Thank you to all the amazing, talented Bearcat Chorus members who auditioned for spring concert solos. And thank you to our student judges, Hannah and Fisher!! Our spring concert soloists are Misael Knight and Olivia Betz for Come Sail Away and Jasper Richmond and Brithney Dilbert for This Is Me. Congratulations!!!
The Bearcat baseball team lost a 10-0 decision to the Scrappers in Nashville this afternoon... There are no games this weekend... Mena will be back in action at Arkadelphia on Tuesday...
Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.—Maya Angelou
This sums up the wave that is moving across Arkansas in regards to The Right To Read Act 1063 requiring Arkansas educators to achieve levels of proficiency and awareness in the knowledge and practices of the science of reading.
Mena School District Dyslexia Coordinator, Vicky Maye shares that our school is committed to making preventative curriculum changes with whole group and small group instruction to put the science of reading in motion to close the gap in literacy achievement for our struggling readers. We are teaming with Winsor Learning’s Sonday System which is an Orton Gillingham Reading Intervention System that provides multi sensory tools and training to help equip our educators to become master multi sensory instructors who can use daily instruction to wire and train our students’ brains to successfully read.
Our administration has been willing to go above and beyond to make the much needed changes to move forward with closing the literacy gap in our school. I’ve worked closely with our federal coordinator, Paulette Sherrer; building principals Jimma Holder, Tamara Smart, and Clifton Sherrer, our LEA-Laura Bunch for special education and our teachers to get these changes in motion. It’s got to be a team approach with everybody being a stakeholder and having ownership in making the very most of our investments in our students!
Pictured is Winsor’s Educational Consultant, Kristen Koeller leading this initiative with Mena teachers representing K-8th regular education and special education teachers and dyslexia paraprofessionals. Koeller will provide continuous support with this endeavor. Maye shares that it’s important to keep Sally Shaywitz’s words in mind as our mission, “.....the struggling reader needs someone who will not only believe in him but will translate that belief into positive action....and then actively and relentlessly work to ensure that he receives what he needs.”
Monday is College Day at MHS !
This project was initiated by Arvest Bank and will benefit local families through 9th Street Ministries. The drive starts Monday, April 1 and ends on April 3rd. Donation boxes will be located in the classrooms at Mena High School & students may contribute toward paying off a library fine. https://www.arvest.com/millionmeals/
On Wednesday April 3rd at Bearcat Stadium we will have our annual Soccer shoot-a-thon. All donations and pledges will help Mena boys and girls soccer program. Come support the Ladycat/Bearcat soccer teams at 4:30 on April 3rd.
Super Proud of Holly Harshman Elementary Battle of the Books teams📚These students gave up endless recesses to bring home First and Second place trophies 🏆 in fourth grade competition and winning smiles and great battle experience for our third grade teams🤗 Thanks for representing our school so well.
Senior Girls / Nashville-2 Mena-0 Senior Boys / Mena-1 Nashville-0 The Ladycats will play in the Clarksville Invitational on Saturday at the University of the Ozarks...Both Teams will play at Hope on Monday 4/1/19..
Senior Girls / Nashville-2 Mena-0
Senior Boys / Mena-1 Nashville-0
The Ladycats will play in the Clarksville Invitational on Saturday at the University of the Ozarks...Both Teams will play at Hope on Monday 4/1/19..
Mr. Breedlove will be taking orders for Senior Bricks every morning and afternoon, before and after school, in the parking lot. You may also catch Mr. Breedlove between classes. The cost is $20 per brick or $10 if you desire to share a brick with another person. Bricks must be paid in advance.
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Mena Middle School. Mena High School & Holly Harshman Elementary students welcomed home KRISTA CARSTENS & celebrated her 2 World Olympic Game medals. Krista is the only athlete from the State of Arkansas to participate in the World Games held in Abu Dahbi,Dubai.
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Winner!! Jaxon's family won the drawing for the $25 gift card for returning kindergarten registration paperwork! Thank you all for being so prompt!
Mrs. Purvis’ 4th period JAG senior class interacting with virtual speaker - John Morgan, Technical Project Manager from Public Consulting Group (PCG) in Asheville, NC. The students were learning about networking and marketing yourself in the workforce during your job/education search process. This year virtual speakers, virtual tours, videos were made possible by AT&T Aspire through the Nepris online platform. AT&T Aspire and Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) awarded MHS JAG a one year platinum license. Nepris, cloud-based platform that helps find, match, and connect industry professionals with classrooms, virtually. Bring real world relevance to learning.
Agenda For Mena High School Band Concert Assessment Thursday, April 4th @ Greenwood HS PAC
1:00Dismiss from Class For Final Run Through
1:30Leave for Greenwood
3:00Eat at McDonalds In Greenwood
3:45Leave For Greenwood High School
4:15Watch Kimmons 8th grade
4:45Unload Instruments and Head to Warm-Up
5:05Warm Up
5:25Move to Stage
5:30Performance on Stage
6:00Sight Read
8:30Approximate Arrival Home
All parents are encouraged to attend. Please arrive by 5:00 because schedules can sometime run ahead of time.
Dress Code- Formal Concert Black. Long sleeve, button down shirts and dress slacks (no black jeans, stretchy pants, or leggings). Girls dresses must be long sleeve and ankle length. Black dress shoes and black socks. No high heels. You will be walking a long distance.
Congratulations to our 2019 Spring Book Fair winners📚‼️Enjoy the new books selected and your cookies 🍪
Upcoming Dates to Remember at Mena Middle School!
Monday, April 1st – Next Year 7th Grade Cheer Leaders will need to bring an Adult with them to a MANDATORY Meeting at 5:30 in MMS Library.
Tuesday, April 2nd – 6th Grade Musical will be performed in the High School PAC at 7:00. Donations are appreciated.
April 17th – Parent Teacher Conferences in MMS Cafeteria ( 3:30 – 6:30)
April 18th – If you are interested in participating in the MMS Talent Show, please sign up in Mrs. Lunsford Classroom by April 18th. Try-outs will be on May 2nd and the MMS Talent Show will be May 16th.
April 19th – NO SCHOOL
April 30th and May 1st – ACT ASPIRE TEST – Please do not make any Dr Appointments on these dates. Very important that your child is at school for the test.
May 13th – 6th Grade Field Trip to Holly Springs and we will go up to Queen Wilhelmina State Park.
April 23 - MMS Spring Choir Concert @ PAC 7:00
April 25 - MMS Spring Band Concert @ PAC 7:00
October 15th through October 19th is National School Lunch Week in Arkansas! Read the Governor's Proclamation:
Welcome Back Students
School Begins
Louise Durham 1st Grade Open House
Monday, August 6th 1:00-6:00pm