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July 26, 2024
A new cell phone policy will be in affect for the 2024-2025 school year. Dr, Lee Smith has details in the video below.
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July 18, 2024
The Mena School Board met in the district administration building on Tuesday, July 16th. The meeting began with the superintendent’s report. Dr. Lee Smith happily reported ...
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July 17, 2024
The Arkansas Department of Education: Division of Career and Technical Education is pleased to announce the recipients of the Modernization Grant initiative aimed at enhan...
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Mena Public Schools Educators Attend Arkansas Association of Alternative Educators State Conference!
July 12, 2024
A dedicated team of educators from Mena Public Schools recently participated in the Arkansas Association of Alternative Educators (AAAE) State Conference, held in Rogers, AR. This...
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July 9, 2024
Please plan on attending Open House on the following locations, dates and times Pre-K - August 2nd from 9:00am-11:00am and from 1:00pm - 3:00pm. Louise Durham Elementary - Augus...
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July 9, 2024
We are excited to announce that the 2024-2025 school year application for Polk County Virtual Academy is now open! This is a fantastic opportunity for students to receive a high-q...
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June 20, 2024
Vape Detectors will be installed at MHS and MMS before the start of the 2024-2025 school year. For details listen to Dr. Lee Smith in the video below.
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June 19, 2024
The meeting began with the Superintendent’s Report. Dr. Lee Smith immediately recognized Assistant Superintendent Bridget Buckley who presented the board with details on a new so...
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June 18, 2024
State and federal guidelines require that all special education due process forms and records be destroyed within six (6) years after a student leaves the special education or...
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June 3, 2024
The Mena School Board held a special meeting on Friday at the District Administration Building. Superintendent Dr. Lee Smith began the meeting by requesting the approval of ...
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May 23, 2024
The Mena staff attended the End of Year Assembly on Thursday in the Performing Arts Center. A number of people were recognized including: Retirees TODD COOGAN ANNITA HE...
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May 22, 2024
In May, the Arkansas Times, a Little Rock media company, announced its 30th All-Star team and profiles of the 20 students selected to be All-Stars. The prestigious Arkansas Times ...
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May 22, 2024
The Mena School Board met for their regular May meeting on Tuesday in the district administration building. The meeting began with Kristine Albin and yearbook staff members...
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May 15, 2024
The Bearcat Foundation continues to pursue goals of partnering with the Mena Public Schools with assistance in areas of equipment, facilities and supplies. Thanks to the gene...
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May 15, 2024
The Mena Athletic Awards Assembly was held on Tuesday evening in the Performing Arts Center. A number of Mena athletes were recognized for the efforts in the 2023-2024 seasons. ...
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May 9, 2024
During a special board meeting held on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, the board addressed a single business item on the agenda: the decommissioning of a set of student Chromebooks to be ...
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May 8, 2024
The Mena Future Farmers of America held their annual banquet on Tuesday at the Ouachita Center. Awards and scholarship recipients were announced. Star Discovery Award- Ryan Wals...
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May 5, 2024
Two Mena High School seniors attended the Arkansas Governor’s Scholastic Honors Day at the Governor’s Mansion on May 4th. They were hosted by Governor and First Gentleman Sanders. ...
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May 1, 2024
Congratulations to Elliott Dugan who won the 4A State Championship in high jump for the second year in a row on Tuesday with a new qualifying jump of 5’6”! She will compete in the...
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April 30, 2024
Mena High School FBLA competed at the State Leadership Conference and came away with some awards. Placing in the top 4 qualifies them to compete at The National Leadership confere...