The Bearcats were put through their paces on Randall Whorton Field on Monday. Mena will participate in a team camp at Lake Hamilton on Tuesday. Check the complete schedule for the 2024 season on our website at
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The Ladycats were hard at work during practice on Monday in the Union Bank Center. The volleyball season begins on August 22nd with a benefit game against Van Buren in the UBC. The season opener is on August 26th when Mena plays Booneville in the UBC.
Jr. and Sr. teams from Cossatot, Dierks, and DeQueen participated in the Mena Basketball Team Camp in the Union Bank Center on Wednesday.
The Mena Jr. Bearcats will play their 2024 season opener on November 11th at Cossatot.
Check out the Mena Bearcats in the 2024 edition of Hooten's Arkansas Football. Below is the Mena cover that could have been, would have been, and should have been.
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If you missed the Sr. cap and gown photo session the last two days at Mena High School go ahead mark your calendar for September 10th. That is the make up date for those who missed it.
Mena Public Schools will be having their 2nd Annual NO SALE YARD SALE on Friday, August 2nd from 10:00am-1:00pm in the Mena High School cafeteria. EVERYTHING IS FREE!
Mena School Staff just wrapped up three days of professional development at the Arkansas School Counseling Association Conference in Hot Springs.
Welcome Hunter Huffman to the staff at Mena High School and Mena Middle School ! Mr. Huffman is the new Jr. High Band Director.
Kensey Rosson, Jaxon Baber, Craig Bentley, and Kiylee Hughes represented Mena at the 2024 AHSCA All-Star Games!
District Maintenance Supervisor Danny Minton spoke at the Mena School Board meeting earlier this week about progress on the Hensley Activity Center. Minton said crews are about five weeks behind schedule due to weather. Petree Construction has three crews working six days a week on the project to get back on track.
Welcome Shawn Erickson to the staff at Mena High School!
The Jr Ladycats went 2-2 today at the Morrilton Team Camp with wins over Quitman and Mayflower. Losing two close ones to Beebe and Alma. The Jr Ladycats finished with a 12-4 record this summer. We are looking forward to the season. Now they get a much deserved break.
The Jr. Ladycats are participating in the Morrilton Team Camp. The team came away with wins against Lincoln, Rogers and Sheridan on Monday.
The girls are back at Morrilton Tuesday.
Let's welcome Dusty Gardner tp the staff at Mena High School. Mr. Gardner is the new Sr. Girls Basketball Coach.
The Mena Jr. High Team Camp was held on Thursday at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium. Teams from DeQueen, Mansfield & Cossatot participated.
These JR Ladycats need to be bragged on. JR High Varsity went 7 and 2 at the Harding University Team Camp, and their 2 losses were to Lake Hamilton by 11 and a Senior High varsity team by 3. Our JR High JV was a totally different team from day 1 to day 3. There were tons of improvement, and ended with a win over Lakeside.
Mena leaders are attending training with the DeQueen Mena Education Service Cooperative at Degray State Park this week. Administrators from schools across the DMESC area are attending.
Mena Bearcat Jair Hernandez got to work with Arkansas SPT Coordinator Scott Fountain at camp! Great experience for one of the best kickers in the state! Big thanks to Coach Fountain for giving him the chance to come down and get some one on one instruction!
Wrapping up day 5 of 7 of team camps this week! Our Senior boys teams started at Harding University for 3 days then drove straight to Southeastern Oklahoma State for 2 days! Tomorrow they will go to Fayetteville for the Northwest Arkansas Shootout for 2 more days! Our Junior boys teams went to Harding for 3 days as well and just wrapped up the Northwest Arkansas Shootout! Great week of camps for our athletes! #Menabasketball
Welcome Logan McCourtney to the Mena Public Schools staff. Mr. McCourtney will be the Jr. High Boys basketball coach!
