Harlan Elementary School

🥁 Today, the Harlan Green Dragon Marching Band will be selling concessions at the Harlan Center as part of the Thursday Play Day hosted by Harlan Tourism. Head to the Center from 10-2 to help support our Green Dragons! #GoBigGreen #familyofdragons 🐉

😁We had a fun and successful week of Kindergarten Jumpstart! Our students had a blast getting to meet Pete the Cat! These Kinder-Dragons concluded the week feeling confident and excited for the school year to begin! 🐉🎸🐉 It’s never been easier to enroll at Harlan Independent and become a part of the #FamilyofDragons! Follow the link (www.enrollatharlan.com) to reserve your seat and enroll for 2024-2025. #familyofdragons #morethanaschool

🐉 Mark your calendars, Dragon family! Monday, August 5th, from 5 to 7 p.m., the Harlan Independent School District will host their annual Back to School block party! Join us for food, fun, and games. Teachers will also be in their classrooms from 6 to 7 p.m. for meet and greets. We are excited for a great year and can't wait to see you! #GoBigGreen #morethanaschool #familyofdragons 🐉

🏐 The Lady Dragon volleyball team will be hosting a Serve-a-thon next Monday! Come out and support your Lady Dragons. They will also be serving BBQ dinners, either BBQ nachos or BBQ sandwiches, for $7. Doors will open at 6:15 p.m. #GoBigGreen 🐉

📚 Don't miss out on this perfect opportunity to jumpstart your kindergarten journey. We will see you tomorrow, Kinder-Dragons! 💚🐉

📕✏️Kindergarten families: We hope you’ll join us at Kindergarten Jumpstart from July 22nd to 24th! Parents will have a Boo-Hoo Breakfast on July 22nd at 9:00 am in the HES Cafeteria. Parents may go to the cafeteria for breakfast, to ask questions, and fill out paperwork while students meet the teachers and complete fun activities upstairs. 📝 We are looking forward to welcoming our newest Dragons! 🐉 🐉🐉

🐉🐉 Sunshine School would like to welcome Rebecca Dimaline. Rebecca has a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and plans to obtain a Master's Degree in Education. She is a graduate of HHS Class of 2015. Rebecca is excited to be at Sunshine and add three of her own little dragons to the Dragon family! 🐉🐉 It’s never been easier to enroll at Harlan Independent and become a part of the #FamilyofDragons! Follow the link (www.enrollatharlan.com) to reserve your seat and enroll for 2024-2025. #familyofdragons #morethanaschool

HES third and fourth-grade girls basketball will have practice on Tuesday and Thursday of this week from 6:30 to 8:00 PM. Contact Coach Paul Hearld for more information! 🐉🏀

🐉🐉Mark your calendars! Open House for Harlan Elementary School is here! Join us at HES’s Minion-themed Open House: July 29th: 1st and 2nd grades 5:00- 7:00 pm August 1st: 3rd and 4th grades 5:00- 7:00 pm Reminder: Kindergarten Jumpstart is July 22nd through 24th from 9:00am to 12:00 pm. There's a million reasons to be a Dragon! It's going to be a fun-filled time! 🐉🐉

🐉🐉 Sunshine School would like to welcome Abagail Blevins. Abagail will be joining Sunshine as an instructional assistant. She is a graduate of Harlan County High School and is currently working towards her Associate of Science and Arts degrees. Her future goals include becoming a Pediatric Occupational Therapist. Abagail has a love for children and is excited to be a part of their growth. 🐉🐉 It’s never been easier to enroll at Harlan Independent and become a part of the #FamilyofDragons! Follow the link (www.enrollatharlan.com) to reserve your seat and enroll for 2024-2025. #familyofdragons #morethanaschool

🐉🐉 Harlan Elementary School would like to welcome Garret Begley. Garret will be our new library aide and assistant for the high school football and 3rd and 4th-grade football teams. He is currently enrolled in classes at the University of the Cumberlands and plans to be a teacher in the coming years. 🐉🐉 It’s never been easier to enroll at Harlan Independent and become a part of the #FamilyofDragons! Follow the link (www.enrollatharlan.com) to reserve your seat and enroll for 2024-2025. #familyofdragons #morethanaschool

