The Mena Ladycats & Bearcats finished 2nd at the Waldron Jr. Bulldog Relays on Tuesday. GIRLS 4x800 - 1st Kylene Denton, Kate Wilson, karley Sharp, Jayden Cox 800 - 1st Kylene Denton, 2nd Karley Sharp 1600 - 1st Rylie Bentley, 2nd Addison Thomas 4x400 - 1st Kate Wilson, Chloe Hooper, Jocelyn Hernandez, Jayden Cox 400 - 2nd Reese Montgomery, 6th Jocelyn Hernandez 4x200 - 4th Jayden Cox, Jaden Roberts, Kate Wilson, Elliott Dugan 4x100 - 7th Chloe Hooper, Jaden Roberts, Emma Ferguson, Annabelle Peters 100 H - 7th Elliott Dugan 300 H - 2nd Annabelle Peters7th Reese Montgomery Long Jump 5th Chloe Hooper High Jump 1st Elliott Dugan Triple Jump 1st Jayden Cox 4th Reese Montgomery Discus 3rd Reese Montgomery, 6th Caroline Cannon Shot - 2nd Caroline Cannon BOYS Triple Jump - 5th Robert Hill, 7th Hudson Vacca Shot - 8th Brady Montgomery Discus - 4th JD Murphy Pole Vault - 4th Cody Short 4x800 Relay - 6th Mena 1600 -4th Cooper Plunkett 4x100 Relay - 4th Mena 300H - 5th Sully Massey 4x400 - 7th Mena 4x200 Relay - 6th Mena Smith, Elijah/Cox, Kalib/Short, Cody/Peters, Brody Click the link for complete results https://ar.milesplit.com/.../404566.../results/729496/raw...

Congratulations to the Mena Ladycats for winning the Waldron 7th Grade Bulldog Relays on Monday. GO LADYCATS!!!!

Bearcat Football Store Fundraiser Proceeds go to Bearcat football 7-12 Items shipped directly to buyer Click the link to place your order store.printmaniatees.com/mena/shop/home

Due to Friday being a holiday meal pick up will be Thursday from 1pm-2pm at Louise Durham & Mena High School. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeirp4DIdsaPTa6gj3zGkFAVn4UatFfagjiAGf2z1emodbBAw/viewform

ACT Aspire testing will take place at Mena Middle School April 19th-23rd.

Mena Middle School 7th grader DAX McMELLON competed in the Digital Citizenship MidLevel FBLA State Competition recently. He was recognized for receiving 4th Place overall in the state. Congratulations Dax!

FASTCATS IS BACK !!!! To be a part of the fun or for more information contact Coach Bentley by E-mail at craig.bentley@menaschools.org

Mena 7th Grade Track competed at Mansfield on Monday. GIRLS !!! 4x800 Relay- 2nd Kylene Denton, Elliott Dugan, Kate Wilson, Jayden Cox 800- 2nd Kate Wilson 1600- 2nd Kylene Denton, 6th Jayden Cox 4x400 Relay- Kylene Denton, Elliott Dugan, Kate Wilson, jayden Cox 400 -1st Kate Wilson & 3rd Pascha Wistrand 4x200 Relay- 5th Chloe Stepp, Annabelle Peters, Stella Smith, Pascha Wistrand 200 -Annabelle Peters 6th & Chloe Stepp 4th 100 Hurdles- 1st Elliott Dugan 300 Hurdles- 1st Annabelle Peters High Jump- 1st Elliott Dugan Triple Jump- Anna Ferguson 4th and Jayden Cox 3rd BOYS!!!! 200m- Shaun Waid 4th place 400m- Mason Burks 3rd place, Jimmy Glenn 4th place, Levi Neufeld 6th place 800m- Hunter McClara 4th place 4x100m Relay- Tripp Hensley, Abram Wooden, Mason Burks, Levi Nuefeld 5th place 4x200m Relay-Hunter McClara, Dax McMellon, Eli Swall, Jimmy Glenn 2nd place 4x400m Relay- Eli Swall, Hunter McClara, Levi Neufeld, Mason Burks 3rd place 4x800m Relay- Tripp Hensley, Waylon Head, Eli Swall, Hunter McClara 4th place 110 hurdles- Darrell Garrett 5th place, Levi Nuefeld 6th place 300 hurdles- Mason Burks, Tripp Hensley 4th place High Jump- Levi Neufeld 2nd place Long Jump- Levi Neufeld 3rd place Triple Jump- Tripp Hensley 6th place, Mason Burks 8th place Shot Put- Max Rocha 3rd place, Van Goforth 8th place Discus- Dax McMellon 1st place, Jimmy Glenn 7th place

April Menus for Mena Middle School!

