🐉 Congratulations, Murtaza Hussain! 🐉
Harlan High School is proud to recognize Murtaza Hussain for representing our school this past summer in the 2026 Kentucky Governor’s Scholars Program!
The Governor’s Scholars Program brings together some of Kentucky’s brightest students for an unforgettable experience of academic enrichment, leadership, and personal growth. Murtaza shared these inspiring reflections on his time in the program:
“The Governor's Scholars Program allowed me to connect with some of the brightest minds across the commonwealth and create meaningful change not only in myself, but in my surroundings. From engaging in intellectual discussions in my International Relations Focus Area to teaching a class on misconceived perceptions on global issues, I was able to take my passions for curiosity, advocacy, and diplomacy and enhance them further. Even outside of classrooms, the group of 300 students became more than just a community; they became family. Bringing home the lessons of servitude and leadership, I am confident that the Governor's Scholars Program enabled me to become the change I envision.”
We are so proud of Murtaza for embracing this incredible opportunity, sharing his passion for learning, and bringing home lessons in leadership, service, and making a difference. Congratulations, Murtaza! You make the Harlan Green Dragons proud! 💚🤍
#HarlanGreenDragons #GovernorScholars #DragonPride #GoBigGreen
Harlan High School is proud to recognize Murtaza Hussain for representing our school this past summer in the 2026 Kentucky Governor’s Scholars Program!
The Governor’s Scholars Program brings together some of Kentucky’s brightest students for an unforgettable experience of academic enrichment, leadership, and personal growth. Murtaza shared these inspiring reflections on his time in the program:
“The Governor's Scholars Program allowed me to connect with some of the brightest minds across the commonwealth and create meaningful change not only in myself, but in my surroundings. From engaging in intellectual discussions in my International Relations Focus Area to teaching a class on misconceived perceptions on global issues, I was able to take my passions for curiosity, advocacy, and diplomacy and enhance them further. Even outside of classrooms, the group of 300 students became more than just a community; they became family. Bringing home the lessons of servitude and leadership, I am confident that the Governor's Scholars Program enabled me to become the change I envision.”
We are so proud of Murtaza for embracing this incredible opportunity, sharing his passion for learning, and bringing home lessons in leadership, service, and making a difference. Congratulations, Murtaza! You make the Harlan Green Dragons proud! 💚🤍
#HarlanGreenDragons #GovernorScholars #DragonPride #GoBigGreen
💚🐉 Wishing our Harlan Band the best as they compete at KMEA Class 1A East Regionals today at Madison Southern High School! They perform at 9:30 PM for a chance to advance to state.
We’re proud of their hard work and grateful for our band parents and everyone supporting them! Go band! 🎶💚
💚🐉 Good luck to our Harlan Cross Country runners as they compete in the Region 6 Class 1A Championship at Lynn Camp! 👟 Girls race at 3:00 PM 👟 Boys race at 4:00 PM Our Dragons are racing for a team bid to state! Give it your all, Dragons! 💚
🏈 FOOTBALL GAMEDAY!! 🏈
It's GAMEDAY, Dragon Nation!! The HHS Dragons are hitting the road tonight to take on the Williamsburg Yellow Jackets!! GO BIG GREEN!! #FamilyofDragons
📍 At Williamsburg
⏰ Kickoff: 7:30 PM
It's GAMEDAY, Dragon Nation!! The HHS Dragons are hitting the road tonight to take on the Williamsburg Yellow Jackets!! GO BIG GREEN!! #FamilyofDragons
📍 At Williamsburg
⏰ Kickoff: 7:30 PM
🇺🇸 Harlan Independent Schools: Honoring Our Veterans! 🇺🇸
Harlan Independent Schools invites all Green Dragon families to help us honor the veterans in their families as part of our upcoming Veterans Day Program on November 11th!
We would love to recognize the brave men and women who have served our country by including their information and photographs in a special video that will be displayed during our district's Veterans Day program.
📸 Do you have a veteran in your family? We invite you to complete the Google Form attached to this post and submit information and a picture of your veteran so we can include them in this special tribute.
📌 Important Reminder: If you have submitted your veteran's information in the past, it will automatically be included in this year's video. There is NO NEED to resubmit!
