Harlan Independent Schools

⚾️ Congratulations to the Green Dragons for their impressive performance last night against Breathitt County. Great job, Green! #GoBigGreen🐉

🧬👨‍🔬Students across Harlan Independent School District are enjoying STEAM NIGHT at Harlan Elementary school!

⚾️ Season Opener ⚾️ The sun is out and we are ready for some baseball at HMS!! Tonight the HMS Dragons will host the Middlesboro Yellow Jackets with action beginning at 6:00 PM. Come out and support your Dragons this evening!! 🐉

🏐 Home Volleyball Match!! 🏐 The Harlan Middle School Lady Dragons are back in action tonight as they host the Bulldogs from Bell Central!! The first set is slated for 6:00 PM. Good luck, Lady Dragons!! 🐉

⚾️ The Green Dragons are back in action tonight in their 2nd scrimmage of the season. They will be traveling to Breathitt County to take on the Bobcats. Good luck, Green! #GoBigGreen 🐉

🎉 Join Us for the Dragon Showcase! 🎉 Come see the amazing things happening at HMS! 🐉✨ Our Dragon Showcase is a special event where we highlight the talents, achievements, and hard work of our students. From choir and band performances to team and club recognitions, and incredible student exhibits, this is your chance to witness the excellence at HMS! 📅 Date: April 21st ⏰ Time: 5:00-7:00 PM 📍 Location: HMS We especially invite all 4th grade families to come explore what HMS has to offer and see firsthand the incredible opportunities available to students. Parents, families, and community members—this is your chance to celebrate with us and experience the vibrant learning happening at our school! Let’s make this a night to remember! 🔥🐉 #DragonShowcase #OperationFinish

🚀🔬🎨 Join Us for STEAM Night at Harlan Elementary – TONIGHT! 🎭⚙️📚 Happening TONIGHT from 5:00 to 7:00 PM, Harlan Elementary’s STEAM Night is your chance to explore science, technology, engineering, art, and math through fun, hands-on activities! Come ready to experiment, build, create, and discover—plus, connect with our amazing teachers and staff. And don’t miss your chance to win a LEGO set! 🏆🧱🐉 #FamilyofDragons

We are accepting students for the 2025-2026 school year. Call us today to discuss your preschool options!

🏐 Wishing the best of luck to our HMS Volleyball Team as they head to Middlesboro tonight to take on the Lady Jackets!! 🏐 The first set will begin at 6:00 PM!! Good luck, Lady Dragons!! #FamilyofDragons #GOBIGGREEN

There will be no Dragons Beyond the Bell today Monday, March 10th, 2025.

🐉 Great things are happening at HMS! -Students in Mrs. Saylor's class worked hard to present book projects to their classes! -Students in Mrs. Howard's class completed a cookie rock lab to compare different cookies to the different types of rocks that they had to learn about!

😴📚 That’s a wrap on Read Across America Week at Harlan Elementary! 📚😴 We ended this amazing week in the coziest way possible—Pajama Day! 🎉💤 Inspired by Dr. Seuss’s Sleep Book, our students and staff came to school in their comfiest PJs, ready to snuggle up with a good book. 🛏️📖 This week has been filled with creativity, laughter, and most importantly, a love for reading! A huge THANK YOU to all the teachers, staff, special guest readers, and families who helped make this week unforgettable. Your support and enthusiasm made a world of difference! Although Read Across America Week has come to an end, the joy of reading continues every single day. Keep turning those pages, Dragons! 💚📚🐉 #ReadAcrossAmerica #FamilyOfDragons

🐉 We would like to give a special shoutout to two of our amazing students that are currently competing at the State MathCounts Competition at Western Kentucky University: Thomas Leo Miller and Clarissa Yost! These two embody the standard of excellence that is set forth in the Harlan Independent School District!

🐉🐉Harlan High School would like to congratulate Tanner Daniels on his outstanding performance in the Class A Indoor Track and Field State Championship this week. Tanner finished State Runner Up in the 1,600-meter run and fourth place in the 800-meter run. Congratulations, Tanner! #mulletmachine #familyofdragons

Sunshine Preschool is open for 2025-2026 Enrollment! We would love the opportunity to be your child's first school experience. We are excited to begin welcoming new friends to our Dragon Family! Does your child turn 3 or 4 on or before August 1st? Do you have concerns about your child's development? Do you want to give your child a solid foundation for Kindergarten? Do you receive SNAP or other benefits? Call us today to discuss your preschool options, your child may qualify for state funded preschool! We also have tuition and double session options! Call 573-8700 option 5

The HHS Academic Team will be waiting tables at Pizza Hut this Monday, March 10th, from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Stop by and let them serve you! 🍕🐉

💚🍳 Day 4 of Read Across America Week at Harlan Elementary was egg-cellent! 💚🍳 Yesterday, our school was a sea of green as students and staff dressed up to celebrate Green Eggs and Ham! From bright green shirts to fun accessories, everyone showed their Seuss spirit in style. 💚✨ A big THANK YOU to all our amazing readers and supporters who continue to make this week so special. Watching our students get excited about books and reading has been the best part of the celebration! One more day to go—stay tuned for more fun as we wrap up this fantastic week! 📖🎉🐉 #ReadAcrossAmerica #FamilyOfDragons

🐉 Great things are happening at HMS! Students are being immersed in vibrant learning experiences as we buckle down with our eyes towards testing. It's Operation:Finish right now at HMS! -Students in Mr. Varner's classes worked collaboratively to create presentations over the Zhou and Shang Dynasties of Ancient China! Students also explored the landscape of China through Google Map Exploration! -Students in Mrs. Howard's classes studied digital and analog waves to see which type of transmission was more reliable! Students were immersed in the experience throughout the entire class and worked together to record and analyze data! -Students in Mrs. Jackson's Friday club got to create and personalize their own slime! These are just some of the many great things going on at HMS!

Audree Smith was the first student to turn in her Celebrate Reading challenge, which she picked up from the library table. She received a complimentary book for excelling in the challenge. Thank you, Audree Smith, for being an awesome reader!📚🤩 Tomorrow is the Book Fair's last day, so make sure to make your final purchases! We appreciate all of the support we have received this year! Thank you for another fantastic Read Across America week! 💚

👗Need a SnowBall dress? 👗 HMS girls are invited to visit FRYSC (1st floor Central Office) on Thursday, March 13, 3:15-5:00 p.m.