Harlan High School

💗🐉 Dragons Against Cancer! 🐉💗 Harlan Independent Schools will hold our Annual Dragons Against Cancer Walk on Thursday, October 8th at 1:30 PM! Students can participate with a $1 donation and a signed permission slip. All donations and T-shirt profits will benefit the UK Markey Cancer Center. 👕 Cancer Walk T-shirts are $15 and available in pink or gray! Sizes: Youth Small – Adult XL XXL: $18 XXXL: $19 XXXXL: $20 T-shirt orders are due Friday, September 25th! 💵 Checks should be made payable to Harlan Ind. School District with “Cancer Walk” written in the memo line. For questions, please contact Emma Eversole at emma.eversole@harlaind.kyschools.us. Thank you for supporting our Dragons as we come together for a great cause! 💕🎗️

📣ATTENTION: DATE CHANGE You’re invited to the 1st Annual Green Dragons Athletics Dinner! 🐉💚 Join us for an evening of great food, fellowship, and support for Harlan Green Dragons Athletics. 📅 Saturday, November 21, 2026 🚪 Doors open at 6:30 p.m. 🍽️ Dinner begins at 7:00 p.m. 📍 HISD Cafeteria 🎟️ $100 per couple Each ticket includes two steak dinners and one entry into the reverse drawing for exciting cash prizes. All proceeds benefit Harlan Green Dragons Athletics. Advance ticket purchase is required. Tickets are available at the Harlan Independent High School office and may be purchased with cash or a check payable to Harlan Independent Schools. Come celebrate our athletes, coaches, and community while supporting the tradition and future of Green Dragon Athletics!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 18, 2026 Three houses steal victory from the jaws of defeat HARLAN, Ky. – On Sept. 18 at Harlan High School, house teams Griffin, Pegasus, Phoenix and Sphinx competed in pickleball and quick recall. All teams secured wins – Phoenix and Pegasus exchanged victories in their pickleball rounds while Sphinx and Griffin traded off in quick recall. House Sphinx maintains a narrow lead with 3,568 points, followed by Pegasus with 3,542, Phoenix with 3,534 and Griffin holding 3,507. Despite the drop in rank, Sphynx and Griffin house leaders remain hopeful. “No matter how hard the competition is, always stay resilient,” said Sphinx House Leader Megan Rodriguez. Harlan High School is split evenly into four separate houses. Students can earn points for their house and we have house competitions. Research shows that participation in these activities helps sharpen brain function, focus and classroom readiness. For more information, contact Principal Mike Bolton at mike.bolton@harlanind.kyschools.us.

🏐 VOLLEYBALL GAMEDAY!! 🏐

The Lady Dragons are on the road this evening as they are traveling to OBI!! JV action will begin at 6:00 PM, with Varsity to follow!! Let's go, Ladies!! #GOBIGGREEN #DragonAdvantage

🏈 GAME DAY, HARLAN! 🐉

Friday night football is at home again this week! The Harlan Green Dragons welcome the visiting Berea Pirates tonight for another night under the lights! 🏈

📍 Harlan High School
🏈 Harlan Green Dragons vs. Berea Pirates
⏰ Kickoff: 7:30 PM

Come out, fill the stands, and CHEER LOUD for our Green Dragons! Let’s show our team the support of the entire Harlan community!

💚🐉 GOOD LUCK, GREEN DRAGONS!
#GoBigGreen

📸 Thanks to junior Carson Osborne for the game day graphic.

Mrs. Varner’s 2nd graders have been busy exploring the different landforms and bodies of water found around our world! 🌍 Students had the opportunity to create their own models of mountains and observe how rivers flow around and through land. Through hands-on learning, they were able to see how land and water interact and make connections to what they’ve been learning in class.

🇺🇸📜 Constitution Day = Escape Room Day! 🔐 Ms. Maggard’s Civics classes paused their current unit to celebrate  this historic day by analyzing primary sources from our Founding Fathers, cracking codes, and racing to escape! 🧠🔎 Some escaped just as the bell rang… others are still locked up! 😂🔐 So proud of these students for collaborating, thinking critically, and putting their Civics skills to work! ❤️

🐉 Reminder! Dragon Disciples meets every Friday morning at 7:25 AM in the elementary library! 💚 All 1st–4th graders are welcome to join!

🏈 GAME DAY! 🏈 Come out and support our Harlan Elementary 3rd & 4th Grade Dragons as they take on Pineville at home tonight! 🐉💚🖤 📅 Thursday, September 17 ⏰ Kickoff at 6:00 PM 🏈 Dragons vs. Mountain Lions Come cheer on our Dragons! 💚🐉🏈

Just a reminder that Harlan High School Open House is tomorrow from 3:30–5:30 p.m. Parents and guardians may visit with their child’s teachers during this time. #DragonAdvantage

