Mena High School

The senior girls’ powderpuff football team Is hard at work in the Makerspace creating uniforms for the game Wednesday night!

Mena Coaches select #72, Jake Brotherton, as the Farm Bureau Insurance Player of the Game vs. Booneville. Jake is a Senior this year and plays both ways as Offensive Left Tackle and at Defensive Tackle. Jake had 5 tackles for the night and did a really good Job on pass protection, however Mena lost 34-6. Jake is the son of Christy Harrison and Greg Brotherton and is a 3 year starter for the Bearcats. He enjoys working out and hopes to play college football next year at either Kansas University or AR State. He hopes to either become a football coach or get a degree in Bio-Medical Engineering after college. This Friday, Jake and the Bearcats will host the Waldron Bulldogs, for Homecoming, beginning at 7:00. Shown presenting Jake with Week #4’s game ball, is Ryan Luttmer, Bearcat assistant coach, and Farm Bureau agent, Nikki Cureton.

The Mena Jr. & Sr. volleyball games scheduled for September 30th against Malvern have been moved to October 11th. https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=19738,20083

The Mena Basscats kicked off the 2021-22 season this past weekend at the Arkansas Youth Fishing Federations 4 States Classic Tournament on Lake Millwood. The Basscats had two teams competing in the event. Austin Rose and Jarrett Burger (the reigning Arkansas High School Anglers of the year) kicked off their senior year by taking 2nd place in the high school division and winning Big Bass of the tournament. Braxton Philpot and Waylon Head placed 2nd place and Big bass in the junior division. The Basscats are looking forward to another awesome year of bass fishing! Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/298629374002848

See You At The Pole is this Wednesday at Mena High School... We will be meeting out front by the flagpole at 7:30am. There will be juice and donuts! Come out and join in prayer for our school!

