Congratulation to Mena High School Senior JANCEY HARRIS for her finish in the Southwest Arkansas High School Rodeo Association Finals.
Senior all around cowgirl
Top 5 barrels
Top 10 poles
Champion goat tying
Reserve champion girl breakaway roping
Reserve champion ribbon roping
Top 10 team roping
FINALS
1st- barrels 1st round
3rd- poles 1st round
1st- goats 1st round
1st- breakaway roping 1st round
3rd- ribbon roping 1st round
1st- team roping 1st round
2nd- barrels 2nd round
2nd- goats 2nd round
1st- ribbon roping 2nd round
High point SR girl
1st in the average in barrels, breakaway, and team roping.
2nd in the average in goats and ribbon roping
MENA BEARCAT SPRING SCRIMMAGE !
Mena football played their spring scrimmage at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium on Tuesday. The 2023 season will honor the memory of Nature Brown. 2023 would have been Nature's senior season. The Brown family was recognized at halftime and were given a football signed by the entire team.
Mena High School sophomore ELIJAH SMITH competed in the decathlon last week in Fayetteville. There were 71 athletes from all over the state of Arkansas. He placed 5th in High Jump and achieved personal records in the 110H by almost 2 seconds, the 400m dash, 100m dash, 1500m run, shot, and disc. He has shown to be a great athlete and has a lot of potential to do great things in the upcoming years.
See complete results at the link below!
https://ar.milesplit.com/.../513865.../results/937485
The seniors gathered for graduation practice on Friday morning.
Mena High School 2023 Graduation Ceremony will be on Saturday in Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium!
If you are unable to attend it will be streamed LIVE on the Mena High School Facebook Page.
MHS students were working the bees on Tuesday in the Duckett Forestry and Wildlife Outdoor Laboratory.
The Frank Mosley Outstanding Girl Athlete is a longstanding award given to our most outstanding and deserving Senior girl athlete. These athletes must be involved in multiple sports and display great character in the sport, their school and the community. The award is voted on by the head coaches from each sport, the athletic director, the assistant athletic director, high school principal and a Mena Public School Staff Member. This impact that this year’s winner has had on Mena athletics will be felt for many years to come.
This year’s Frank Mosley award winner is a 4 sport athlete who excelled on the field, court and in the classroom. She not only is a leader within each athletic program that she participates in but she is also involved as a student leader on the campus on Mena High School involved in FBLA,NHS,NEHS,STUDENT COUNCIL AND JAG. She will also be continuing her athletic career at the next level, signing a letter of intent to play collegiate softball.
This year’s Frank Mosley award winner is: Emmi Hines
The James C Copher Outstanding Boy athlete is a longstanding award given to our most outstanding and deserving Senior boy athlete. These athletes must be involved in multiple sports and display great character in the sport, their school and the community. The awards are voted on by the head coaches from each sport, the athletic director, the assistant athletic director, high school principal and a Mena Public School Staff Member. This impact that this year’s winner has had on Mena athletics will be felt for many years to come.
This year’s James C Copher award winner excelled in both Football and Soccer all while maintaining a strong GPA at the top of his class. He is also a member of the JAG competition team which competed in Orlando this spring.
This year's James C Copher Award winner is: Jayden Felix
A group of Mena High School students were able to tour Nidec Motor Corp. on Friday!
The 2023 Yearbook distribution was held Thursday morning in the Performing Arts Center and the Union Bank Center. The yearbook was dedicated to Mrs. Jennifer McCauley. Also the top 8 seniors were announced and students watched an end of year video before being dismissed to the UBC for yearbook pick up and signing.
Graduation practice will be at the venue. If it is a favorable forecast, then we will be on the football field. If not, we will be in the gym. Friday, May 19, 2023 at 9:00 am.
The graduation ceremony will be Saturday, May 20th at 10:00am.
Congratulations to Mena Head Softball Coach Ray Hunter on being selected as the 4-4A Coach of the Year! Go Ladycats!
The Mena High School Lip Sync and Talent Show was held on Thursday. This is a major fundraiser for the Theatre Department and helps pay for the shows and events we do for classes and other schools throughout the year. The public performance will be this Saturday at 7:30pm in the MHS Performing Arts Center. Admission will be by donation. We very much appreciate your support!
Mena High School senior Tristan Miller signed his letter of intent to play soccer at UA Rich Mountain on Thursday in the Union Bank Center.
Good luck Tristan !!!!
The 2nd Annual Powderbuff Volleyball Tournament was played on Wednesday at the Union Bank Center. The sophomore team and the junior team met in the championship game. The sophomores won the match. Proceeds from the event went to Relay for Life
Ms. Alexander's class has partnered with Keeley Jones for her capstone project. She is working on her Doctorate in Occupational Therapy at UCA.
Our first meeting was working with lambs and learning how to groom them for showing.
