Harlan Elementary School

🎉Happy Principals Day! 🎉 Join us in saying “thank you” to our dedicated principals for their leadership, support, and guidance. Their commitment to nurturing our students and leading our educators makes all the difference in our school community. We appreciate you all! 🐉🐉🐉🐉

🏇This Friday is Derby Day at Harlan Elementary! 🎉 Our annual Derby Breakfast will be served for 3rd and 4th grade students, while Kindergarten through 2nd grade will take part in our 5th Annual Run for the Roses race 🌹🐎. Parents are welcome to begin lining the streets downtown at 1:00 PM 📸 to cheer on our students during the parade. We’re excited to see all of our students dressed in their Derby best 👒 and ready to run for the roses! 🌹

🌞📚 Get ready for an EXTREME summer at Harlan Elementary! 📚🌞 Our Dragons Beyond the Bell: Extreme Summer program kicks off May 19th and runs through June 13th — Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM. 🎒 Open to all incoming K-4th grade students 🚌 In district transportation provided 🍽️ Breakfast and Lunch provided 🧠 Math & reading strategies 🧪 STEAM activities 🏃‍♂️ Outdoor play & fitness …and SO much more! Don’t miss out on this fun, free, and engaging summer adventure! 📲 To register fill out this form (https://edushare.ing/DBBExtremeSummer) or contact Mr. Greene at (606) 573-8700 or eric.greene@harlanind.kyschools.us for more info! #DragonsBeyondTheBell #HarlanElementary #SummerLearningFun

📸 Harlan Elementary Yearbooks Are On Sale! 📸 Don’t miss your chance to grab a piece of this year’s memories! Yearbooks are available for purchase this week in the school office today and tomorrow after school from 3:00–5:00 PM. The cost is $50. Can’t stop by? No problem! You can also send $50 to school in an envelope marked “Yearbook” with your student’s name. Let’s celebrate a great school year together! 🐉💚 #FamilyOfDragons #HESYearbook2025

📢 There will be no Dragons Beyond the Bell tomorrow Tuesday, April 29th, 2025. 🐉

🎉 Exciting news from Harlan Independent Schools! 🎉 Thanks to the incredible generosity of the Fugate-Mattingly Foundation, Harlan High School is proud to announce $10,000 in scholarship funding for the Class of 2025! Four outstanding seniors will each receive a $2,500 scholarship to support their future educational journeys. This gift honors the legacy of Flora Mattingly, a Pineville native whose love for children and animals continues to inspire positive change. 📸 Pictured left to right: Mrs. Jennifer Parson, Dr. Shawn Fugate, Mike Bolton, and Superintendent C.D. Morton. We are deeply grateful for the Fugate-Mattingly Foundation's commitment to investing in our students' futures! 💚 - Student enrollment is currently taking place across the Harlan Independent School District. The process is simple - visit www.enrollatharlan.com to begin your life-changing journey today. #HarlanHigh #HarlanIndependent #Scholarships #StudentSuccess #ThankYou #MoreThanASchool #FamilyofDragons #EnrollatHarlan.com

📣 State Testing Begins Monday at Harlan Elementary! 🐉✏️ State assessments start Monday, April 28, and we’re ready to encourage and support our amazing students as they show what they know! It’s very important that students arrive at school by 7:45 AM on testing days to be ready and have time for breakfast. 🗓 Testing Schedule: • Monday, April 28: Survey (all students) • Tuesday, April 29: Reading • Wednesday, April 30: Math • Thursday, May 1: 4th Grade Science Please help your child do their best by making sure they get plenty of rest, eat a good breakfast, and arrive on time. 💪💚 Let’s show our Dragons just how proud we are of them! #FamilyofDragons #HarlanElementary #TestingWeekReady

📚✏️ State Testing Week is Coming to Harlan Elementary! Let’s Make It Amazing! ✏️📚 We’re excited to support our students during state testing week and need your help Dragon Families to make it a fun and encouraging experience! 💪 We’re asking for support in two ways: 1️⃣ Donations – Help us keep our students energized with snacks and drinks! You can donate items like 2 liter bottles of Coca-Cola, Capri Suns, bottled water, nacho chips and cheese, snack cakes, granola bars, gummies or vanilla ice cream. Or feel free to give a monetary donation. 2️⃣ Decorations – Come help decorate the school and leave a note of encouragement for your Dragon! This is a fun way to show our students how much we believe in them! 🎉 Join us in decorating this weekend: 🗓 April 26 & 27 🕐 1:00–6:00 PM each day Even if you can’t help decorate, feel free to drop by and leave an encouraging note for your student. Let’s work together to make this a positive, memorable, and successful week for our Dragons! 🐉❤️ #FamilyOfDragons #HarlanElementary #TestingWeekSupport

May is just around the corner and it appears we have some seniors who have a serious case of senioritis. There is a false social media post regarding no school for Friday, April 25th due to Internet and Water outages. They get an A for effort, but unfortunately that post if false. As much as we would all enjoy an extra day off in April we will have school tomorrow so we don’t have to make it up at the end of May. Remember, the Harlan Independent School District will be on a regular schedule for Friday, April 25th. Again, we will be on a regular schedule for Friday, April 25th.