Let's come together as a Family of Dragons to celebrate, remember, and honor the veterans who have made a difference in our lives and our nation. Thank you for helping us recognize their service and sacrifice!
https://forms.gle/XqRyB2d5FyiVNUhg8
If you have any questions, please email Megan Freyer at HHS: megan.freyer@harlanind.kyschools.us
🇺🇸 Once a Dragon, Always a Dragon! 🇺🇸
Harlan Independent Schools invites all Green Dragon families to help us honor the veterans in their families as part of our upcoming Veterans Day Program on November 11th!
We would love to recognize the brave men and women who have served our country by including their information and photographs in a special video that will be displayed during our district's Veterans Day program.
📸 Do you have a veteran in your family? We invite you to complete the Google Form attached to this post and submit information and a picture of your veteran so we can include them in this special tribute.
📌 Important Reminder: If you have submitted your veteran's information in the past, it will automatically be included in this year's video. There is NO NEED to resubmit!
Let's come together as a Family of Dragons to celebrate, remember, and honor the veterans who have made a difference in our lives and our nation. Thank you for helping us recognize their service and sacrifice!
https://forms.gle/XqRyB2d5FyiVNUhg8
If you have any questions, please email Megan Freyer at HHS: megan.freyer@harlanind.kyschools.us
🇺🇸 Once a Dragon, Always a Dragon! 🇺🇸
Congratulations to Dr. Hadassah Weiner on being selected as the GoTeachKY Teacher of the Week by the Kentucky Department of Education. This prestigious recognition is well-deserved. Every single day, Dr. Weiner brings dedication, passion, and excellence to our district. Thank you, Dr. Weiner, for your hard work and commitment to our community. We are so lucky to have you on our team! 🐉🐉
🏐 52ND DISTRICT ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM!! 🏐
Join us in congratulating Bryleigh Ward and Gracie Hensley as they earned a spot on the 52nd District All-Tournament Volleyball Team!! We are proud of these young ladies!! #GoBigGreen
Join us in congratulating Bryleigh Ward and Gracie Hensley as they earned a spot on the 52nd District All-Tournament Volleyball Team!! We are proud of these young ladies!! #GoBigGreen
❤️ RED RIBBON WEEK IS COMING! ❤️
🐉 Harlan Middle & High School students, get ready to show your school spirit and stand up for a drug-free life!
Red Ribbon Week kicks off NEXT MONDAY, and we’re celebrating with a week of fun dress-up themes! Check out the attached flyer to see each day’s theme and start planning your outfits!
Let’s make this week all about making healthy choices, supporting one another, and showing our commitment to a drug-free future!
💚🤍 Go Big Green! Be Drug-Free! 🤍💚
🎨Thanks to freshman Emersyn Turner for the Red Ribbon Graphic!
#RedRibbonWeek #BeDrugFree #GoBigGreen
🐉 Harlan Middle & High School students, get ready to show your school spirit and stand up for a drug-free life!
Red Ribbon Week kicks off NEXT MONDAY, and we’re celebrating with a week of fun dress-up themes! Check out the attached flyer to see each day’s theme and start planning your outfits!
Let’s make this week all about making healthy choices, supporting one another, and showing our commitment to a drug-free future!
💚🤍 Go Big Green! Be Drug-Free! 🤍💚
🎨Thanks to freshman Emersyn Turner for the Red Ribbon Graphic!
#RedRibbonWeek #BeDrugFree #GoBigGreen
🎃👻 Halloween Dance at HES! 🖤💚
Join us for a spooktacular evening of food, games, and dancing! 🎶🕸️
-Tuesday, October 27
-5:00–7:00 PM
-$5 per person
We can’t wait to see everyone there for some Halloween fun! 🎃🦇
🎃👻 Halloween Dance at HES! 🦇🕸️
Join us at Harlan Elementary School for a spooktacular evening of food, games, and dancing! 🎶🧡
Tuesday, October 27
5:00–7:00 PM
$5 per person
Come enjoy a fun-filled Halloween celebration with us! We can’t wait to see everyone there! 🎃🖤💚
📚🐉 Family Literacy Night at HES! 💚🖤
Join us for an evening of fun literacy activities, games, and prizes for the whole family!
Monday, October 26
5:00–7:00 PM
Harlan Elementary School
We can’t wait to see our Dragon families there! 💚📖
💚🐉 What a weekend for Harlan Cross Country!
Our runners traveled to Lynn Camp to get a feel for the regional course ahead of next weekend. Despite brutally cold and windy conditions, these kids persevered and delivered some incredible performances, with multiple runners earning season or personal best times!
