Mena High School

Mena Volleyball will play a benefit game at Van Buren tonight. The season opener is on Monday, August 23rd when they play Waldron at The Union Bank Center. 1976 was the first year competitive athletics was available to girls at MHS. The first Ladycat volleyball team won 6 of 12 matches that year. The team was coached by Janice Hobson Whorton & members included: BARBARA REDFIELD JIMMA EGGER TERESA HEATH MARY BARKER TERRI WRIGHT SUNNYE BIGGE KAREN WARD PEGGY DUGAN SHERRI EDDLEMAN JONI BERG SUE HANDY CATHY HOLONSHEK KAY HOBBS KATHY BECK CATHY MOTT MARQUETTA THORNTON SHERRY ALESHIRE BRENDA ARMSTRONG CINDY DERAMUS

Mena Football will play DeQueen in their season opener on Friday, August 27th at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium. We thought now would be an appropriate time for a little history lesson. The first football game played by Mena High School was in 1912. In the game the Bearcats played DeQueen. The Leopards won by a score of 20-6. There were only thirteen boys on the Mena squad. Additionally, only two boys had ever even seen a game. One eyewitness said, “The small squad made up for lack of knowledge by rough play.” GO BEARCATS!!!!

MHS students in Deedra Hooker classroom testing some of new flexible seating options

Want to join a group that has a place for everyone? The FFA Organization is now accepting new members! There will be a meeting on September 10th in the Ag Building during Enrichment, this will be the first meeting of the year and it is encouraged for new members or interested students to attend. Dues are $17 and are encouraged to be paid as soon as possible. WE would love to see you there, and get to know you!

Mena High School FBLA has been waiting for an in person conference for a year and it is happening! The Fall District Leadership Conference will be held in Fort Smith on Monday, October 4th. Before students are able to go to the conference….YOU MUST JOIN!!! Membership dues are $20 and there is a $20 registration fee to attend the fall conference. Beginning Monday, August 23rd, See Mrs. Torix to pay dues and register for conference! The deadline for conference registration is Wednesday, September 8th. Students: Some of you completed the FBLA membership form last spring before school ended. If you did not pay your dues, please see Mrs. Torix to complete your membership no later than Friday, September 3rd.

Mena volleyball will be playing a benefit game at Van Buren beginning at 5:30pm today!

Mark Mabry taking care of all the things nobody else thinks about. GO MARK! GO BEARCATS!

We are so happy to have students back in our classrooms, hallways, cafeterias, playgrounds & gyms !

Mrs. Wendy McDaniel from UA Rich Mountain has been at Mena High School this week enrolling students in concurrent classes. GO BUCKS & GO BEARCATS !

Check out the Bearcats #5NEWSFFN team preview. https://www.5newsonline.com/article/sports/high-school/hs-football/football-friday-night-previews-mena-bearcats/527-f26902cb-0d55-4ee0-a3e2-edb794f21c7f?fbclid=IwAR2mvJoZtH3QKhZdJ1gVv5MGRmGrMfVwb5i1RLffzmcC_ZN2F2_QX5tq3RI

Wednesday, August 18, 2021 Sports: Wednesday - Thursday - Ladycat Volleyball will play a benefit game at Van Buren Friday - Please do not come to school with Flu like or Covid like symptoms. -Positive cases will have to ISOLATE for 10 days before returning to school -IF you wear a mask correctly and have been identified as a Close Contact, you will not have to quarantine. -If no mask, and you have been identified as a Close Contact, you will have to quarantine for 7-10 days if you have NOT been vaccinated. Mrs. Wendy McDaniel will be here on campus all day to enroll face to face UARM students in the classroom where the students will be taking the classes. Sales are underway on orders for the 2022 Mena High School Yearbook. If you order by October 1, you will get your yearbook for the lowest price of $50 during the early bird special. You may order online at jostensyearbooks.com with a debit or credit card, or see Mr. Philpot in Room 205 to order with cash or check. LUNCH MENU August 16-20 Wednesday: Baked Potato w/Ham, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Chicken Sandwich, Turkey Salad; Sausage Pizza by the Slice. Thursday: Fish Sticks w/Mac & Cheese, Cheeseburger, Chicken Tenders, Spicy Chicken Sandwich, Popcorn Chicken Salad; Cheeseburger Pizza by the Slice. Friday: Quesadilla w/Cheese Sauce, Corn Dog, Chicken Sandwich, Backyard Burger, Pizza Salad; Meat Lovers Pizza by the Slice.

Mena Cheer was all smiles headed to Thursday's Bearcat scrimmage at Mansfield ! https://www.instagram.com/menavarsitycheer/?hl=en

Mena Golf played at the Waldron Country Club on Tuesday.. The Ladycats finished 2nd with a team score of 141. Just two strokes behind Charleston. Emmi Hines - 50 Madi Lyle - 45 Emily Leonard - 46 Emma Threlkeld - 67 . A pair of Sr. Boys competed for Mena. Alex Rocha - 56 Cooper Plunkett - 51 Mena will play at the Nashville Country Club on August 23rd. GO BEARCATS !!!

Mena Football will play a scrimmage game tonight at Mansfield. The Jr. High scrimmage starts at 6:00pm with the Sr. High scrimmage to follow. Mena Golf will play at the Waldron Country Club beginning at 3:30pm. GO BEARCATS!!!!

Mena Golf played at the Magellan Golf Course in Hot Springs Village on Monday.. Emmi Hines led the varsity girls with a 54. Madi Lyle - 55 Emma Threlkeld - 62 Sean Sullivan led the varsity boys with a 49. Rhett Brotherton - 53 Evan Leonard - 55 Brody Peters-58 JV Boys Alex Rocha - 44 Cooper Plunkett - 47 Mena will play again today at the Waldron Country Club. GO BEARCATS !!!

Mena Bearcat fans should know that mask guidelines will vary from school to school & sport to sport this year. Each school has adopted their own rules for attendance & you should be prepared when attending road games. We will do our best to keep you posted on any mask policy we are made aware of. Thank you & Go Bearcats !!!!

It was a a foggy start to the first day of school in Mena but all seemed excited to start the 2021/2022 school year !!!!

Congratulations to Mena students who were selected to the 2021 Polk County Rodeo Royalty! Queen Breanna Hall Princess Brenlei Mirus Wrangler Drake Mirus https://www.facebook.com/PCFRA

Spotlight Singer tryouts were held on Friday at Mena High School. Mrs. Lana Coogan is pleased to announce that three freshman were selected to join the group. They were: Emily Dodson Abigail Koppein Yennyte Tecson Congratulations to these singers! We can't wait to hear you perform!

2021 scholarship recipient Cauy House is a recent Mena High School graduate with plans to attend Ouachita Baptist University to study agribusiness. In high school, Cauy was a member of National Society of High School Scholars, National Honors Society, FFA and played for the Mena High School football team. He will also play football for OBU this fall. Cauy grew up on his family’s cow-calf operation in Polk county and says that in addition to pursing a career in agriculture business, he wants to continue to invest time into raising quality beef. “Rural life has played a huge role in helping me decide on what I want to be in the future,” Cauy said. “I thank my dad every day for raising me up on our farm and teaching me how to be a cattleman. Without him doing that, I would have no clue on what I would want to be.”