Monday, September 20, 2021 Clubs & Activities: Monday - We are voting for Homecoming Queen in Enrichment, so please go to your Class of Google Classroom to place your votes. All four grades will be voting for the 2021 Queen from the list of the Senior Maids. Tuesday - Wednesday - Thursday - Quiz Bowl Practice in Room 211 Friday - Sports: Monday - Jr. & Sr. High Volleyball home vs. Paris Tuesday - Wednesday - Powder Puff Football 6:30pm Thursday - Jr. Football at Waldron Jr. & Sr. Volleyball home vs. Ft. Lake Golf @ Arkadelphia Friday - Sr. Football home vs. Waldron. The Penny Wars bottles are set up outside the front office near the main entrance, and you can put your change in the bottles daily through Thursday. Remember, pennies count for positive points for your grade, and silver change counts as negative points for each grade. All money raised goes toward the Bearcats For a Cure Relay for Life team, and you are also earning points for your grade level for the spirit level. The ice cream social event at Suzy Q’s will be tomorrow evening from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Students, please be aware that once you enter the gate for home football and volleyball games, you are not allowed to leave or go to the parking lot and come back into the facility. Once you leave the gate, you are making the decision to leave the ball game for the night, and you cannot pay to re-enter either. Students, you can purchase your homecoming dance tickets, powerpuff entry, and your DodgeFest team fees with Mrs. Ashcraft. Dance tickets are $10 each. The dance will be Saturday evening, September 25, from 8:00 to 11:00 p.m. Student ID’s will be printed today & we will start distributing them ASAP. The teams are getting set for the powderpuff football game this Wednesday night, but we are still looking for male students to sign up to be the cheerleaders for the game. See Mrs. Ashcraft to sign up to be a cheerleader for the powderpuff football game. This year we are happy to announce we are able to provide you with after school library hours and tutoring. The schedule for this is: Monday: Mrs. Hooker 3:30 to 7 pm Tuesday: Ms. Catlett 3:30 to 7 pm (this Tuesday it start 4) Wednesday: Ms. Ashcraft 3:30 to 6 pm (this Wednesday no Library Hours because of parent teacher conferences) Thursday: Mrs. Hoyle 3:30 to 7 pm Saturday: Mrs. Hoyle or Ms. Catlett 9:00 to 12:00 This is time that you can use to study, gather for a group meeting, use our new makerspace, or get help with assignments. If you sign up for it before the end of school, snacks will be provided. Saturday tutoring must be signed up for by Friday, the google form can be found in your “Class Of…” Google Classroom. Math tutoring will be each morning from 7:15-8:00, and each Monday- Wednesday after school until 4:15. Ms. Hendrix will be tutoring after school on Thursdays until 5:15. Students, there are art posters up in the hallway with a “SCAN ME” QR code. There will be a prize awarded to one of the students who respond to the questions on the form. Look for them and participate! Congratulations to Timberly Myers and Braxton Bradley on being our first winners for MHS’s Hallway Engagement Project! Please stop by the art room to pick up your prize! Anyone who would like to join FCCLA please see Mrs. Wilson or Mrs. Hobson. Dues are $15 and can be paid anytime this month. If you are interested in joining the Mena Basscats Bass Fishing Team, visit the Basscats Facebook page at Bass Cat Nation Fishing Team or contact Coach Rose via email at pete.rose@menaschools.org. There will not be a face to face meeting to express interest. Check out all of this week’s Homecoming Events by scanning the QR code flyers hung around campus in the hallways, or go to bit.ly/menahoco See You At The Pole is this Wednesday...we will be meeting out front by the flagpole at 7:30. There will be juice and donuts! Come out and join in prayer for our school! Be sure to order your 2022 Mena High School Yearbook by October 1, and you will get your yearbook for the lowest price of $50 during the early bird special. You may order online at jostensyearbooks.com with a debit or credit card, or see Mr. Philpot in Room 205 to order with cash or check. Students, as we work toward keeping everyone healthy and safe here at Mena High School, please do not come to school with Flu like or COVID-like symptoms. -Positive COVID cases will have to ISOLATE for 10 days before returning to school -IF you wear a mask correctly and have been identified as a Close Contact, you will not have to quarantine. -If not wearing a mask, and you have been identified as a Close Contact, you will have to be quarantined for 7-10 days if you have NOT been vaccinated. Students, you have the opportunity to be the teacher each Friday during Lunch A. Ms. Labertew will be set up in the cafeteria each Friday during lunch A, ready for you to teach her a new skill or a trick. Once you show her how it’s done, she will attempt to perform it as well. Whether it’s juggling, roping, a card trick, or even dance moves, Ms. Labertew is ready for you to teach her something new. Look for her in the cafeteria each Friday during lunch A for the “Teach Me How To…” events. Congratulations to our elected NEHS Officers: Will Davis--Public Relations Luke Montgomery--Treasurer Taylor Thacker--Secretary Cassidy Ashcraft--Vice-President Annika Thompson--President Enrichment classes, now is the time to be decorating your classroom doors for Homecoming week. Please have your doors decorated by Wednesday, and judging will take place on Thursday. Next Monday, September 27, will be school picture day with Lifetouch for all 9th, 10th, and 11th graders, as well as faculty. We will be doing pictures Monday morning in the safe room. Picture day order forms are being distributed in Enrichment classes, but even if you don’t plan to buy any pictures, we still need your photo taken for the yearbook. Students, if you signed up for the eSports program, you should have received an email with the game and team selection form. Please fill that out ASAP. If you did not receive the email, please email Lorrie Henry and let her know. This week is Spirit Week, and the dress up days will be as follows: Monday: Happy Holidays Tuesday: Groovy Tuesday Wednesday: Down on the Farm Thursday: Fashion Week Friday: White Out/Bling Out Everyone that dresses up each day will help earn points for your grade towards the Spirit Barrel competition. LUNCH MENU September 20 - September 24 Monday - salisbury steak, burger, steak sand., chef salad Tuesday - chicken and dumplings, tenders, pasta bar Wednesday - baked potato, burger, hot dog, pasta bar Thursday - fish sticks, burger, tenders, popcorn chicken salad Friday - Quesadilla w/Cheese, Mini Corn Dogs, Chicken Sand.

