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
Wednesday was Grandparent Day at Louise Durham Elementary. Several were on campus reading to students including this group in Courtney Warren's class.
Pre-K grandparents took advantage of a great opportunity on Wednesday. Those who responded to the invitation came to Louise Durham Elementary to read to their grandkids and other students. Thank you to everyone who made Grandparents Day at LDE so much fun.
Mrs. Copelin's Mena Preschool Families decorated "All about Me" posters to display in the LD hallway.
Dr. Lee Smith comments on the partnership with UAMS in today's Superintendent's Address!
https://youtu.be/caUi-YnbkbQ
Check out LOGAN MILLER with the weekly report from Louise Durham Elementary!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTFxENG9HTs
Look who is going to be included in Bearcat News on Mena Public Schools Radio!
It's LOGAN MILLER!
Logan will have the weekly report from LDE this Monday on your radio at 101.1 FM and streamed on the internet at https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cirruscontent/KJBS
Tune in Bearcat News this Tuesday for your weekly report from Louise Durham Elementary. Featuring Ms. Kaydence Fernandez and only on Mena Public Schools Radio. FM101.1 on your radio or on the stream at https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cirruscontent/KJBS
We are so excited to announce that the Fall Carnival at Louise Durham Elementary is back this year. Be there for all the fun on Tuesday, October 11th from 5-7pm.. Details coming soon...
How about those Bearcats! Helping the students at Louise Durham get ready for Friday!
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
Tune in Bearcat News on Mena Public Schools Radio Monday, August 29th for a report from Louise Durham Elementary with
Mr. Jake Sullivan..
That's FM101.1 on your radio & also on the internet stream at
https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cirruscontent/KJBS
Help Mena Public Schools collect hygiene items for students in need at Louise Durham Elementary! Any hygiene items for kids K-2 would be appreciated. Please drop off any items you want to donate at the front desk at Louise Durham. We appreciate your support!
Mena Preschool Teachers are excited to see their new class families this morning! We are looking forward to a great school year!
Community leaders, including Polk Co. Sheriff Scoot Sawyer, Polk County Judge Brandon Ellison and Mena Mayor Seth Smith, spoke to employees of the Mena Public Schools on Thursday. The visit was well timed with our renewed emphasis on community as well as safety and security.
Thank you gentleman for taking the time from your busy day to help our staff get on track for the 2022/2023 school year.
Mena teacher's continue to prepare for the 2022/2023 school year.
Mr. Steve Roberts with the Arkansas Activities Association spoke to all employees on Thursday about "Making Expectations a Reality." Roberts kept the audience engaged with lessons on perseverance, attitude and motivation.
Steve Roberts served as the head football coach at Southern Arkansas University, at Northwestern State University and at Arkansas State University.. After leaving Arkansas State, he became the athletic director for the Cabot, Arkansas School District and then became Associate Executive Director for Football at the Arkansas Activities Association.
Thanks Steve for your help getting our faculty ready for the first day of school on Monday, August 22nd.
Mena Cheer and Little Cats Cheer had a great time at the scrimmage game on Tuesday!
Mena staff participated in a Poverty Simulation presented by the DeQueen Mena Education Service Cooperative on Tuesday in the MHS cafeteria. During the simulation participants role-play a month in poverty and experience low income families’ lives. Just like real life, they need transportation to work or school and food on the table. They might struggle with a chronic illness and face daily stresses and challenges a person in poverty faces.
Thank you DMESC for this informative training for our staff and helping us understand poverty as it relates to our students and families..
All employees of the Mena Public Schools began a week of training on Monday at Mena High School. The training is directly related to our district focus areas of trauma-informed education and the impact poverty has on learning; professional ethics and responsibilities; school safety and security; and our new Mission and Vision.
