Several students at Holly Harshman elementary were recently awarded scholarships from the Brandon Burlsworth Foundation to attend their 25th anniversary football camp.
In picture left to right: Nurse Jackie, Hayden May, Walker Vekre, Buddy Weldon, Presley Benson, Brentley Singleton and Tonya Thacker.
This week’s Teammate Award Winners at HHE are Jett-Phoenix Christian & Annabel Sterner.
Look at our HHE Superstar leveling up!!
Mena Softball played Waldron on Thursday at Union Bank Park.
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Mena will host Booneville on Monday at 4:30pm in UBP.
Holly Harshman Elementary is honored to announce the TEAMMATE Award winners for this week, Mangsian Dopmul and Presley Powell. Mangsian and Presley demonstrated respect, hard work, and a positive attitude toward their classmates and teachers. We are glad to have them as our team captains for tonight’s game. Congratulations
Mrs. Taylor’s Goal Getters! WE are so proud of these awesome readers!
This week’s Teammate Award Winners at HHE are Daxen Hurst, Mangsien Dopmul, Preslee Powell and Sawyer Myers
In honor of Earth Day this month, 5th grade picked up trash and cleaned!
We Read Wednesday 📚
The Mena library media specialists hosted a literacy professional development for all of the media specialists in the Dequeen-Mena Co-Op. Librarians are the heart of schools that promote literacy and reading. We ❤️ reading!
Mrs. Montgomery’s Club has some Lexia SuperStars Leveling up!
100 AR Point Earners📚
Gwen Sellers, Julianna Beck, Maddox Mitchell, Nikko Woods, and Aaron Erickson.
Cossatot State Park Ranger Abby Piccin visited 5th grade to teach us all about snakes in Arkansas!
Lexia Superstar leveling ⬆️!!
The Holly Harshman Elementary teachers and staff love reading, book talks, and sharing many of their favorite titles with you.
4th grade Science teacher, Mrs. Sterner, recently decided to give a new genre a try! She had always believed that she would never like a mystery book until her friends kept suggesting great books! After reading one, she read another, and then another, and now she has found a new favorite genre! She wants to encourage those who are struggling to find a good book, to “think about trying something different!”
Which new genre would you like to try?
Congratulations to Robbie! He joined the 💯 point club today!
The Holly Harshman Elementary teachers and staff love reading, book talks, and sharing many of their favorite titles with you.
The HHE Principal, Tamara Smart, has chosen one of her all- time favorite read-alouds she loved sharing with her students when she was a teacher here at HHE (yes, she used to be a teacher! 😀)-The Naked Mole-Rat Letters written by Mary Amato.
“The Naked Mole Rat Letters by Mary Amato is about a 12-year-old girl named Frankie who discovers that her dad is emailing a zookeeper named Ayanna. Worried that this could mean big changes for her family, Frankie starts replying to the emails herself—without her dad knowing—trying to push Ayanna away. As the story unfolds, Frankie learns some important lessons about honesty, growing up, and the unexpected ways people can connect. It’s funny, heartfelt, and full of quirky moments (yes, including actual naked mole rats).
Check out this wonderful book at your school library!
Six students represented Holly Harshman Elementary at the 2025 Polk County Spelling Bee on Wednesday! Each student displayed great courage and knowledge. Here are the results.
3rd Grade:
3rd Place Bode Schauble
4th Grade:
2nd Place: Julia Henry
5th Grade:
1st Place: Tristn Sanders
2nd Place: Wyatt Brosius
WE are so proud of all of them!
Nikko is surpassing his Accelerated Reading 📖 goals left & right!! He’s at over 400 points and received a gift certificate for the restaurant of his choice! Reading takes you places- it’s taking Nikko to LaVilla!
Holly Harshman Lexia Superstar leveling up
HHE’s version of “Spotlight Singers” sang the National Anthem this morning during announcements!!
This week’s Teammate Award Winners at HHE are McKenna Kimberlin & Isaiah Avila.
