Mena High School

The Ladycats played at the Lakeside Tournament on Saturday. Mena was 2-1 in pool play. Ladycats-2 Maumelle-0 Ladycats-2 Morrilton-0 Ladycats-0 Brookland-2 Mena advanced to the Gold Bracket and lost the first game. Ladycats-0 Cabot-2 Mena plays at Waldron on Tuesday.

The Mena Jr Bearcats played Pottsville on Thursday at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium. Jr Bearcats-30 Pottsville-24 Mena is back in action on October 3rd at Lamar.

Mena Volleyball swept Malvern on Tuesday at the Union Bank Center. Jr. Ladycats-2 Malvern-0 Sr. JV Ladycats-2 Malvern-1 Sr. Ladycats-3 Malvern-0 Mena will play Hackett on Thursday in the UBC.

Mena Cross Country competed in the Buck Fever Showcase on Tuesday. The Sr. Ladycats were led by Jasmine Parker with her 4th place finish. The Jr. Bearcats were led by Madox Plunkett who finished 12th and the Sr. Bearcats top finisher was JoJo Hernandez with a 12th place finish. See the complete results at the link below. https://ar.milesplit.com/.../629767-buck-fever.../results The team is back in action on October 1st at the Leopard Run in DeQueen.

The Jr. Ladycat Volleyball team brought home the GOLD in the Silver Bracket today at the Ladycat Classic!After facing some tough competition throughout pool play, these girls showed their determination and skill, defeating both Cossatot and Arkadelphia to claim the trophy! So proud of their hard work and teamwork!

Mena Golf competed in the 4A District Tournament at Eagle Crest Golf Club on Monday. The Ladycats finished 5th and the Bearcats finished 2nd. Richie Davis was the Medalist for the day with a 67. Ft. Lake was the winner of the tournament 11 strokes ahead of the Bearcats. The boys 4A State Golf Match will be October 8th at the Desoto Golf Course in Hot Springs Village.

Many Mena High School students have been working on memorizing the FFA Creed this month in our Survey of AG Classes. This is a 5 paragraph statement of the National FFA Organization's values and beliefs about agriculture, citizenship, patriotism, and FFA membership. We have challenged our students and new members to memorize and recite this creed. AVERY HUNTER was the first student out of our 3 survey sections to be able to recite the Creed in its entirety. For this she has earned her FFA Jacket for free

Journalism I students visited Honey and Pearls on Monday to start working on commercial writing and editing. They got hands on experience with the approved equipment from last month’s board meeting. Thank you to all local businesses and admin for your support of our program.

The Mena High School yearbook is currently on sale for its lowest price. Please order online at jostens.com or contact Mrs. Albin at the high school for more information about LOWEST COST OF THE YEAR AND 4 FREE ICONS

Parking lot improvements are underway at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium. At the August School Board Meeting Dr. Smith asked the board to approve the resurfacing with gravel at a cost not to exceed $35,000.00. https://www.menaschools.org/article/1723337

The official 2024 Homecoming Shirt is on sale for $15 now through Thursday, October 10th. Order forms will be going home with all students this week. Ways to purchase include, filling out the form and returning it to your student’s school office with cash or check or through MyPaymentsPlus.com. Shirts will be delivered to your student on Thursday, October 17th. Please direct all questions to Ladatha Hobson at ladatha.hobson@menaschools.org.

🏐 **Tournament Recap!** 🏐 Our Jr. V Ladycats showed heart and determination at this weekend's Jr. Lady Eagle Invitational Volleyball Tournament in Paris! 🥉 After finishing 3rd in their pool, including impressive wins over Bauxite and Paris JV, they swept through the Silver Bracket 🏆, defeating Paris JV again and Ozark for the championship! 💪🔥 Our Jr. JV team also took the court, battling against Trinity Christian, Paris, and Ozark. Though they faced a tough first-round loss to Ozark in Silver Bracket play, they grew stronger as the day went on. So proud of both teams! Keep grinding, Ladycats! 🐾 #LadycatPride #VolleyballStrong #Teamwork

The Mena Bearcats Improved to 3-0 with a win over Stigler OK. on Friday at Bob Carver Bearcats Stadium. Mena Bearcats-38 Stigler-20 Mena has a bye week coming up and will return to action on September 27th at Pottsville.

Matt Thomas State Farm week 2 player of the week is Senior Reese Montgomery! Reese had 61 kills, a 51% kill rating, and 21 blocks in week 2. She is an absolute beast! Please help congratulate a job well done to Reese!

Twelve of our Mena High School AE students reached their goals this week by being respectful, staying on task, and turning in all assignments. To celebrate, they enjoyed an hour of Yoga with Ms. Claire Williamson from the Extension Office, where they learned to calm their nervous systems and practice deep mindfulness. We also want to give a special shout-out to two students who went above and beyond their weekly goals and are making great strides toward their quarterly targets! Eva Hart and Audrina Dominquez have shown incredible achievement, motivation, and kindness.

The Mena basketball and football teams participated in the 9/11 Stair Climb at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium on Wednesday. The event honors and remembers the victims and heroes who died in the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001

Mena Cross Country competed at the Tom Stuthard Stampede in Acorn on Tuesday. Results will be posted at the link below https://ar.milesplit.com/.../629404-tom-stuthard.../results

Mena Volleyball played Arkadelphia on Tuesday in the Union Bank Center. Sr. Ladycats-3 Arkadelphia-0 Jr. Ladycats-2 Arkadelphia-0 Jr. JV Ladycats-1 Arkadelphia-2 Mena plays at Ft. Lake on Thursday at 4:00pm.

Mena Coaches have selected #24, Brody Peters, as the Farm Bureau Insurance Player of the Game vs Little Rock Hall. Brody is a Senior, running back / middle linebacker, for the Bearcats. Last Friday night he ran for 226 yards and 2 touchdowns and had an interception on defense, leading to a 31-0 victory over the Warriors. He is the son of Brandon and Mary Peters. Brody says he enjoys hunting for deer in the fall when not playing football. He hopes to receive a college scholarship to play football at Arkansas Tech or perhaps a baseball scholarship at UA Rich Mountain next year after graduation. He plans to make a career in coaching after college. This week, Brody and the Bearcats will host the Stigler Oklahoma Panthers, who lost to Sallisaw last week by a score of 35-21. So far this season, Mena’s defense has not allowed a point and they hope to complete their non-conference schedule with a third win for the season, before beginning conference play at Pottsville on September 27th. Kickoff will be at 7 pm this Friday night at Randall Horton Field. Shown presenting Brody with his game ball is local Farm Bureau Insurance Agent, Mitch Sikes. Farm Bureau Insurance is a proud supporter of Mena High School Athletics!!

Staff Sargent Davis was at Mena High School on Monday to welcome Senior Carter Cossey to the Arkansas Army National Guard. Carter will enter service as a CBRN Specialist . He will ship out for basic training on May 28th, 2025 and he plans to participate in ROTC in college.