Mena High School

Post season honors have been announced for Mena Ladycat Volleyball.

Chloe Hooper 4A All-State and All-State Tournament team.

4A-6 All-Conference:
Pascha Wistrand
Makenna Lee
Kate Wilson
Madi Fowler

The Mena Bearcats played Clinton on Friday at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium.

Mena Bearcats-07 (6-3/3-3)
Clinton-41 final

The Bearcats will play Dardanelle in the regular season finale on Friday, November 7th. It will be Sr. Night at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium.

Theatre II students performed "The Poe Show Mashup" for literacy classes at Mena High School on Friday.

The Hobbit t-shirts are in! We love them! Norah Williams drew the front graphic.
The Mena High School Theatre Department's public performance of "The Hobbit" is Saturday, November 15th at 7:00pm in the MHS Performing Arts Center.

🎉 Congratulations to Jaden Busby! 🎉

Jaden is the lucky winner of yesterday’s Red Ribbon Week activity! Students searched the halls of Mena High School to find hidden red ribbons, and Jaden’s ribbon was the one drawn—earning him a brand-new pair of AirPods!

Yesterday’s theme was “Drugs Can’t Find Me,” reminding us all to stay strong and make positive choices!

Mena FFA members have made it to Indianapolis and are ready to explore everything that National Convention has to offer!

Mena FFA members have made it to Indianapolis and are ready to explore everything that National Convention has to offer!

Thank you to Mena alumni Aubrey Strunck. Mr. Strunck is a part of the class of 1958 and sent in a donation for a job yearbook students completed for him earlier this month. Check out his action shots from the ‘58 football season.

This donation will be used to provide a deserving student a free yearbook to be distributed in May.

The Jr. Bearcats played Dover on Thursday at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium.

Jr. Bearcats-44
Dover-32

Mena is back in action on Thursday @ Clinton.

Jasmine Parker leads Mena with 10th place finish.

Mena Cross Country competed at the Buck Fever Showcase on Tuesday. Results are at the link below.
https://ar.milesplit.com/meets/700068-buck-fever-showcase-2025/results

Chloe Hooper recognized by The Natural State Sports Network as a Top Performer.
https://naturalstatesports.com/the-natural-state-sports-networks-prep-volleyball-top-performers-10-20-2025/

Kristi Wilson, Educators Rising Advisor, along with Isabel Weiler, Gage Henry, and Trinity Cude recently attended the Educators Rising Fall Leadership Conference in Little Rock. They participated in breakout sessions on leadership, professionalism, time management, competitive event opportunities, and community service events. Educators Rising’s mission is to inspire and develop current and future educators to become community leaders and advocates for high quality education. Educators Rising vision- to eliminate the teacher shortage by reimagining educator pathways- aligns closely with its mission. Educators Rising is grounded in the five core values of its parent organization, PDK International: community, leadership, service, optimism, and excellence—principles that guide its work in preparing future teachers.

Mena 7th Grade and Jr. High Football played Waldron at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium on Thursday.
7th Bearcats-18
Waldron-0
Jr. Bearcats-30
Waldron-14
The teams are back in action on Thursday when they host Dover.

Mena Football lost a heartbreaker on Friday at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium.

Mena Bearcats-28
Ozark-36 2ot

Mena falls to 4-2/1-2 and will play at Waldron next Friday.

Mena High School Spirit Week door decorating winners.
1st place: Mrs. Albin
2nd place: Mrs. Neufeld
3rd place: Mrs. Hobson
4th place: Mr. Valencia

2025 Mena High School Homecoming practice was held on Thursday in Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium. The homecoming ceremony and crowning of the queen will be at 6:30pm on Friday in BCBS.

Rich Davis and Marcus Graves represented the Mena Bearcats at the 4A State Golf Tournament at the Highlands Course in Bella Vista on Tuesday. Rich finished fourth and just missed getting to go to the state overall by one stroke. Another great year for both of them.

SOPHOMORES ARE POWDER PUFF CHAMPS!
It was a great night of Powder Puff Football on Wednesday at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium. The sophomore team defeated the freshman in overtime in the championship game.
1. Sophomores
2. Freshman
3. Juniors
4. Seniors
We will see you again next year!

Mena Tennis competed in the 7-4A District Tournament on Monday in Arkadelphia.
Girls Singles
Kili Cox won her first round match 8-0 to advance to the quarterfinals. Kili fell in the quarterfinals 4-6, 3-6. Chloe Stepp ran out to a 3-0 lead in her first round match but ended up losing 8-5.
Boys Singles
Mason Gortemiller lost a spirited first round match 8-4. Ashton Nordyke also lost in the first round 8-2.
Girls Doubles
Madi Fowler and MaKenna Lee made short work of their first round opponent, 8-0. However, Fowler and Lee lost in the quarterfinals in a tie break set (6-4, 4-6, 3-10). Paeyton Hostetler and Mollee Sharp won a very competitive first round match 8-6 but fell in the quarterfinals 4-6, 3-6 to Hope.
Boys Doubles
Eli Swall and Jackson Thompson played in the most competitive first round match of the tournament. However, they came out on the losing end of a tiebreak, falling 8-9. Levi Neufeld and Luke Rowland lost in the quarterfinals 2-6, 3-6 to Fountain Lake.
Coach Rowland would like to express his appreciation for all of his players, especially his seniors. (Kili Cox, Levi Neufeld, Chloe Stepp, Eli Swall, Jackson Thompson, and Kierstyn Tolleson). They provided great leadership throughout the year and established a foundation to build upon in the future.

The Mena Ladycats competed in the Lakeside MTXE Tournament on Saturday. During pool play, the Ladycats beat Beebe 3 sets to 0, and lost to Valley View 0 to 3. They finished second in their pool, and played Brookland in the first round of the Gold Bracket tournament. Losing 1 set to 2.