Monday, September 20th Mena Jr. & Sr. Volleyball will host Paris at the Union Bank Center today. Games begin at 4:00pm. GO LADYCATS!

Mena High School students will have the opportunity to vote for who they wish to be the 2021 Homecoming Queen on Monday. The court will be presented & the queen will be crowned in a ceremony before the Mena/Waldron football game on Friday.

Mena won the silver bracket in Saturday's Jr. Ladycat Volleyball Classic.

A rooster at MHS ? Could it have something to to with "Down On The Farm Day" on Wednesday? Stay Tuned !!!

Mena Football fell behind early & had no answers for Booneville Friday night at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium. The home team lost by a score of 35-6 & fall to 2-2 on the season. Next week will be the annual homecoming game for the Bearcats & they will face Waldron.

MHS Theatre started working on Robin Hood costumes last practice. Here’s a sneak peek…

The Mena Bearcats will play Booneville tonight at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium. Kickoff is at 7:00pm. GO BEARCATS!!!

2021 JR LADYCAT CLASSIC POOL PLAY POOL A (MHS) POOL B (MMS) Mena Paris Mansfield Hackett Greenwood 8th Arkansas High Ashdown Arkadelphia 9:00 1 v 2 10:00 3 v 4 11:00 1 v 3 12:00 2 v 4 1:00 1 v 4 2:00 2 v 3 First match will start at 9:00. The second match will start at 10:00. After the second match, we WILL PLAY EARLY if your court is available.Tournament play will be best 2 out of 3, 3rd game to 15. No cap Top 2 teams in pool play will make the gold bracket (at MHS), bottom two teams in each pool will make the silver bracket (at MMS) Seeding for tournament: 1. Win/Loss Record 2. In case of tie, head to head record 3. If #2 is a tie, point differential between 2 teams tied In case of 3 way tie where all head to heads are tied, point differential between the 3 teams tied

Thursday, September 16th Mena volleyball & golf were in action. Mena Sr. Volleyball travelled to Arkadelphia on Thursday & won 3-0. The score was 25-10, 25-19 & 25-23. The Jr. High teams also had a good night winning all their matches 2-0. Mena will host Paris on Monday at the Union Bank Center. Games begin at 4:00pm. Mena Golf played at the Degray Staye Park course against Arkadelphia, Hope, DeQueen, Fountain Lake & Ouachita. The Bearcats were led by Evan Leonard with 47 followed by Cooper Plunkett's 59 & Alex Rocha with a 63. The boys district match will be on September 22nd at Degray.

Mena Jr. High Football hosted Lamar at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium on Thursday. The Bearcats scored a touchdown with under two minutes to play but the extra point was blocked & Mena would lose by one 13-14. Mena will carry a 3-1 record into Waldron next Thursday.

Next week is Homecoming at MHS & the parade is on Wednesday beginning at 6:00pm. Thje route begins at the Polk County Courthouse, continue down Mena Street to Dallas Avenue & then to Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium. The parade will end in the stadium parking lot & the Powder Puff Football game will follow. on Randall Whorton Field. See the complete homecoming schedule at the link https://sites.google.com/menaschools.org/event/homecoming-2021