MMS ANNOUNCEMENTS Monday, March 29 th   I. Welcome back, we hope everyone had a restful Spring Break. II. 6 th grade Quiz Bowl will meet right after these announcements. III. This week is a four-day week. This Friday is Good Friday and there will be no school. Also, it is not a “virtual day,” you will not have assignments that day. IV. There are only 42 school days remaining this year. Many of you are still trying to recover from some low grades. Work you hardest and do your best these last few weeks of school. V. Congratulations to the 2021-2022 Jr High Cheerleaders: Lainee Garrett Izzy Henry Autumn Lockhart Kayleigh Noble Myranda Richmond Carmindy Ashcraft Kinley Garrett Alaya Richard Trinaty Richmond Chloie Smith Stella Smith ** These Jr High Cheerleaders will have a meeting in Mrs. Breedlove’s room tomorrow during ACHIEVE. The 6th graders that signed up for 7th grade cheer will meet with Mrs. Breedlove this Wednesday. VI. Lunchtime Weather: VII. Lunch Menu: * Chicken Spaghetti * Pizza Meatball Sub * Double Cheeseburger * Waffle Bar * PB&J Sandwich * Deli Sandwich * Chef Salad

Mrs. Johnson's Achieve class raised $354.88 for Special Olympics Pennies for the Plunge fundraiser. This was the highest amount raised at Mena Middle School.

Many Mena Middle School Students took advantage of the opportunity to volunteer at the Christian Motorcyclist Association during their pastoral conference! https://www.facebook.com/cmausa.org

MMS ANNOUNCEMENTS Thursday, March 18 th   I. Here are the current standings in the Pennies for the Plunge competition. Today is the last day of the competition and the winning ACHIEVE class will have a donut party on April 1 st . 5 th Place – Mrs. Gann 4 th Place – Mrs. Dollar 3 rd Place – Mr. Huntington 2 nd Place – Mrs. Brooks 1 st Place – Mrs. Breedlove II. Reminder – We will be on the standard bell schedule when we return from Spring Break. III. While you are on Spring Break, keep in mind that our Go-Guardian will still be operating and sending alerts for any inappropriate use of Chromebooks, to our Tech Department. You should have no need to use your Chromebooks over Spring Break. IV. There have been a couple of days this week where several balls and cafeteria trays have been left outside at the end of Lunch “B.” If this continues to be a problem, students in Lunch “B” will be prohibited from eating outside for several days along with the ball box remaining locked. V. Lunchtime Weather: VI. Lunch Menu: * Chili * Chicken Tenders * Hamburger * Taco Bar * PB&J Sandwich * Deli Sandwich * Popcorn Chicken Salad

Order you MMS Yearbook now at this link https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/productDetail/1002548/Mena-Middle-School/Yearbook/2021012704192905054/CATALOG_SHOP/YB_BOOKS/001_006_1ST-LINE_21/2021012704192906354/#design/0

The Jr. Bearcats are already preparing for the 2021 football season at Bearcat Stadium today!

MMS ANNOUNCEMENTS Tuesday, March 16 th   I. The 7 th & 8 th grade Quiz Bowl teams will meet in the Conference room at the end of these announcements. II. Report cards will be handed out today in you ACHIEVE class. III. 6 th grade ETS students will be meeting tomorrow during ACHIEVE. IV. Here are the current standings in the Pennies for the Plunge competition. You still have 3 days left to get your ACHIEVE class in to 1 st place and win the donut party: 5 th Place – McCormick 4 th Place – Breedlove 3 rd Place – Swall 2 nd Place – Dollar 1 st Place – Huntington V. It has been decided that on the Monday that we return from Spring Break, we will return to our normal bell schedule, that we haven’t used since last year. Basically, there will only be one bell to begin each class. All students will change classes at the same time. Again, this begins when we return from Spring Break. VI. Lunchtime Weather: VII. Lunch Menu: * Hang Time Basket * Cheeseburger * Spicy Chicken Sandwich * Taco Bar * PB&J * Deli Sandwich * Cobb Salad

MMS ANNOUNCEMENTS Monday, March 15 th   I. The 6 th grade Quiz Bowl will meet in the Conference room at the end of these announcements. II. At the end of these announcements there is a list of students that need to go see Mrs. Johnson in her math classroom. III. This is the last week of school before Spring Break. Report cards will be handed out in the next day or two. IV. The Pennies for the Plunge contest continues through this Thursday. Please continue to bring your loose change for Special Olympics and place it in the jar in your ACHIEVE class. Remember, the winning ACHIEVE class will receive a donut party. V. Tonight’s High School home soccer games against Centerpoint have been cancelled. VI. It was one year ago that schools across Arkansas shut down due to Covid. Many schools across the nation still have not returned to on-site learning but we have been successful in doing so because you have all done a good job complying with the Covid guidelines set by our Governor and the ADH. Please continue to do this, as we have noticed that some of you are beginning to get a little “forgetful”, especially with your masks. VII. Lunchtime Weather: VIII. Lunch Menu: * Pork Carnitas * Chicken Sandwich * Hamburger * Chicken Nugget Bowl * PB&J * Deli Sandwich * Chef Salad

This morning during enrichment FFA members learned about all the upcoming FFA events 7 HAD some fun competing in team building activities!