Harlan Independent Schools

The Scholastic Book Fair is coming! SAVE THE DATE for Monday, March 2nd to Friday, March 6th, and get your student excited about reading! #HarlanElementaryScholasticBookFairs

🏀 This week, our Green Dragons and Lady Dragons will compete in the 52nd District Tournament at Bell County. The Lady Dragons will play Bell County on Monday night at 6:00 pm. The Green Dragons will play Harlan County Tuesday night at 7:30 pm. To show your support, let's wear GREEN to school on Monday and Tuesday! 🐉 #GoBigGreen

🐉🐉🐉 HMS Snowball was one for the books! Thank you to everyone who made this night awesome for our students. Harlan Middle School is THE place to be!

🐉 Good Luck to HMS student, Zoe Lawson as she competes today!!!

💜✨Reminder, Dragons!✨💜

Our Father Daughter Dance is almost here! 💃🕺

February 28th, 2026
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
HES Cafeteria & Gym

🎶 Dancing
🎮 Games
📸 Videos
🍕 Food
📷 Pictures begin at 4:30 PM!

We can’t wait to see everyone there for a night of fun and memories! 🐉💜

📚🎉 Read Across America Week Is Coming! 🎉📚

We are celebrating the joy of reading March 2–6 with a fun dress-up week! Get ready to show your school spirit and love for books! ❤️📖

We can’t wait to see all of our Dragons celebrating reading all week long! 🐉📚💙

#ReadAcrossAmerica #HES #DragonFamily

Wishing the Green Dragons the very best of luck as they travel to Belfry this evening! 🐉💚 JV tips off at 6:00 PM, with Varsity set to follow at 7:30 PM. Play tough, stay focused, and represent with pride. Go Big Green! 💚🔥

🏐 HMS Volleyball!! 🏐

Wishing the best of luck to our Harlan Middle School Lady Dragons as they travel to Barbourville to take on the Lady Tigers. Match time is set for 6:00 PM for 5/6 grade, with 7/8 grade action to follow!! #FamilyofDragons #GOBIGGREEN 🐉

There will be no Dragons Beyond the Bell today at HES!

🏀 It's GAME DAY for the Lady Dragons! 🏀

Come out tonight and support your Lady Dragons as they host the Barbourville Lady Tigers tonight at home. JV is set for 6:00 pm with Varsity tip-off scheduled for 7:30 pm. #GoBigGreen

🏐 Congratulations to the 7th/8th-grade Lady Dragons for last night's big win over Bell County! Congrats, ladies! #GoBigGreen 🐉

There will be no Dragons Beyond the Bell today, February 18, at HES!

🏐 HMS Volleyball!! 🏐

It's GAMEDAY for Harlan Middle School Volleyball!! Tonight they will host Bell Central beginning with 5/6 grade at 5:30 PM, with 7/8 grade action to follow. Come out and support the Lady Dragons this evening!! #GOBIGGREEN

Just a reminder, secure your tickets for this event!! See Mrs. Ericka in the Middle School Office!!

🎉 Boho Nights & Dancing Lights
⏰ Saturday, February 21st ==> 6:00pm to 8:00pm
📍Boys and Girls Club Gymnasium
✅ $25 - Individual Tickets, $40 - Couple Tickets (Tickets include admission and dinner)

🏐🐉 Congratulations to the 7th and 8th grade Lady Dragon volleyball team for tonight's win over Pineville! #GoBigGreen🐉

📢 Reminder to students and families: Harlan Independent Schools will be closed on Monday, February 16th, 2026 in honor of President's Day. There will also be no school on Tuesday, February 17th, 2026.

🚨🏆 REGIONAL CHAMPIONS! 🏆🚨

We are beyond excited to announce that the Harlan Middle School Academic Team is bringing home 1st PLACE OVERALL at the Regional Competition! 🥇🔥

Here’s how our Green Dragons dominated the day:
🥇 1st Place Overall
🥇 1st Place – Future Problem Solving
🥉 3rd Place – Quick Recall

Individual Honors:

🎭 Arts & Humanities
🥇 1st Place – Natalie Adams
🥉 3rd Place – Alyssa Napier

➗ Math
🥉 3rd Place – Thomas Leo Miller

📚 Language Arts
• 5th Place – Natalie Adams
• 6th Place – Shelbee Fee

Dr. Williams shared:
"We are unbelievably proud of our Middle School Academic Team and their amazing coaches. These students have put in a tremendous amount of time practicing and studying to prepare for this moment and their hard work has paid off! We strive for everything at Harlan Middle School to be the best and our Academic Team has once again set the standard for all of our programs in our school. Thank you to all of the students, parents, and coaches for their hard work and dedication!"

Help us celebrate these outstanding students and coaches! 💚🐉

🏀🐉 Good luck to the Lady Dragons, who travel to Clay County today to play the Pineville Lady Mt. Lions in the Donnie Gray Shootout. Tip-off is scheduled for 3:00 pm. Good luck, Green! #GoBigGreen 🐉

🏐Congratulations to the Harlan Middle School volleyball teams for last night's wins over Red Bird! Congrats, ladies! #GoBigGreen 🐉

Just a reminder: Tonight's jersey retirement ceremony for #00 Jordan Brock will be held prior to tonight's boys' varsity game.