The Mena School Board held their January meeting on Tuesday Night at the Administration Building . The board went into executive session immediately to discuss the renewal of Benny Weston's contract as Superintendent. When the executive session ended the board voted unanimously to add an additional year to Weston's contract. Danny Minton addressed the board on the HVAC Scheduled Maintenance Agreement. The board renewed the agreement for Mena High School, including the addition of the safe room systems, at a cost of $14,850.00. The board also approved the addition of an agreement for Louise Durham Elementary at a cost of $4,292.00. Minton also gave an update on the district facilities which included information on damage caused by a recent lightning strike. The strike took place on a light pole at the baseball field & not only caused damage there but also to phones, cameras, HVAC & more. A complete damage assessment is underway & may continue for some time before all damage is discovered. Attention then turned to the Mid Year Review in which Weston was pleased to report that the district had exhausted 47% of the budget for the year. Weston then updated each member of the board on the requirements of Act 589 the School Board Member Training Report in which all board members had met or exceeded the required number of hours. The Board moved on to the financial report which was approved. The Annual School Board Liability Insurance & General Liability Coverage premium was briefly discussed before the being approved at a cost of $8783.00. Finally there were a pair of personnel issues. The board accepted the resignation of Hope Cannon who is a para pro at MMS & also they also approved the move of bus driver Gwen Andrews from a "C" to a "B" route.
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The Mena 7th Grade Ladycats & Bearcats will play in a basketball jamboree at Lake Hamilton this Saturday 1/25/20. Check the schedule below..
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Announcements for Tuesday, January 21st BADD Club coloring sheet entries are due to her by this Friday. Check the lost and found box for your missing items. It is already getting full again. The Jr High and Sr High Bearcat Basketball teams will be hosting the Arkadelphia Badgers this evening at the Union Bank Center at the High School. 9th grade Lady Cats will tip off at 4:30. Lunchtime Weather: The current temperature is 32º. It is expected to be 36º by Lunch “A” and 40º by Lunch “B”. If you are dressed appropriately, you can go outside during lunch. You may also choose to remain inside. Lunch Menu: Line 1 – Popcorn Chicken Bowl, MTO Tortilla Line 2 – Meat Lover’s Pizza, Deli Sandwich, Cobb Salad Concession – Steak Sandwich, Spicy Chicken Sandwich, Chicken Tenders Club / Group Meetings:
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Announcements for Monday, January 20th Reminders: 7th grade ETS students will be meeting with Brandon today after these announcements. The representative for Letterman Jacket orders is located at the high school cafeteria. Once we get word that they are ready for middle school students, teachers will receive an email with instructions. From Mrs. Rose: BADD Club members who missed the meeting on Friday need to come by her office to pick up a coloring contest sheet. The sheets are due to her by this Friday. Lunchtime Weather: Lunch Menu: Line 1 – Salisbury Steak, MTO Oriental Line, MTO Waffle Bar Line 2 – Sausage Pizza, Deli Sandwich, Ham Chef Salad Concession – Backyard Burger, Chicken Sandwich Club / Group Meetings: At this time: 6th grade GT students need to go to the Conference room. 7th grade ETS students need to go to the Cafeteria.
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School Board Appreciation Month!
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Announcements for Friday, January 17th Reminders: BADD Club will be meeting with Mrs. Rose after these announcements. 7th grade ETS students will be meeting with Brandon next Monday during ACHIEVE. The representative for Letterman Jackets will be here on Monday. We do not have any order forms at this time but some should be available on Monday. From Mrs. Sikes: The following students need to go to her room after the announcements: Mickkalee Lane Shantal Tecson Rylee Wiles Hailey Emerson From Mrs. Chaney: Congratulations to the 8th grade winners of the Dystopian Writing Competition. Their work will be published in a book of short stories that will eventually be available in our Library. All winners need to see Mrs. Chaney after these announcements: Briley Dean Breanna Parker Brody Brown Caysen Morgan Alexis Dooley Brinley Blake Logan Shone Elaina Aleshire Sophie Brewer Holiday Neufeld Jocelyn Baird Lunchtime Weather: You have the option of staying inside, or going outside if it is not raining Lunch Menu: Line 1 – Crispitos, MTO Baked Potate Line 2 – Sausage & Jalapeno Pizza, Deli Sandwich, Pizza Salad Concession – Pizza Burger, Corn Dog, Chicken Sandwich, Bacon-Egg-Cheese Melt Club / Group Meetings: At this time: BADD Club needs to go to Mrs. Rose’s office. The previous-announced students need to go to Mrs. Sikes’ room or Mrs. Chaney’s room. Everyone else: go to where you are supposed to go for FLEX Friday.
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Mrs. Sikes's 6th Grade Keyboarding classes at Mena Middle School had the opportunity to dig into the computer this week and learn more about the hardware. They opened the computer case, disconnected the main components from the motherboard, and removed them. Finally they put it all back together to make it run. It was a fun day of learning!
