Thank you to the Middle School Band group for helping with food bags! We are always HAPPY to serve!
Mena School District is proud to recognize Mrs. Lauren Frost in being selected by the Arkansas Leadership Academy for the Teacher Leadership Program. The Teacher Leadership Program prepares participants for leadership roles in their school, district, region, state, and nation, without having to leave the classroom. Participants who complete the program have the opportunity to add the designation of Lead Professional Educator to their Arkansas Educator License. Mrs. Frost is the Family and Consumer Science teacher at Mena Middle School and a part of the new Project Lead the Way initiative that will begin in the 2024 school year. Congratulations Lauren! We are proud of you!
Mena Public Schools counselors attended the ArSCA Conference this week! You don’t have to wear a cape to be a hero…you just have to care!
Mena Counselors brought a HUGE amount of pop-tops to the ArSCA Conference that will be donated to Arkansas Children’s Hospital! Thank you to all of our families who sent pop-tops to the schools! WE all can make a difference together!
Mena Middle School teachers Sarah Billings and Lauren Frost attended Project Lead The Way’s summer training in Indianapolis recently. They are excited to offer a variety of STEM classes for MMS students this school year.
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Mena teachers are attending the 2023 summer conference "All In For All Learners" at the DeQueen Mena education Service Cooperative. Today they heard a presentation from Dr. Paula Kluth and another on trauma informed teaching. The conference continues on Thursday with sessions on trauma informed schools, literacy inclusion, math inclusion, science inclusion, CTE and tech inclusion as well as behavior.
The Mena Public Schools would like to welcome new staff for 2023/2024. Including ROBERT SWEERE at Mena Middle School. The first day of the new school year is Wednesday, August 16th.
Alicia Farringer, Dyslexia Interventionist, finished year two of CALT training the last two weeks at the Southwest Education Cooperative in Hope. The curriculum learned is called Take Flight. Take Flight, A Comprehensive Intervention for Students with Dyslexia, was implemented in our school last year and will be continued in the years to come. The design of this curriculum was to enable students with dyslexia to achieve and maintain better word recognition, reading fluency, reading comprehension and aid in the transition from a therapy setting to ‘real world’ learning. Our school district is extremely excited to offer this high quality instructional program to our students that was designed by the staff of the Luke Waites Center for Dyslexia and Learning Disorder at Scottish Rite for Children.
The Mena High School performing arts center hosted Dr. Luis Cruz on Friday. He discussed transforming school culture with Mena teachers & others from around the area.
The resurfacing of the floor in Jim Rackley Gymnasium at Mena Middle School is complete!
Mena administrators are attending summer training provided by the DeQueen Mena Education Service Cooperative at Lake DeGray Lodge.
The Mena 7th grade cheer squad attended the Varsity Stunt Clinic in Hot Springs on Monday!
Mena Jr High and Sr High Ladycats competed at the first day of the Harding Team Camp on Sunday.
The Mena Public Schools would like to welcome new staff for 2023/2024. Including EMILY JACOBS at Mena Middle School. The first day of the new school year is Wednesday, August 16th.
The Jr. High Cheer Team attended the NCA Camp at UALR recently and came home with the following awards:
Stunt S.A.F.E. Award
Most Improved
National Championship Bid & NFHS Squad Credentialing
2nd in Junior High Band Chant Division
Herkie Spirit Award
Superior ratings in Band Chant and Game Day Cheer
3 Squad members nominated for All-American Cheer : Rayleigh Goodnight, Sophia Cummings, and Serenity Fraser
The girls learned and grew tremendously during our time at camp. We are so excited to see what they learned put to work this season!
The Mena Jr. Bearcats got put thru their paces this morning at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium. The fall scrimmage will be August 15th at Mansfield and the season opener is August 31st against Centerpoint.
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Summer school (SPED) learned about the Chalk Art Festival in Denver, Colorado, and made their own creations.
Thank you to the Junior High Basketball team for volunteering their time this morning toward the backpack program!
Monday was field day for Mena Middle School 8th graders!
