Harlan Independent Schools

The HMS 5/6 Grade Girls Basketball Team defeated Barbourville 39-23 to finish the regular season undefeated. The team will compete in the 13th Region 5/6 Grade Girls All A Basketball Tournament this Saturday, September 25th at Harlan High School.

Good luck to the HHS Golf team at today's match. 🐉⛳️#gobiggreen

The HHS First Priority Club would like to invite you to join them in front of the High School tomorrow morning at 7:45 am for the annual See You at the Pole event. Come and pray for the students, faculty, and school community. #familyofdragons #firstpriority

Good luck to the Green Dragon Cross Country team as the compete at Harlan County today. 🏃‍♂️Elementary runs at 5:30pm. 🏃‍♀️ High School girls run at 6:15 pm. 🏃 High School boys run at 7:00 pm. #GoBigGreen🐉

Good luck to the Lady Dragon Volleyball team tonight. The Lady Dragons travel to Middlesboro High School for district play.

As part of Family Week, GEAR UP SOAR will be hosting a webinar about leadership and resilience for 7th- 10th grade students. If you have any questions, please contact Heather Dickenson at Harlan Middle School.

September 21st is Gear Up Day at Harlan Elementary. Wear your favorite college shirt!

Support our Harlan Elementary Cross Country runners at HC, Tuesday September 21st. Start time is 5:30p.m.

The Harlan Middle School will be hosting parent-teacher conferences tomorrow, September 20th, from 3:30 to 5:30. Parents are welcome to come by and discuss their students progress with their teachers

Our future Harlan Dragon cheerleaders enjoyed cheering with the high school cheerleaders last night at our home game!

Congratulations to the Harlan Middle School Lady Dragons on their win last night against Jackson County 28-10. The Lady Dragons and Coach McCarthy now move to 11-0 on the season! Go Lady Dragons!!!🐉🐉🐉

The Harlan Lady Dragons Middle School Basketball Team will be back in action tonight at Jackson County. Good luck Lady dragons!

In partnership with the Dataseam, Harlan High School launched their first ever Information Technology Apprentice. Through $1.5 Million dollars in funding from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), Dataseam and High Schools across Kentucky will be empowering the next generation of technical experts with real world technical experience. Harlan High School Junior Krisha Sajnani, was selected from a pool of candidates to participate in the state of the art program for the 2021-20022 school year. While participating candidates earn nearly $5000 and receive a new MacBook as part of the program.

The HHS Cheerleaders would like to invite any girl who attended the Little Girl Cheer Camp this summer to join them on the sidelines Friday night during the first half of the football game. The game starts at 7:30 pm.

Congratulations to the Harlan Middle School Football Team on a big win against Jackson County 42-16! Way to go Dragons! 🐉🐉🏈🏈🏈

Congratulations to the Harlan Lady Dragons 5th and 6th Grade Basketball Team on their win tonight against Bell! The Lady Dragons and Coach McCarthy are now 10-0 on the season!!! 🐉🐉🐉

2nd grade students in Mrs. Ashley Lemar’s Class enjoyed having an extra pair of “eyes” to help them stay focused on their reading this week. 🥸👀 💚

The primary focus of the Harlan Independent School District is to provide our school community and specifically school aged students with high-quality educational experiences. The District Mission and Vision Statements are deeply rooted in the fundamental principles that the developmental needs of students are critically connected to a healthy, vibrant school experience. We remain focused on achieving that mission through in-person learning for our students. After 18 months of adjusting to different learning models, our district has grown stronger in remarkable ways. However, we have learned there is no substitute equal to in-person learning for schools and families. The dynamics of personal, face-to-face interactions inside classrooms, hallways, cafeterias, and extra-curricular events cannot be ignored. After nearly 4 weeks of successfully holding in-person learning, the Harlan Independent Board of Education has endorsed our School Operations Plan that will allow us to continue to operate under the current parameters of required masking for students, staff, and visitors while inside school buildings. We will monitor local and school conditions on an on-going basis and make necessary adjustments as needed. At this time, the Harlan Independent School District has a total of 7 positives student cases, which is less than 1% of the student population. #FamilyofDragons #ExcellenceinEducation

Reminder! Parent/teacher Conferences today at Harlan Elementary! If you are unable to attend, you may schedule a time to meet with your child’s teacher during their planning or after school. 💚💚🗓

Congratulations to our Harlan Elementary Cross Country team! Zoe Lawson took home first place.🥇 Cora Jones, Chloe Brock and Cooper Thomas all finished in the top 5 at the Bobcat Invitational. 🎉💪🏻🏆