MENA SCHOOLS CLOSED ON THURSDAY !
Due to the dangerous weather conditions that appear to be certain, the Mena Public Schools will take an AMI day on Thursday, February 3rd.. A decision about whether or not to have school Friday will be made on Thursday.

The Mena Public Schools are aware of the wintry precipitation that is in the forecast and are preparing for potential AMI days. If possible we will try to make a decision by Wednesday so that families have time to prepare. Be sure to monitor the Mena Public Schools social media & website for additional information as the event draws closer.
Follow the link to the Mena Public Schools weather page.
https://www.weatherbug.com/weather.../now/mena-ar-71953
January is School Board Member Recognition Month in Arkansas !
School board members play an essential role in our community. Mena joins with other districts in Arkansas in celebration of our board by thanking them for the time, talents, and knowledge they bring to our district and for their commitment to the families and children of our community. Elected school board members give our citizens a voice in education decision making. The members serving our district are as follows:
KYLE CANNON
SUSAN ROWELL
TODD AYNES
ROBBY HINES
EDD PUCKETT
CLINT MONTGOMERY
PHILLIP WILSON
https://governor.arkansas.gov/.../2021_Arkansas_School..

Holly Harshman 3rd grader, Hannah Barrett was practicing the plant life cycle after school. Mrs. White says she made an A+!
GO HANNAH !

Natalee is our weekly breakfast coloring page winner at HHE!!

Students recently took home & should have already returned forms for this year's dental sealant program. Healthy Connections has notified us that they have decided to cancel this event due to COVID concerns. Please share and help spread the word.

January is School Board Member Recognition Month in Arkansas !
School board members play an essential role in our community. Mena joins with other districts in Arkansas in celebration of our board by thanking them for the time, talents, and knowledge they bring to our district and for their commitment to the families and children of our community. Elected school board members give our citizens a voice in education decision making. The members serving our district are as follows:
KYLE CANNON
SUSAN ROWELL
TODD AYNES
ROBBY HINES
EDD PUCKETT
CLINT MONTGOMERY
PHILLIP WILSON
https://governor.arkansas.gov/.../2021_Arkansas_School...

ATTENTION HOLLY HARSHMAN PARENTS !!!

January is School Board Member Recognition Month in Arkansas !
School board members play an essential role in our community. Mena joins with other districts in Arkansas in celebration of our board by thanking them for the time, talents, and knowledge they bring to our district and for their commitment to the families and children of our community. Elected school board members give our citizens a voice in education decision making. The members serving our district are as follows:
KYLE CANNON
SUSAN ROWELL
TODD AYNES
ROBBY HINES
EDD PUCKETT
CLINT MONTGOMERY
PHILLIP WILSON
https://governor.arkansas.gov/.../2021_Arkansas_School...

Mena Public Schools will resume classes tomorrow. When we return, please continue to take the precautions we've become accustomed to during COVID to reduce the spread and be prepared to modify and adjust as needed.
Please keep an eye on the situation on our website for COVID Impact: https://www.menaschools.org/page/mps-daily-covid-impact
We pray for continued recovery of those who are still sick from this or other bugs that are floating around.

Holly Harshman Dental Sealant Clinic forms are going out on Thursday. If you would like your student participate in the clinic they need to fill out and return both the FERRPA and Registration Form to Nurse Lisa by January 28. Once we have a number participating they will schedule our date.

January is School Board Member Recognition Month in Arkansas !
School board members play an essential role in our community. Mena joins with other districts in Arkansas in celebration of our board by thanking them for the time, talents, and knowledge they bring to our district and for their commitment to the families and children of our community. Elected school board members give our citizens a voice in education decision making. The members serving our district are as follows:
KYLE CANNON
SUSAN ROWELL
TODD AYNES
ROBBY HINES
EDD PUCKETT
CLINT MONTGOMERY
PHILLIP WILSON
https://governor.arkansas.gov/.../2021_Arkansas_School...

January is School Board Member Recognition Month in Arkansas !
School board members play an essential role in our community. Mena joins with other districts in Arkansas in celebration of our board by thanking them for the time, talents, and knowledge they bring to our district and for their commitment to the families and children of our community. Elected school board members give our citizens a voice in education decision making. The members serving our district are as follows:
KYLE CANNON
SUSAN ROWELL
TODD AYNES
ROBBY HINES
EDD PUCKETT
CLINT MONTGOMERY
PHILLIP WILSON
https://governor.arkansas.gov/.../2021_Arkansas_School...

January is School Board Member Recognition Month in Arkansas !
School board members play an essential role in our community. Mena joins with other districts in Arkansas in celebration of our board by thanking them for the time, talents, and knowledge they bring to our district and for their commitment to the families and children of our community. Elected school board members give our citizens a voice in education decision making. The members serving our district are as follows:
KYLE CANNON
SUSAN ROWELL
TODD AYNES
ROBBY HINES
EDD PUCKETT
CLINT MONTGOMERY
PHILLIP WILSON
https://governor.arkansas.gov/.../2021_Arkansas_School...

Mena Students competed in the Elementary Chess tournament on Tuesday at the DeQueen/Mena Educational Service Cooperative. Congratulations to Brady Jones who finished 2nd overall. Others who participated Include
Wyeth Weber
Michael Benson
Cooper Heath
Kaylee Cox
Avori Gortemiller

Monday, January 17th will be a day of professional development for teachers. This means that students will not be attending school on this date. See the complete school calendar at the link
https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/.../Calendar_2021-2022...

Mena teachers began their day of professional development in the MHS Performing Arts Center with Tyler Tarver. Tarver is a nationwide speaker, trainer & author of the Baller Teacher Playbook.
https://premierespeakers.com/tyler-tarver/bio
https://www.youtube.com/c/SirTylerTarverSir
https://www.tarveracademy.com/baller

Mr. Steve , The Music Man, performed for Holly Harshman Elementary on Tuesday. The show is part of a social media awareness campaign by the Arkansas Department of Education where students are encouraged to be "CYBERWISE".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAl7QmtkWbI
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD8YaR-NN0IxWGytXBzcU5w
Michael from the Arkansas Attorney General's office spoke to students at Holly Harshman Elementary on Friday about internet safety.
https://arkansasag.gov/education-programs/internet-safety/

Mrs. Huffman's Book Club at Holly Harshman finished their totem poles after reading Touching Spirit Bear.

