Harlan Independent Schools

Congratulations to our September Kindergarten Students of the Month! 💚🐉

Congratulations to our September First Grade Students of the Month! 💚🐉

🇺🇸 In Ms. Maggard’s civics class, students experienced another vibrant learning opportunity by creating black out poetry from the 27 grievances in the Declaration of Independence. This engaging activity allowed students to dive deeply into the historical context while channeling their inner creativity! By carefully selecting words and phrases to craft original poems, students connected personally with the colonists’ complaints against British rule, making history come alive in a fresh and meaningful way!

🏈 FOOTBALL GAMEDAY!! 🏈 Come out and support our HMS Dragons as they take the field one last time this season!

📍 Location: Pineville
🕕 Time: 6:00 PM

These boys have worked hard all season long, and they’re ready to leave it all on the field. Let’s show up loud and proud to cheer them on! 🐉

We would like to congratulate our Harlan Middle School students of the month for the month of September! These students exemplified the high character traits that we want to promote at Harlan Middle School while representing their houses to the fullest extent!

Congratulations to Mark Lane, Kali Wynn, Waylon Taylor, Lillie Carver, Weston Simpson, Ethan Scearse, Scarlett Swanson, Paxton Hensley, Vivian Smith, and Elly Thomas! 🐉

Harlan High School students recently had the opportunity to experience the Arrive Alive impaired driving simulator, sponsored by UNITE, to raise awareness about the dangers of distracted and impaired driving. 🚗🚦 #ArriveAlive #SafeDriving #DragonsMakeSmartChoices

🤠 Attendance pays off! 🤑 Congratulations to Kindergarten student Waylyn Hensley for winning the Harlan Elementary Momma's & Cowboy's tickets! All boys who had perfect attendance the month of August were put into a drawing to win free tickets! 🎫 🎉🐴🏜️🌵

Harlan Independent High School students are hosting their first annual Car Show/Drive-In on Saturday, October 4th, starting at 4:30 pm in the back parking lot of the High School.

There will be a concession set up - brought to you by The Dragon's Kitchen, along with the debut of Harlan Scoops - offering delicious rolled ice cream with your choice of toppings. Harlan students have teamed up with J & J Creamery for their fabulous recipes.

Everyone is welcome. Admission for the movie is always free; however, donations are much appreciated.

Proceeds raised will be going towards the Senior Class Trip in the spring.

Congratulations to our HHS Marching Band for placing 4th in Class A and 9th overall in the Pulaski County Invitational! Way to go, marching Dragons!! 🐉🎶

🐉 Race Day🐉 Join us in wishing our Cross Country team the best of luck as they compete in the Middleboro All-Comers today!

☕️ Today we celebrated National Coffee Day in a special way!


Superintendent Jennifer Parsons provided coffee for all Harlan Independent employees this morning as a small gesture of appreciation.

It’s just one way to say thank you for the dedication, preparation, and hard work our staff pour into making Harlan Independent a great place to learn and work every single day. 💚🐉

#EveryDayEveryDragon #FamilyofDragons #NationalCoffeeDay

Congratulations to our cross-country team on another successful race! Congratulations to the following students that placed in top 10 in the Bob Howard Memorial/ Area 9 meet this weekend: Varsity Girls: 🐉Harper Carmical: 7th place Area 9  Varsity Boys: 🐉Tanner Daniels: 1st Place Area 9 - Runner of the year 💫Boys team - Runner Up Bob Howard Invitational and Area 9 Middle School: 💫Zoe Lawson (PR Time 12:45.32) - 2nd place Area 9 🐉Priscilla Stewart - 3rd place Area 9 💫Cora Jones - 5th place Area 9 🐉Josephine Toll - 7th place Area 9 Elementary Girls: ✨Julianne Miller: 1st place - Runner of the year 🐉MJ Taylor: 4th place Area 9 💫Girls Team - Close 2nd place (2 points from first) Elementary Boys:  🐉Braxton Sizemore: 3rd place Area 9 💫Trenton Turner: 5th place Area 9 🐉Kash Bailey: 8th place Area 9 💫Ben Toll: 9th Place Area 9 ✨Boys Team - First Place for Bob Howard and Area 9

🐉 The HMS Softball Team will have Open Field tomorrow and Tuesday after school for any girl that is interested in playing softball!

Little Cheerleaders, This One’s for YOU! 🎀 Come join the HHS Cheer Little Girl Mini Camp for a night of fun and cheer! 💚🖤 📅 Date: October 4 🕓 Time: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM 📍 HHS Gym For just $40, your cheerleader gets: ✅ Camp with the HHS Cheerleaders ✅ A snack ✅ T-shirt & poms ✅ Learn a Thriller dance to perform at halftime on Halloween night! 🎃 Registration here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScpUDvQL5r3IbxBMssDWVIqfbW1tRdPBrhwkiEZ8DEOF0pbnA/viewform **For those that have already registered, please notice the time change. It is now in the morning on October 4th.

🏈 Football Gameday 🏈 It's GAMEDAY at Joe Gilley!! The Dragons will take on Perry County Central this afternoon!! Check out the schedule below for all events and times!!

✅ 3/4 Grade Football Game - 2:30 PM
✅ 5/6 Grade Football Game - 4:00 PM
✅ 8th Grade Night
✅ 7/8 Grade Football Game - 6:00 PM

💚🐉 Harlan Elementary would like to thank all the grandparents who joined us for our 2nd Grade Grandparents Breakfast! A special thanks to Mrs. Etsep, Mrs. Varner, and Mrs. Benson’s classes for making this event so meaningful. We are grateful for our wonderful grandparents and proud to have you as part of our Dragon family! 🐉💚

🏀 13th Region Conference Tournament Time!! 🏀 Today our 7/8 grade girls will travel to Middlesboro to take on Lynn Camp at 10:00 AM!! We wish you the best of luck, Lady Dragons!! #FamilyofDragons #GOBIGGREEN

🐉 Race Day!! 🐉 ✨Please join us in wishing our Cross Country team the best of luck as they compete in Area 9 Championship at Harlan County this morning. Good luck! Go Dragons!