Mena School District

The Mena 7th Grade Ladycats & Bearcats will play in a basketball jamboree at Lake Hamilton this Saturday 1/25/20. Check the schedule below..

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:

Tuesday, January 21, 2020 Lunch Menu: Tuesday, 1-21,Popcorn Chicken Bowl, Steak Sandwich, MTO Tortillo Line Wednesday, 1-22, Chicken Alfredo, Hot Dog, Hamburger Boneless Wings Thursday, 1-23, Fish Sticks/Mac & Cheese, Spicy Chicken Sandwich, MTO Tortillo Line Friday, 1-24, Chicken Spaghetti, Hamburger, Chicken Sandwich, MTO Baked Potato Activities Tuesday, 1-21, Jr. JVG, Jr.JVB, Sr. VG, Sr. VB Starts at 4:00 Wednesday, 1-22, Sci Fi Meeting Thursday, 1-23, JAG Meeting Friday, 1-24 @ Hope, Sr. VG, Sr. VB Thursday after school: Sr. High Quiz Bowl practice in Mrs. Moore’s room at Holly. Please let Mrs. Moore if you are unable to attend. Students: If you need to know your lunch balance, please go see Mrs. Jennifer Students, there will be no more lunch trays or cafeteria food allowed in the library due to the amount of carelessness with the garbage left behind. Thanks for understanding! Library Lunch Closings this week: Tuesday: Lunch A is closed Wednesday: Lunch B is closed Thursday: Lunch B is closed Friday: Open both lunches There will be a Prom Planning Committee Meeting Tuesday, January 21st during Enrichment in Ms.Hobson’s room for any juniors that would like to help with prom. Only two weeks remain to order your 2020 MHS Yearbook. The final deadline to order a yearbook will be Friday, January 31st. Yearbooks are $60, and can be ordered through Mr. Philpot’s room 205 or online through the Jostens yearbook website. Please continue to recycle your aluminum cans in the red recycling trash cans around campus, but please do not put any other forms of trash or plastics in these red cans. The Senior Winter Formal will be held Saturday evening, February 1, from 8:00 to 11:00 p.m. at Grace Bible Church. Tickets will be $10 for one person, or $15 for a senior and their guest. Seniors may invite one person between the ages of 9th grade and 21 years old. Tickets may be purchased in advance through Mrs. Hobson’s room. Seniors: If you did not order your Cap & Gown when Herff Jones was here, please go by and see Mrs. Jennifer. If you do not order by March 1st the cost goes up from $45 to $55. Special Olympic Polar Plunge is scheduled for February 13 at 11:30 in the Student Parking Lot. Stop by Room 214 and pick up your Plunge Form and get more information on how to be involved...Rumor has it that Coach Wright and Coach Lyle will plunge if their girls can raise $1000.00….Let’s help the girls make this possible!!!! The tryout signup sheets for the 2020-2021 Cheerleading Team and Competition Team, and Mascot are in the office. Please see Coach Hughes in room 315 for any questions about tryouts or cheer. There will be a MANDATORY parent meeting on February 26th for ALL candidates. All students will attend their regularly assigned enrichment class for the remainder of the semester!

Gameday Tuesday!

Order your Holly Harshman Elementary Yearbook Online! Step 1: Visit http://www.memorybook.com/online-pay/parent-pay/ Step 2: Enter your school code 054029 the click "Go to your school account log in" Step 3: Click on the link below your school name. Step 4: Log in if returning or register as a "new user". Step 5: Buy a yearbook for $15.00 or a yearbook with personalization for $20.00. Order online thru 3/13/2020

The basketball games on Tuesday 1/21 will start at 4:00pm instead of 4:30pm which is on the schedule. Jr. High Girls & Boys as well as Sr. High Girls & Boys play Arkadelphia @ the Union Bank Center.

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.