In a special called meeting on Monday, the Harlan Independent Board of Education unanimously voted to appoint Mrs. Jennifer Parsons as the next Superintendent of the Harlan Independent School District. She will assume the role on July 1, 2025, succeeding current Superintendent C.D. Morton, who previously announced his resignation effective June 30th. Congratulations to Mrs. Jennifer Parsons!

🎉Congratulations to our 4th Grade Students of the Month for March! Students received lunch with Mrs. Posey, a certificate, a pencil, and a bracelet! 💚Congratulations, Dragons! 🐉 #morethanaschool #familyofdragons

🎉Congratulations to our 3rd Grade Students of the Month for March! Students received lunch with Mrs. Posey, a certificate, a pencil, and a bracelet! 💚Congratulations, Dragons! 🐉 #morethanaschool #familyofdragons

🎉Congratulations to our 2nd Grade Students of the Month for March! Students received lunch with Mrs. Posey, a certificate, a pencil, and a bracelet! 💚Congratulations, Dragons! 🐉 #morethanaschool #familyofdragons

🎉Mark your calendars for the Kindergarten performance on May 9, 2025 at Harlan Elementary School auditorium beginning at 6:00pm. We are so proud of our little dragons! 🐉 #familyofdragons #fromstart2finish

🎉Congratulations to our 1st Grade Students of the Month for March! Students received lunch with Mrs. Posey, a certificate, a pencil, and a bracelet! 💚Congratulations, Dragons! 🐉 #morethanaschool #familyofdragons

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

🔥🐉 Join Us for the First Ever Dragon Showcase! 🐉🔥 📍 Harlan Middle School 📅 Wednesday, April 23rd ⏰ 4:00 – 5:30 PM We’re excited to invite families, students, community members, and especially 4th grade students and their parents to our Dragon Showcase — a celebration of everything that makes Harlan Middle School special! 🎶 Enjoy performances by our Band and Choir 🏆 Celebrate our incredible clubs and student organizations 🎤 Explore student-led presentations and classroom showcases throughout the building 👋 Get a feel for what middle school life is really like! This is a great opportunity for rising 5th graders and their families to get comfortable with the building, and see the amazing opportunities waiting for them next year. We would also like to invite all of our current families as our students will be showing off the great things happening at HMS! ✨ Come see the spirit of the Green Dragons in action — we can’t wait to welcome you! 💚🐲 #DragonShowcase #ThisIsHarlanMiddleSchool

There will be no Dragons Beyond the Bell tomorrow, Wednesday, April 9th, 2025.

🎉 Shoutout to Harlan Elementary’s 3rd Grade! 🏆 They showed up, stood out, and won the Attendance Banners for the month of March! 📚👏 We’re so proud of their commitment to showing up and shining bright every day. Let’s keep that momentum going! 💪🍎 #AttendanceMatters #FamilyofDragons

Congratulations to our Fourth Grade Distinguished and Proficient Dragons for the Third Nine Weeks! 🐉 Fourth Grade Distinguished Dragons: Hannah Adams, Aiden Browning, Gracelynn Bruce, Kendall Collins, Nevaeh Day, Chloe Dixon, Perry Marietta, Julianne Miller, Maisie Scott, Weston Simpson, Colt Sullivan, Anthony Sweatt, Libby Taylor, Waylon Taylor, Elly Thomas, and Micah Turner Fourth Grade Proficient Dragons: Rebecca Adams, Abriella Bates, Bretli Bates, Cam Begley, Ellie Brock, Blayne Brock, Jacquise Cabell, Daniel Combs, Dallis Craycraft, Rhett Curry, Grayson Frazier, Everly Freyer, Maddie Goins, Cannan Hale, Brooklyn Huff, Hunter Huff, Mckenzie Jarvis, Finn Lemar, Clarence Major, Aubree Murphy, Harper Noe, Arryn Noe, Mason Pennington, Braxton Rigney, Sadie Skidmore, Anthony Sweatt, Dixie Vanover, Major Vick, Tori Wattenberger, Aiden Wormack, Addison Wormack, and Kali Wynn