Harlan Independent Schools

Christmas Hair Don’t Care! ✨🎄 Today’s dress-up theme was all about festive fun — students and staff wore their favorite holiday hats and headbands! We loved seeing all the cheerful Christmas spirit around the school! ❤️💚🎅🧑‍🎄

A huge thank you to Ms. Billie from FRYSC for visiting Ms. Wilson’s class, teaching such an important lesson, and sharing hygiene items with our students. We appreciate everything she does for our students and families! 💙 Great job to our students for participating and learning how to stay clean and healthy! 🪥🧼✨

The Harlan Middle/ High School Band marched proudly in the Christmas Parade last night and did an outstanding job! 🎄🎺 We’re so proud of their hard work and holiday spirit! Go marching Dragons!! 🎶

🐉🐉🐉Several Green Dragons showed up and shined this morning at the annual Jingle Bell Jog. Congratulations to all of our runners! Many received medals. Several Harlan teachers, parents, and coaches also participated. Overall Male: Josh Lee Overall Female: Julianne Miller Male 12 and Under: 🥇Braxton Sizemore 🥈Kash Bailey 🥉Benjamin Toll Female 12 and Under: 🥇MJ Taylor 🥈Shelby Parsons 🥉Lucy Miller Male 13-18: 🥈Cruz Calloway 🥉Gibson Wilder Female 13-18: 🥇Pricilla Stewart 🥈Josephine Toll Great job, Dragons! 🐉🐉🐉

❄️ Day 5: Frosty Day! ❄️ On Friday, our students and staff looked frosty and festive in their white outfits and snowman gear! ⛄🤍 We loved seeing all the winter-themed creativity throughout the day.

🏀🐉 Harlan Elementary 3rd/4th grade boys basketball closed out their regular season play with a win at Middlesboro in overtime! Justyce Young hit the game winning jumper in the final seconds of OT. He also led the dragons in scoring with 6 points. Ben Parsons and Kelton Dean tossed in 4 points each. Braxton Sizemore, Rhett Fields, and Ashwin Ghanti contributed 2 points each to round out the scoring for the dragons. They will return to action on December 13th at Harlan. Harlan Elementary is the host for the 13th Region 3rd/4th grade Boys Basketball Conference. A Brackett and game times will be posted in the coming days.

🐉 🏀 5/6 Grade Conference Tournament!! 🐉 🏀

Today the HMS 5/6 Grade Green Dragons will travel to Barbourville High School to compete against the Middlesboro Yellow Jackets in conference tournament action!! Tip-off is at 10:00 AM sharp, you don't want to be late!! Come out and support these Green Dragons, they've worked hard all season!! #GOBIGGREEN

📍 Location: Barbourville High School
⏰ Tip-off: 10:00 AM
🆚 Harlan Green Dragons vs. Middlesboro Yellow Jackets

🏀 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!