Harlan Independent Schools

🏀 Good luck to our Lady Dragons who take on Twin Springs tonight at UVA Wise. Tipoff is set for 7 PM. #GoBigGreen Thanks to HHS Journalism for the game day graphic!

Day 4 GRINCH DAY! 💚🎄 Today was all about GREEN! Students and staff showed up in their brightest Grinch-inspired outfits, and we loved seeing all the festive spirit around the school. Thank you to everyone who joined in the fun—your holiday cheer keeps our halls glowing! 💚💚💚 Be sure to check the calendar each day for the next theme!

🏀 DRAGON GAMEDAY!! ⛹🏻‍♂️

Best of luck to the HES and HMS Green Dragons as they travel to Middlesboro to take on the Jackets!! Tip-off is set for 5:30 PM for the 3/4 grade team, with 5/6 and 7/8 grade action to follow!! #GOBIGGREEN

🎶The following students performed at the 2025 SKMA All-Festival Band event last Tuesday, November 25th, at the University of the Cumberlands:

Serenity Brock
Aaron Goss
Doug Honeycutt
Jordan Rodriguez

The top-performing students were selected through an audition process. The students worked hard to present an exciting concert with other students from the surrounding schools in the district. Congratulations, Green Dragons! 🐉

Day 3: SANTA, I KNOW HIM! 🎅 Thank you to all our students and staff for joining in on the fun! We love seeing everyone enjoy the dress-up days. Keep checking the calendar for each day’s theme! 🎅✨

🐉🏀Best of luck to our HHS Boys Basketball team as they take on Clay County tonight! 🏀🐉Go big green!!!

🌟 Day 2 of our 15 Days of Christmas Dress-Up! 🌟 Today was Disney Day! 🏰✨ Our students and staff brought the magic with their favorite Disney characters. We can’t wait to see everyone’s festive fun throughout the rest of the month! Be sure to check the calendar each day for the theme! 🎄😊

💚🐉 Tomorrow our district is taking time to celebrate the incredible KSA achievements of our Dragons! The Academic Celebration will take place in the High School Gym at 9:30 AM, where we will recognize our Golden and Silver Dragons as well as classes scoring in the Top 10 statewide on their assessments.

Across Harlan Independent Schools, our students and staff have worked hard—and Thursday will be a moment to honor that effort and inspire continued success. We can’t wait to share this exciting day with our Dragon family!

#EveryDayEveryDragon #FamilyofDragons #HarlanExcellence

🎄 Day 1 of our Christmas Dress-Up Days! 🎄 Our students wore cozy sweatshirts and sweatpants — perfect for easing back into school after Thanksgiving break! 😄 We’re all still a little too full from all that turkey, but our dragons showed up ready to have fun and kick off the holiday spirit!

✨ Holiday Magic at Harlan Elementary! ✨ Our halls have transformed into a festive wonderland! From a cozy Gingerbread Village, to a bright and cheerful Candy Cane Forest, and even a whimsical trip through Whoville, the holiday spirit is everywhere you look. A huge thank you to our amazing teachers for all their hard work and creativity, and to our talented students for bringing the magic to life. Harlan Elementary truly shines this season! 🎄❤️

🏀 The Harlan Lady Dragons are headed to UVA-Wise tonight for the PVNB Tip-Off Classic, where they’ll take on Graham! Let’s send them all our support as they hit the court and represent Harlan with pride!

⏰ Tip-Off: 6:30 PM
📍 UVA-Wise – PVNB Tip-Off Classic

Good luck, Lady Dragons! #GoBigGreen🐉

📷Thanks to HHS senior and girls basketball player, Shelby Doan, for today's game day graphic!

🏀 HMS BASKETBALL 🏀

It's GAMEDAY for the HMS Green Dragons!! Tonight they will travel to Central Christian Academy to take on the Warriors!! Tip-off is set for the 5/6 grade team at 6:00 PM, with 7/8 grade action to follow. GO BIG GREEN!! #FamilyofDragons

Good luck to our HHS Boys Basketball team as they tip off their first regular season game tonight at Knox Central! 🏀💚 Tip-off is at 7:30 PM — come out and support the Dragons! Let’s go Big Green! Special thanks to Harlan Marietta for assisting with creating the graphic!

Just a reminder: HHS prom tickets are on sale now until December 19th for $50. See Mrs. Freyer to purchase your ticket.

**Ticket prices will increase after the Christmas Break. **

🎄✨ Reminder: Our 14 Days of Christmas Dress-Up Fun Starts TOMORROW! ✨🎄 Our 14 Days of Christmas dress-up celebration at Harlan Elementary kicks off tomorrow, and we can’t wait to see all the festive outfits and holiday spirit from our students and staff! We can’t wait to see everyone’s creativity! 🎅🦌🧣✨

🌟 We are excited to recognize the most recent group of Student Spotlight recipients at Harlan High School! These students were nominated by their teachers for demonstrating qualities that make our school a better place every day: hard work, kindness, generosity, leadership, and outstanding character. Their actions, both big and small, inspire those around them and show what it truly means to be a Green Dragon. 🐉 Join us in congratulating these amazing students! #familiyofdragons #everydayeverydragon

🐉 Thank you to the generosity of our students, families, and staff for making our first HHS Student Council clothing drive a success! We are so proud of our Student Council for organizing this project and of our school community, which responded in a big way. Special thanks to Student Council members Peyshaunce Wynn, Grant Lee, Murtaza Hussain, Emily Lane, and Haley Jones for their work in sorting and packing each donation.  
#familyofdragons #morethanaschool #everydayeverydragon

🎈 Our Balloon Parade was a huge success! 🎈 We had the most amazing balloons and such a fun, festive time celebrating together. Thank you to everyone who helped bring the creativity and excitement to life—our students did an incredible job! What a wonderful day at HES! 💛🐉

Harlan High School would like to extend a huge thank-you to Sky Marietta and her amazing team at HCBC for the delicious lunch they catered for our staff today! Our faculty and staff truly enjoyed sharing a wonderful meal together, and we are grateful for the wonderful food, service, kindness, and support of our school community. 💚🍽️🐉