It was a wonderful evening welcoming our future class of 2038 to Harlan Elementary! #familyofdragons #kindergartenroundup 🐉🐴👩🏽🎓










🐉🐉 HHS Seniors successfully completed Adulting 101 Day!
Students rotated through a series of life-skills workshops such as personal finance, safety, mock interviews, tying neckties, CPR, and first aid, concluding with an etiquette lunch and prizes.
Adulting 101 Day is sponsored by FRYSC, Gear UP, and PRI.
Special thanks to Harlan Baptist Church and Christ Episcopal Church for use of their facilities, and to the many volunteers: Shane Jacobs (Kentucky State Police), Lauren Short (ARH), Brandon Pennington and Laura Adkisson (Harlan Tourism), Sky Marietta (Moonbow Tipple and HCBC), Mr. Morton and Mrs. Bryson (HISD), Matt Schwenke (Harlan Baptist Church), Britt Lawson (Putney Bible Church), Roy McNiel (Harlan Christian Church), Chasity Heck (Harlan County Extension), and Taco Holler Catering. 🐉🐉










⚾️ Away Game!! ⚾️ Our HMS Green Dragons are headed up the road to take on the Cumberland Redskins!! The first pitch will be thrown at 5:30 PM!! #GoBigGreen
🐉 We are excited to see our new baby dragons this evening! Come out and get registered for the 2025-2026 school year with us! #familyofdragons #letterofintent







🌟 Harlan Middle School Shines at State Future Problem Solving Contest! 🌟
We are absolutely thrilled to celebrate an incredible achievement by four of our Harlan Middle School sixth graders!
🎉 Gabi Burkhart, Bryleigh Ward, Amelia Chasteen, and Alivia Eversole competed this weekend in Louisville at the State Future Problem Solving Contest—and they finished 4th OVERALL in the entire state! 🏆👏
Coach Chris Howard expressed his immense pride in their hard work, saying:
“These young ladies have put in countless hours sharpening their problem-solving skills, and it showed on the state level. Their teamwork, creativity, and ability to think critically were truly impressive. They competed against some of the brightest students in Kentucky, and to finish 4th in the entire state is an outstanding accomplishment!”
Principal Andrew Williams echoed the excitement, sharing:
“We are beyond proud of Gabi, Bryleigh, Amelia, and Alivia! They have represented Harlan Middle School with excellence, determination, and incredible problem-solving abilities. Their success is a reflection of their hard work, their supportive families, and the outstanding academic environment at HMS. This is a huge achievement not just for them, but for our entire school community!”
We are so proud of these girls for their dedication and their amazing performance on the state’s biggest stage for Future Problem Solving! Way to go, Gabi, Bryleigh, Amelia, and Alivia—you’ve made Harlan Middle School and our entire community incredibly proud! 🐉
#StandardOfExcellence 🐉

⚾️ GAMEDAY!⚾️
Come support the Green Dragons as they face off against the South Laurel Cardinals at 6 PM in their home opener! 🐉 #GoBigGreen

⚾️ Big congratulations to the Green Dragon baseball team for their win against the Leslie County Eagles in their season opener! A special shoutout to Jared Moore for smashing his first home run of the season! ⚾️ What a way to kick off the season! The Green Dragons are back in action this evening at home against South Laurel. 🐉 ⚾️ #GoBigGreen

🎉Congratulations to our Kindergarten Grade Students of the Month for February! Students received lunch with Mrs. Posey, a certificate, a pencil, and a bracelet! 💚Congratulations, Dragons! 🐉 #morethanaschool #familyofdragons #attendancematters




Call and reserve your slot today! We offer many options and are ready to meet your child exactly where they are, no matter what the need may be. Sunshine School is a Nice Place to Grow!

⚾️ It's GAMEDAY!!!⚾️
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🐉 #GoBigGreen 🐉

🐉Kinder-Dragons: See you tomorrow! Kindergarten Registration will be held tomorrow, March 18, 2025, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. Students may enroll regardless of where they live, but enrollment capacity will be considered, so be sure to attend.
Please contact the school at 606-573-8700, option 2, if you have questions. We are excited to have you join our #FamilyofDragons! 🐉

🎉Congratulations to our First Grade Students of the Month for February! Students received lunch with Mrs. Posey, a certificate, a pencil, and a bracelet! 💚Congratulations, Dragons! 🐉 #morethanaschool #familyofdragons #attendancematters



🏐 Tournament CHAMPS!! 🐉 Huge congratulations are in order for our Harlan Middle School 5/6 Grade Volleyball team!! Yesterday the Lady Dragons won the 13th Region All "A" Conference tournament as they defeated Red Bird in the quarterfinals, Barbourville in the semifinals, and Pineville in the championship!! Way to go, Lady Dragons!! #GOBIGGREEN #WEAREHARLAN

🏀⛹🏽⛹🏿♀️⛹🏽♂️Harlan Little League continues this morning! We love seeing our little dragons progress each season!










🧬🔭During STEAM night students had the opportunity to create and build, using legos! They could choose to enter their Lego build in the creative or structure category. Addison Browning won in the most creative category and Aiden Browning won the structure category. Congratulations dragons! 🎉



🧑🏾🔬Congratulations to Harlan Elementary Science Expo winners! The science fair projects were displayed during STEAM Night and winners announced. First place- Grayson Frazier; Second place- Aiden Browning; Third place- Perry Marietta.



🏐 Tournament Time!! 🏐 Wishing the best of luck to our HMS Volleyball teams as they travel to Pineville to compete in the All A Tournament!! Let's go, Green!! 🐉

Wishing our high school students luck at the State Governor's Cup this weekend in Louisville, Kentucky! 🌟🐉 #academicexcellence #familyofdragons

🐉🐉🐉 We would like to give a special shoutout to some amazing students at HMS. One core principle at HMS is respect for our school, our staff, and each other. These amazing students have stayed behind after lunch this week to help the lunchroom staff clean up and prepare for the next group of Dragons coming in! We appreciate our students and their passion to help keep our school a great place!!!


🐉🐉🐉 Good luck to several of our students competing in the State Governor’s Cup Competition this weekend in Louisville!! We are proud of our amazing HMS Students that will be representing us! #StandardofExcellence


