May 2011 Bear Facts

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A PUBLICATION OF MENA HIGH SCHOOL

Volume 1 Number 7

May 2011

700 S. Morrow St., Mena, Arkansas 71953

New delegates chosen for Boys’ and Girls’ State by Leonna Smith

Mena High School’s 20 new members of Boys’ State and Girls’ State were announced on Friday, May 20. In order to be considered for a position in the delegation, students had to sign up and interview. The American Legion sponsors Boys’ State, and the American Legion Auxiliary is the sponsor of Girls’ State. This program gives students the opportunity to learn more about government by participating in many activities including listening to various public officials, participating in mock elections, and running for political office. Students selected for Boys’ State include Zac Anderle, Brenden Daniels,

Andrew Ellison, Lucas Head, Britain Morris, Dakota Rapp, Keegan Tatsch, and Justin Wiseman. Students chosen for Girls’ State are Victoria Boydstun, Carolyn Cobb, Morgan Fletcher, Senia Garcia, Ashlyn Godfrey, Dani Lindsey, Kristen Manasco, Adrienne Rose, Kaitlyn Schoeppey, Tiffany Sides, Flannery Wilson, and Sasha Zavala. The Boys’ State and Girls’ State delegates usually attend a week-long camp that focuses on politics, leadership, and government. Famous alumni of the Boys’ and Girls’ State programs include Neil Armstrong, Tom Brokaw, Bill Clinton, Mike Huckabee, Michelle D. Johnson, Michael Jordan, Rush Limbaugh, George Pataki, Jane Pauley, Harry Reid, and Mark Wahlberg.

TWENTY MENA HIGH students were selected as delegates to the 74th Annual Arkansas Boys’ and Girls’ State. (photo by Manda Ham)

Ladycat soccer sets high standards for next year by Morgan Fletcher

AT THE ARKANSAS State FFA competition, Keegan Tatsch, Leigha Smith, Rachel Collins, and Claire Williamson receive third place in the Food Science category. (photo by Britain Morris)

The Mena Ladycat soccer team has had an outstanding 2011 season. Starting this year with a tough line-up, the Ladycats played most of their non-conference games against 6 and 7-A schools throughout Arkansas. Making it through with alternating wins and losses, the girls managed to come out with positive attitudes about their upcoming conference season. The Ladycats attended the El Dorado Tournament on Saturday, March 12. They played two games, winning both, which put them in the final game against the El Dorado varsity girls. The Ladycats won 1-0. The Mena girls returned home with a shiny trophy, which also happens to be the first trophy the Ladycat Soccer Team has claimed. Although they had a short intermission for spring break, the girls came back ready to kick off their conference season. On March 1 the Cats played the first conference game

against the Clarksville Panthers, winning the game 4-0 and also winning the following two games against Wickes and Dardanelle by far. On April 12 the girls traveled to DeQueen, playing a back-and-forth game, until the Leopards scored a single goal, winning the game 1-0. For senior night, the Cats got another chance to play DeQueen. This game was a success for the girls; they won the game 2-1. The rest of the season the Ladycats didn’t lose a game, ending the year with a 7-1 record. By only losing one game, the Ladycats earned the title of Region 2, 4-A Conference Champs, which placed them as the first seed in Region 2 for the 2011 State Tournament held in Jonesboro. Their first game was against Conway Christian. The Ladycats were defeated in the “mud-bath” of a game they played, ending the season. Although the girls had an abrupt ending to their season, all in all, they had an exceptional season and are looking forward to next year.


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