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Mena’s Benny Weston was recently recognized as Superintendent of the year and gave his acceptance speech and charge to the audience at the recent AAEA 2020 Superintendent Symposium. Closing the event was Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson who spoke to the state superintendents.
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Friday, Jan 31 is the last date to order personalized Middle School yearbooks. The last date to order a plain Yearbook is February 28. Order online at Jostens Yearbooks. A limited number of Yearbooks will be for sale at school after March 1. The price will increase. They will be available first come, first serve.
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Announcements for Thursday, January 16th Reminders: Today is the last reminder about the following sign-up & registration forms that we have in the office: Cheerleader Tryouts, Youth League Soccer, Baseball, & Softball. BADD Club will be meeting with Mrs. Rose tomorrow during ACHIEVE – be sure and wear your BADD shirt. 7th grade ETS students will be meeting with Brandon next Monday during ACHIEVE. From Mr. Goodnight: Archery Team practice is today at the MHS Safe Room, 3:30 – 5:30. Team members must have their signed parental consent form. Lunchtime Weather: Lunch Menu: Line 1 – General Tso’s Beef, MTO Tortilla, MTO Nachos Line 2 – Cheeseburger Pizza, Deli Sandwich, Popcorn Chicken Salad Concession – Hamburger, Spicy Chicken Sandwich, Chicken Tenders
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Corrected January Menu for Mena MIddle School!
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Gameday Thursday!
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Bearcat Football Cup Fundraiser Update from Coach Bentley! Update from our fundraising company on the cups: they should be in around the first of February. With Christmas Break and the new year the orders are taking slightly longer than usual. Thank you for your patience and support of Bearcat football!
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Issues with the phone lines that service Mena High School, Mena MIddle School & Holly Harshman Elementary continue this morning. Service has been spotty & technicians continue to chase the problem. Your patience is appreciated.
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The Polk County Spelling Bee was held Tuesday at UA Rich Mountain. Here is a list of Mena students who won honors: 4th grade – 1st place: Auden Dong & 2nd place: Shooter Davis. 5th grade – 1st place: Ryan Jiang & 3rd place: Ayden Dong. 6th grade – 1st place: Ryan Jiang, 2nd place: Brandon Dong. 7th grade – 2nd place: Yennette Tecson & 3rd place: Elijah Smith. 8th grade – 1st place: Shantal Tecson & 3rd place: Jocelyn Biard Go Bearcats!
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It was a good night for Mena Basketball Monday when they hosted Bauxite. The 7th Grade Bearcats lost the opener 13-32 But Mena won the next four games. Including a 24-3 win by the JV Jr. Girls. A 20-13 victory By the JV Jr. Boys. A 19-16 win by the Jr. Ladycats & a 42-29 win by the Jr. Bearcats. The Mena Jr. Teams play next on Thursday 1/16/20 at Nashville... GO BEARCATS!
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Announcements for Monday, January 13th We are doing announcements early today due to our pep rally that will take place during ACHIEVE. Due to today’s Quiz Bowl, and pep rally, there will be no 6th grade GT meeting. There will be Jr. High basketball action tonight at Rackley Gymnasium as Mena will host Bauxite. The evening will begin with 7th grade boys tipping of at 4:00. From Mrs. Rose: BADD Club will meet in her office on Friday. Be sure and wear your BADD shirt. Students in Lunch “A”: Due to the trash left outside on Friday, along with cafeteria trays and a couple of footballs, you will not be allowed to take food or drinks outside today. This applies only to Lunch “A.” Lunchtime Weather: Lunch Menu: Line 1 – Chicken Fried Steak, MTO Pasta Line 2 – Sausage Pizza, Deli Sandwich, Ham Chef Salad Concession – Bacon Cheeseburger, Meatball Sub, Chicken Sandwich Club / Group Meetings: ** Pep Rally Instructions: You will leave from your 3rd period class to go to the pep rally Join in behind the cheerleaders and band once they pass by your room and follow them to the gym. Sixth grade will sit at the far end of the bleachers followed by the 7th grade in the middle section, and the 8th grade on the end closest to the cafeteria.
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The tryout signup sheets for the 2020-2021 Cheerleading Team and Competition Team, and Mascot are in the MHS and MMS offices. Please see Coach Hughes in room 315 at the high school, or Mrs. Breedlove at the middle school for an Application or for any questions about tryouts or cheer. Signup deadline is February 13th. There will be a MANDATORY candidate meeting, during Enrichment, on February 19th for ALL Sr. High Candidates. There will be a MANDATORY candidate meeting, during Achieve, on February 20th for ALL Jr. High Candidates. There will be a MANDATORY parent meeting on February 26th for ALL candidates.
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The main phone line that supplies service for Mena High School, Mena Middle School, and Holly Harshman Elementary is down this morning. Hopefully repairs will be completed soon.
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Gameday Monday!
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