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.
The Jr. Bearcats have climbed back to .500 with a win on Thursday at the Union Bank Center.
Jr. Bearcats - 46
Bauxite - 38
Mena is now 5-5 on the season & will be back in action at the Kameron Hale Tournament at Lake Hamilton on 12/28.
The Jr. Ladycats saw their five game win streak come to an end on Thursday at the Union Bank Center.
Jr. Ladycats - 21
Bauxite - 29
Mena is 7-5 on the season & will be back in action Dec. 28th in the Kameron Hale Tournament at Lake Hamilton.
The Mena Middle School Project Prevent Team met Wednesday to plan Spring events. Members also celebrated the season with games and breakfast. Merry Christmas from the MMS Project Prevent Team!

Mena Middle School 8th grade science students did a Snowman Stretch Christmas STEM challenge. They were given a limited number of supplies and a limited amount of time to create the tallest snowman possible. They had a blast and came up with some interesting snowman designs.

The Mena Jr. High basketball teams played at DeQueen on Monday.
Jr JV Ladycats - 11
DeQueen - 13
Jr Ladycats - 36
DeQueen - 30
Jr. Bearcats - 23
DeQueen - 27
Mena plays Bauxite on Thursday at the UBC .

Mrs. Frost's Leadership Students at MMS recently sponsored a contest in which Achieve classes were invited to decorate their classroom doors for the holiday season. The judges were retired Mena teachers and Administrators, John & Robin Ponder and Mike & Melissa Hobson. Winner of the 3rd place trophy was Mrs. Swall's class. The second place winners were the combined classes of Mrs. Billings, Mrs. Frost, and Mrs. Sikes. The first place classroom received the first place trophy and a hot cocoa party. The first place class was Mrs. Parnell's Self Contained classroom.

The Mena High School and Mena Middle School Special Olympics athletes were presented with their medals from the recent bowling competition on Friday in the Union Bank Center !
The Mena Middle School Band performed their Christmas Concert for the public on Thursday. The large crowd in the Performing Arts Center responded with thunderous applause.
The Mena Beginner Band knocked it out of the park on Thursday night at the Performing Arts Center. They performed several holiday classics as a part of their Christmas Concert.
The Jr. Ladycats improved to 6-4 on the season with a win on Thursday at the Union Bank Center.
Jr. Ladycats - 26
Ft. Lake - 20
The girls return to the court on Monday at DeQueen. Games begin at 4:30pm. GO LADYCATS !!!
The Mena Jr. Boys fought off a fourth quarter comeback to win on Thursday at the Union Bank Center.
Jr. Bearcats - 34
Ft. Lake - 31
The boys improve to 4-4 & are back in action on Monday at DeQueen. GO BEARCATS!!!
The Mena 7th & 8th Grade Choir performed their Christmas concert for the public on Tuesday at the Performing Arts Center. They sang "Jingle Bell Rock", "Run, Run Rudolph" & "Feliz Navidad" for the large crowd. They did a great job busting out those tunes !!!
The Mena 6th Grade Choir performed their Christmas show for the public on Tuesday at the Performing Arts Center. The group performed "Santa Claus is Coming to Town", "Winter Wonderland" & "Let it Go". The students did a fantastic job!
The Jr. High Bearcats played Malvern at the Union Bank Center on Monday.
Mena JV Boys - 9
Malvern - 22
Jr. Bearcats - 27
Malvern - 29
Mena is back in action on Thursday when they host Ft. Lake. Games begin at 4:30pm.
The Jr. High Ladycats played Malvern at the Union Bank Center on Monday.
Mena JV Girls - 19
Malvern - 4
Jr. Ladycats - 29
Malvern - 23
Mena is back in action on Thursday when they host Ft. Lake. Games begin at 4:30pm.
December 3, 2021
Yesterday, December 2, 2021, Mena Public School officials were made aware of a potential threat of violence made by two juvenile students in the district. School officials apprehended the students and notified the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. The students have been placed into the custody of the sheriff’s office and are not on campus. School district and sheriff’s office officials are conducting an investigation at this time.

