Congratulations to our staff member of the month, Mrs. Chaney! Mrs. Chaney has been a wonderful new addition to our LD family as our school guidance counselor and we are so lucky to have her!
Mena High School Theatre students performed at Louise Durham on Friday. They presented a skit on being helpful!
Congratulations to the following King of Hearts candidates Taeyon Anderton, Colby Davis, Jayden Felix, Alex Rocha, Silas McIntyre, Christian Escobar, Trevin Plunkett, Toby Watkins, Zane Williams, & Gabe Corcoran. Our 2023 King of Hearts will be announced next Friday at our basketball pep rally!
The Mena Sr. High Basketball Teams played at Ozark on Friday.
Mena Ladycats - 46
Ozark - 45
Mena Bearcats - 47
Ozark - 58
The teams play on Tuesday at Clarksville.
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Students at Holly Harshman Elementary gathered in the gym on Friday morning. They were there to recognize the January/February teacher of the month, students who showed growth in math and reading plus a kickoff to Kindness Week.
The January/February teacher of the month is Darlene Fairless.
Students showing the most growth in math and reading in each classroom include:
Zoey Werkhoven - Math / Daelyn Broach - Reading / Well
Avery Mullen - Math / Mason Hyatt-Maddoz - Reading / Schauble
Orion Aucoin - Math / Joseph Schurman - Reading / Parsons
Hazeleigh Rose & Brastyn Vespie - Math / Zayden Salguero - Reading / Reeves
Alicia Ruiz - Math / Albany Powell - Reading / White
Natalee Fowler & McKynlee Hall - Math / Gunner Clark & Caleb Brewer - Reading - Ford
Josh Slape - Math / Kashlyn Howell & Corbyn Howard - Reading / Golden
Alden Starr & Chevelle Higby - Math / Alden Starr & Allie Wells - Reading / Sterner
Alden Romine & Skyler Pregon - Math / Cali Newbolt & Avori Gortemiller - Reading / Peters
Brinnen Evans & Cheyenne Smith - Math / Flower McCarty - Reading / Carter
Levi Chambers & Tatelynn Pullen - Math / Makenzie Holder - Reading / Jacot
Ryhen Henry & Emmaly Dominguez - Math / Amanda Romine & Thaniel Copelin - Reading
Joscelyn Bates & Briar Robinson - Math / Angelina Wisnoski - Reading / Newbolt
Autumn White - Math / Jacob Harder - Reading / Lynch
Braylon Brandenburg - Math / Zallie Evans & Katy Goodnight - Reading / Wimberly
Tyler Charity - Math / Tristen Garcia - Reading / Brown
Gabe Elizalde - Math / Remi Olsen & Jacee Hoobler - Reading / Montgomery
Parker Baber & McKylee Smith - Math / Destiny Rhinehardt & Lexi Garrett - Reading / Williams
Kaden Pearl - Math / Payton Mallman - Reading / Barrett
HHE Kindness Challenge Begins on Monday. You are invited to post a picture in comments on Mena Public Schools FB Page.
Monday- Make a bed
Tuesday- Take out the trash
Wednesday- Wash the laundry
Thursday- Send a Thoughtful or Thank you note
Friday- Fill a bucket (give a compliment, a kind word, a nice deed, etc)
The Mena Jr. Bearcats played Ozark on Thursday at the Union Bank Center.
JV Bearcats - 11
Ozark - 44
Jr. Bearcats - 25
Ozark - 49
Mena plays again on Monday at Nashville.
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The Mena Jr. Ladycats played Ozark at the Union Bank Center on Thursday.
JV Ladycats - 12
Ozark - 10
Jr. Ladycats - 22
Ozark - 18
The Jr. Ladycats play at Nashville on Monday!
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Congratulations to the 2022-23 Mena Ladycat Basketball team on their first semester cumulative team GPA of 3.88 with 15 players.
Cpngratulations tp the 2022 Mena Ladycat Volleyball team for their first semester cumulative team GPA of 3.73 with 29 players!
The Mena Jr. Ladycats and Jr. Bearcats played Ft. Lake in the Union Bank Center on Thursday.
Jr. Ladycats - 13
Ft. Lake - 27
Jr. Bearcats - 21
Ft. Lake - 26
Both teams host Ozark on Thursday the 19th.
The Mena 7th grade Ladycats and Bearcats played Ft. Lake on Thursday in the Union Bank Center.
7th Ladycats - 9
Ft. Lake - 10
7th Bearcats - 16
Ft. Lake - 15
Both teams are back in action this Saturday at the Bonneville Jamboree...
The Mena soccer season begins on February 28th!
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The Mena Jr. & Sr. boys played Subiaco at the Union Bank Center on Tuesday.
Jr. Bearcats - 30
Sudiaco - 28
Sr. Bearcats - 46
Subiaco - 78
The Jr, Bearcats play next on Thursday when they host Ft. Lake. The Sr. Bearcats play next on Friday at Ft. Lake.
Monday, January 16th is a day of professional development
for staff. There will be no school in Mena for students
The Mena Jr. Bearcats faced Waldron in the Union Bank Center on Monday.
Jr. JV Bearcats - 15
Waldron - 16
Jr. Bearcats - 35
Waldron - 26
The Jr. High is back in action on Thursday when they host Fountain Lake
The Mena Jr. Ladycats faced Waldron in the Union Bank Center on Monday.
Jr. JV Ladycats - 15
Waldron - 25
Jr. Ladycats - 19
Waldron - 44
The Jr. High is back in action on Thursday when they host Fountain Lake.
On Saturday, the MHS Cheer team competed at the AAA State Cheer Competition.
While we did not make it into finals, the cheerleaders scored higher in the Band Chant and Crowd Leading components than ever before! Congratulations on a job well done!
The Mena Bearcats played Clarksville at the UBC on Friday night.
Bearcats - 45
Clarksville - 51
The Bearcats are back in action on Tuesday at Morrilton.
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The Mena Ladycats played Clarksville at the UBC on Friday.
Ladycats - 53
Clarksville - 48
Mena is back in action on Tuesday at Morrilton.
https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=41092
The 7th grade & Jr. High Ladycats played DeQueen on Thursday in the Union Bank Center.
7th Ladycats - 9
DeQueen - 22
Jr. Ladycat JV - 2
DeQueen - 9
Jr. Ladycats - 14
DeQueen - 41
The 7th grade is back in action this Saturday in the Waldron Jamboree.The Jr. girls are back in action on Monday when they host Idabel.