Our second meeting was making bird houses.
Today we went to her brother's farm and we were able to see the chickens, horses and plant seeds. This is a very beneficial partnership with the Ag program here at Mena.
A big thank you to the Jones' family and the Ag community!
The Mena Future Farmers of America Banquet was held on Tuesday in the Ouachita Center at UA Rich Mountain. Those students recognized included:
Discovery Degree
Katelynn Canard
David Dollar
Rayleigh Goodnight
Halee Hoobler
Adelhei Look
Brenlei Mirus
Emmie Owens
Leah Rexrode
Cole Schauble
Braydon Wright
Star Discovery Award
Halee Hoobler
Greenhand Degrees
Mason Burks
Lynnlee Cook
Mackenzie Davis
Drake Dollar
Grayson Farringer
Ava Ruth Fields
Gracie Gates
Raegan Gates
Sawyer Golden
Waylon Head
Allison Howard
Sydney Jones
Autumn Lockhart
Hunter McClara
Dax McMellon
Dylon Morris
Nayeli Pinon
Aaden Self
Sailor Stricklin
Tucker Stricklin
Layla Walker
Taylor Watts
Ashley Williamson
Star Greenhands
Allison Howard
Ava Ruth Fields
Chapter Degrees
Lauren Beck
Kassidy Valdez
Jacquline Kirkendoll
Jackson Howard
Star Chapter Farmer
Cierra Dulaney
State Degrees
Lacy Floyd
Claire Walston
Kiylee Hughes
Ranessa Ricker
Layla Spenser
Brendon Ricker
Aslynn Jackson
Honorary Chapter Farmer Award
Steve Swall
Forestry Team
Aaron Ferguson
Josh Ferguson
Waylon Head
Livestock Judging Team
Claire Walston
Lacy Floyd
Kiylee Hughes
Riley Wiles
Jackson Howard
Halee Hoobler
Nursery and Landscape Team
Cierra Dulaney
Sydney Jones
Jaeli Fields
Horse Judging Team
Lynnlee Cook
Ava Ruth Fields
Case Wiles
Ashley Williamson
Jancy Harris
Vivi Denton
Wildlife Management Team
Dax McMellon
Sawyer Golden
Luke Floyd
Janey Smedley
Jacqueline Kirkendoll
Aaden Self
Ag. Mechanics Team
Johnathan Bauman
Cody Short
Madison Howard
Cole Schauble
Dylon Morris
Katelynn Canard
Braydon Wright
Vet. Science
Ranessa Ricker
Layla Spenser
Allison Howard
Brenden Ricker
Gracie Gates
Nayeli Pinon
Leah Rexrode
Brenlei Mirus
Chandler Hendrickson
Rayleigh Goodnight
Emmie Owens
Makenley Sullivan
Food Science
Aslynn Jackson
Autumn Lockhart
Raegan Gates
Lauren Beck
Layla Walker
Parliamentary Procedure
Cierra Dulaney
Claire Walston
Lacy Floyd
Kiylee Hughes
Vivi Denton
Aslynn Jackson
Addi Dollar
Extemporaneous Speaking
Jaeli Fields
Conduct of Chapter Meetings
Dax McMellon
Allison Howard
Ava Ruth Fields
Mason Burks
Layla Walker
Sydney Jones
Lynnlee Cook
Creed Speaking
Allison Howard
Gracie Gates
Nayeli Pinon
FFA Knowledge
Allison Howard
Ava Ruth Fields
Gracie Gates
Trap Shooting
Luke Floyd
Case Wiles
Dax McMellon
Dylon Morris
Waylon Head
Lacy Floyd
Johnathan Bauman
Sawyer Golden
Kassidy Valdez
Alanna Valdez
Grayson Farringer
Drake Dollar
Aaron Ferguson
Jr. Trap Shooting
Halee Hoobler
David Dollar
Katelynn Canard
Mena FFA Alumni Scholarships
Ranessa Ricker
Layla Spenser
Addi Dollar
Vivi Denton
Mike Collins Distinguished Leadership Scholarship
Cierra Dulaney
Chris Jones Memorial Scholarship
Aslynn Jackson
Jerin Ferguson Memorial Scholarship
Vivi Denton
Polk County Cattlemen's Scholarship
Addi Dollar
Polk County Farm Bureau Scholarship
Ranessa Ricker
Vivi Denton
Addi Dollar
Cierra Dulaney
A group of Mena High School students toured Repops Automotive Reproductions on Wednesday.
The Mena Ladycats faced Morrilton in the championship game at the 4-4A District Softball Tournament on Monday.
Mena Ladycats-1
Morrilton-2
Mena plays in the 4A North Regional Tournament in Gravette on Thursday at 12:30pm against Farmington.
A dozen Mena High School students toured Nidec on Friday and explored manufacturing as a career choice.