🐉🐉 Harlan Elementary School would like to welcome HHS alum Eric Greene. Coming from higher education, Eric has spent the last ten years in administration and student support roles at a private nonprofit college. Eric is married to Hannah. They have one son, Elliot, who is excited to become a Green Dragon like his dad! 🐉🐉 It’s never been easier to enroll at Harlan Independent and become a part of the #FamilyofDragons! Follow the link (www.enrollatharlan.com) to reserve your seat and enroll for 2024-2025. #familyofdragons #morethanaschool

🐉🐉Harlan Elementary would like to welcome Charity Davis. Charity was born and raised in Whitley County, KY. She graduated from the University of the Cumberlands with a Bachelors in Human Services and a Bachelors in Criminal Justice. She enjoys photography and spending time with her fiancé and two boys in her free time. 🐉🐉 It’s never been easier to enroll at Harlan Independent and become a part of the #FamilyofDragons! Follow the link (www.enrollatharlan.com) to reserve your seat and enroll for 2024-2025. #familyofdragons #morethanaschool

🏈There will be a 3rd and 4th-grade football parent meeting and practice at the field on July 29th at 5:00 pm. Contact Coach Will Varner for more information at will.varner@harlanind.kyschools.us 🏈 It’s never been easier to enroll at Harlan Independent and become a part of the #FamilyofDragons! Follow the link (www.enrollatharlan.com) to reserve your seat and enroll for 2024-2025. #familyofdragons #morethanaschool

We would like to welcome Rachel Bennett as a part of the Green Dragon Family! Rachel has worked for the past six years as an instructional assistant and will be joining Harlan Elementary in the same role. Rachel is married to Billy Bennett and has two daughters, Hailey, and Hannah, a Green Dragon cheerleader. Welcome home, Rachel! 🐉🐉🐉

Calling all future Kindergarteners! 📞Kindergarten Jumpstart will be July 22nd- July 24th from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm at Harlan Elementary School! Meet the teachers, complete fun activities, and get a jump start on Kindergarten! Contact the school at 573-8700 opt. 2 if you need bus transportation! We can't wait to meet our future Dragons!! 🐉🐉🐉🐉 It’s never been easier to enroll at Harlan Independent and become a part of the #FamilyofDragons! Follow the link (www.enrollatharlan.com) to reserve your seat and enroll for 2024-2025. #familyofdragons #morethanaschool

Happy Independence Day from the Harlan INDEPENDENT School District!

🐉🐉🐉 Please join us in welcoming the newest addition to Harlan Elementary School, Rachel Bushnell Yost! Rachel will be joining HES this year as an Elementary Teacher! Rachel brings 16 years of teaching experience. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from Eastern Kentucky University, a Master of Arts in Education-University of the Cumberlands, and Rank 1 in Teacher Leadership from Morehead State University. She is a member of Kentucky Center for Mathematics’ Kentucky Math Teacher Leader Program as serves as a Peer Mentor with Southeast/South Central’s Deeper Learning Program. Rachel is married to Tim Yost and has a daughter, Clarissa. Welcome to the Dragon family. 🐉🐉🐉

Harlan Elementary School students are enjoying spending time with friends and cooling off with snowcones during our summer program. ☀️

The SEBT program aims to provide additional nutritional support to eligible students (age 6-17) who have received SNAP, KTAP, and /or Kinship Care for at least one month since July 1st , 2023, and students who are deemed income eligible through an approved SEBT application. Students who do not fall into the above category, and are within the income eligibility limits, can apply for SEBT Online at https://KYSEBT.ky.gov/ or can be addressed through http://kynect.ky.gov/benefits/ Or by calling 855-306-8959. If eligible, you can expect to receive a one-time lump sum issuance of $120 per eligible child, if approved, for the summer period. Replacement card requests can be made by calling 888-979-9949.