Thursday, September 16, 2021 Sports: Thursday - Jr. Football home vs Lamar Jr. & Sr. Volleyball @ Arkadelphia Golf @ Arkadelphia Friday - Sr. Football home vs. Booneville Saturday - Mena Jr. Ladycat Volleyball Classic Students, please be aware that once you enter the gate for home football and volleyball games, you are not allowed to leave or go to the parking lot and come back into the facility. Once you leave the gate, you are making the decision to leave the ball game for the night, and you cannot pay to re-enter either. The chess club will have its first meeting tomorrow, September 17 during enrichment. We will meet in Mrs. Labertew’s room, room 206. Students, you can purchase your homecoming dance tickets, powerpuff entry, and your DodgeFest team fees with Mrs. Ashcraft. Dance tickets are $10 each. The dance will be Saturday evening, September 25, from 8:00 to 11:00 p.m. Student ID’s will be printed today & we will start distributing them ASAP. The teams are getting set for the powderpuff football game next Wednesday night, but we are still looking for male students to sign up to be the cheerleaders for the game. See Mrs. Ashcraft to sign up to be a cheerleader for the powderpuff football game. This year we are happy to announce we are able to provide you with after school library hours and tutoring. The schedule for this is: Monday: Mrs. Hooker 3:30 to 7 pm Tuesday: Ms. Catlett 3:30 to 7 pm (this Tuesday it start 4) Wednesday: Ms. Ashcraft 3:30 to 6 pm (this Wednesday no Library Hours because of parent teacher conferences) Thursday: Mrs. Hoyle 3:30 to 7 pm Saturday: Mrs. Hoyle or Ms. Catlett 9:00 to 12:00 This is time that you can use to study, gather for a group meeting, use our new makerspace, or get help with assignments. If you sign up for it before the end of school, snacks will be provided. Saturday tutoring must be signed up for by Friday, the google form can be found in your “Class Of…” Google Classroom. Math tutoring will be each morning from 7:15-8:00, and each Monday- Wednesday after school until 4:15. Ms. Hendrix will be tutoring after school on Thursdays until 5:15. Students, there are art posters up in the hallway with a “SCAN ME” QR code. There will be a prize awarded to one of the students who respond to the questions on the form. Look for them and participate! Anyone who would like to join FCCLA please see Mrs. Wilson or Mrs. Hobson. Dues are $15 and can be paid anytime this month. For anyone interested in joining the Sci-Fi Club, please contact Ms. Hooker either in person or by email to be added to the Google Classroom. Our first meeting isn’t until October 8th so this is the best way to get club information before the first meeting. If you are interested in joining the Mena Basscats Bass Fishing Team, visit the Basscats Facebook page at Bass Cat Nation Fishing Team or contact Coach Rose via email at pete.rose@menaschools.org. There will not be a face to face meeting to express interest. Check out all of next week’s Homecoming Events by scanning the QR code flyers hung around campus in the hallways, or go to bit.ly/menahoco Be sure to order your 2022 Mena High School Yearbook by October 1, and you will get your yearbook for the lowest price of $50 during the early bird special. You may order online at jostensyearbooks.com with a debit or credit card, or see Mr. Philpot in Room 205 to order with cash or check. Students, as we work toward keeping everyone healthy and safe here at Mena High School, please do not come to school with Flu like or COVID-like symptoms. -Positive COVID cases will have to ISOLATE for 10 days before returning to school -IF you wear a mask correctly and have been identified as a Close Contact, you will not have to quarantine. -If not wearing a mask, and you have been identified as a Close Contact, you will have to be quarantined for 7-10 days if you have NOT been vaccinated. Students, you have the opportunity to be the teacher each Friday during Lunch A. Ms. Labertew will be set up in the cafeteria each Friday during lunch A, ready for you to teach her a new skill or a trick. Once you show her how it’s done, she will attempt to perform it as well. Whether it’s juggling, roping, a card trick, or even dance moves, Ms. Labertew is ready for you to teach her something new. Look for her in the cafeteria each Friday during lunch A for the “Teach Me How To…” events. NEHS members, you need to complete the Google Form that Mrs. Neufeld sent you yesterday. It includes important information and NEHS officer voting. LUNCH MENU September 13 - September 17 Monday - chicken fried steak, Beef steak melt, chef salad Tuesday - Spaghetti, Cburger, Tenders, cobb salad Wednesday - Chicken n waffle bowl, hamburger, turkey salad Thursday - Gen Tso Beef, Mini corn dogs, chicken tenders Friday - tacos w cheese, burger, taco bar

Mena Golf will be playing at the Degray State Park Course near Arkadelphia beginning at 3:30pm. Jr. & Sr Volleyball also plays at Arkadelphia beginning at 4:30pm 7th Grade & Jr. Football will play Lamar at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium with kickoff at 5:30pm & 7:00pm..

***** Updated Info ***** Next week is Homecoming at MHS see the schedule of events at the link https://sites.google.com/menaschools.org/event/homecoming-2021