🎉Dragon Attendance Incentive Winner!🐉
This year, Harlan Independent Schools rolled out a brand-new attendance incentive to celebrate students who show up and give their best every single day!
Each week that a student has perfect attendance — meaning no check-ins late and no early checkouts — they earn a ticket for a chance to win a district prize at the end of the nine weeks. That means a student can earn up to nine chances per quarter! As part of the incentive, students must be present the day of the drawing to claim their prize.
👏Congratulations to this nine-weeks winner, Dallis Craycraft! Your dedication and commitment to being present each day truly make you a role model for your fellow Dragons.
💚A special thank you goes out to our community partner and generous prize donor, Anderson-Laws & Jones Funeral Home, for supporting our students and helping us celebrate the importance of attendance!
#EveryDayEveryDragon #AttendanceMatters #HarlanIndependent
This year, Harlan Independent Schools rolled out a brand-new attendance incentive to celebrate students who show up and give their best every single day!
Each week that a student has perfect attendance — meaning no check-ins late and no early checkouts — they earn a ticket for a chance to win a district prize at the end of the nine weeks. That means a student can earn up to nine chances per quarter! As part of the incentive, students must be present the day of the drawing to claim their prize.
👏Congratulations to this nine-weeks winner, Dallis Craycraft! Your dedication and commitment to being present each day truly make you a role model for your fellow Dragons.
💚A special thank you goes out to our community partner and generous prize donor, Anderson-Laws & Jones Funeral Home, for supporting our students and helping us celebrate the importance of attendance!
#EveryDayEveryDragon #AttendanceMatters #HarlanIndependent
It’s game night! 💚
Catch the doubleheader tonight with tip-offs at 6:00 PM and 7:30 PM as the Dragons face the Jackets. 🏀
Go Green! 🐉
Harlan Independent Schools will be closed for Christmas Break from December 22nd through January 2nd. We hope our students, families, and staff enjoy a safe, restful holiday season. We’ll welcome everyone back on Monday, January 5th! Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, Dragon family! 💚🐉🎄
🎶 Band Concert 🎶 Join us tomorrow, December 18th, at 6:30 PM for a band concert featuring our Beginning Band, Intermediate Band, Jazz Band, and High School Band. Come out and enjoy an evening of great music! 🎶
Special thanks to Ray Smith for the assist with the graphic.
Harlan Independent Schools is gathering information from students, families, educators, and community members to support our work in developing a district Portrait of a Learner. Built on a strong tradition of academic success, this effort will help guide how we prepare Harlan students—not just for graduation, but for life beyond our classrooms. The Portrait of a Learner will define the skills, mindsets, and experiences we believe every Dragon should develop to be confident, capable, and future-ready.
Your voice matters in this process. We invite you to take a few moments to complete this short survey and help shape the future of Harlan Independent Schools. The survey will be open through December 31st.
bit.ly/HarlanIndSurvey
Our Districtwide Christmas Program will take place at 9:00 a.m. in the High School Gymnasium on Friday, December 19th. Any visitor who wishes to attend must enter through the Middle School Atrium doors on the Central Street side to sign in and obtain a visitor's pass. This will be the only entrance available for visitors attending the program.
🏀 GAMEDAY🏀 Tonight, our Lady Dragons host the Clay County Lady Tigers. JV starts at 6:00 pm, and varsity tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 pm. Come out and support our Lady Dragons! Good luck, ladies! #GoBigGreen 🐉
🏀Best of luck to the Green Dragons as they travel to Lynn Camp to take on the Wildcats. Tip off is set for 7:30 pm. Go Dragons! 🐉
Special thanks to Reagan Lundy for assisting with the graphic.
One week until Winter Break! Tomorrow is the first day of Christmas Spirit Week at Harlan High School, so find those warm pajamas and get ready for Pajama Day!
* Just a note, the Christmas Spirit Week themes are a little different on some days for the high school and middle school. Thanks to Harlan High School's Student Council for creating this year's Christmas Spirit Week themes and flyer!
