Mena teachers began their day of professional development in the MHS Performing Arts Center with Tyler Tarver. Tarver is a nationwide speaker, trainer & author of the Baller Teacher Playbook.
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Thursday, December 30th
Round 3 Kameron Hale Tournament at Lake Hamilton.
Sr. Bearcats - 63
Kirby - 31
Jr. Bearcats - 32
Hot Springs - 40
Sr. Ladycats - 36
Centerpoint - 51
Jr. Ladycats - 23
Arkadelphia - 35
Wednesday, December 29th
Round 2 Kameron Hale Tournament at Lake Hamilton. Scores posted as soon as they are available.
SR. BEARCATS - 53
Centerpoint - 55
JR. BEARCATS - 41
Malvern - 31
JR. LADYCATS - 11
Nashville - 49
SR. LADYCATS - 31
Lake Hamilton - 54
Tuesday, December 28th
Kameron Hale Tournament at Lake Hamilton. Scores will be posted as soon as they are available.
Sr. Bearcats- 28
LR Catholic- 57
Jr. Ladycats- 26
Bryant- 10
Sr. Ladycats- 61
LR Hall- 20
Jr. Bearcats- 29
Nashville- 47
The Mena 7th grade basketball teams played at the Waldron Jamboree on Saturday.
Ladycats-15
Waldron-3
Ladycats-19
Mansfield-13
Bearcats-23
Waldron-18
Bearcats-10
Mansfield-12
The Sr. High teams played at Van Buren.
Van Buren - 52
Sr. Bearcats - 45
Van Buren - 43
Sr. Ladycats - 42
Coach Bentley has released the 2022 Mena Bearcat football schedule !
The Sr. Bearcats earned their first win of the season on Thursday at the Union Bank Center.
Sr. Bearcats - 42
Bauxite - 38
Mena will play in the Kameron Hale Tournament at Lake Hamilton on 12/28.
The Mena Ladycats picked up win #6 at the Union Bank Center on Thursday.
Sr. Ladycats - 34
Bauxite - 26
The girls will be back in action beginning 12/28 in the Kameron Hale Tournament at Lake Hamilton.
The Jr. Bearcats have climbed back to .500 with a win on Thursday at the Union Bank Center.
Jr. Bearcats - 46
Bauxite - 38
Mena is now 5-5 on the season & will be back in action at the Kameron Hale Tournament at Lake Hamilton on 12/28.
The Jr. Ladycats saw their five game win streak come to an end on Thursday at the Union Bank Center.
Jr. Ladycats - 21
Bauxite - 29
Mena is 7-5 on the season & will be back in action Dec. 28th in the Kameron Hale Tournament at Lake Hamilton.
Mena High School Juniors and Seniors attended a Career Expo at UA Rich Mountain on Tuesday. Students were exposed to new and exciting career possibilities.
The Mena Jr. High basketball teams played at DeQueen on Monday.
Jr JV Ladycats - 11
DeQueen - 13
Jr Ladycats - 36
DeQueen - 30
Jr. Bearcats - 23
DeQueen - 27
Mena plays Bauxite on Thursday at the UBC .
These Mena Jr. High Band students earned a seat in the All-Region Band this past weekend.
Flute
3rd Band 4th Chair Nayeli Piñon
Clarinet
3rd Band 12th Chair Olivia Perez
3rd Band 23rd Chair Tessa Williams
Alto Sax
3rd Band 3rd Chair Kaylle Gates
3rd Alt Ivan Sanchez
Tenor Sax
2nd Band 2nd Chair Tristan Hansen
Bassoon
2nd Band 2nd Chair Eric Decker
Trombone
3rd Band 2nd Chair Frank Smudrick
3rd Band 4th Chair Finleigh Robertson
Baritone
3rd Band 4th Chair Gage Henry
Tuba
3rd Band 8th Chair Dalton McEntire
Mena Basketball played at Fountain Lake on Friday.
Ladycats - 40
Ft. Lake -34
Bearcats - 29
Ft. Lake - 51
Both teams will be back in action on Tuesday when they face Alma at the Union Bank Center.
The Mena High School and Mena Middle School Special Olympics athletes were presented with their medals from the recent bowling competition on Friday in the Union Bank Center !
It was a great night of music at the Performing Arts Center on Thursday. The Mena High School Concert Band & Jazz Band filled the facility with Christmas & as always it was well received by those who attended.
The Jr. Ladycats improved to 6-4 on the season with a win on Thursday at the Union Bank Center.
Jr. Ladycats - 26
Ft. Lake - 20
The girls return to the court on Monday at DeQueen. Games begin at 4:30pm. GO LADYCATS !!!
The Mena Jr. Boys fought off a fourth quarter comeback to win on Thursday at the Union Bank Center.
Jr. Bearcats - 34
Ft. Lake - 31
The boys improve to 4-4 & are back in action on Monday at DeQueen. GO BEARCATS!!!
The MENA HIGH SCHOOL Book Clubs met on Thursday and received their copy of the upcoming books! The clubs meet biweekly at lunchtime in the library.
Mena Coaches have selected #20, Grayson Fairless, and #2, Tre McMellon, as the Farm Bureau Insurance Players of the Month
for November.
Grayson is a Senior this year and plays Center for the Lady Cats. She averaged 18.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1 assist, and 2 steals per
contest, for the first 6 games of the season. She has already accepted a scholarship to play basketball for the Ouachita Baptist
Lady Tigers next year! She plans to pursue a pre-med degree and then become a Doctor of Pharmacy, through the U of A system.
Grayson is the daughter of Loyd and Angela Fairless of Hatfield.
Tre is also a Senior this year and plays Point Guard for the Bearcats. He is the son of Jennifer and Chris McMellon. Tre averaged
9.5 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals per game, for the 5 games Mena played in November. Tre plans to attend UWI Welding School in Pottsville, upon his graduation from MHS and become a pipeline welder.
Shown presenting Grayson and Tre with their Player of the Month game balls are, local Farm Bureau agent, Nathan Fowler,
and Bearcat Head Coach, Randy Peters.
Farm Bureau Insurance is a proud supporter of Mena High School athletics!!!!