👏 Special shoutouts to Lillie Carver for breaking 24 minutes and Cruz Galloway for breaking 20 minutes, both setting new personal bests!
Most of our middle school varsity runners also tackled TWO races in one day, with many earning personal bests in BOTH races! Their determination and effort deserve to be celebrated!
🏃 LYNN CAMP PRE-REGIONAL RACE
Girls:
Harper Carmical - 22:31.03
Lillie Carver - 23:53.82
Cora Jones - 25:03.63
Audree Mills - 26:28.60
Adelyn Burgan - 26:49.38
Josephine Toll - 27:39.16
Gwen Toll - 29:23.72
Boys:
Gibson Wilder - 19:52.55
Cruz Galloway - 19:56.74
Carter White - 21:20.42
Mason Raleigh - 23:26.03
Tucker White - 23:44.03
🏆 KTCCCA MEET OF CHAMPIONS
Our elementary and middle school runners competed in the CHAMPIONSHIP Division, taking on some of the best runners in Kentucky! Every one of our runners earned a personal best and represented the Harlan Green Dragons with pride! 💚
To be the best, you have to compete against the best, and these Dragons rose to the challenge!
🐉 4TH GRADE & UNDER • 2K CHAMPIONSHIP
Girls:
Lucy Miller - 9:12.35
Shelby Parsons - 9:13.46
MJ Taylor - 9:14.05
Ellianna Carver - 10:03.96
Ramsi Fields - 10:27.77
Leah Burkhart - 10:59.42
Oakley Moody - 11:26.54
Boys:
Emmett Alred - 8:32.58
Tyler White - 8:43.66
Ryder Bailey - 8:55.70
Sherman Ward - 10:06.82
🐉 6TH GRADE & UNDER • 3K CHAMPIONSHIP
Girls:
Jullianne Miller - 11:51.97 • 23rd place
Brooklyn Huff - 12:58.74
Sadie Skidmore - 14:53.22
Boys:
Conner Ward - 12:45.26
🐉 MIDDLE SCHOOL • 4K CHAMPIONSHIP
Girls:
Lillie Carver - 18:55.44
Cora Jones - 19:57.43
Josephine Toll - 21:46.83
Boys:
Carter White - 16:59.21
TL Miller - 17:45.43
Canaan Bolton - 19:17.96
Xander Owens - 20:50.54
Tucker White - 20:51.44
We are so proud of the hard work, perseverance, and heart these runners bring to every course. Keep pushing, Dragons! 💚🐉
🏐🐉 IT'S DISTRICT TOURNAMENT TIME!! 🐉🏐
Tonight the Lady Dragons will take on the Bell County Lady Cats in the District Tournament Semifinals at Middlesboro High School!! GO BIG GREEN!! 💚
📍 Middlesboro High School
⏰ 6:00 PM
🏐 Harlan Lady Dragons vs. Bell County Lady Cats
Tonight the Lady Dragons will take on the Bell County Lady Cats in the District Tournament Semifinals at Middlesboro High School!! GO BIG GREEN!! 💚
📍 Middlesboro High School
⏰ 6:00 PM
🏐 Harlan Lady Dragons vs. Bell County Lady Cats
💚🖤 Thank you to all of our fourth-grade grandparents and families who joined us for Grandparents’ Breakfast at Harlan Elementary School! We loved having you! 🥞🐉
🎓 Attention, Harlan High School seniors!
Jostens will be here tomorrow, Tuesday, October 20th, before school from 7:30-8:30 AM to take cap and gown orders.
❗ This is the ONLY in-person ordering visit. If you do not order tomorrow, you must place your order online before November 16th.
💚 Make plans to stop by and get ready for graduation!
📢 There will be NO Dragons Beyond the Bell (DBBE) at Harlan Elementary School on Monday, October 19, due to an after-school faculty and staff meeting.
Thank you for your understanding! 💚🖤
💚🐉 Huge shoutout to our Harlan cross country runners who competed at Lynn Camp as they gear up for regionals next Saturday!
👏 Congratulations to Tanner Daniels and Harper Carmical on earning spots on the All-SEKC Team!
We’re proud of our runners and their hard work! Go Dragons! 💚
🏈🐉 Join us tonight as Harlan takes on Lynn Camp!
💚 Senior Night festivities begin at 6:00 PM, followed by kickoff at 7:30 PM.
