Harlan Independent Schools

📚Congratulations to our August students of the month for Kindergarten! 🐲💪🏼🎉

🐲🏈📣Harlan Elementary 3rd/4th grade football and cheerleading teams were on display at home last night against Knox Central.

👟 Our Cross Country team ran a wonderful weekend race in Wayne County! Congratulations to all of our runners! High School: Girls: Harper Carmical: Placed 8th with her Season PR 🐉🌟 Middle School: Girls: Our girls middle school team placed 2nd overall! They also had several step-up to help the middle school team. Julianne Miller and Shelbee Miller ran up to help Zoe Lawson and Josephine Toll create a team. Julianne Miller: Placed 4th - First middle school race Zoe Lawson: Placed 6th Boys: Our boys placed a close 3rd place, we missed 2nd by 3 points We had some 5th and 6th-graders step up to create a team this weekend! Shout out to Ben Toll, Aiden Browning, Trenton Turner, Xander Owens, and Canaan Bolton for helping out TL Miller and Aidan Burnette to create a team! Shout out to Carter White, who ran up Varsity this weekend and finished in 23:54! Way to go, Dragons! 🐉🐉

Just a reminder! Parent–Teacher Conferences are tomorrow, Tuesday, September 16th, from 3:30–5:30 PM at Harlan Elementary. We’re excited to see you there! 💚🐉

🇺🇸 250 Years in the Making! 🇺🇸
Mrs. Freyer’s U.S. History and HIS 108/AP U.S. History students are kicking off a year-long history project leading up to America’s 250th birthday in July 2026.
Each month, students dive into a 25-year era of United States history to research and create a one-page showcase on a significant person, document, law/court case, place, or event from that time.
📜 August Spotlight (1776-1800):
Take a look at August's amazing one-pagers—our first step in exploring the stories that shaped our nation! Follow along all year as we journey through 250 years of American history, one era at a time.

Congratulations to the following students for having their one-page showcase chosen for the 1776-1800 timeline:
Rihanna Montanaro - Molly Pitcher
Kameron Witt - Whiskey Rebellion
Lexy Dean - Bill of Rights
Dylan Madden - Cumberland Gap
Hannah Bennett - Thomas Paine
Emily Lane - Boston Tea Party
McKenzie Stewart - The Residence Act of 1790
Bella Wagers - Bill of Rights

#GreenDragons #America250

🚨 HOME GAME!! 🚨 Join us this evening at HHS as the Lady Dragons take on the Middlesboro Lady Jackets!! The 3/4 grade game is set for 6:30 PM, with both 5/6 grade and 7/8 grade games to follow. #GOBIGGREEN

🐉 We can't wait to see our parents this evening at Harlan Middle School Open House! Every parent that attends will be entered into a chance to win a 50.00 gas card!

HHS Academic Team Quick Recall Tryouts will be on September 24th from 3:30-4:30 PM in Dr. Saylor’s classroom. 🐉⭐️

✨ Harlan Middle School Open House ✨ 📅 Monday, September 15th ⏰ 3:30 – 5:30 PM 📍 Enter through the Middle School Atrium Come pick up midterms, meet our amazing teachers, and check out some awesome student presentations! 🙌 Every parent that attends earns house points for their student! PLUS ➡️ Every parent who attends will be entered to win a $50 gas card! ⛽💳 We can’t wait to welcome our Dragon Families! 🐉💚

There will be no dragons beyond the bell on September the 16th and September the 17th!

Civics students faced the Wicked Hydra this week 🐉✍️—adding to the paper convo only multiplied the challenges! A perfect lead-in to the Declaration of Independence and the colonists’ fight with King George. #CivicsInAction #HistoryAlive

Just a reminder that Harlan High School will be having an Open House tomorrow evening from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. We invite you to pick up your child's mid-term report and take the opportunity to visit with your child's teachers. Students also have the opportunity to earn points for their class! #ClashofClasses #EveryDayEveryDragon

Students in Ms. Benson’s second grade literacy groups were learning about community helpers. They had the opportunity to see and try on authentic firefighter gear!

There will be no dragons beyond the bell on September the 16th and September the 17th!

🎵 Competition Day!! 🎵 The HHS Marching Dragons have been awake since early this morning and are heading to Pulaski County!! Their performance time is set for 1:00 PM!! Go Big Green!!

Huge shoutout to HHS Journalism, especially Reagan Lundy, for creating this graphic!!

🐉🏃‍♀️Best of luck to our Cross Country team as they compete in the Wayne County Invitational today in Monticello, KY. 🏃🐉 Go Big Green!! Thanks to HHS Journalism student Brody Owens for creating this graphic.

💚🐉 We were so happy to see everyone at Mrs. Morton and Mrs. Howard’s Grandparents Breakfast! 💚 Thank you for joining us and for being such an important part of our Dragon family. 💚🐉

💚🐉 We were so happy to see everyone at Mr. Noe and Mrs. Goldey’s Grandparents Breakfast! 💚 Thank you for joining us and for being such an important part of our Dragon family. 💚🐉

🏈 It's GAMEDAY, Dragon fans! Good luck to our Green Dragons as they travel to Phelps. Kick-off is set for 7:30 pm. #GoBigGreen 🐉