Mena Middle School

Mena MIddle School students enjoying an unplugged coding activity in Mr. Goodnight’s class today! GO MMS BEARCATS!

Announcements for Wednesday, September 4th Upcoming Events This Week: Tomorrow Night – Jr High Bearcat Football opens their season at De Queen Friday Night – The HS Bearcats will be hosting the Prescott Curly Wolves Saturday – The Lady Cat Classic Volleyball Tournament begins Saturday morning, 9:00 am in the Union Bank Center Our first Parent / Teacher Conferences of the year are one week from today. Conferences will take place in our Cafeteria from 3:30 – 6:30. Mid-term grade reports will be given out. Reminder that Student Council parent permission slips are due to Mr. Sherrer one week from today. Lunchtime Weather: Lunch Menu: Main Line – Chicken Alfredo, MTO Boneless Wings Pizza Line – Fiesta Pizza, MTO Deli, Turkey Chef Salad Concession Line – Hamburger, Hot Dog, Chicken Sandwich At this time, the following students need to come see me in the front office: Lynnlee Cook Aurora Muns Zech Doty Kane Plowman Emily Wise At this time, the following students need to go see Mrs. Sikes: Hailey Emerson Nichole Philpot Briley Dean Makayla Vega Club / Group Meetings: At this time, the 7th grade GT students need to go to the Conference room.

Egg Chair + Open book = Growing Mind @ MMS Library!

Mena High School & Mena Middle School will be hosting Parent Teacher Conference on Wednesday, September 11th from 3:30pm - 6:30pm....

Announcements for Tuesday, September 3rd Upcoming Events This Week: Thursday Night – Jr High Bearcat Football opens their season at De Queen Friday Night – The HS Bearcats will be hosting the Prescott Curly Wolves Saturday Morning – The Lady Cats Volleyball team will be hosting the annual Lady Cat Classic, beginning at 9:00 a.m. All games will be played in the Union Bank Center at the High School. Our first Parent / Teacher Conferences of the year are one week from tomorrow. Students: There’s a way you can show your school pride & Bearcat spirit and at the same time, help raise money for our Library to purchase new books and supplies. Your ACHIEVE teacher has information about the Spirit & Pride T-Shirt fundraiser. Orders begin today and will end next Friday, September 13th. From Mr. Sherrer: Any student interested in running for Student Council must return your Parent Permission Slip by Sept. 11 and have signed up online. You should have received an email from Mr. Sherrer with the link to sign up. If you didn't, please let him know. Lunchtime Weather: Lunch Menu: Main Line – Popcorn Chicken Bowl, MTO Tortilla Pizza Line – Meat Lover’s Pizza, MTO Deli, Cobb Salad Concession Line – Steak Sandwich, Spicy Chicken Sandwich, Chicken Tenders Club / Group Meetings: At this time, the 6th grade GT needs to go to the Conference Room which is located next to Mrs. Rose’s office.

Info on MMS ZAP!

The Mena Jr. High Ladycats had a rough night at Greenwood on Thursday.The Juniors, JV & 8th Grade all lost 0-2.. The Ladycats will host Booneville on September 9th beginning at 4pm...

Day 2 at the Polk County fair & once again Mena students made us proud..GO BEARCATS!

Mena Middle School is experiencing issues with it's phone system today. Technicians will be working on the problem this afternoon. We apologize for any inconvenience & hopefully the problem will be repaired soon.

The Mena Middle School Spirit and Pride fundraiser will begin Tuesday, Sept. 3rd. An order form will be sent home with students. There are 3 ways to order merchandise: 1. Online @ spiritandpride.com using School ID #: 139813 2. Phone 1-800-854-4452 3. Fill out a form and return with your money enclosed to Mrs. Brooks Again click the link https://www.spiritandpride.com/sap/SAPResult

September breakfast & lunch menus for Mena Middle School & Mena High School!

Mena Public Schools will be closed for the Labor Day Holiday on Monday, September 2nd... Classes will resume on all campuses on Tuesday, September 3rd at the regular time... We hope our students, staff & patrons have a chance to enjoy the three day break! GO BEARCATS!

