Harlan Independent Schools

🐉 Tonight, our Harlan Green Dragons open their season on the road against Hancock County, TN. Kick-off time is set for 7:00 pm. Good luck, Big Green! 🐉 #familyofdragons

🐉🐉🐉 Please join us in welcoming the newest addition to Harlan High School, Heather Galloway! Heather will be joining HHS this year as a Technology and Business Teacher. "Hello, Dragons!! I am Heather Galloway and I’m thrilled to be your new high school Business teacher. I have been teaching in Harlan County for 13 years. I received my bachelor's, teaching certification, master's, and Rank 1 all from Union College. I’ve been a resident of Letcher County for over 20 years, with my family - husband Merrill, daughter Allee and son Cruz. I am honored to be a part of the Dragon family and can’t wait to see what the future holds for the awesome students at Harlan Independent. Their academic achievement and success are a top priority of mine. My door will always be open for students, parents, and staff. I’m excited about this school year."

🏐 Join us tonight for the home opener for the Lady Dragon Volleyball team. The Lady Dragons will host Middlesboro with JV starting at 6:00 pm and varsity following. Good luck, ladies! #GoBigGreen 🐉

Harlan 21cclc Teen Club starts back Monday! Parents can get a registration paper from the office or go online to www.bgcappalachia.club/htc to register their child. It's going to be a very rewarding and enriching year for the students in Harlan Middle and High School!

Ms. Fox and HHS Journalism are selling copies of the 2022-2023 yearbooks. If you forgot to get yours last year, now is the perfect time to buy your copy of the Black Diamond! 🐉 See Ms. Fox to get yours today!

🏐 Good luck to the Lady Dragons tonight as they travel to Pineville to begin the season! #gobiggreen 🐉

📣Parent meeting August 15 at 5:00pm for any 3rd or 4th grade student interested in being on the 3/4 grade cheerleading team. 🤸🏼🤸🏽‍♂️

Sunshine Preschool sees steady growth & is expanding staffing resources to accommodate new students. In addition to adding full-time certified teaching staff during the 22-23 school year, the Board of Education recently approved an additional teaching position for 23-24.

🐉🐉🐉 Please join us in welcoming the newest addition to Harlan Middle School, Will Varner! Will will be joining HMS this year as an ELA Teacher. "My name is Will Varner, I graduated from Harlan Independent in 2019. I am also a recent graduate from Johnson University, where I also played baseball. While at Johnson I collected accolades including: 2 time all Mid-East Region, 2023 AAC Gold Glove winner, the first player to reach 100 hits since joining the AAC, and the all time stolen base leader at Johnson University. My hobbies are athletics, coaching, and spending time with my wife, Mackenzie, and my dog, Nico. In my free time I also own and operate my own small business that focuses in youth sports. Becoming an educator at Harlan Independent is nothing short of my dream job. In my time at Harlan, I was beyond fortunate to be surrounded by a community full of loving and supportive people. It’s a privilege to be able to give back to the community that I truly love and continue to mold the bright youth at Harlan Independent."

Harlan Independent Board Approves $5.6M Athletic Project! An investment of $5,695,000 to construct a new field house, track, and natural turf football field will begin soon. The project is scheduled to be completed in June of 2024 and not impact the current football schedule.

🏀🏀🏀 Good luck to the HMS Lady Dragons today as they travel to Middlesboro! 🐉🐉🐉

🐉 21st Century Teen Club starts back August 21st! If you're wanting more information about this free after school tutoring and enrichment program, please email miranda.jeffers@harlanind.kyschools.us. This program services 5th-12th graders in Harlan Middle School.

🚙🚗 Reminder for Harlan Elementary evening pick up routes. Morning drop off is available at the front entrance or the rear gymnasium entrance. We hope everyone had a wonderful first day back to school! 💚📚

🏈 Ready for some Green Dragon football? Come out this Friday and watch the Green Dragons as they host Twin Springs H.S. in their first home scrimmage. Scrimmage is set for 6:00 pm. Adult admission is $5, and remember, all Green Dragon students are free! 🐉 #gobiggreen

What a great day to be a Green Dragon! Our staff, faculty, and administration are eagerly awaiting our students for another remarkable journey. Harlan Independent Students Return: Wednesday, August 9th #ShowUp&ShowOut #FamilyofDragons

🐉 Come join us on Central Street for the 2023 Harlan Independent Schools Back-to-School Block Party from 5:00 to 7:00 pm! 🐉

K-4 Dancing Dragons!! There will be a parent meeting this Thursday, August 10th, at 5:00 pm in the elementary school cafeteria. 🐉💚

🏀⛹🏽‍♀️Harlan Elementary 3rd/4th grade girls basketball team defeated Cumberland 18-6 in their season opener at home. They will be in action again on August 14 at home against WB Muncy.🐉💚 Go lady dragons!

🏀⛹🏽‍♀️Harlan Elementary 3rd/4th grade girls basketball team defeated Cumberland 18-6 in their season opener at home. They will be in action again on August 14 at home against WB Muncy.🐉💚 Go lady dragons!

🏀🏀🏀 The Harlan Middle School girls basketball team begins its season tomorrow at home against Cumberland Elementary. There will be a 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, and a 7th/8th grade game beginning at 5:30 at the Harlan High School Gymnasium. Come out and support the Lady Dragons in their first game of the year!!! 🐉🐉🐉