Mena High School

Mena Bearcats competed at the Hatcher Bruins Invitational today and did great!
Our wrestlers competed against 4A, 5A, & 6A from much bigger schools and earned 5th place as a team out of 16 other school!
Very proud of ALL our wrestlers today
Results are as follows
106 Braxton Barker 🥈
120 Tycen Baber 🥉
132 Auden Woods 🥉
144 Andrew Threlkeld 🥈
144 Tripp Hensley 🥉
150 Chance Hughes 🥉
175 Jace Hankammer 🥈
215 Guice Anderson 🥉
Great job to them all!

The Mena Ladycats and Bearcats played Waldron on Friday night in Jim Rackley Gymnasium.
Ladycats-32 (16-4/1-2)
Waldron-42
Bearcats-60 (12-11/2-1)
Waldron-57 ot
The teams are bac in action on Tuesday when they play Dardanelle at the Union Bank Center.

Congratulations to the 2026 King of Hearts candidates! The King of Hearts pep rally is Friday, January 30th at 1:15pm.
From left to right:
Adam Hughes, Max Rocha, Grayson Farringer, Tripp Hensley, Guice Anderson, Ryder House, Levi Neufeld, Tucker Stricklin, Jackson Thompson, and Beck Vacca

The Senior High Ladycat Basketball team not only succeeded on the court during the fall semester, but also in the classroom. They held a team GPA of 3.96 .

The Senior High Bearcat Basketball team not only succeeded on the court during the fall semester, but also in the classroom. They held a team GPA of 3.815.

The Mena High School Spotlight Singers not only performed on stage during the fall semester, but also in the classroom. They held a combined GPA of 3.78.

The Senior High Ladycat Volleyball team not only succeeds on the court during the fall semester, but also in the classroom. They held a team GPA of 3.825. Outstanding job, Ladycats!!

High School Band All Region Auditions were held at at Fort Smith Southside on Saturday.

A recruiter from the Marine Corp was on campus at Mena High School on Thursday. Students were allowed to test their strength and stamina on his pull up bar in the cafeteria.

We RECOMMEND Wednesday 📚
Maddie Rowe, a junior, recommends everyone who doesn’t enjoy physical books to invest in a Kindle.
She received one for Christmas and it has helped reignite her love for reading.

Mena Jr. High basketball hosted Ozark at Jim Rackley Gymnasium on Thursday.
Jr. Ladycats-20
Ozark-26
Jr. Bearcats-19
Ozark-35
Both teams play at Clarksville this Friday.

Mena Wrestling vs. CAC, Perryville & Ashdown Monday, January 5th.
Mena Boys 3-0
- vs CAC (46-36 Win)
- vs Ashdown (66-6 Win)
- vs Perryville (63-12 Win)
Mena Girls 2-0
- vs CAC (48-6 Win)
- vs Perryville (54-24 Win)

Bearcat & Ladycat wrestling vs. Gravette, Joe T. Robinson & Pulaski Academy.
Boys
Gravette 45-Mena 30
Joe T 24-Mena 51
Pulaski 24- Mena 48
Girls
Gravette 18-Mena 42
Joe t 0-Mena 48
Pulaski 6- Mena 42
We will be back in action this Saturday at the Bauxite Brawl starting at 10 am!

Mena Wrestling vs. Robinson Thursday, December 18th.

The Ladycats started us off with a 54-0 shut out of Joe T. Robinson!

The Bearcats followed that by winning 63-18!

Mena Wrestling returns to the mat on December 29th at 2:00pm in Jim Rackley Gymnasium against Gravette & Robinson.
https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=248713

Ms. Kropp's theatre students performed "A Christmas Carol" for 7th Grade English Students on Tuesday.

Mena Bearcats & Ladycats wrestled Bauxite & Conway tonight and went

Mena vs Bauxite:
- Girls: 45-27 (W)
- Boys: 50-23 (W)

Mena vs Conway:
- Girls: 46-24 (L)
- Boys: 40-33 (L)

TONs of great things from tonight! Excited for the rest of the season!

The Spotlight Singers performed at the State Capitol on Monday.
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1376309937266216

795 students auditioned for a spot in the all region band at Van Buren Freshman Academy on Saturday. Congratulations to the following Mena students for making all region honors.

795 students auditioned for a spot in the all region band at Van Buren Freshman Academy on Saturday. Congratulations to the following Mena students for making all region honors.