Mrs. Johnson's 8th grade math students had the opportunity to choose between a variety of projects to showcase the skills they have learned over the course of the year. Students could create grid drawings with scale factor, create logos with slope, plan a dinner party for 10 guests, or create a pythagorean spiral. Some students went above and beyond and brought some of their menu items to share with the class.
Mena Middle School 7th graders enjoyed the day participating in the Natural State Fishing Derby sponsored by the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission. Friday at the UA Rich Mountain pond.
A good crowd showed up for Family Science night at Mena MIddle School on Thursday & everyone had a blast !
Mr. Tyler Huntington, the MMS beginner band and the Middle School Band introduced 5th graders at Holly Harshman Elementary to the band experience on Tuesday. They were introduced to all the instruments, questions were answered & all were encouraged to participate in band when the enter 6th grade next school year.
The Mena FFA Jr. High Trap team compete today in the West Region Trap Shoot in Jacksonville. The team competed well despite the windy conditions and place 11th! This qualifies them for the state shoot in June! Congratulations!
Team Members: Drake Dollar, Dax McMellon, Grayson Farringer, Sean Maechler, Waylon Head, Hunter McClara, Tucker Stricklin, and Dylon Morris
The Mena FFA Sr. High Trap team will compete tomorrow in the West Region Trap Shoot in Jacksonville.
Mena Middle School students received their 2022 Yearbook today.
If you are making plans for the summer you may be interested to know that the Arkansas Activities Association has set aside June 26th-July-9th as athletic dead weeks.
All AAA member schools will observe an annual mandatory two week athletic dead period running the week prior to July 4th and the week of July 4th. During this time coaches (licensed teacher coaches and registered volunteers) shall be prohibited from
engaging in any type of activity involving student athletes whether it be practice, training, weight lifting, competition, or travel. Further, school athletic facilities will be closed to student athletes during this period. Schools that have the only baseball and softball fields in the community may allow the community to use the school fields during the dead period as long as no school teams are playing and no school coaches are coaching the teams.
Ladycat Night #6
Sr High Freethrow Champ: Payton Clark
Jr High Freethrow Champ: Makenley Sullivan
3 on 3 Champs:
Payton Clark
Makenley Sullivan
Serenity Ehret
5 on 5 Champs:
Payton Clark
Chloe Hooper
Annabelle Peters
Makenley Sullivan
Katie Rowe
Kilee Rowe
Tessa Williams
Sponsors: Farm Bureau, Sterner Logging and a Loyal Ladycat Fan
Mena Middle School students competed in the DeQueen Mena Education Service Cooperative STEM Challenge on Friday. They placed in almost every competition.
The 2022 Mena Middle School & Mena High School Choirs performed their Spring Concert on Thursday at the Performing Arts Center!
Watch the 2022 MHS & MMS Choirs Spring Concert on the Mena Public School's YouTube Channel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xq1bbJ6N9PA&t=27s
1st-6th grade students for the 2022-2023 school year are welcome to attend !
Registration forms are to be mailed or dropped off at Mena High School c/o Andrea Hughes.
Little Ladycat Basketball Camp Registration !
$30 BY DUE DATE (MAY 13) $40 AFTER MAY 13TH
Please turn money & this form into your student's teacher and Coach Wright will pick it up from each campus office. Make checks out to Mena High School.
The Mena Little Cat Basketball Camp is happening June22nd-24th for boys in 1st-7th grades .
https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSd2GabY9n0.../viewform...
The Mena Ladycats & Bearcats competed in the District Track Meet on Thursday at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium. The Ladycats finished 2nd in the teams standings & the Bearcats were 3rd. Check complete results at the link below.
https://ar.milesplit.com/results
Another great performance at the Mena Bands Spring Concert on Thursday at the MHS Performing Arts Center. The MHS Jazz Band, MMS Beginner Band, MMS Band & the MHS Band performed under the direction of Mr. Charles Morgan & Mr. Tyler Huntington
Mena Middle School students ALLISON HOWARD and BRE CRIDER spoke to the Mena School Board on Tuesday evening at their April meeting. The two are a part of Girls of Promise at MMS and were accompanied by their sponsor Mrs. Tiffany Luttmer. They spoke on their recent experience at the annual Girls of Promise Conference at the Arkansas 4-H Center! Eighth grade girls from 46 schools across the state of Arkansas attended. The girls met some amazing women who work in STEAM fields and enjoyed fun activities.
The Mena Band Spring Concert will be held this Thursday night, April 21st, at 7:00pm in the Mena High School Performing Arts Center. Everyone is welcome & encouraged to attend.
Here is our most up to date schedule that includes the addition of our JH JV games and reflects the latest adjustment in JH schedule to replace the Genoa game!
Go Bearcats!
The Mena Middle School Project Prevent Team hosted an Easter Egg Relay on Friday. Teams sprinted across the front lawn at MMS retrieving eggs with a tobacco free message inside. It was a beautiful day & the students had a great time.
The Whitt & Watkins Basketball Academy will be in Mena June 9th-11th & you can help by sponsoring one of our local athletes ! It is open to grades 1-12. For more information Email randy.peters@menaschools.org
