Another great performance at the Mena Bands Spring Concert on Thursday at the MHS Performing Arts Center. The MHS Jazz Band, MMS Beginner Band, MMS Band & the MHS Band performed under the direction of Mr. Charles Morgan & Mr. Tyler Huntington
Mena Middle School students ALLISON HOWARD and BRE CRIDER spoke to the Mena School Board on Tuesday evening at their April meeting. The two are a part of Girls of Promise at MMS and were accompanied by their sponsor Mrs. Tiffany Luttmer. They spoke on their recent experience at the annual Girls of Promise Conference at the Arkansas 4-H Center! Eighth grade girls from 46 schools across the state of Arkansas attended. The girls met some amazing women who work in STEAM fields and enjoyed fun activities.
The Mena Band Spring Concert will be held this Thursday night, April 21st, at 7:00pm in the Mena High School Performing Arts Center. Everyone is welcome & encouraged to attend.
Here is our most up to date schedule that includes the addition of our JH JV games and reflects the latest adjustment in JH schedule to replace the Genoa game!
Go Bearcats!
The Mena Middle School Project Prevent Team hosted an Easter Egg Relay on Friday. Teams sprinted across the front lawn at MMS retrieving eggs with a tobacco free message inside. It was a beautiful day & the students had a great time.
The Whitt & Watkins Basketball Academy will be in Mena June 9th-11th & you can help by sponsoring one of our local athletes ! It is open to grades 1-12. For more information Email randy.peters@menaschools.org
The James K. Polk Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution hosted the Wreaths Across America Mobile Education Exhibit at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium on Tuesday. Mena High School & Mena Middle School students attended a program welcoming home Vietnam Veterans.
Senior ANNIKA THOMPSON led The Pledge of Allegiance. The Bearcat Bella's sang The National Anthem. Mrs. Coogan performed God Bless the USA & junior KRISTIAN PELLEGRINO played TAPS at the conclusion of the program.
FREE physicals for Mena athletes May 19th, 2022!
The Mena 7th Grade Ladycats dominated the Waldron Relays on Monday. The girls finished 1st as a team & they were paced by EMMI HENSLEY who won the girls High Point placing 1st in the 100m dash, 200m dash, 5th in long jump, 4th in triple jump and 1st and 2nd in her relays. LANIE TAYLOR won the 800 meter run & JOBE PAISLEY won the 1600 meter run.
The 7th Grade Bearcats also had a good outing. CHANCE HUGHES won the triple jump & the Bearcats also won the 4x400 meter relay.
See complete results at the link below...
https://ar.milesplit.com/.../453290-waldron-7th.../results
Mena Middle School FBLA students qualifying for state competitions spent their day attending the leadership conference and competing with other students across the state at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock.
DAX MCMELLON received 3rd place overall in the state for the FBLA Mid-Level Digital Citizenship competition. Congratulations Dax!
Ladycat Night #2 was Monday at the Union Bank Center.
Jr High Freethrow Champ: Annabelle Peters
Sr High Freethrow Champ: Payton Clark
2 on 2 Champs: Brook Pennington and Tessa Williams
Thanks to Wendy's & Simple Simons for sponsoring the event!
The 2022 Girls of Promise Conference was held in Little Rock on April 1. Mena Middle School had three young ladies chosen to attend. Mrs. Luttmer, 8th grade science teacher, chaperoned Breanna Crider, Kenzie Davis and Allison Howard to this awesome event. Each reported having had a great time learning from amazing women in STEAM fields from across the state.
The Jr. High Track Teams competed at the Mansfield Tiger Relays on Thursday.
The Jr. Ladycats finished tied for first place in the team standings & were led by ELLIOT DUGAN with a first place finish in the high jump & the 100 meter hurdles. The Mena 4x400 & 4x800 meter relays teams also won those events.
The Jr. Bearcats were led by ELIJAH SMITH who finished first in the triple jump & 2nd in the high jump.
You can see complete results at the link below.
https://ar.milesplit.com/meets/455005-mansfield-jr-tiger-relays-2022/results
Cheer Coach Samantha Breedlove released the list of Jr High Cheerleaders for the 2022-23 season.
Trinity Aviles
Shayla Benson
Chloe Cossey*
Bre Crider*
Sophia Cummings
Lily Doughty
Desirae Flores
Serenity Fraser
Rayleigh Goodnight*
Chandler Hendrickson*
Jayden Scott
Ravyn Wilson
Trinity Wilson
GO BEARCATS !!!
Mena Jr. and Sr. High Ladycat Basketball had their first Spring Ladycat Night on Tuesday. The girls competed in a Freethrow Contest and 5 on 5. Local businesses have sponsored prizes for the winners. Tonight's sponsors were Wendy's, Chiquitas and Simple Simons.
Senior High Freethrow Champ: Payton Clark
Junior High Freethrow Champ: Annabelle Peters
Upper Classmen Group 5 on 5 Champs: Payton Clark, Chloe Hooper, Annabelle Peters, Kate Wilson, Elliott Dugan, Katie Rowe, Alaina Gilbert
7th Grade 5 on 5 Champs:
Laynie Powell, Maddie Rowe, Zoe Adams, Tessa Williams and MaKenley Sullivan
Ashley Curbow, Coordinator for the Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Program, is presenting on the dangers of tobacco use and vaping to 7th graders at Mena Middle School. MMS 8th graders will receive the presentation on Wednesday.
Mena Middle School 8th graders attended Career Day at the University or Arkansas Rich Mountain on Friday.
Mena High School & Mena Middle School students were treated to a performance of "The History Show" by a group from TheatreSquared on Friday in the Performing Arts Center.
https://www.facebook.com/TheatreSquared
