Harlan Independent Schools

🐉👟Congratulations to our Cross Country team! We had several runners place! High School Race: Tanner Daniels led the boys' varsity with a first-place finish. Excited to see what this boys varsity team will do this season. Middle School Race: Zoë Lawson, 5th place, and Aiden Burnette, 9th place led our middle school runners Elementary Races: MJ Taylor took 1st place for the 1st through 3rd-grade girls! Close by were Shelby Parsons, 4th place, and Lucy Miller, 9th place. Emmett Alred led the 1st-3rd-grade boys today with a 9th-place finish. Julianne Miller crushed the 4th-6th-grade girls' race with a 3rd-place finish. Braxton Sizemore powered through the rainstorm and gained a 5th-place finish for the 4th-6th-grade boys!

🏀 Home game for our HES and HMS Girls' basketball teams!! 🏀 Come out tonight and support our Lady Dragons as they take on the Barbourville Lady Tigers beginning with the 3/4 grade game at 6:00 PM. 5/6 and 7/8 grade games will follow!! Let's go, Lady Dragons!!

✨🔬 Science Fun in Mrs. Varner’s Class! 🔬✨ This week, our young scientists put the scientific method into action with the Dancing Raisins experiment! 🥤🍇 Students made predictions, observed carefully with their 5 senses, and collected data about what happened when raisins were placed in a fizzy liquid. They were amazed to see the raisins sink… and then dance their way back up to the top! 🎉 Our scientists are not only learning how to observe, record, and collect data, but also how to think like real researchers. Proud of all their hard work and curiosity! 🌟 #FutureScientists #ScientificMethod #LearningIsFun

🧘🏽‍♀️ Starting the school year with calm and focus! Harlan Elementary Physical Education kicked off Week 1 with kid-friendly yoga—breathing, balance poses, and simple flows to wake up bodies and minds. Great effort from all the students! #HarlanElementary #YogaInPE #EveryStudentEveryDay

👯‍♀️💚At Harlan Elementary, it is important to build a great school culture! Students in Miss Kat's class talked about being a good friend, how their class is a family, and what makes up bloom and wilt. They made friendship bracelets to end the lesson!

🐉🏈📣Harlan 3rd/4th grade football team had their first home game this evening! The dragons fell to visiting Leslie County.

🚨 HOME Football Game!! 🏈 Tonight the HES and HMS Dragons will host the Leslie County Eagles!! 3/4 grade kickoff begins at 5:30 PM, with both 5/6 and 7/8 grade games to follow!! #GOBIGGREEN #FamilyofDragons

Save the date! 🐉 🏠HHS/HMS Open House will be on Monday, September 15th.

🎶✨ Get Ready to Go Back in Time! ✨🎶

Harlan Middle School is throwing an 80s Themed Back-to-School Dance on Thursday, September 5th in the Elementary School Gym! 💿🕺

🎟 Tickets: $10.00
Tickets go on sale Monday in the office!

Your ticket includes:
🌮 A walking taco
🍰 A snack cake
🥤 A drink
👕 Entry into the 80s Costume Contest

🔥 House Competition Bonus! 🔥
The House with the most points on August 29th will get discounted tickets to the dance! Don’t miss your chance to earn points and help your house!

💡 Break out your neon, leg warmers, and big hair — it’s time to party like it’s the 80s at HMS!

The Harlan FRYSC Advisory Council will meet on the following dates for the 25-26 school year.  All meetings will be held in the HISD Central Office and are open to the public.  Parents, guardians, and community members are welcome to attend.  For more information, contact FRYSC Coordinator Mrs. Adams at cecilia.adams@harlanind.kyschools.us or 606-573-8700, option 6.  

⛹️‍♀️ Best of luck to our Lady Dragons as they are traveling to Middlesboro this evening to take on the Lady Jackets!! 🏀 3/4 grade tip-off will begin at 6:00 PM with both 5/6 grade and 7/8 grade games to follow!! Go Big Green!! #LadyDragonBasketball #FamilyofDragons

🐉 Great things happening at Harlan Middle School! Recently, Harlan Middle School was recognized as a 2024-2025 BETA Club School of Distinction and was presented with a banner to commemorate this achievement. The BETA Club is founded on the principles of achievement, character, leadership, and service. This is a prestigious service organization that allows students an opportunity to serve and grow in leadership opportunities while giving back to the community. We are thankful for BETA Sponsor, Mrs. Rachel Wheeler for her dedication to serving our kids and giving these amazing opportunities! 🏆

🎓Seniors: Make plans to attend Senior Sunrise this Friday at the Green Dragon baseball field. #Classof2026

We had a great first week back at HHS! Students have been socializing with friends, getting to know their teachers, creating social contracts to promote positive classroom behavior, and working on learning class expectations and procedures! It’s going to be a fantastic year at Harlan High School. Join us now at enrollatharlan.com 🐉 #ThisIsHHS #GreatnessAwaits #EveryDragonEveryDay

🏈 It's GAMEDAY for the HMS Green Dragons!! 🏈 The 5/6 and 7/8 grade football teams will travel to Williamsburg this evening to take on the Yellow Jackets!! Kick-off is set for 6:30 PM for the 5/6 grade, with 7/8 grade action to follow!! #GOBIGGREEN #FamilyofDragons

⛳️ Congratulations to the Green Dragon golf team for their 2nd place finish in the Pine Mountain Golf Conference match. Yesterday's 2nd-place finish is the highest finish for Green Dragon golf in our history! The conference rankings:
1st place: Barbourville
2nd place: Harlan Independent
3rd place (tie): Harlan County & Bell County
4th place; Clay County
5th place: Corbin

Also, congratulations to senior Baylor Varner for placing 5th amongst the individual scorers! #GoBigGreen 🐉

📢Don’t miss out on Summer EBT support. If you haven’t received Summer EBT yet, there’s still time! Apply by August 15th. ☀️

The Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (SEBT) program helps reduce hunger and food insecurity by providing eligible school-aged children with benefits to buy groceries during the summer months when school meals aren’t available.

👦👧 Who’s Automatically Eligible?
If students are currently enrolled in SNAP, KTAP, Kinship Care, or certain income-based forms of Medicaid for at least one month since July 1, 2024, they should already be enrolled. However, kids not enrolled in these programs from households with incomes at or below the 185% poverty level are eligible but need to apply.

📝 Need to Apply?
If your student hasn’t received SNAP, KTAP, or Kinship Care since July 1, 2024, you’ll need to apply starting October 1, 2024 at:

https://KYSEBT.ky.gov/ or through https://kynect.ky.gov/benefits/

💳 How Benefits Are Received:
If you’re already receiving benefits, SEBT will be added to your existing EBT card. Otherwise, a new card will be mailed to you.

🛒 What Can You Buy?
Almost any grocery item—except hot, ready-to-eat foods. SEBT does not cover tobacco, alcohol, pet food, or non-food items.

Visit the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services (https://www.chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dcbs/dfs/pages/sebt.aspx) for more info!

🏈 Football Saturday!! 🏈 The HMS Green Dragons are hitting the road to take on the Pineville Mountain Lions this evening!! The scrimmage will take place at Union College with 5/6 grade kicking off at 5:30 PM. 7/8 grade action will follow!! Go Big Green!! #FamilyofDragons #EveryDayEveryDragon