Harlan Elementary School

🐉 Lady Dragon GAMEDAY 🐉

The Harlan Lady Dragons are back on the court tonight as they welcome the Barbourville Lady Tigers to HHS! 🐉

📍 Harlan High School
🏀 3/4 Grade — 4:00 PM
🏀 5/6 Grade — Following
🏀 7/8 Grade — Following

LET’S GO, LADY DRAGONS! 🐉 🏀 💚

Grandparents’ Breakfast at HES! 💚🥞 We loved welcoming grandparents and families to HES for a special breakfast with Mr. Noe’s and Mrs. Morton’s classes! Thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make the morning so special. 💚🖤

Join us in wishing the Harlan Cross Country team the best of luck as they compete in Somerset, Kentucky, today! We are cheering for our Dragons every step of the way! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️💚🖤 🤍 🐉

📣 Calling all HHS Cheer Camp participants! 📣 Our little cheerleaders are invited to cheer alongside the HHS Cheerleaders during the first quarter of tomorrow night’s football game! 🐉💚 ‼️Participants should wear a green shirt and black shorts. Please see the football schedule below for game details. We can’t wait to see our future Dragons back on the sidelines! Come ready to cheer loud and show your Dragon pride! 💚🖤🤍

🐉💚 DRAGON DISCIPLES IS HERE! 💚🐉 Calling all 1st–4th grade Dragons! 🐲 Join us for Dragon Disciples, a fun Friday morning where students can grow in their faith, build friendships, learn about God’s Word, and discover how they can make a difference in their school and community! 🙌📖💚 📅 Every Friday Morning ⏰ 7:25 AM 📍 Elementary Library 🎒 All 1st–4th Graders Welcome! Come ready for FAITH • FRIENDS • FUN! 🐉✨ “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid...” — Joshua 1:9 We can’t wait to see our Dragons there! 💚🐲 #DragonDisciples #DragonPride #FaithFriendsFun #HarlanDragons

🏈 GAME CANCELLED Tonight’s 3rd & 4th Grade Football Game has been cancelled due to the high heat index.

🥞💚 Grandparents’ Breakfast at HES! Join us at 7:50 a.m. for a special breakfast with your grandchild! Adult breakfast is $3.50. • Sept. 4 – Morton/Noe • Sept. 11 – Goldey/Howard • Sept. 18 – 1st Grade • Sept. 25 – 2nd Grade • Oct. 2 – 3rd Grade • Oct. 9 – 4th Grade We can’t wait to celebrate our HES grandparents! 💛

📅 Save the Date, Green Dragons! 🐉💚

High Attendance Day is coming on Wednesday, September 9th—and something exciting will be happening in every Harlan Independent school!

Let’s show our Dragon Pride by showing up, joining the fun, and helping our district reach 100% attendance. Every student matters. Every day counts. Let’s make September 9 one to remember!

#HighAttendanceDay #EveryDragonEveryDay

🏀 ELEMENTARY 3-ON-3 BASKETBALL LEAGUE! 🏀 Calling all elementary basketball players! Get ready for an exciting month of 3-on-3 basketball starting in September! This is a great opportunity for our young athletes to have fun, compete, build their skills, and enjoy the game of basketball with friends! Even better, proceeds from the league will help support the Harlan Boys Basketball Program! 📅 Saturdays in September and October 🏀 Elementary 3-on-3 Basketball 💚 Supporting Harlan Boys Basketball Check out the flyer attached to this post for all the details you need to get your child signed up! If you have any questions, please contact Coach Akal.

☀️🖍️ Spelling in the Sunshine! 🖍️☀️ Ms. Amburgey’s 2nd grade class took learning outside today! 📚✨ Students practiced their spelling words by writing them with chalk, turning the sidewalk into a colorful classroom! 🌈✏️ What a fun, hands-on way to practice spelling while enjoying some fresh air! 🐉💙 #HES #HandsOnLearning

🐉💚 HOMECOMING. GAMEDAY. DRAGON NATION. 💚🐉

The Harlan Green Dragons are back on the field this evening as we welcome the Middlesboro Yellow Jackets for a full night of football!

👑 Homecoming Ceremony - 5:00 PM (Participants please be at the field at 4:45 PM)
🏈 3/4 Grade Game - 6:00 PM
🏈 5/6 Grade Game - Following
🏈 7/8 Grade Game - Following

Come early for Homecoming, stay for the football games, and make some noise for our Dragons! 📣🐉 #GoBigGreen #DragonNation

There will be no Dragons Beyond the Bell at HES on Wednesday, August 26.

