Harlan Independent Schools

☕🎓 FAFSA & Frappés at Moonbow! Parents and students are invited to meet with Mr. Dixon at Moonbow tomorrow, October 8th, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. to fill out the FAFSA! Enjoy coffee and desserts while getting help and answers to your financial aid questions from a KHEAA representative. Stop by for a sweet treat and help planning your next steps! 💚

🔢✨ Math Fun in Mrs. Howard’s Kindergarten Class! ✨🔢 Today, our kindergarten mathematicians explored the pattern of 1 more in the forward counting sequence! Students used visual models and counting strategies to discover that as we count forward, each number is 1 more than the number before it. We practiced counting from 1 to 10, looked for patterns, and shared what we noticed and heard along the way. Our little learners are becoming such great mathematicians! 💕📚🔢 Way to go, Mrs. Howard’s Kindergarten Class! 🌸✨

📚🔥 The Literati Book Fair is coming to Harlan Elementary! 🔥📚 Get ready to cozy up with a good book! Our campfire-themed Book Fair will be October 26–30. Students will have the opportunity to shop for new books and discover exciting new stories throughout the week! 📖✨ 🌲 Family Night: Monday, October 26 ⏰ 5:00–7:00 PM Families are invited to come shop the Book Fair together! We can’t wait to fill those bookshelves and get our Dragons reading, dreaming, and discovering! 🐉💚📚

📣💚 CALLING ALL FUTURE GREEN DRAGON CHEERLEADERS! 💚📣

Harlan High School Cheer is excited to host a Cheer Camp this Saturday for girls in K4 through 7th Grade! 🐉📣

This is the perfect opportunity for our youngest Green Dragons to learn some new cheers, practice their skills, make new friends, and most importantly—HAVE FUN! 💚🤍

✨ WHO: Girls in K4–7th Grade
📅 WHEN: This Saturday, October 10th
📍 WHERE: Harlan High School

Bring your Green Dragon spirit and get ready to cheer, dance, and have a GREAT time! We can't wait to see all of our future Harlan High School cheerleaders! 🐉💚

LET'S GO, BIG GREEN! 📣💚🤍

🏐 Volleyball Match!! 🏐

The HHS Lady Dragons are on the road this evening as they are traveling to North Laurel High School to take on the Jaguars!! Good luck, ladies!! #GOBIGGREEN

📍 North Laurel HS
⏰ Freshman - 6:00 PM
🏐 JV & Varsity to follow

🇺🇸🐉 Congratulations to Jaxson Perry, our National Guard Athlete of the Month! Jaxson is making an impact on the field and in the classroom! 💚 🏈 Rushing: 543 yards and 12 touchdowns 🏈 Passing: 465 yards and 6 touchdowns 🏈 Special Teams: One punt return touchdown and 7 punts totaling 278 yards—a 39.7-yard average 🏈 Defense: 14 total tackles, one sack, and 3 tackles for loss 📚 Academics: A/B Honor Roll We’re proud of your hard work and dedication, Jaxson! Keep representing the Dragons with pride! #DragonPride #AthleteOfTheMonth #NationalGuard

🏐 SENIOR NIGHT AT HHS!! 🏐

It’s a special night for the Harlan Lady Dragons as they celebrate their two volleyball seniors!!

🏐 Harlan Lady Dragons vs. June Buchanan
📍 Harlan High School
⏰ JV Match: 6:00 PM
🎓 Senior Night Festivities: Following JV
🏐 Varsity Match: Following Senior Night

GO BIG GREEN! 🐉💚

💚🐉 Good luck to our Harlan Elementary and Middle School cross country teams as they compete in the Regional Championship today at Lynn Camp! Run hard and represent Harlan with pride. We’re cheering for you every step of the way! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

🥎 Middle School Softball!! 🥎

There will be Middle School Softball open field this afternoon from 5 to 6:30 PM!! Come get some work in and have some fun!!

