Monday, January 16th is a day of professional development
for staff. There will be no school in Mena for students
A group of Mena teachers are participating in workshops at the DeQueen Mena Education Service Cooperative. Including AR Math QuEST ambitious teaching year 1 day 3 with Shannon Miller
HHE Ambassadors helped unload hundreds of bags of popcorn 🍿!!
Our fundraiser raised over $7500 in PROFIT for our school! 🎉
🗓️Students will be bringing home popcorn TOMORROW, Dec 8th!
📣IF your order is too big to come home on the bus or in car rider line, please call the office and we can make plans for you to pick up the popcorn here at school.
Thank you for your continued cooperation and support!♥️♥️
Marna Farris with the Morgan Nick Foundation spoke to students at Holy Harshman Elementary on Friday. Farris spoke on the importance of internet safety.
The Mena Ladycats defeated Ft. Lake 3-0 on Tuesday.
They will be back in action on Thursday when the paly Arkadelphia at the UBC.
https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=19738&page_no=2
The Holly Harshman Flu Clinic will be October 12. Forms are going home today and must be returned no later than October 7. There are 2 pages that have to be returned. The HHE FERRPA FORM and Health Dept. Form completely filled out front and back before the Flu Shot can be given.
Holly Harshman Elementary students made flap charts about all 10 amendments, then chose one to create a poster that represented it. All a part of Constitution week at HHE.
Holly Harshman Elementary held an assembly on Friday morning to recognize their class ambassadors for this school year. An ambassador is someone who embodies the school he or she represents. Ambassadors will have the responsibility of greeting news students and helping them acclimate to their new school. They will also help with activities and interact with visitors among other duties. This years ambassadors are:
KAELIN AUSTIN & DRAVIN PARSONS - MS. JOHNSON
ANNABELLE SPRAGUE & KEATON SHORES - MS. LYNCH
ALIDA NEWBOLT & JOSH FERRINGER - MS. WILLIAMS
PRACHI DESAI & LEVI LAWRENCE - MS. WIMBERLY
JOSCELYN BATES & PEYTON TIDWELL - MS.NEWBOLT
SKYLAR BAHR & WYATT NEWBOLT - MS. MONTGOMERY
JAYDIN HUGHES & TRISTAN GARCIA - MS. BROWN
JOCELYN STIPE & AARON BELCHER - MS. JACOT
EMMA VIEIRA & DILLON MCCLARA - MS. STERNER
RAYLEIGH ALLEN & DAWSON MANLEY - MS. SCOTT
MORGAN KNITTIG & WADE TODD - MS. CARTER
CALI NEWBOLT & RYLEN VEKRE - MS. PETERS
JULIE EMRY & WILLIAM WRIGHT - MS. FORD
LILLY CUDE & JOSHUA SLAPE - MS. GOLDEN
DAELYN BROACH & KRUZ COLE - MS. WEIL
CAYLEE BRITT & AARON ERICKSON - MS., SCHAUBLE
JOLENE EDWARDS & MADDOX MITCHEL - MS. WHITE
BRYLEE TITSWORTH & TREVOR THOMAS - MS. PARSONS
ELEANOR BRADLEY & WALKER VEKRE - MS. REEVES
RILEY HILL - MS. BARRETT
This is a huge honor for these students and they deserve our congratulations for setting a good example for other students and representing HHE in a positive manner.
Grandparents Week continues at Holly Harshman Elementary. Grands are on campus during library time to read and spend time with our students.
All the energy and Bearcat pride at the Mena Public Schools can barely be contained in one Location. Friday the students from LDE, HHE, MMS & MHS attended the 2022 Mena Homecoming Pep Rally in the Union Bank Center. you can watch the entire pep rally in the video below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeCMAOneBeo
Dr. Lee Smith comments on the partnership with UAMS in today's Superintendent's Address!
https://youtu.be/caUi-YnbkbQ
Bridget Martin with the UA Extension service in Mena spoke to Holly Harshman students on Friday about hygiene & hydration.
WE @ HHE loved having our Bearcats greet us at car rider line this morning!!♥️🐾
Team Building and Friendships 🥰
*Mrs Montgomery’s classes
While you’re at the Polk County Fair this week stop by the commercial building & say hello to our teachers. Also be sure to register to win a $300.00 gift certificate from Washburn's Home Furnishings, a handmade ornament by Lorrie Henry & athletic passes.
The 2022 Mena Homecoming T-Shirts are on sale now. Orders are due on Friday, September 9th. Follow the link below to the order form.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kxHaKhjaxHugX1UrUBasV8uRNaThwZby1sTsE3HTpwk/edit
Ms. Donna Golden at Holly Harshman Elementary took advantage of a Pets in the Classroom Grant and chose a baby bearded dragon. The class is still working on a name.
The nice folks from The Ouachitas came to Holly Harshman Elementary and served the staff coffee on Monday morning. The Ouachitas are also one of our One District One Book community partners. They will be at MMS on Tuesday, MHS on Wednesday and LD on Thursday. Thanks guys, your support is greatly appreciated.
https://www.facebook.com/ouachitacoffee
Groups in Mrs Montana Sterner’s classes are learning teamwork and communication by having one team member touch the puzzle pieces, but that person also must keep their eyes closed. It’s super challenging!
Mrs Golden’s classes started their first science experiment today😍. What happens when we leave a gummy bear in water overnight? Everyone was so engaged!