🏅 A GREAT DAY FOR HARLAN CROSS COUNTRY! 🐉💚 Congratulations to our medalists on an outstanding day of racing this weekend! 🏃 Middle School 3K Medalists 🥉 Julianne Miller | 3rd | 13:09.82 🏅 Lillie Carver | 8th | 14:54.66 🏅 Trenton Turner | 10th | 13:01.88 🏃 Elementary 2K Medalists Our K-3 elementary girls placed FIRST OVERALL! 🏆 🥇 Shelby Parsons | 1st | 8:00.36 🥈 Brogan Bennett | 2nd | 8:06.10 🥉 Lucy Miller | 3rd | 8:07.30 🏅 MJ Taylor | 9th | 8:37.50 Our 4th and 5th grade medalist: 🏅 Emily Turner | 10th | 8:23.89 These runners earned Harlan’s medals for the day, and we could not be prouder of their hard work! We are excited to see the continued growth of our cross-country program. Our elementary runners are getting stronger and more experienced each season, and we cannot wait to watch them continue developing as they prepare to compete at the varsity level in seventh and eighth grade. The future of Harlan Cross Country is bright! 🐉💚 #HarlanCrossCountry #GoBigGreen #FamilyOfDragons

🏀 LADY DRAGON GAMEDAY!! 🏀

The HES and HMS Lady Dragons are heading to Barbourville tonight to take on the Lady Tigers!! The game times are as follows:

🏀 3/4 Grade: 6:00 PM
🏀 5/6 Grade: Following
🏀 7/8 Grade: Following

LET’S GO, LADY DRAGONS!! 🐉🏀💚

📅 Your voice matters! The FRYSC Advisory Council brings families, school staff, and community members together to discuss student and family needs, share ideas, and help guide the work of our Family Resource and Youth Services Center. Please mark your calendars for this year’s meeting dates: • August 27 • October 21 • December 9 • February 24 • April 21 All meetings will begin at 9:15 a.m. in Central Office, Room 111. All parents and community members are welcome and encouraged to attend. We would love to have you join us! For more information contact Mrs. Cecilia Adams at cecilia.adams@harlanind.kyschools.us

📏✨ Measuring Up in Mrs. Estep’s 2nd Grade Class! ✨📏 Students at HES have been putting their math skills to work by measuring with centimeter cubes! 📐 These young mathematicians enjoyed hands-on practice measuring different objects and building their understanding of centimeters. 💙 #HES #HandsOnLearning #MathIsFun

Sorting, stacking, and smiling in Mr. Noe’s Homeroom! 🐻🔴🔵🟢 Math class just got a whole lot brighter! ✨ Our kindergarteners have been diving into vibrant, hands-on learning by sorting math manipulatives into groups based on their different attributes. Whether they’re sorting by color, size, or shape, these little mathematicians are building important critical-thinking skills while having a blast! We love seeing these bright minds learn, explore, and grow! 🧠💡

🐉💚 Dragons Beyond the Bell is back! We’re excited to kick off another great year of Dragons Beyond the Bell, our after-school program designed to provide students with a safe, positive, and encouraging place to learn, grow, and have fun! ✏️📚✨ Students can enjoy tutoring, homework help, enrichment activities, and clubs including physical fitness, art, science, STEM, and more! 🎨🔬⚙️🏃 Starts Monday, August 24 Monday–Thursday | 2:50–5:00 PM In-district transportation is included! We can’t wait for another year of learning, exploring, and growing together! 💚🐲

Mrs. Goldey’s students have had a busy and exciting week of learning! 🌟 Students have been reviewing the alphabet, practicing counting, and learning how to sort objects into groups. 🔤🔢🖍️ We also had special visitors from 4-H who taught students about germs and showed them how germs can stay on our hands if we don’t wash them properly. 🦠🧼 To finish off the week, students cashed in their classroom rewards on Friday and enjoyed a special popcorn treat! 🍿💚 What a great week of learning and fun in Mrs. Goldey’s classroom! 🐉

🐉MEET DAY! 🐉 Harlan Cross Country is headed to Lynn Camp this morning to kick off the season! Our Green Dragons have put in the miles, pushed through the summer heat, and worked hard to get to this moment. Now it’s time to race! 💪 📍 Lynn Camp 📅 August 22, 2026 Good luck to all of our runners! Run and represent Harlan with pride! GO GREEN DRAGONS! 💚🐉