* Just a note, the Christmas Spirit Week themes are a little different on some days for the high school and middle school. Thanks to Harlan High School's Student Council for creating this year's Christmas Spirit Week themes and flyer!
🏀 Good luck to the Lady Dragons, who travel to South Laurel High School for the Lisa Collins Classic. The Lady Dragons will play the Martin County Lady Cardinals at 3 pm. #GoBigGreen 🐉
Join us in cheering on the Green Dragons as they travel to Martin County to take on the Martin County Cardinals. Go Big Green! 🐉🐉🏀🏀
🏀 Basketball Update! Due to the weather and forecast, tonight's Lady Dragon basketball game against Jackson County and tomorrow night's Green Dragon game against South Laurel have been postponed. We will update this information with new days and times as soon as they become available.
Just a reminder for middle and high schoolers that retakes for school pictures will be Thursday, December 11th.
Cheering on our Dragons as they travel to Bell County for a double header tonight! 💚🏀 Bring the fire, Dragons! Go big green! 🐉🐉
🎄✨ CHRISTMAS SPIRIT WEEK IS ALMOST HERE! ✨🎄
Next week, we’re bringing ALL the festive vibes, ALL the holiday cheer, and yes… ALL the sparkles. Whether you’re rocking your coziest PJs, jingling all the way in your brightest Christmas gear, or showing off your ugliest sweater - we want to see YOU bring that Christmas magic! 🎁❤️
Let’s make this the most festive week of the year at HMS and HHS!!
🎅👇 Check out each day’s theme and start planning your outfits! 👇🎅
Next week, we’re bringing ALL the festive vibes, ALL the holiday cheer, and yes… ALL the sparkles. Whether you’re rocking your coziest PJs, jingling all the way in your brightest Christmas gear, or showing off your ugliest sweater - we want to see YOU bring that Christmas magic! 🎁❤️
Let’s make this the most festive week of the year at HMS and HHS!!
🎅👇 Check out each day’s theme and start planning your outfits! 👇🎅
The Harlan Middle/ High School Band marched proudly in the Christmas Parade last night and did an outstanding job! 🎄🎺 We’re so proud of their hard work and holiday spirit! Go marching Dragons!! 🎶
🐉🐉🐉Several Green Dragons showed up and shined this morning at the annual Jingle Bell Jog. Congratulations to all of our runners! Many received medals. Several Harlan teachers, parents, and coaches also participated.
Overall Male: Josh Lee
Overall Female: Julianne Miller
Male 12 and Under:
🥇Braxton Sizemore
🥈Kash Bailey
🥉Benjamin Toll
Female 12 and Under:
🥇MJ Taylor
🥈Shelby Parsons
🥉Lucy Miller
Male 13-18:
🥈Cruz Calloway
🥉Gibson Wilder
Female 13-18:
🥇Pricilla Stewart
🥈Josephine Toll
Great job, Dragons! 🐉🐉🐉
🏀 Good luck to our Lady Dragons who take on Twin Springs tonight at UVA Wise. Tipoff is set for 7 PM. #GoBigGreen
Thanks to HHS Journalism for the game day graphic!
🎶The following students performed at the 2025 SKMA All-Festival Band event last Tuesday, November 25th, at the University of the Cumberlands:
Serenity Brock
Aaron Goss
Doug Honeycutt
Jordan Rodriguez
The top-performing students were selected through an audition process. The students worked hard to present an exciting concert with other students from the surrounding schools in the district. Congratulations, Green Dragons! 🐉
Serenity Brock
Aaron Goss
Doug Honeycutt
Jordan Rodriguez
The top-performing students were selected through an audition process. The students worked hard to present an exciting concert with other students from the surrounding schools in the district. Congratulations, Green Dragons! 🐉
🐉🏀Best of luck to our HHS Boys Basketball team as they take on Clay County tonight! 🏀🐉Go big green!!!
