The ribbon cutting ceremony was held at the new Hensley Activity Center on Wednesday. Watch the ceremony in the video below.

Congratulations to the following students for making the Region 8 Junior High All Region Jazz Band: Vaughn Vacca- 1 st band, 1 st chair Alto Saxophone Jack Parsons- 2 nd band...

The Mena Public Schools were recently named Best School System in Polk County by Mena Star readers. Mena High School Principal David Maxwell and Assistant Principal Celeste Ashcra...

Tickets must be purchased digitally per AAA no cash or tickets sold at gate. Only passes allowed are AAA. No student passes or school issued passes will be accepted Football pla...

The Mena Lions Club donated a vision screener to ne used by all schools in Polk County. Students in Mena, Ouachita River, and Cossatot River School Districts will benefit from thi...

Polk County Sgt. Justin Wagner has been selected by Attorney General Tim Griffin to receive the “Dwayne Yarbrough Distinguished Service Award”. The Dwayne Yarbrough Distinguished ...

Mena, AR – The Mena School District is excited to share the progress of the Mena School District NoCode Hackathon, a month-long event where local students are using cutting-edge t...

The state recently released the ATLAS, or Arkansas Teaching, Learning & Assessment System, results for the Mena School District. Superintendent Dr. Lee Smith talks to patrons abou...

Mena Public Schools, the city of Mena, and U of A Rich Mountain have been highlighted in Business View Civil & Municipal , a section of Business View Magazine dedicated...

The meeting began with the Superintendent’s Report. Dr. Lee Smith informed the board that the district’s ATLAS, or Arkansas Teaching, Learning & Assessment System, results had com...

Your 2024 Mena High School Homecoming Queen is Isabel Vacca! The Maid of Honor is Reese Montgomery! Senior Maids Rylie Bentley Gia Fagan-Hobson Bailey Heald ...

The Sr Ladycats wrapped up a conference championship on Thursday at Malvern. Sr Ladycats-3 Malvern-0 Mena will play in the 4A South Regional Tournament at 1:00pm on Tues...

Mena High School has been awarded the Arkansas Sheriff’s Association Red Ribbon Week grant to help promote drug prevention and awareness! This funding will support our efforts to ...

The Arkansas Department of Health will be offering flu immunizations to students and school personnel on Mena Middle School & High School campuses Thursday, October 24th. The ...

Dr. Lee Smith provides an update on increased security measures in todays Superintendent's Address !

First on the agenda was the Superintendent’s Report. Dr. Lee Smith quickly recognized Assistant Superintendent Bridget Buckley who shared an academic update. Buckley stated that...

There will be a meeting on September 23, 2024 for the Homeschool Officials within the Mena School District at 6:00 p.m. in the Mena High School Cafeteria, Mena, Arkansas. This m...

The 2024 Mena High School Homecoming Court was announced on Thursday. They are: FRESHMAN MAIDS Madison Fowler Mollee Sharp SOPHOMORE MAIDS Avery Mon...

Arkansas Teacher of the Year, Beau McCastlain, visited Mena Schools on Thursday. Mr. McCastlain, who teaches Television Production at DeQueen Schools, is currently a non-voting ad...

Watching your child grow and develop is one of the joys of parenthood. Sometimes you may notice your child can’t do the same things that other children his or her age can do. Don...