January 30, 2020
The Mena School District was represented proudly at the 6th grade quiz bowl at UA Rich Mountain on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020. Our 6th grade Gifted and Talented students won 1st place ...
January 14, 2020
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: Ayden Dong & 2nd place: Shooter Dav...
December 4, 2019
If your student wants to be a Bearcat you should know that the enrollment window for the second semester is now open. Forms can be picked up from the district you are currently at...
November 14, 2019
The 7th grade quiz bowl team took 1st place at the Ashdown Invitational quiz bowl on November 14. There were 11 teams. Mena won all of the games they participated in. Seated are R...
November 13, 2019
Dear Principal Sherrer and Superintendent Weston, Congratulations! MENA MIDDLE has been recognized by the Office for Education Policy (OEP) at the University of Arkansas as...
November 1, 2019
Tommy Johnson's 8th grade History class at Mena Middle School
held a Constitution Poster Event on Friday, November 1st in the library.
Ms. Cortez Copher and Ms Shelly Colli...
October 29, 2019
Dear Principal Sherrer and Superintendent Weston, Congratulations! MENA MIDDLE has been recognized by the Office for Education Policy (OEP) at the University of Arkansas a...
October 20, 2019
I am so proud of the 24 seventh and eighth grade students who auditioned for all region honors choir!!! It takes a lot of courage to solo audition and although some students didn'...
October 8, 2019
2019-20 MMS Student Council Elections were held recently & the results were released today! 8th Grade President: Sophia Vacca Vice-President: Makayla Vega Secretary/...
October 7, 2019
Arkansas Rural Education Association is spotlighting the Mena School District! With an enrollment of 1737 students, Mena is in the DeQueen-Mena Coop area in Polk County and employ...
September 18, 2019
Mr. Benny Weston has been named the Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators Superintendent of the Year. Richard Abernathy presented the award at the annual report to...
August 23, 2019
Band members are once again selling those delicious cheesecakes as a fundraiser this year. These funds help the band in many ways. Such as the purchase of a new drumline this year....
August 20, 2019
Children are at a greater risk of dehydration than adults. This is because in relation to their size, children have a larger proportion of their skin available to lose sweat an...
August 6, 2019
This past weekend the Salvation Army conducted operation "Stuff the Bus" at the Mena Walmart. The Mena Public Schools parked a school bus at Walmart and people purchased school su...
August 5, 2019
There will be a few changes in the cafeteria this year that you need to be aware of... At LDE & HHE they will be implementing the new FUEL program... A new specialty item wil...
July 30, 2019
The Polk County Virtual Academy will host an informational meeting on August 9th at 10am in the Mena High School Library. Current parents or guardians of PCVA students as well as ...
July 30, 2019
Nurse Becky is putting Mena bus drivers through their paces today. Brushing up on their CPR skills in preparation for the new school year. The first day of school is Wednesday, Au...
July 29, 2019
In a recent poll by the Mena Star the Mena Public Schools were chosen as "Best School". We would like to thank our patrons for their continued support. At MPS we want to see impro...
July 25, 2019
Polk County Virtual Academy is excited to announce our partnership with Edmentum and Calvert Learning for our K-8 curriculum in the 2019-2020 school year. Calvert Learning has bee...
July 11, 2019
The Mena School District sent a team of administrators to the 2019 High Reliability Schools Summit in Denver. This dynamic professional learning experience was attended by Paulett...