Give students the room and watch what happens.🇺🇸 That's what this week looked like in Ms. Maggard's Civics classes. Students set their chairs in a circle, brought their annotated Declarations of Independence, and ran the conversation themselves — no hand-raising, no lecture, just kids talking to kids about a 250-year-old text. Using the Harkness circle method, they took turns pushing each other's thinking: building on a point, pushing back on one, asking a question that made someone go back to the text for proof. More than a few walked in with one take and walked out with a different one, because somebody in the circle made a case they couldn't argue with. Here's what stood out most — nobody left with the same theme. Each student is carrying their own idea into their blackout poetry project: liberty, grievance, consent, courage, hypocrisy, hope. One document, read closely by a whole room of students, and it means something a little different to each of them. That's the Harkness circle doing exactly what it's supposed to do — putting the thinking in students' hands instead of handing them a conclusion. Real questioning and discussion, student-led from start to finish. So proud of what these kids brought to the table this week. 👏 #CivicsClass #StudentVoice #WeThePeople

⛳🐉 CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT DAY! 🐉⛳

It’s tournament time for our Green Dragon Golf Team! Today, our Dragons will take on the course at Wasioto Winds in Pineville as they compete in the Conference Tournament! 🏆

We’re wishing all of our golfers the very best today!

Good luck, Dragons! We’re cheering you on!

🐉⛳ GO BIG GREEN! ⛳🐉

🏐💚 DISTRICT GAMEDAY 💚🏐

The Harlan Lady Dragons are ready for a BIG night of volleyball as they take on the Harlan County Lady Bears in district play! After 3 STRAIGHT WINS, Harlan is riding some serious momentum and ready to keep it rolling tonight!

🏐 JV - 6:00 PM
🏐Varsity - Following JV
📍 JACES

Let’s Go, Lady Dragons!! 💚🖤🤍

You’re invited to the 1st Annual Green Dragons Athletics Dinner! 💚🐉 Join us September 26 for an evening of great food, fellowship, and support for Harlan Green Dragons Athletics. Each $100 ticket covers two steak dinners and one entry into a reverse drawing for cash prizes. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and dinner begins at 7:00 p.m. in the HISD Cafeteria. Advance ticket purchase is required. Get yours at the Harlan High School office! All proceeds benefit Green Dragons Athletics. We hope to see you there! 💚

🏐 VOLLEYBALL GAMEDAY!! 🏐

The Harlan High School Lady Dragons are back on their home court tonight as they welcome the Lynn Camp Wildcats!! 🐉💚 GO BIG GREEN! 💚🐉

🔥 JV: 6:00 PM
🔥 Varsity: Following JV
📍 Harlan High School

🏐 VOLLEYBALL GAMEDAY!! 🏐

The Harlan High School Lady Dragons are back on their home court tonight as they welcome the Lynn Camp Wildcats!! 🐉 GO BIG GREEN! 💚

🔥 JV: 6:00 PM
🔥 Varsity: Following JV
📍 Harlan High School

🏐 GAMEDAY!! 🏐

The Harlan Lady Dragons are hitting the road tonight and heading to Lynn Camp for a big night of volleyball! 💚🐉

🔥 Harlan Green Dragons vs. Lynn Camp Wildcats
📍 Lynn Camp High School
⏰ JV - 5:00 PM
🏐 Varsity - Following

GO BIG GREEN! 💚

🎶🐉 Good luck to the Harlan Marching Band as they compete at Madison Southern High School! 💚🖤 Take the field with confidence and let your Dragon pride shine! 🎵

🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ It’s Meet Day for our Harlan Green Dragons! 🐉💚 Join us in Barbourville’s Knox County Sportsplex as our elementary and middle cross-country runners compete! Come out and show your support for our Dragons! A special thank-you to the Harlan High School Media class for their assistance in creating this graphic! 💚

🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ Harlan Cross Country Results 🐉💚 Our Harlan runners delivered an outstanding performance on Tuesday in Williamsburg with several top-10 finishes and a first-place overall team finish for the Middle School boys! Elementary Girls – 4th–6th Grade Race 🥇 Brooklyn Huff – 4th place | 9:26.32 Elementary Girls – K–3rd Grade Race 🥇 MJ Taylor – 1st place | 9:32.15 🥉 Shelby Parsons – 2nd place | 9:35.41 🏅 Lucy Miller – 3rd place | 9:56.16 🏅Ramsi Fields-8th place | 11:06.81 Elementary Boys – 4th–6th Grade Race 🏅 Aiden Browning – 6th place | 8:38.94 Elementary Boys – K–3rd Grade Race 🏅 Tyler White – 5th place | 9:31.39 Middle School Girls 🥇 Lillie Carver – 1st place | 20:04.39 🥈 Cora Jones – 2nd place | 21:16.65 🏅 Audree Mills – 4th place | 22:48.58 🏅 Josephine Toll – 7th place | 25:21.05 Middle School Boys – 1st Place Overall 🥇 Trenton Turner – 1st place | 17:45.28 🥈 Tucker White – 2nd place | 17:59.59 🥉 Mason Raleigh – 3rd place | 18:25.15 🏅 TL Miller – 4th place | 19:31.66 🏅 Canaan Bolton – 8th place | 21:03.01 🏅 Xander Owens – 9th place | 21:07.83 High School Girls 🥈 Harper Carmical – 2nd place | 23:46.88 High School Boys 🥉 Cruz Galloway – 3rd place | 21:43.52 🏅 Gibson Wilder – 4th place | 22:07.70 🏅 Dalton Halcomb – 6th place | 22:41.17 Congratulations to all of our runners on an incredible day of racing!