Nashville this Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
