Congratulations to Mena students who were selected to the 2021 Polk County Rodeo Royalty!
Queen Breanna Hall
Princess Brenlei Mirus
Wrangler Drake Mirus
https://www.facebook.com/PCFRA
Spotlight Singer tryouts were held on Friday at Mena High School. Mrs. Lana Coogan is pleased to announce that three freshman were selected to join the group. They were:
Emily Dodson
Abigail Koppein
Yennyte Tecson
Congratulations to these singers! We can't wait to hear you perform!
2021 scholarship recipient Cauy House is a recent Mena High School graduate with plans to attend Ouachita Baptist University to study agribusiness.
In high school, Cauy was a member of National Society of High School Scholars, National Honors Society, FFA and played for the Mena High School football team. He will also play football for OBU this fall.
Cauy grew up on his family’s cow-calf operation in Polk county and says that in addition to pursing a career in agriculture business, he wants to continue to invest time into raising quality beef.
“Rural life has played a huge role in helping me decide on what I want to be in the future,” Cauy said. “I thank my dad every day for raising me up on our farm and teaching me how to be a cattleman. Without him doing that, I would have no clue on what I would want to be.”
The Mena High School Cheerleaders were in mid-season form at Thursday's Red & Black Scrimmage . GO BEARCATS!!!
The Mena Red & Black Scrimmage was held on Thursday night at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium. The Bearcats will scrimmage again at Mansfield on Thursday, August 17th & the season opener is on Friday, August 27th when Mena host DeQueen. GO BEARCATS!!!
https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics...
How about those Little Cat Cheerleaders ! Boosting the Bearcats at Thursday's Red & Black Scrimmage ! GO BEARCATS!!!
If you are planning to attend the Mena football game at Hot Springs on September 10th please be aware that tickets will be sold online only. No tickets will be sold at the gates. Tickets may be printed or downloaded on a phone and scanned in at the gate.
Here's the link for parents/fans to purchase tickets for the September 10, 2021 game at Hot Springs.
hotspringstrojans.ticketleap.com/hsfb-hot-springs-vs-mena/
Teachers from across the Mena School District are meeting in the Mena High School Performing Arts Center today. They are there to hear Michelle Finn speak on "The New Art and Science of Teaching." Finn is the coauthor of "A Handbook for Personalized, Competency-Based Education" & recently received notoriety as a cast member on the tv show "Alone" on the History Channel.
https://www.history.com/shows/alone/cast/michelle-finn
Rodney Dominguez & Logan Myers work on the finishing touches in preparation for the first day of school on Monday, August 16th. A scene that's been repeated at all campuses today.
Coach Randy peters has released the 2021 schedule for Mena Cross Country. The first meet is Tuesday, September 7th. GO BEARCATS!!!
The Mena Jr. Ladycats were split up into a “Red Team” and “Black Team” over the last two weeks for different of competitions. Today we challenged the girls to bring canned goods for a local food pantry. Red team won, bringing 120 food items, while the black team had 79! All together we are able to donate 199 food items to families in need in our community. We are very proud of these girls and their willingness to help people. Go Ladycats !
The annual Red & Black Scrimmage is Thursday night at 6pm in Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium.
If you participated in the Little Cats Cheer Camp this year you are invited to cheer at the Red & Black Scrimmage.
The Bearcats will scrimmage again on 8/17 at Mansfield & the season opener is on 8/27 when Mena will host DeQueen. GO BEARCATS!!!
https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=19617
Attn 9th and 10th Grade Parents:
Open House is from 4-7 p.m. on Wednesday, August 11, entrance in the cafeteria.
There were two emails sent to the parent/guardian email address with directions and links to fill out paperwork prior to Open House. The first was sent August 2 from David Maxwell titled Mena High School Returning Student Registration. You will receive a confirmation email after you submit these forms. The second one was sent August 6, titled Mena High School Required Forms.
Students must have all paperwork submitted before they can receive their schedules or chrome books.
***** WAY BACK WEDNESDAY *****
This is the final installment of Way Back Wednesday. Does anybody claim to know these crazy kids from 1990 ?????
Mena High School coaches & players had a great time with the youth league players on Monday at a Pop Up Camp. We reviewed basic fundamentals on offense and tackle technique/form. Our Seniors did a GREAT job helping out with the coaches! Thanks to MYFA and their great coaches for letting us come out!
Nurse Bobbi at Mena High School has released the Flu Shot & Asthma forms, for parents who need them, to fill out. The date for the Flu Shot clinic is October 13th.
Flu shot form: https://dochub.com/bobbi-baker/275eAYrVo6NBJyoKzXnBNQ/flu-shot-forms-pdf?dt=bkYY3Jpsg-z1s8eDaLgy (Shots only, no mist will be provided at school for safety reasons)
Asthma form: https://dochub.com/bobbi-baker/Xv7zYW5RnmNr2zzw2A9egx/asthma-a-and-b-form-pdf?dt=jASW-VcRwYjnm45PYzgJ
Parents should be able to use your child's chromebook to fill these forms out using Kami software or you can print the forms and fill them out. She accepts paper, faxes, or e-mail forms...Whatever is most convenient for you!
Our students return to school on Monday, August 16th. Please help us keep them safe. Be aware that busses will be picking up students in the morning & dropping them off in the afternoon each school day. Blinking yellow means that the bus is approaching a stop. Blinking red means that the bus is stopped & students are currently entering or exiting the bus. Let's all do our part to make it a safe year!!!
Please use caution when driving on Dallas Avenue near Mena Middle School & Mena High School. The Mena cheer teams will be painting paws on Tuesday & Thursday for the next few weeks. When they are working the work zone will be clearly marked with barricades & traffic cones. Your cooperation is appreciated & GO BEARCATS !!!!
Spotlight Singer Auditions will be held on Friday, August 13th
from 3:30pm-5:00pm. Those auditioning should come to room 203 at Mena High School. Please come prepared to sing a song of your choice, a cappella for 30 seconds.
PCVA chromebook pickup is available Tuesday from 9am-noon or Wednesday 1pm-5pm at Mena Middle School. All other pickups can be scheduled by emailing or calling Teresa Warner at the Middle School.
teresa.warner@menaschools.org
479-394-2572
