Today, eleven Mena High School students participated in the UA Rich Mountain's Experience the Power Career event! They dove into technical and trade programs, exploring careers in Welding, Machine Tool, IT, EMT, Phlebotomy, LPN, Cosmetology, and Massage Therapy.
Congratulations to the Mena High School students who won at the Mena Art Gallery's Youth Show:
Roathkanika Kou - Best in Show
Noah Holman - Honorable Mention
The Mena Ladycats played Pottsville on Tuesday in the Union Bank Center.
Ladycats-53
Pottsville-38
The Ladycats play at Morrilton on Friday.
The Mena Bearcats played Pottsville on Tuesday in the Union Bank Center.
Bearcats-39
Pottsville-77
The Bearcats play at Morrilton on Friday.
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Mena Insurance Players of the Game:
Waldron
Mollee Sharp
Paeyton Hostetler
Mena Boys and Girls wrestled Bauxite, Glen Rose, Ashdown tonight, Our Boys won their duels! And the girls tied Bauxite. I Cannot express how far these young men and women have come since the beginning of the year and are really hitting their stride at the perfect time!
Final Scores:
Mena Boys: 51 / Ashdown & Glen Rose: 12
Mena Boys: 49 / Bauxite: 30
Mena Girls: 18 / Bauxite Girls: 18
This morning Mena FFA Greenhand members received their FFA Jackets! This is just one of many steps in their journey in FFA. And will be something they wear in competitions, to conventions, and camps!
Congratulations to the Mena High School Spotlight Singers for their first semester cumulative team GPA of 3.89.
The Jr. Ladycats and Jr. Bearcats played Ozark in the Union Bank Center on Friday.
Jr. Ladycats-41
Ozark-28
Jr. Bearcats-30
Ozark-47
The Jr. High teams are back in action on Monday when they host Nashville in Jim Rackley Gymnasium.
Thursday was Sr. Night for Mena Wrestling at the Union Bank Center. Seniors who were recognized include:
Emery Anderson
Zach Cline
Dennison Reed
Aiden Golden
The event was a tri-match with Dover & Subiaco.
A HUGE thank you to Shawna Martinez with Performance Team Real Estate for donating boxes of supplies for our students’ “Take What You Need Cart”. Mrs. Hobson houses this in her classroom for students to freely choose deodorant, toothpaste, shampoo, etc for their use.
Sr. Night for Mena Wrestling is this Thursday at 5:30pm in Jim Rackley Gymnasium. Seniors being recognized include:
Emery Anderson
Zach Cline
Dennison Reed
Aiden Golden
Teams attending are Subiaco, Dover and Ashdown. Matches begins at 6:00pm.
The Mena Insurance Players of the Games are:
Arkadelphia - Ravyn Wilson
Dardanelle - Makenna Lee
Jr. Ladycats earn win #6
Jr. Ladycats-26
Dardanelle-22
Jr. Bearcats-33
Dardanelle-40
The teams are back in action on Monday in Waldron.
Congratulations to Kiylee Hughes for being named 2023-24 All-State Cheer!
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Mena Head Coach Craig Bentley released the 2024 football schedule on Thursday. The season begins on Friday, August 30th at DeQueen. The first home game is September 6th against LR Hall. Homecoming will be October 18th and senior night will be October 25th.
Several 9th grade students signed up to Ring the Bell for Salvation Army over the last two weeks to work toward their required 75 hours of Community Service to graduate mandated by the new Arkansas LEARNS Act.
Mena basketball hosted Horatio at the Union Bank Center on Monday.
Jr. Ladycats-22
Horatio-39
Jr. Bearcats-47
Horatio-21
Sr. Ladycats-47
Horatio-37
Sr. Bearcats-54
Horatio-22
The Sr. girls and boys are back in action on Tuesday at 4:30pm when they host Morrilton at the UBC.
Kadyn Land placed forth in the eSports NBA 2K Play-Offs at Hendrix College in Conway. With this being his first season and a freshman playing for the Mena eSports team, we look forward to seeing what will in store in the coming competitions.
On Friday, the Mena High School FBLA and FCCLA had their annual Christmas Party! The theme was Christmas Morning so students celebrated with breakfast food and in their Christmas Morning clothes! They also collected diapers to donate to our local DHS office!
