Tuesday, January 11th Unfortunately we have another cancellation to report. The 7th grade & Jr. High basketball games scheduled for this Saturday against Waldron have been cancelled.

MMS ANNOUNCEMENTS Wednesday, January 12th I. There will be no school next Monday, January 17th II. There will be an FFA meeting in the Ag Building tomorrow during Achieve. This meeting is for students interested in participating in the FFA Trap Shooting Team. To be eligible, you must be an FFA member and possess a Hunter’s Education Card. III. Any boy or girl currently in 7th or 8th grade that is interested in participating in Track this semester, will meet with Coach Dover tomorrow during Achieve, in the gym. IV. The Winter Dance scheduled for next Tuesday is cancelled due to the current Covid situation. We will reschedule the dance, once the numbers improve. V. Lunch Menu: Main Line - Chicken Wings Pizza Line - Pizza, Deli Sandwich Concession Line - Chef Salad, PBJ, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Chicken Sandwich

Two Mena teams competed in the Jr. High Quiz Bowl Tournament at Cossatot today. Mena "A" placed 3rd Mena "B" placed 4th Those participating included: Tiffiny Cavelli Parker Koppein Denton Warner Valentime Reppo Elijah Smith Abigail Koppein Isabel Vacca Dorian Knight Charleigh Self Reagan Gates Destiny Hogan GO BEARCATS !!!

Working on those ball skills at Mena Middle School on Monday !

Last Thursday Mr. Charles Morgan announced several changes to the band schedule in the coming weeks & today he announced that the band will not be attending the 4 States Bandmaster's Clinic this week. Those earlier changes included the cancelation of the High School Region Auditions which were rescheduled for virtual tryouts on Jan. 18th-Jan. 21. The High School & Middle School region concert clinic scheduled for Jan. 21-22 is canceled & the High School & Middle School jazz clinic schedule for Jan. 28-29 is canceled.

Monday, January 17th will be a day of professional development for teachers. This means that students will not be attending school on this date. See the complete school calendar at the link https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/.../Calendar_2021-2022...

Thursday, January 6th The Mena Jr. High basketball teams played at Arkadelphia. Jr. Ladycats - 35 Arkadelphia - 42 Jr. Bearcats - 36 Arkadelphia - 28 The Jr. Bearcats & Jr. Ladycats return to the court on Thursday, January 13th at Malvern.

Mr. Charles Morgan has announced a few changes in the Mena Band schedule including Jan. 8th- The High School Region Auditions are canceled and rescheduled for virtual tryouts on Jan. 18th-Jan. 21 Jan. 21-22 High School & Middle School region concert clinic is canceled. Jan. 28-29 High School & Middle School jazz clinic is canceled.

The 7th grade & Jr. High basketball games scheduled for this Saturday against Idabel have been cancelled. Check the entire schedule on our website at https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics

The Mena Jr. Bearcats played Nashville on Monday at the Union Bank Center. Mena lost all four games on the night including an overtime loss in the finale Jr. Bearcats - 28 Nashville - 30 ot The boys are scheduled to play at Arkadelphia on Thursday.

The Mena Jr. Ladycats played Nashville on Monday at the Union Bank Center. Jr. Ladycats - 16 Nashville - 37 The girls are scheduled to play at Arkadelphia on Thursday. https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=41091

The Mena Jr. JV Bearcats played Nashville on Monday at the Union Bank Center. Jr. JV Bearcats - 8 Nashville - 33 The boys are scheduled to play at Idabel this Saturday.

The Mena 7th Grade Ladycats played Nashville on Monday at the Union Bank Center. 7th Ladycats - 6 Nashville - 31 The girls are scheduled to play at Idabel this Saturday. https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=41091

Mena teachers began their day of professional development in the MHS Performing Arts Center with Tyler Tarver. Tarver is a nationwide speaker, trainer & author of the Baller Teacher Playbook. https://premierespeakers.com/tyler-tarver/bio https://www.youtube.com/c/SirTylerTarverSir https://www.tarveracademy.com/baller

Thursday, December 30th Round 3 Kameron Hale Tournament at Lake Hamilton. Sr. Bearcats - 63 Kirby - 31 Jr. Bearcats - 32 Hot Springs - 40 Sr. Ladycats - 36 Centerpoint - 51 Jr. Ladycats - 23 Arkadelphia - 35

Wednesday, December 29th Round 2 Kameron Hale Tournament at Lake Hamilton. Scores posted as soon as they are available. SR. BEARCATS - 53 Centerpoint - 55 JR. BEARCATS - 41 Malvern - 31 JR. LADYCATS - 11 Nashville - 49 SR. LADYCATS - 31 Lake Hamilton - 54

Tuesday, December 28th Kameron Hale Tournament at Lake Hamilton. Scores will be posted as soon as they are available. Sr. Bearcats- 28 LR Catholic- 57 Jr. Ladycats- 26 Bryant- 10 Sr. Ladycats- 61 LR Hall- 20 Jr. Bearcats- 29 Nashville- 47

The Mena 7th grade basketball teams played at the Waldron Jamboree on Saturday. Ladycats-15 Waldron-3 Ladycats-19 Mansfield-13 Bearcats-23 Waldron-18 Bearcats-10 Mansfield-12 The Sr. High teams played at Van Buren. Van Buren - 52 Sr. Bearcats - 45 Van Buren - 43 Sr. Ladycats - 42

Coach Bentley has released the 2022 Mena Bearcat football schedule !

The Mena Ladycats picked up win #6 at the Union Bank Center on Thursday. Sr. Ladycats - 34 Bauxite - 26 The girls will be back in action beginning 12/28 in the Kameron Hale Tournament at Lake Hamilton.