Tuesday, August 27th Students, if you need to use the office phone to call home, you are allowed to do this between classes or during lunch. Do not ask your teacher to let you leave class to use the phone. If you are not feeling well, you need to see Nurse Sherry before you come to the office. Any student that needs a new ID card can come to the office to put your name on a list. Do this either between classes, during ACHIEVE, or at lunch. The first ID card is free. All future replacement ID cards will come with a $3 fee. From Mrs. Sikes: This Friday is the deadline for 7th and 8th grade FBLA students to pay their dues and conference fees. From Mrs. Moore: 7th grade GT students will meet tomorrow and 8th grade on Thursday. The new meeting place for GT will be in our Conference room, which is next to Mrs. Rose’s office. From Mrs. Rose: Bearcats Against Destructive Decisions (BADD) is a student led leadership club. Any MMS students can be a part of BADD. To be a part of BADD you are committing to making good choices at school, home and in the community. BADD members plan Red Ribbon Week, The Great Kindness Challenge, campus and community clean ups among other things like having fun! Anyone interested in joining BADD is invited to meet in Mrs. Rose's office on Friday September 6, during Achieve after announcements. Students, when using your devices in the mornings or at lunch, here are a few reminders: Do not take or use someone else’s device No photos or videos are to be taken As per policy, if a teacher suspects that there is a problem, they are allowed to look at your recent activities on your device. You bring your device at your own risk. The school is not responsible for lost, stolen, or damaged phones or devices. Reminder to Lunch “B” – no food or drinks outside today or tomorrow. Lunchtime Weather: Due to the weather, you will still be allowed to go outside but you must stay on the paved or concrete surfaces. Do not go into the grass. Lunch Menu: Main Line – Beef Enchiladas, MTO Tortilla Line Pizza Line – Meat Lovers’ Pizza, MTO Deli, Cobb Salad Concession Line – Steak Melt, Spicy Chicken Sandwich, Chicken Tenders Club / Group Meetings:

Today in Mrs. Chaney’s 8th grade literacy, students worked on a Breakout Box previewing The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton.

Announcements for Monday, August 26th Reminder to GT Students: Starting this week, Mrs. Moore will be meeting with 6th grade GT students today after the announcements, 7th grade on Wednesdays, and 8th grade on Thursdays. In case you were not aware, Labor Day is one week from today and there will be no school. Due to the number of Gatorade bottles, chip bags, paper plates, etc, that was left on the ground during Lunch “B” on Friday, students in Lunch “B” are not allowed to take any food, snacks, or drinks outside today, tomorrow, and Wednesday. Keep all food and drinks in the cafeteria for these three days. This ban does not apply to students in Lunch “A.” If you turned in $40 this morning for your lunch account, please come to the office because your number was written down incorrectly and we want to make sure and apply it to the correct student account. Lunchtime Weather: Lunch Menu: Main Line – Chicken Fried Steak, MTO Pasta Bar Pizza Line – Sausage Pizza, MTO Deli, Ham Chef Salad Concession Line – Bacon Cheeseburger, Meatball Sub, Chicken Sandwich 6th grade teachers, please check for an email from Alyssa. If you have any students that are on her list, please send them to the office at this time.

The Mena Basscats will have the annual meeting to start the new tournament season Thursday(29th) at 6:30pm in the Mena Middle School Library. Parents of students that would like to join need to attend this meeting. If you have any questions contact Coach Rose at 234-0771.

If you have not been asked and would like to order a cheesecake see any Bearcat Band member. New York, Turtle, Strawberry, Key Lime, and Chocolate Silk - $21 each Sampler (2 slices each of NY, Turtle, Strawberry, and Chocolate) Silk - $23

Mrs. Luttmer's class at Mena Middle School is working on paper rockets today. We are expecting some interesting results!

The Mena Cross country program is growing & preparations are in full swing for the first meet on September 10th at the Mena Lions Club Bucks Invitational!

7th and 8th graders learned the problem-solving game "Honey Bee Hotel" in Mrs. Molly LIndsey's class today!