Monday, January 20, 2020 Lunch Menu: Monday, 1-20, Salisbury Steak, Chicken Patty Sandwich, Backyard Burger, Oriental Line Tuesday, 1-21,Popcorn Chicken Bowl, Steak Sandwich, MTO Tortillo Line Wednesday, 1-22, Chicken Alfredo, Hot Dog, Hamburger Boneless Wings Thursday, 1-23, Fish Sticks/Mac & Cheese, Spicy Chicken Sandwich, MTO Tortillo Line Friday, 1-24, Chicken Spaghetti, Hamburger, Chicken Sandwich, MTO Baked Potato Activities Tuesday, 1-21, Jr. JVG, Jr.JVB, Sr. VG, Sr. VB Starts at 4:00 Wednesday, 1-22, Sci Fi Meeting Thursday, 1-23, JAG Meeting Friday, 1-24 @ Hope, Sr. VG, Sr. VB Thursday after school: Sr. High Quiz Bowl practice in Mrs. Moore’s room at Holly. Please let Mrs. Moore if you are unable to attend. Students: If you need to know your lunch balance, please go see Mrs. Jennifer Students, there will be no more lunch trays or cafeteria food allowed in the library due to the amount of carelessness with the garbage left behind. Thanks for understanding! Library Lunch Closings this week: Monday: Lunch A is closed Tuesday: Lunch A is closed Wednesday: Lunch B is closed Thursday: Lunch B is closed Friday: Open both lunches There will be a Prom Planning Committee Meeting Tuesday, January 21st during Enrichment in Ms.Hobson’s room for any juniors that would like to help with prom. Only two weeks remain to order your 2020 MHS Yearbook. The final deadline to order a yearbook will be Friday, January 31st. Yearbooks are $60, and can be ordered through Mr. Philpot’s room 205 or online through the Jostens yearbook website. Please continue to recycle your aluminum cans in the red recycling trash cans around campus, but please do not put any other forms of trash or plastics in these red cans. The Senior Winter Formal will be held Saturday evening, February 1, from 8:00 to 11:00 p.m. at Grace Bible Church. Tickets will be $10 for one person, or $15 for a senior and their guest. Seniors may invite one person between the ages of 9th grade and 21 years old. Tickets may be purchased in advance through Mrs. Hobson’s room. Seniors: If you did not order your Cap & Gown when Herff Jones was here, please go by and see Mrs. Jennifer. If you do not order by March 1st the cost goes up from $45 to $55. Special Olympic Polar Plunge is scheduled for February 13 at 11:30 in the Student Parking Lot. Stop by Room 214 and pick up your Plunge Form and get more information on how to be involved...Rumor has it that Coach Wright and Coach Lyle will plunge if their girls can raise $1000.00….Let’s help the girls make this possible!!!! The tryout signup sheets for the 2020-2021 Cheerleading Team and Competition Team, and Mascot are in the office. Please see Coach Hughes in room 315 for any questions about tryouts or cheer. There will be a MANDATORY parent meeting on February 26th for ALL candidates. All students will attend their regularly assigned enrichment class for the remainder of the semester!

School Board Appreciation Month!

Austin McEntire and Annika Thompson performed in the Fourstates Honor Band this past Saturday at Texas High School in Texarkana. They were selected to perform with over 250 students from 48 schools on Saturday afternoon's concert.

The Mena Bearcats led Nashville at the half Friday at the Union Bank Center but Could not connect on a shot at the buzzer & lost 41-43. Nashvillle also won the senior g irls game 46-29. Mena will play again on Tuesday 1/21 when the host Arkadelphia.

Thank you Carla Vaught for sharing "Responsible Pet Care" to our fifth graders today at HHE. You and Tucker were a class act. We appreciate you :)

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.

Friday, January 17, 2020 Lunch Menu: Friday, 1-17, Crispitos with Cheese, Pizza Burger, Corn Dog, Chicken Sandwich Activities Friday, 1-17, Nashville 4:30 Sr. BB at Home Friday, 1-17, FCS Students: If you need to know your lunch balance, please go see Mrs. Jennifer Students, there will be no more lunch trays or cafeteria food allowed in the library due to the amount of carelessness with the garbage left behind. Thanks for understanding! The Avenue used clothing store will be open today for anyone who would like to shop! There will be a Prom Planning Committee Meeting Tuesday, January 21st during Enrichment in Ms.Hobson’s room for any juniors that would like to help with prom. Any Jr./Sr. FFA Member interested in receiving State FFA Degree, needs to speak with Mr. Collins by the end of the day today. EAST students - Friday, today, at 10:50 am meet at the front doors to the High School entrance for group photo. Only two weeks remain to order your 2020 MHS Yearbook. The final deadline to order a yearbook will be Friday, January 31st. Yearbooks are $60, and can be ordered through Mr. Philpot’s room 205 or online through the Jostens yearbook website. Please continue to recycle your aluminum cans in the red recycling trash cans around campus, but please do not put any other forms of trash or plastics in these red cans. Any students who still need to turn in their Cross Country uniforms, please take them to Coach Peters by the end of the day today. The Senior Winter Formal will be held Saturday evening, February 1, from 8:00 to 11:00 p.m. at Grace Bible Church. Tickets will be $10 for one person, or $15 for a senior and their guest. Seniors may invite one person between the ages of 9th grade and 21 years old. Tickets may be purchased in advance through Mrs. Hobson’s room. Seniors: If you did not order your Cap & Gown when Herff Jones was here, please go by and see Mrs. Jennifer. If you do not order by March 1st the cost goes up from $45 to $55. Special Olympic Polar Plunge is scheduled for February 13 at 11:30 in the Student Parking Lot. Stop by Room 214 and pick up your Plunge Form and get more information on how to be involved...Rumor has it that Coach Wright and Coach Lyle will plunge if their girls can raise $1000.00….Let’s help the girls make this possible!!!! The tryout signup sheets for the 2020-2021 Cheerleading Team and Competition Team, and Mascot are in the office. Please see Coach Hughes in room 315 for any questions about tryouts or cheer. There will be a MANDATORY parent meeting on February 26th for ALL candidates. All students will attend their regularly assigned enrichment class for the remainder of the semester!

The Mena FFA Alumni Auction will be held on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020 at 10 a.m. at the Polk County Fairgrounds. Anyone can consign or buy. RAIN or SHINE - Join us for a fabulous sale in support of our local FFA! See you there!

Gameday 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!

The Mena Jr. High basketball teams played at Nashville Thursday. The JV Ladycats won 24-10 & the Varsity Ladycats won 30-20. The Jr. Bearcats lost in overtime 34-37.

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.