Congratulations to Head Coach Derrick Akal on his selection as the 13th Region Boys Basketball Coach of The Year! Coach Akal will be honored at the 2023 KY Boys High School Sweet Sixteen held at Rupp Arena in March.
After nearly a decade of missing out on the 13th Region Tournament, under the leadership of Akal the Dragons are looking to make their sixth consecutive trip in as many years. He led the Dragons to a 52nd District title over the Black Bears in 2021 and has won five (5) All-A 13th Region Titles.
Harlan has spent the majority of the season sitting among the top of 13th Region teams while reeling off nine consecutive wins twice throughout the season. Harlan will look for win number 24 on Tuesday night at 7:30 when they take on the Bobcats from Bell County in opening round action of the 52nd District Tournament.
In the library, Ms. Cohelia had her classes participate in Blind Date with a Book, where students had the chance to win a book.
Congratulations to our Winners:
Elementary:
K- Emma Gilley
1- Larry Maggard
2- Rayna Eden’s
3- Conner McDowell
4- Brantley McArthur
Middle School:
Savannah Evans
Emily Lane
Mark Lane
High School:
Maggie Shelton
Shelby Doan
Salena Amro
Students in Ms. Overbay’s class are learning about how plants and animals respond to changes in their environment. Today the students experimented with predicting how rising sea levels affect tigers that live near the sea. Students designed a land model with soil, leaves, sticks, and rocks and then added water to represent the sea. After this, they added ice to represent glaciers. The students measured and recorded how much land there was before and after the ice melted to see how much the water level rose.🐅 🧊
🎾 There will be no Open Court for Tennis today due to rain!
It needs to be mentioned that we are excited to be able to offer a tennis program again at Harlan Independent Schools and the turnout for Open Court has been great this week! Hopefully this offering provides many students a niche and their love for the sport grows! #MoreThanASchool #HHSTennis
Congratulations to Abigail Wynn for winning a FREE prom ticket for her perfect attendance in January. Abigail and 40 other high school students who had perfect attendance in January were entered into a raffle to win a free prom ticket.
Just a quick reminder that the Harlan Independent Schools will be in regular session on Monday, February 20th.
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Congrats to Harlan Elementary! Won their sixth (6) consecutive KY Governor's Cup District Title! Going for sixth consecutive Regional Title!
#MoreThanASchool #FamilyofDragons #ExcellingWhereItMattersMost
Great things are going on at Harlan Middle School: students learned how minerals are formed by creating crystallized hearts in Ms. Howard's Valentine's Day lab.
It is National School Resource Officer Appreciation Day and Harlan Independent is thankful to have the very best!! A big shoutout to Chief Derrick Akal for his service to our schools and community!
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#NationalSchoolResourceOfficerAppreciationDay #NationalSchoolResourceOfficerAppreciationDay2023 #SROsAreValuable
🎉 Congratulations to our Fourth-Grade Students of the Month for January!! Students received a certificate, pencil, and bracelet, and they will get to have lunch with Mrs. Posey! 💚
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February is a great time for family! Harlan FRYSC is encouraging February family time by offering a great chance to win a prize by just spending time with your family! Have your child fill out the calendar with 10 dates that your child read with you for at least 10 minutes, and on the side fill out three times that your family ate together without any electronics and return it to the child’s home room teacher to be entered in to win a prize!
📳Reminder about the Resume Workshop offered through Harlan 21st Century Program this Thursday! Workshop is for parent and caregivers and will be hosted via zoom starting at 6:00 PM. If you could use a nice resume for a job search, then this is definitely for you!
🎉 Congratulations to our Third-Grade Students of the Month for January!! Students received a certificate, pencil, and bracelet, and they will get to have lunch with Mrs. Posey! 💚
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#familyofdragons
🏀 Congratulations to the Lady Dragons for their win last night over Williamsburg's Lady Yellow Jackets. The Lady Dragons were led by sophomore Kylie Noe with 36 points and 10 rebounds! Go Big Green 🐉
HES Kindergarten students enjoy reading and building words! 💚
The Harlan County Community Scholarship Fund Application is now available for High School Seniors.
To apply visit https://bit.ly/HISDScholarship or scan the QR Code.
Applications are due to Guidance Counselors no later than noon on Friday, April 14, 2023.
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🎾 🐉 Open Court to start off the 2023 Tennis Season is this week. If any 9-12 grade student is interested in playing tennis this season, please see Mr. Edens to get an Open Court Schedule for this week.
⚾️ Today is the first mandatory practice of the 2023 baseball season. We are extremely excited to get this year underway. For those student-athletes interested in playing, you must have a current physical to participate. Please dress warm and bring your glove and cleats. We will supply the rest. Practice will begin at 4 pm. Be dressed and ready no later than 3:45! Go big green!!!
🏀 🐉 It's GAMEDAY! Tonight the Lady Dragons finish off their regular season schedule with a trip to Williamsburg. This will be a varsity-only game with tip-off scheduled for 6:30 pm. Good luck, GREEN!
