December 11, 2024
Congratulations to the following students for making the Region 8 Junior High All Region Band Vaughn Vacca- Alto Saxophone Lars Woods- Tuba Ashton Loyd- Trombone Co...
December 7, 2024
We are excited to announce that the 2024-2025 school year application for Polk County Virtual Academy is now open! This is a fantastic opportunity for students to receive a high-q...
December 2, 2024
Post season honors have been released for Mena Bearcat football! ***As voted on by the 4-4A Conference Coaches*** 4A All State Michael Sullivan Sean Sullivan Ma...
November 22, 2024
November is National Family Literacy Month. This is an opportunity to highlight the importance of reading and learning for the entire family. On November 7th, Judge Brandon Elliso...
November 21, 2024
Congratulations to Mena Middle School 8th grader Annalee Riley. Annalee placed 1st in the local Patriot's Pen Essay Competition. Annalee was awarded $300 dollars by the Quartermas...
November 20, 2024
MENA SCHOOL BOARD MEETING 11/19/24 The November meeting of the Mena School Board was held on Tuesday in the District Administration Building and there was a light agenda. ...
November 20, 2024
Established in 1947, the Voice of Democracy audio-essay program provides high school students with the unique opportunity to express themselves in regards to a democratic and patr...
November 20, 2024
The ribbon cutting ceremony was held at the new Hensley Activity Center on Wednesday. Watch the ceremony in the video below.
November 20, 2024
Congratulations to the following students for making the Region 8 Junior High All Region Jazz Band: Vaughn Vacca- 1 st band, 1 st chair Alto Saxophone Jack Parsons- 2 nd band...
November 19, 2024
The Mena Public Schools were recently named Best School System in Polk County by Mena Star readers. Mena High School Principal David Maxwell and Assistant Principal Celeste Ashcra...
November 18, 2024
Tickets must be purchased digitally per AAA no cash or tickets sold at gate. Only passes allowed are AAA. No student passes or school issued passes will be accepted Football pla...
November 15, 2024
The Mena Lions Club donated a vision screener to ne used by all schools in Polk County. Students in Mena, Ouachita River, and Cossatot River School Districts will benefit from thi...
November 14, 2024
Polk County Sgt. Justin Wagner has been selected by Attorney General Tim Griffin to receive the “Dwayne Yarbrough Distinguished Service Award”. The Dwayne Yarbrough Distinguished ...
November 8, 2024
Mena, AR – The Mena School District is excited to share the progress of the Mena School District NoCode Hackathon, a month-long event where local students are using cutting-edge t...
October 31, 2024
The state recently released the ATLAS, or Arkansas Teaching, Learning & Assessment System, results for the Mena School District. Superintendent Dr. Lee Smith talks to patrons abou...
October 31, 2024
Mena Public Schools, the city of Mena, and U of A Rich Mountain have been highlighted in Business View Civil & Municipal , a section of Business View Magazine dedicated...
October 25, 2024
Arvest Bank presented Mrs. Megan Tibbs with a $500.00 check as a part of their "We Love Teachers" program. “We Love Teachers” provides $500.00 gifts to individual teachers who w...
October 22, 2024
The meeting began with the Superintendent’s Report. Dr. Lee Smith informed the board that the district’s ATLAS, or Arkansas Teaching, Learning & Assessment System, results had com...
October 19, 2024
Your 2024 Mena High School Homecoming Queen is Isabel Vacca! The Maid of Honor is Reese Montgomery! Senior Maids Rylie Bentley Gia Fagan-Hobson Bailey Heald ...
October 18, 2024
The Sr Ladycats wrapped up a conference championship on Thursday at Malvern. Sr Ladycats-3 Malvern-0 Mena will play in the 4A South Regional Tournament at 1:00pm on Tues...