Mena High School

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.

Mena Cheer halftime September 26th, 2025!

Mena Band halftime September 26th, 2025!

Mena High School Pep Rally Friday, September 26th
GO BEARCATS!!!!

Bearcat Golf finished in 3rd place as a team at the 4-4A District Tournament on Thursday in Morrilton. Rich Davis finished in 2nd place and Marcus Graves was 3rd overall. Both qualified for state. Mallori Brotherton lead the Ladycats with 7th place finish.

Heidi Odom, of Dry Bones Pottery, came to the morning theatre classes to talk about creativity and introduce pottery to students. Heidi will be helping create some of the hobbit table ware for our play with the help of some interested students. Also, she went to one of Mrs. Robertson’s advanced art class today to talk about the pottery process and tools. She was a very lively and knowledgeable guest. We very much enjoyed having her.

Mena Volleyball played Malvern on Tuesday at the Union Bank Center. Jr. JV Ladycats-0 Malvern-2 Jr. Ladycats-2 Malvern-0 Sr. Ladycats-3 Malvern-0 Mena is back in action on Thursday at Hackett!

Mena High School recently welcomed our very first Career Guest Speaker of the year — Erin Anderle from Happy Tails Pet Services! 🐶🐾 She shared her journey of entrepreneurship and what it’s like to start and grow your own business.
A huge THANK YOU to Erin for inspiring our students with her story and showing them that passion + hard work = success!

The Jr. Ladycats had a strong day on the court at the Ladycat Classic! They finished first in their pool after a three-way tie was decided by points in the head-to-head tiebreaker.

In the Gold Bracket, the girls came out strong with a 2-0 win over Mansfield. They then battled with Lake Hamilton but fell short, 0-2.

We are proud of the way these Ladycats competed and represented their school!

Ladycat Volleyball played at Camden Fairview on Tuesday. Jr. Ladycats-2 Camden-0 Sr. Ladycats-3 Camden-0 The Ladycats will host Magnolia on Thursday in the Union Bank Center.

Jr. Ladycat Volleyball played Paris in the Union Bank Center on Monday.

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Mena is back in action on Tuesday at Camden Fairview.

Sr. Ladycat Volleyball played Paris on Monday in the Union Bank Center.
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Mena is back in action on Tuesday at Camden Fairview.

Our very first CTE guest speaker was a huge success today! 🎉 Students walked away with so much valuable knowledge about financial planning. A big thank you to Holly Henry for making the presentation relatable and engaging for our students.

Each class had the opportunity to create an introduction, and several students stepped up to introduce her to the other classes! It was such a great way to build confidence and leadership!

We’re so excited for more CTE learning opportunities ahead!

The Jr. Ladycats played Fountain Lake on Thursday in the Union Bank Center.

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The Ladycats play in the Paris Jr. Tournament this Saturday.

Mena Tennis played Hope at Tapley Park on Monday. Kierstyn Tolleson won her singles match and Jackson Thompson/Eli Swall won their doubles match.

The team is back in action September 16th at Malvern.
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