Prior to our HHS Band performance, we will be recognizing Izack Saylor, our 2026 Class A Boys High Jump State Champion, and welcoming back the 1996 District Champion football team as we celebrate the 30th anniversary of their championship season!
Come celebrate our seniors, honor our champions, and cheer on the Green Dragons!
🏈 IT’S GAME DAY, GREEN DRAGONS! 🏈🐉
It’s Friday night football in Harlan! 💚🤍 Tonight, our Harlan Green Dragons take on the Lynn Camp Wildcats under the lights!
🏈 Opponent: Lynn Camp Wildcats
🕢 Kickoff: 7:30 PM
🎉 Senior Night Festivities: 6:00 PM
Before kickoff, we’ll celebrate our outstanding fall senior athletes as Harlan High School honors the seniors who have represented our Green Dragon family with pride, dedication, and hard work. We invite all Green Dragon fans to arrive early, cheer on our seniors, and help us make this a special night!
Let’s pack the stands, wear our Green and White, and show our Dragons what it means to have the support of the entire Harlan community! 💚
🐉 ONE TEAM. ONE FAMILY. GO BIG GREEN! 🐉
#HarlanGreenDragons #DragonPride #FridayNightLights #SeniorNight #GoBigGreen
It’s Friday night football in Harlan! 💚🤍 Tonight, our Harlan Green Dragons take on the Lynn Camp Wildcats under the lights!
🏈 Opponent: Lynn Camp Wildcats
🕢 Kickoff: 7:30 PM
🎉 Senior Night Festivities: 6:00 PM
Before kickoff, we’ll celebrate our outstanding fall senior athletes as Harlan High School honors the seniors who have represented our Green Dragon family with pride, dedication, and hard work. We invite all Green Dragon fans to arrive early, cheer on our seniors, and help us make this a special night!
Let’s pack the stands, wear our Green and White, and show our Dragons what it means to have the support of the entire Harlan community! 💚
🐉 ONE TEAM. ONE FAMILY. GO BIG GREEN! 🐉
#HarlanGreenDragons #DragonPride #FridayNightLights #SeniorNight #GoBigGreen
🐉💚 IT’S SENIOR NIGHT AT HARLAN HIGH SCHOOL! 💚🐉
Tonight, we celebrate the incredible Class of 2027 Green Dragons! 🏈📣⛳🏃♂️🎺
Before tonight’s home football game, Harlan High School will recognize our seniors from football, cheerleading, golf, cross country, and marching band, honoring their hard work, dedication, and contributions to the Green Dragon family over the past four years.
📣 Senior Night festivities begin at 6:00 PM!
We invite all Green Dragon families, friends, and fans to come out, show your support, and help us celebrate these outstanding seniors. From the field to the sidelines, the golf course to the cross-country trails, and the marching band, these Dragons have made their mark on Harlan High School, and we are so proud of all they have accomplished!
The Class of 2027 is a special part of our Green Dragon family, and tonight is all about recognizing the memories they've made, the traditions they've carried on, and the legacy they're building. Let's fill the stands with Green and White and make this a night they will never forget!
Once a Dragon, Always a Dragon!
🐉 GO BIG GREEN! 🐉
📸 Thanks to Jon and Heather Photography for the senior portraits.
#SeniorNight #ClassOf2027 #OnceADragonAlwaysADragon #GoBigGreen
Tonight, we celebrate the incredible Class of 2027 Green Dragons! 🏈📣⛳🏃♂️🎺
Before tonight’s home football game, Harlan High School will recognize our seniors from football, cheerleading, golf, cross country, and marching band, honoring their hard work, dedication, and contributions to the Green Dragon family over the past four years.
📣 Senior Night festivities begin at 6:00 PM!
We invite all Green Dragon families, friends, and fans to come out, show your support, and help us celebrate these outstanding seniors. From the field to the sidelines, the golf course to the cross-country trails, and the marching band, these Dragons have made their mark on Harlan High School, and we are so proud of all they have accomplished!
The Class of 2027 is a special part of our Green Dragon family, and tonight is all about recognizing the memories they've made, the traditions they've carried on, and the legacy they're building. Let's fill the stands with Green and White and make this a night they will never forget!
Once a Dragon, Always a Dragon!
🐉 GO BIG GREEN! 🐉
📸 Thanks to Jon and Heather Photography for the senior portraits.
#SeniorNight #ClassOf2027 #OnceADragonAlwaysADragon #GoBigGreen
