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.

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!

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.

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.

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

Corrected January Menu for Mena MIddle School!

Gameday Thursday!

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!

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.

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!

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!

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.

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.

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.

Gameday Monday!

The 7th grade Bearcats picked up a 29 to 27 win over DeQueen Saturday and the JV lost 10-19... Go Bearcats !

The Mena 7th grade girls won 40 to 37 over DeQueen Saturday & the 7th grade B team won 13 to 4 against Dequeen. Go Ladycats!

MMS Family & Consumer Science Students enjoyed a personality bag round table with Mrs. Rose today.

The deadline to order the MMS yearbook is February 14th. Also, if you want your yearbook personalized, it must be ordered by January 31st. The price also increases beginning February 1st.

Announcements for Friday, January 10th We are starting to see an increase in students using phones in the halls, cafeteria, and library. Remember that you are only allowed to use your phone / devices outside before school, at lunch, and after school. This policy also applies to Apple watches, earbuds, headphones, beats, and airpods. The only exception to this is whenever the weather keeps us inside at lunch. Reminders: All GT students going to quiz bowls next week need to remember permission slips and your lunch on those days. Spring soccer registration forms are in the office. Also, see the poster on the Library window for information about this Elk’s Free Throw Contest. Today will be the last day that these items will be on the announcements. We will have a Pep Rally on Monday during ACHIEVE. The dress up theme for that day is Disney or Pixar character. The deadline to order a yearbook is February 14th. Also, if you want your yearbook personalized, it must be ordered by January 31st. The price also increases beginning February 1st. The following groups will be meeting after these announcements: DC / NYC students meet in Mrs. Swall’s room. Students interested in the Robotics Club meet in Mrs. Lunsford’s EAST room. Students interested in the Archery Team meet under the patio with Mr. Goodnight Lunchtime Weather: If it is not raining, we will go outside at lunch today. Lunch Menu: Line 1 – Hang Time Basket, MTO Baked Potato Line 2 – Sausage & Jalapeno Pizza, Deli Sandwich, Pizza Salad Concession – Chicken Sandwich, Mozzarella Sticks, Mini Corn Dogs Club / Group Meetings: At this time, you are dismissed to attend either the NYC / DC meeting, Robotics Club meeting, or Archery Team meeting. Everyone else, go to where you are supposed to go for FLEX Friday.