Mena School resource officers and school personnel attended a workshop entitled "Strategic Communication for Interacting with Juveniles" at the DeQueen Mena Education Service Cooperative on Friday. These employees spend much of their daily activities in communication with students. This course provided participants with a foundation in strategically communicating with juveniles. Topics covered include using active listening skills, rapport building, verbal judo, teen brain development and de-escalation tactics for use in dealing with conflict.
At Thursday's meeting of the Rotary Club, Dr Lee Smith and Bridgett Buckley of Mena Schools told us about a new disciplinary program implemented by the school system. They work with prosecuting attorney Debra Buschman's office to help the students achieve a positive outcome and a new direction for their lives. Mena Public Schools
Mena High School Theatre students performed "Beauty and That Beast Guy" for 8th grade English classes on Thursday in the Performing Arts Center.
The 7th and 8th grade team dominated todays dodgeball tournament at Mena Middle School. They won all three games against the 6th grade team.
Mena Middle School FBLA attended the District I Spring Leadership conference on Wednesday at the Fort Smith Convention Center along with Mena High School. The following students competed in various events and placed in their competitions:
Paeyton Hostetler - 2nd place Digital Citizenship
Annie Warner - 3rd place Spelling
Sophia Cummings - 1st place 3 minute timed typing test
Tessa Williams - 1st place 1 minute timed typing test
The Mena 7th grade Ladycats and Bearcats played Ft. Lake on Thursday in the Union Bank Center.
7th Ladycats - 9
Ft. Lake - 10
7th Bearcats - 16
Ft. Lake - 15
Both teams are back in action this Saturday at the Bonneville Jamboree...
Monday, January 16th is a day of professional development
for staff. There will be no school in Mena for students
The 7th grade & Jr. High Ladycats played DeQueen on Thursday in the Union Bank Center.
7th Ladycats - 9
DeQueen - 22
Jr. Ladycat JV - 2
DeQueen - 9
Jr. Ladycats - 14
DeQueen - 41
The 7th grade is back in action this Saturday in the Waldron Jamboree.The Jr. girls are back in action on Monday when they host Idabel.
The end-of-semester dance at Mena MIddle School was a blast!
The Mena Middle School and Mena High School Choirs performed their annual Christmas show on Thursday in the Performing Arts Center.
Mena Middle School 7th graders were rewarded on Friday with a movie and concessions for being the grade to donate the most items to the Backpack Program. Thank you Teeter Motor Company for sponsoring the trip and to Silver Screens Theater for hosting our wild crew!
The MMS Project Prevent Team challenged their peers to take the pledge to be Nicotine Free and asked what they are thankful for. The pledges and thankful responses were listed individually and displayed on feathers on the Turkey to welcome families for Thanksgiving Lunch.
November 17th is National Preemie Day. Mena Middle School students and staff showed their support by donating $1 to wear a cap/hat to school for the day. MMS FBLA was able to raise $50 for the March of Dimes to support premature babies and their families.
The Mena Ladycats defeated Ft. Lake 3-0 on Tuesday.
They will be back in action on Thursday when the paly Arkadelphia at the UBC.
https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=19738&page_no=2
Science Night at MMS is coming up!
Thursday, September 29th
FOOTBALL
Mena 7th grade Bearcats-14
Arkadelphia-6
Jr. High Bearcats-0
Arkadelphia-8
VOLLEYBALL
Jr. Ladycats-1
Magnolia-2
Sr. Ladycats-3
Magnolia-0
https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics
Congratulations to the Mena students who claimed their crowns at the Miss Polk County Pageant this weekend.
Brynlee Bahr Miss Polk County - Petite Division
Carmindy Aschcraft - Junior Miss Polk County
Addi Dollar Miss Polk County
Mena Volleyball faced Mansfield on Monday at the Union Bank Center. The 7th grade Ladycats lost 0-3.. The Jr. High JV lost 1-2 and the Jr. Ladycats won 2-0...
Mena is back in action on Tuesday at Lakeside.
https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=20083
Mena finished first in their pool at Saturday's Jr. Ladycat Classic.. They went on to beat Arkadelphia in the gold bracket semi-finals. Then lost to Hackett in the championship.
The Ladycats are back in action Monday when they host Mansfield at 4:30pm.
All the energy and Bearcat pride at the Mena Public Schools can barely be contained in one Location. Friday the students from LDE, HHE, MMS & MHS attended the 2022 Mena Homecoming Pep Rally in the Union Bank Center. you can watch the entire pep rally in the video below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeCMAOneBeo
