RED/BLACK SCRIMMAGE!
Important dates for the Mena Bearcat Band over the next two weeks!
Thursday, July 25th
8am- Sr. Band drum line practice
12:30pm- Sr. Band color guard practice
12:30-3:30pm- MMS Band instrument check out- all school owned instruments/drumline- MMS Band Hall
Friday July 26th
8am- Sr. Band drum line practice
12:30pm- Sr. Band color guard practice
3:00pm-5:00pm- MHS Band instrument check out- all school owned instruments- Paul Gray Band Hall
Monday, July 29th
6:30pm- MANDATORY HIGH SCHOOL BAND PARENT MEETING- Paul Gray Band Hall MHS
Monday, July 29th thru Friday, August 2nd
8:00am-3:00pm- MHS Marching Band DRILL WEEK!
Thursday, August 1st
6:00pm-7:30pm- MHS Band uniform checkout- Paul Gray Band Hall.
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!
The old & new coaches as well as administrators are together for a meet & greet today in the Bearcat Room. This is their first opportunity to introduce themselves & come together as a staff... GO BEARCATS!
The Bearcat Foundation is excited to provide an evening full of visiting and hearing from Mena Public School coaches at the 2019 Bearcat Bash on August 1st! Tickets are $15 each and includes dinner! They can be purchased at Mena Insurance, First Financial Bank, Shelter Insurance, from any BFI Board Members, or message on social media.
https://www.facebook.com/Bearcat-Foundation-Inc-118823671496553/
Mena hosted a team camp Tuesday evening with Dover, Cedarville & Dover. No score was kept as each team had an equal amount of time on offense defense. The Bearcats will host DeQueen in the season opener on August 30th & they will play Dover on October 11th. Go Bearcats!
The Mena Jr. Girls Basketball Team played at the Acorn Team Camp this afternoon. The Ladycats won 4 and lost 1. Go Ladycats!!
Mena High School teacher Karen Purvis attended the 36th JAG National Training Seminar recently. The theme - the JAG Advantage... There’s more to the Story. Some of the topic - critical components of the JAG model, project based learning, trauma informed care strategies, and employer engagement. Mena was nationally recognized and received the awards- “5 of 5” program and Karen Purvis - JAG Outstanding Specialist.
The Mena Jr. High is competing in a team camp at Greenwood today... Don’t forget the Sr. High team camp at Bearcat Stadium starting at 6pm tonight... See you there... Go Bearcats!
What's going on with the weather? Find out on the Mena Public School Weather Page! Just follow the link!
https://www.weatherbug.com/weather-forecast/now/mena-ar-71953?location=mena-ar-71953
Kindergarten Open House 1-6pm August 5th
PreK orientation 1-6pm August 2nd.
2nd Grade Open House 1-6pm August 6th.
11th & 12th Grade Open House 4-7pm August 6th.
1st Grade Open House 1-6pm August 7th.
Holly Harshman Open House 1-6pm August 8th.
Mena Middle School Open House 2-7pm August 8th.
9th & 10th Grade Open House 4-7p, August 8th.
19/20 Mena Public School Calendar!
District Alternative Educators are attending Day 2 of the Arkansas Association of Alternative Educators Conference in Fort Smith. “The ONE who plants the tree understanding that they will never sit under the shade of that tree realizes the true purpose in life.” -Fitz Hill
Mena students Avery Montgomery, Luke Montgomery, and Brenna Aynes taught teachers how to use HOTT (Hands On Tech Tools) at the DeQueen Mena Education Service Coop. Teachers will integrate STEM, coding, and robotics into their curriculum.
Here is the Schedule for the Mena Team Camp on Tuesday at Bearcat Stadium!
Rotation 1 6:00-6:20
Mena/Dequeen
Dover/Cedarville
6:20-6:25 Break
Rotation 2 6:25-6:45
Mena/Cedarville
Dequeen/Dover
6:45-6:50 Break
Rotation 3 6:50-7:10
Mena/Dover
Dequeen/Cedarville
7:10-7:15 Break
JV Session 7:15-7:30
A total of 14 games were played at Jim Rackley Gymnasium today as the Jr. & Sr. High Boys hosted teams from DeQueen, Wister, Caddo Hills, Cossatot & Acorn. The Jr. High went 3-0 & the Sr. High was 0-3.. GO BEARCATS!
42 Sports previews the 4-4A Football race for 2019!
4A Conference 4 is the next stop on our tour of conference schedules. Ozark and Dardanelle paced the conference in 2018 with 9-3 records. Mena won 8 games last season and has a new leader as Craig Bentley has taken over the team. Elkins was 7-4, while Pottsville fell to 5-6 but qualified for the postseason none the less. Dover, Waldron, and Subiaco Academy combined to win only 5 games, with the Trojans getting a new head coach in the offseason.
Ozark, Dardanelle and Mena are all still looking to be the top teams in the conference while Elkins will look to keep up its positive momentum from 2018. Pottsville hopes to return to its pre-2018 form and a solid sophomore class could help. Dover also has a new head coach as Reed Mendoza takes over the team this season. Waldon will look to improve on its two win season in 2018 and Subiaco Academy will look to improve under new leadership.
Mena Band members are headed to camp at Arkansas Tech this morning. Go Bearcat Band!