💚🐉 A special thank you to all of the wonderful grandparents and families who joined us for Grandparents Breakfast at HES for our 3rd graders! Thank you for starting your morning with us! 💚

Students in Dr. Saylor’s Senior Seminar class have recently been putting their job interview skills into practice through a rigorous, hands-on unit focused on preparing for the workforce. Students have worked through the full interview process, including preparation, first impressions, professional greetings, body language and eye contact, tone and communication, identifying interview red flags, strengthening responses with specific evidence, answering behavioral questions using the STAR method, and learning how to communicate their strengths professionally. These photos showcase some of the students’ recent mock interview practice, where they had the opportunity to apply what they have learned in a realistic setting. Throughout the unit, students have shown tremendous growth in confidence as they practiced making eye contact, speaking clearly, thinking on their feet, and explaining what they can bring to a workplace. They have supported one another, stepped outside of their comfort zones, and taken the process seriously while still having plenty of fun along the way. We are incredibly proud of their hard work, growth, and the young adults they are becoming! 🐉💚

💚🎶 Good luck to the Harlan Green Dragon Band as they compete today at the Cardinal Classic at South Laurel High School! Catch their preliminary performance at 12:45 PM and cheer them on as they represent Harlan with pride. We’re proud of your hard work and dedication! Go Dragons! 🐉

💚 Happy Custodian Appreciation Day! 🐉

Today, Harlan Independent Schools celebrates the custodians who help our Dragons shine.

From preparing our buildings for the school day to caring for them long after the final bell, your work makes a difference. Thank you for keeping our schools clean, safe, and welcoming—and for the pride and care you bring to our school community every day.

You are a valued part of our Family of Dragons. Today and every day, we appreciate you!

#CustodianAppreciationDay #FamilyOfDragons #EveryDayEveryDragon

🏈 GAME DAY, GREEN DRAGONS! 🏈

It’s time to hit the road! The Harlan Green Dragons are headed to Middlesboro tonight to take on the Yellow Jackets! 🐉

Wear your Green and bring the energy! Let's Go, Big Green!

📍 Middlesboro
⏰ Kickoff: 7:30 PM

Good luck, Green Dragons! 💚🏈🐉

Celebrating 70 years of Green Dragon memories! 💚🐉

Superintendent Jennifer Parsons joined the Class of 1956 for their 70th class reunion, sharing updates on academic achievements, facility improvements, enrollment trends, goals for the future and Green Dragon Traditions.

Classmates shared stories from their school days and reflected on how life in the hallways and on the athletic fields has changed over the past seven decades. It was a special opportunity to honor their lasting connection to Harlan Independent and celebrate the Green Dragon tradition across generations!

Picture from left to right: Raymond “Fleet” Webb, Dr. Norman Edwards, Kitty Goff Boswell, Rufus E. Bowling, May Sue Middleton Vicars, Dan Beasley, and Superintendent Jennifer Parsons.

‼️ Middle School Softball Open Field ‼️

For any middle school girl interested in playing softball, open field will be held today from 5 to 6:30 at the HHS Softball Field!!

🔔 REMINDER! 🔔 There will be NO Dragons Beyond the Bell (DBBE) at Harlan Elementary School on Thursday, October 1st! 🐉💚

🇺🇸🐉 HHS Alumni Spotlight: Staff Sergeant Shea Moody We would like to recognize 2005 HHS graduate Staff Sergeant Shea Moody! A former Green Dragon football and baseball player, Moody was named the 2026 Kentucky National Guardsman of the Year through the Best Warrior Competition. Moody served in the United States Marine Corps from 2009–2013 as a Low Altitude Air Defense Gunner. He later owned a CrossFit gym in Corbin before joining the Army National Guard in 2019. He is currently deployed with the Mountain Warriors of the 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry Regiment. He calls Corbin home alongside his wife, Amber, a second-grade teacher, and their children, Baylor, Piper, and Campbell. Congratulations on this outstanding honor, Staff Sergeant Moody! Thank you for your service and for representing HHS with pride and valor. 💚

🏐 Volleyball Match!! 🏐

The HHS Lady Dragons are heading to Red Bird this evening to take on the Lady Cardinals!! JV action is set for 6:00 PM, with varsity to follow!! Let's go, Ladies!! #FamilyofDragons