The Mena School Board met for their August meeting on Thursday evening in the Mena High School Library with many district patrons in attendance. The first item addressed was the...

Mena High School will have a number of new faces & familiar faces in new positions in 2021/2022. Including: WANALYNN ALEXANDER SAMANTHA BREEDLOV CHRISTIE CHANDLER LANA COO...

Mena Superintendent Dr. Lee Smith has announced that Mena & Waldron in conjunction with UA Rich Mountain, have been awarded a Career Coach grant. This grant will pay for half the ...

The Mena High School Faculty and Staff would like to take this opportunity to welcome your student to the new school year. We are asking that prior to Open House you take the time...

The National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program provide nutritionally balanced meals to students. The USDA has waived the school breakfast and lunch payment requir...

For parents who want to know, the Pfizer vaccine for youth ages 12 and older is available in Polk County at the Polk County Health Unit, 702 Hornbeck Ave and at Walgreens. It is a...

Out of an abundance of caution, Mena School District will make the following adjustments to the upcoming Open House schedule: On-site Open Houses for 1st through 8th grade stude...

Congratulations to Shylee Head, the recipient of the first Foresters for the Future Scholarship! This scholarship provides $4,000 per semester, for four years, to an incoming fres...

During the JAG Virtual National Training Seminar - July 12-15, 2021 Mena High School was recognized by National JAG for - exceeding the "5 of 5" Performance Outcome Standards for ...

Mena School District is seeking critical feedback from various stakeholders who have significant insight into the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on teaching and learning. Feedba...

Sarah Grenier, an MHS senior, has been recognized by Certiport's Microsoft Office Specialist Championship Team for earning 1st place in Arkansas for her score on the Microsoft Exc...

Mena High School principal Mr. David Maxwell was recognized for his service as president of the Arkansas Association of Secondary School Principals at the Arkansas Association of ...

The Mena Public Schools are very pleased to congratulate the staff members who were recently selected "Best of the Best" by the readers of the Mena Star! We are very excited for ...

The Mena Bearcat Football Red & Black Scrimmage will be held on Thursday, August 12th at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium. The scrimmage begins at 6:00pm, The Jr, High & 7th Grade Bearc...

The 2021 Open House is just around the corner!

Superintendent Dr. Lee Smith with the first of many reports to the patrons of the Mena School District. In this video he talks about COVID concerns, the 21/22 school year & more. ...

The Mena School District would like to have community feedback for future planning. Please follow the link, complete the survey and provide your input. Thank you! \r\n https://fo...

Applications for the Polk County Virtual Academy \r\n 2021-2022 school year are now available and can be \r\n completed online at the link below. PCVA is an online, \r\n home base...

The Mena School Board met for their July meeting on Tuesday night, July 20th at the District Administration Building. Dr. Lee Smith began the meeting with the superintendent’...

State & 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 speec...