MENA PUBLIC SCHOOL CALENDER 2019-2020!
1st day of school is Wednesday, August 14th!
https://www.menaschools.org/o/mena-school-district/events
The Mena Middle School & Mena High School faculty underwent a safety training & safety drill
this morning. Louise Durham & Holly Harshman faculty will receive the same training on Thursday... At Mena Public Schools our students safety is of the utmost importance & we work everyday to improve the safety of our campuses....
Act 738 is now in effect... Info you need to know before August 14th!
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2019/2019R/Pages/BillInformation.aspx?measureno=SB534
It's up to all of us!
The new school year is just around the corner & the Mena Public Schools campuses were all buzzing with activity this morning... The first day of school is August 14th!!!
There will be a few changes in the cafeteria this year that you need to be aware of...
At LDE & HHE they will be implementing the new FUEL program... A new specialty item will be introduced once per month & if the kids respond well it will be added to the future menu...
At MMS they will be adding a second chance breakfast between 1st & 2nd period.. The second chance breakfast was a big hit at the high school last year...
At MHS the grill line & the pizza line will be switching locations in the cafeteria...
At MHS & MMS there will be new choices in addition to the traditional menu...
MONDAY will be a rotating made to order line...
TUESDAY & THURSDAY there will be a made to order tortilla line....
WEDNESDAY there will be made to order boneless wings
FRIDAY will be a made to order potato bar
Mena teachers Scott Wright, Danna Lee Griffin, Elizabeth Tompkins, Aarika Cox & Chris Cox attended the Unified Champion Schools Conference in Little Rock on Saturday....
https://www.facebook.com/SpecialOlympicsArkansas/?__xts__[0]=33.%7B%22logging_data%22%3A%7B%22page_id%22%3A444263972400014%2C%22event_type%22%3A%22clicked_all_page_posts%22%2C%22impression_info%22%3A%22eyJmIjp7InBhZ2VfaWQiOiI0NDQyNjM5NzI0MDAwMTQiLCJpdGVtX2NvdW50IjoiMCJ9fQ%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22www_pages_home%22%2C%22interacted_story_type%22%3A%22565413710334575%22%2C%22session_id%22%3A%223de6e2e89ff0dd5931fa21eaadf47763%22%7D%7D&__xts__[1]=68.ARCUXlS42ZS0OgaSeVSC8PrxQFNtoJl4sDr8MkvsywjV6aznmChJvdIWO_HraYUy7p5LtxXEc85_tmTcPAbbI-COwq0YOJGJl1-HRS9oBIHV_TcnnvCHjRXN86RJ5GVxKFPSgbocNAaipSg9Z8qVKNxfgw5FaK_5Sg8L86NzWvjTyirt1KnfGAH6JcRDosbFdn8fCBaP0fapRQ6kRX3i8t_B-rzG-fdsvJih9t-adyzQumQD8t62LZ-OiX9fzKFg5LiWho46mfMTz0saFhDGgTnBL92P1RgpnMdcHIMdG79UTaYuJ6EWfrohonOEwv0Zjr96QXEv6__xkUWrD-_mvaEGbCDlkrTcYnvS1-svW9OeY35Et0zqry15w36gNgX4kzIKLNpCBdcGQ2Q-pWhyN5i-h1ElbPwc_z4sZaDqwFJcokoMFK2iBwXhJ2yvNWhjZ1wn57nFsw01yLZWLX0TzottGnubPiZJwg-Ur9OnIGbsrcNdCJx3rM4&__tn__=kCH-R&eid=ARBAGQjHAeMLVyNbBWCcg4FXHM77XROJm0X3J0B9NDqjK_kGNCwnL5ae8GeHZwXoZokYW-AIUNcemV7Y&hc_ref=ARR-fPn3upIgSocuVjHIIen_JTANwKoY9gGxuofakdjMZxZOgAbC-zxZ9ijT2HEiwBE&fref=nf
TODAY!
Mena administrators at Day 2 of the AAEA Summer Conference attended sessions on “Status Quo Disruptor or Defender: Which Will You Be?” “Compliance to Student Focused” and “Empower Students: Connect Their Hearts and Minds!”
Pictured is Mr. Weston presiding over “Stress and the Superintendency: How to Handle It” breakout session.
PRESS BOX RENOVATION UNDERWAY AT BEARCAT STADIUM!
These improvements are being paid for with donations from the Bearcat Foundation, the Bob Carver Foundation and the Union Bank of Mena.
Polk County Virtual Academy will host an informational meeting on August 9th at 10am in the Mena High School Library. Current parents or guardians of PCVA students as well as anyone who is interested in learning more about the program is welcome to attend. We will be completing applications, scheduling courses, and looking at curriculum for the upcoming year. Join us on August 9th at 10am! For more information, contact Bridget Buckley at 479-215-0205 or bridget.buckley@menaschools.org.
Nurse Becky is putting Mena bus drivers through their paces today. Brushing up on their CPR skills in preparation for the new school year. The first day of school is Wednesday, August 14th..
In a recent poll by the Mena Star the Mena Public Schools were chosen as "Best School". We would like to thank our patrons for their continued support. At MPS we want to see improvement every day in our teachers, students & the learning atmosphere. GO BEARCATS!
Polk County Virtual Academy is excited to announce our partnership with Edmentum and Calvert Learning for our K-8 curriculum in the 2019-2020 school year. Calvert Learning has been working with home-school curriculum for over 100 years. 9th through 12th grade will continue to use EdOptions. Both programs offer Arkansas certified teachers and are aligned with Arkansas State Standards. For more information about PCVA contact Bridget Buckley at 479-216-0205 or bridget.buckley@menaschools.org. You can also follow this link to our website https://www.menaschools.org/o/polk-virtual-academy
The Mena School Board met at the district administration building the evening of Tuesday, July 23rd. See the full story under news on our website at
https://www.menaschools.org/article/121534?org=mena-school-district
Mena Public School Bus Drivers are undergoing their annual training today in the MHS Performing Arts Center. These professionals are a great asset & are very much appreciated. The new school year begins on August 14th.
22 days until these hallways are full of Heroes again! Our teachers and staff of Louise Durham are preparing our school for another amazing school year!
If you live outside the Mena School District & your child wants to be a Bearcat, or if you missed the school choice deadline, there are some important dates coming up that you need to know about. Applications for student transfers will be accepted Monday, July 29th thru Monday, August 12th. You may fill oout an application at the Mena Public Schools Administration Building at 501 Hickory in Mena. For more information call 479-394-1710 or e-mail sherry.newman@menaschools.org . This also applies to out of district students who would like to enroll in the Polk County Virtual Academy.
The next window for out of district transfers will be December 2nd thru January 17th. Get to know the Mena School District, including PCVA, online via social media & on our website www.menaschools.org
Mena School District Superintendent, Benny Weston, received his Superintendent of the Year plaque last week at Arkansas Rural Education Conference in Eureka Springs.
Free School Supplys for LDE Students!
