Mena High School

The Mena Jr. High basketball teams played at DeQueen on Monday. Jr JV Ladycats - 11 DeQueen - 13 Jr Ladycats - 36 DeQueen - 30 Jr. Bearcats - 23 DeQueen - 27 Mena plays Bauxite on Thursday at the UBC .

These Mena Jr. High Band students earned a seat in the All-Region Band this past weekend. Flute 3rd Band 4th Chair Nayeli Piñon Clarinet 3rd Band 12th Chair Olivia Perez 3rd Band 23rd Chair Tessa Williams Alto Sax 3rd Band 3rd Chair Kaylle Gates 3rd Alt Ivan Sanchez Tenor Sax 2nd Band 2nd Chair Tristan Hansen Bassoon 2nd Band 2nd Chair Eric Decker Trombone 3rd Band 2nd Chair Frank Smudrick 3rd Band 4th Chair Finleigh Robertson Baritone 3rd Band 4th Chair Gage Henry Tuba 3rd Band 8th Chair Dalton McEntire

Mena Basketball played at Fountain Lake on Friday. Ladycats - 40 Ft. Lake -34 Bearcats - 29 Ft. Lake - 51 Both teams will be back in action on Tuesday when they face Alma at the Union Bank Center.

The Mena High School and Mena Middle School Special Olympics athletes were presented with their medals from the recent bowling competition on Friday in the Union Bank Center !

It was a great night of music at the Performing Arts Center on Thursday. The Mena High School Concert Band & Jazz Band filled the facility with Christmas & as always it was well received by those who attended.

The Jr. Ladycats improved to 6-4 on the season with a win on Thursday at the Union Bank Center. Jr. Ladycats - 26 Ft. Lake - 20 The girls return to the court on Monday at DeQueen. Games begin at 4:30pm. GO LADYCATS !!!

The Mena Jr. Boys fought off a fourth quarter comeback to win on Thursday at the Union Bank Center. Jr. Bearcats - 34 Ft. Lake - 31 The boys improve to 4-4 & are back in action on Monday at DeQueen. GO BEARCATS!!!

The MENA HIGH SCHOOL Book Clubs met on Thursday and received their copy of the upcoming books! The clubs meet biweekly at lunchtime in the library.

Mena Coaches have selected #20, Grayson Fairless, and #2, Tre McMellon, as the Farm Bureau Insurance Players of the Month for November. Grayson is a Senior this year and plays Center for the Lady Cats. She averaged 18.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1 assist, and 2 steals per contest, for the first 6 games of the season. She has already accepted a scholarship to play basketball for the Ouachita Baptist Lady Tigers next year! She plans to pursue a pre-med degree and then become a Doctor of Pharmacy, through the U of A system. Grayson is the daughter of Loyd and Angela Fairless of Hatfield. Tre is also a Senior this year and plays Point Guard for the Bearcats. He is the son of Jennifer and Chris McMellon. Tre averaged 9.5 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals per game, for the 5 games Mena played in November. Tre plans to attend UWI Welding School in Pottsville, upon his graduation from MHS and become a pipeline welder. Shown presenting Grayson and Tre with their Player of the Month game balls are, local Farm Bureau agent, Nathan Fowler, and Bearcat Head Coach, Randy Peters. Farm Bureau Insurance is a proud supporter of Mena High School athletics!!!!

The Mena High School Bearcat Chorus filled the Performing Arts Center with Christmas cheer on Tuesday. Performing "Have a Holly, Jolly Christmas", "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree", "White Christmas" & "Carol of the Bells". The final song of the night featured the chorus & the Bearcat Bellas on "Christmas Cannon Rock". If you were not there you missed a great performance by a very talented group of students.

The Bearcat Bellas were the highlight of the evening on Tuesday at the Union Bank Center. Performing "All I Want for Christmas is You", "Santa Baby" & "White Winter Hymnal" which drew the biggest applause of the night. Great job Bellas !!!

The Mena Bearcats fell to 0-5 with a loss on Tuesday night at the Union Bank Center ! Bearcats - 49 HS Lakeside - 56 The boys will look for their first win on Friday at Fountain Lake.

The Mena Ladycats lost a close one at home on Tuesday night at the Union Bank Center ! Ladycats - 33 HS Lakeside - 34 The girls play next on Friday at Fountain Lake.

The Jr. High Bearcats played Malvern at the Union Bank Center on Monday. Mena JV Boys - 9 Malvern - 22 Jr. Bearcats - 27 Malvern - 29 Mena is back in action on Thursday when they host Ft. Lake. Games begin at 4:30pm.

The Jr. High Ladycats played Malvern at the Union Bank Center on Monday. Mena JV Girls - 19 Malvern - 4 Jr. Ladycats - 29 Malvern - 23 Mena is back in action on Thursday when they host Ft. Lake. Games begin at 4:30pm.

The Mena Basscats were back in action this past Saturday competing in the Arkansas Young Guns Tournament on Lake Dardanelle. Jarrett Burger and Austin Rose took 2nd place.

The Mena basketball teams played in the Hot Springs Invitational on Friday. Ladycats - 19 Farmington - 51 Bearcats - 50 Earle - 58 The boys will play again on Saturday at 10:00am. The girls play on Saturday at 2:30pm.

December 3, 2021 Yesterday, December 2, 2021, Mena Public School officials were made aware of a potential threat of violence made by two juvenile students in the district. School officials apprehended the students and notified the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. The students have been placed into the custody of the sheriff’s office and are not on campus. School district and sheriff’s office officials are conducting an investigation at this time.

The Mena Sr. High Basketball Teams competed at the Hot Springs Invitational on Thursday. LADYCATS- 40 RUSSELLVILLE - 38 The girls will play Farmington at 4pm on Friday at Hot Springs High School. BEARCATS - 16 HOT SPRINGS - 65 Mena boys will play Earle at 4pm today.

The Mena Jr. Boys pulled out a win on Thursday at the Union Bank Classic. Jr. Bearcats - 44 Dierks - 40 The boys will play Cossatot on Saturday at 4:45pm at the Union Bank Center.