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SUBMITTED – Mena High School Bearcat Chorus and Spotlight Singers will present their Spring concert on Friday, April 28, at 7 p.m. in the high school Performing Arts Center. The concert will feature a senior duet by Felix Nguyen and Szilvia Fuleki, and senior soloists Abi McPherson and Kelsey Wiggins. Abi and Kelsey will also be featured dancers in the opening number “Sing”, ...
April, 2017
- 26 April
Reminder: Wickes Elementary to Host Registration and Pre-K Day this Week
Wickes Elementary School will have their pre-registration screening for next year’s Kindergarten classes. Children who will be five years of age on or before August 1st, 2017 are welcome to register. The pre-registration and screening dates are April 25th, 26th, and 27th. Parents will need to bring a copy of the child’s birth certificate, social security card or military ID, ...
- 26 April
Vandervoort & Wickes Elementary Holds Easter Bonnet Conest
Both Vandervoort and Wickes Elementary Schools held Easter Bonnet Contests at their campuses. Bonnets included variations of flowers, rabbits, and even chicks in a basket showing the talents and creativity of the youngsters.
- 26 April
SAU Students Inducted into Alpha Chi National Honor Society
MAGNOLIA, AR (04/24/2017)– Southern Arkansas University inducted 39 students into the Alpha Chi National Honor Society on April 19, 2017. Students from the Polk County area inlcude: Cheyenne Bell of Cove, who is a junior Agricultural Education major. Allison Hughes of Mena, who is a senior Elementary Education K-6 major. The honor society invites the top 10% of academic achievers ...
- 26 April
UA-Rich Mountain Enrolling for Summer Semester
BY MELANIE BUCK – University of Arkansas – Rich Mountain is currently registering students for classes for both 2017 summer semesters. Each summer term last around four weeks each – first term runs May 30th – June 28th; second term runs June 29th – Aug. 1st. Sixteen core classes are offered during the first summer term and 10 core classes ...
- 26 April
Photography Course Upcoming at UA-Rich Mountain
University of Arkansas – Rich Mountain will offer an Enjoying Your Photography course in May through their Department of Lifelong Learning. The course cost is $65 and will be instructed by Andy Philpot. The classes will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from May 1st thru May 30th. During the photography course, students will learn to effectively compose photos with ...
- 19 April
Local Students Visit State Capitol
Four sixth grade students from Vandervoort Elementary were selected to spend the day volunteering as Arkansas House of Representative pages for State Representative John Maddox in Little Rock on Thursday, March 30, 2017. Their sixth grade social studies teacher Mrs. Amy Martin nominated them for the experience. Students received a tour of the Arkansas State Capitol, Arkansas State Department of ...
- 19 April
Vandervoort Elementary Holds Annual Soft Seven Tournament
Vandervoort Elementary held its annual multiplication Soft Seven tournament on Friday, April 7. Soft Seven is a fun, competitive, self-paced math fact fluency computer game. It is as engaging as it is challenging. Vandervoort uses Soft Seven as a tool to increase ability, confidence, interest, and scores in mathematics. The top 28 students in 3rd through 6th grade competed for ...
- 19 April
UA Rich Mountain Hosts Junior Day 2017
The University of Arkansas Rich Mountain held their annual Junior Day event on April 12th in the Ouachita Center on the Mena campus. For the day, approximately 425 high school juniors from eight schools in the UA Rich Mountain service area attended: Acorn, Caddo Hills, Cossatot River, Mena, Mt. Ida, Oden, Smithville, and Waldron. Chancellor Dr. Phillip Wilson welcomed the high ...
- 19 April
UA Rich Mountain Honored 2016 Business of the Year
On April 6, the University of Arkansas Rich Mountain was honored as the 2016 Business of the Year by the Mena/Polk County Chamber of Commerce at the Chamber’s annual banquet and membership celebration. “Thank you to the Mena/Polk County Chamber of Commerce membership for your support and voting the University of Arkansas Rich Mountain for 2016 Business of the Year! ...
