Harlan High School

Harlan High School Academic Team Takes 1st Place at JV Challenge 1st Place Overall 1st Place Quick Recall

Basketball season is coming soon! Place your order now for Big Green Madness shirts!

Harlan Middle/High School is now accepting nominations for a minority parent representative for the Site Base Council. Any minority parent/guardian of a student in grades 5-12 may be nominated, and self-nominations are accepted. Please submit nominations by November 11 to Mrs. Adams in Harlan FRYSC (606-573-8700, option 6 or cecilia.adams@harlanind.kyschools.us ) Questions? Contact Mr. Lawson at HHS.

Congratulations to our Harlan High School A/B Honor Roll students for the first nine weeks grading period. 🐉

GSA 2022 APPLICATION: OPEN NOW! GSA is looking for students with skills in their art form, passion for creativity, an open mind, collaborative spirit, and an eagerness for learning. Does that sound like you? WE'RE EXPANDING! Visit https://www.kentuckyperformingarts.org/blog/kentucky-governors-school-for-the-arts-to-double-in-size/ to learn about GSA's historical expansion plan set to start in summer 2022.

It's Playoff time, Dragon fans! 🏈 Just a reminder that this week's playoff game against Pineville will be played Thursday night instead of Friday. Game time is scheduled for 7:30 pm at Pineville. 🐉

Under the steady leadership of Mia Pace, Harlan High School girls captured 3rd place in Class 1A Region 6 which qualified them for the State Championship meet held in Bourbon County on Saturday October 30th. Pace finished 9th overall with a personal record time of 24:40, qualifying her for a third trip to state competition. Eighth grader, Dylan Cox was the lone runner for the Green Dragons on the boys side of competition. Cox ran a full season at the Middle School level breaking the school record multiple times throughout the year. With a strong showing in regional competition in the 5k High School event, Cox finished 9th overall while setting a personal record and qualifying for his first State Championship meet with an overall time of 19:38. Due to an illness he was unable to compete at state competition. Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/2021CrossCountry

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The Harlan Independent School District will be adding another resource to their toolbox in the fight to help students and families recover from the impact of the coronavirus. Tapping grant funds from the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund, Harlan FRYSC will receive $100,000 to implement additional mental health counseling services across the district.

First Priority Club meetings have started! High School meetings are held on Mondays and Wednesdays at 7:45 in the library. Middle School meetings are on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7:45 in the choir room. 🙏🙏🙏

Seniors! Interested in attending the University of the Cumberlands? Were you unable to finish your FAFSA with Miss Bowman from KHEAA? University of the Cumberlands is hosting a FAFSA Completion Night on Thursday, November 18, from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Cumberlands’ campus. They will provide students/families with one-on-one assistance from start to finish. Each student/family can reserve a 25-minute time slot with a financial aid trained counselor by signing up on their website: www.ucumberlands.edu/joinus. Pizza, refreshments, and giveaways will be provided. In addition, students will receive a “College Planning Tips” sheet that will serve as an aid through any college admissions process.

Any senior interested in pursuing a career in business or education? We've got a scholarship opportunity for you! KASBO awards $2,500 scholarships to three Kentucky high school graduating seniors who will major in business or education. Interested students must go to www.kasbo.com to apply. Additional information: All applicants must obtain two (2) letters of recommendation. One recommendation must be school-related and one recommendation must be either community-related or church-related. These letters must be emailed directly to scholarships.kasbo@KASBO.com from the author. The student’s name and high school should be in the subject line. (example: John Smith Adair County High). Once the application is received KASBO will send a request to the high school counselor to verify enrollment and transcript information. Finalists will be contacted to schedule an interview. Interviews are conducted electronically. The application and letters of recommendation must be received by December 15, 2020. Scholarship recipients will be selected and notified no later than March 31, 2021.

SENIORS!! The Kentucky Concrete Association is pleased to announce that the annual KCA William T. Robertson High School Essay Scholarship Contest is open and accepting essay submissions. The William T. Robertson High School Essay Scholarship Contest is open to all Kentucky resident High School Seniors. The contest winner will be awarded a $2,000 scholarship to be paid to the college of their choice in their freshman year. The winner will also be invited to attend the KCA Winter Convention in Lexington, KY in February 2022 to accept the award. This year's essay prompt is: The essay submission process is the same as last year whereby paper submissions will not be accepted. All essays must be submitted online via the link that is included below. The essay rules are as follows: Student must be a current senior in high school graduating in the 2021 – 2022 school year. Essays must address the essay prompt directly. Essays must be written by a single student and shall not be collaborative in nature. Essays must be submitted using the online submission form. Essays must be received by December 3, 2021 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time. Essays must be limited to 600 words. The essay form submission link can be found below. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe2FCg8akMixe10kXG3h8LWD_J2gcUPrNbKuTK30pLFYLdOUA/viewform

Harlan Independent School District will have a Veteran's Day Program on November 11, 2021. As part of the program, the district will be recognizing any Veteran related to a student or staff member of Harlan Independent School District. If you would like to recognize a family member in the video, please complete the form below and also submit a picture via email of the Veteran from when he/she served or a current picture of the Veteran to megan.freyer@harlanind.kyschools.us If you submitted a photograph last year, your veteran will automatically be included in the video. If you would like to remove last year's submission, please email Megan Freyer with your request. Please have all forms and photos sent in by NOVEMBER 8, 2021. https://forms.gle/3XAtt7xhQjXkjhXF7

In dramatic fashion, the Green Dragons take care of business on Senior Night. Toughness and resilience on full display as Harlan defeats Leslie 38-36 in OT! Dragons advance to 1st round of playoff football next Friday night! #HTownTakeover

Any sophomore who is interested in applying for the HOBY Youth Leadership state seminar, please see application information listed in the Sophomore Google Classroom. Seminar will be held in summer 2022. Please visit the website below for more information. www.hoby.org

The Harlan High School Marching Band is headed to STATE!!! 🎶 The Dragons placed 4th in Regionals this past weekend. Their incredible performance has earned them a trip to Kroger Field to participate in State semifinals. The competition will begin Saturday at 11 am. Good luck, Green Dragons! #statebound #villianess

Please click on the link below for 175 available scholarships. https://www.mometrix.com/blog/scholarships-for-college/

Scholarships can be a huge help to college-bound students and their families, but many don’t know where to find them, or how to apply. During this live virtual event students and families will learn key tips on applying for scholarships, how to create a winning scholarship essay, and more. You can register for a free virtual event to learn more. Please visit www.salliemae.com for registration link Scholarships: Finding Free Money for College: Wednesday, November 3 | 7pm ET Thursday, November 4 | 8pm ET Space is limited, so please register early! They also have a free Scholarship Search which connects students to scholarship opportunities based on their hobbies and interests. The database now has over 6 million scholarships worth up to $30 billion in free money for college. https://bit.ly/2XTtWWG https://bit.ly/3miTS7p

In a recent published 2022 Niche.com rankings, Harlan Independent School District is ranked as the No. 1 Public School District in Kentucky with the Best Teachers. Harlan Independent School District was also ranked #3 for the Best Place to Teach in Kentucky. The district was awarded an Overall Niche Grade of A and ranked #12 out of the 167 K-12 public school districts across the Commonwealth. As reported by Niche.com, each school of Harlan Independent schools achieved top or upper placements in “Best Public Schools in Kentucky”: • Harlan Elementary School: No. 11 (out of 708 public elementary schools) • Harlan Middle/High School: No. 33 (out of 247 public high schools) • Harlan Independent School District: No. 12 (out of 167 K-12 KY public school districts) Check out the story here: https://www.harlan-ind.k12.ky.us/article/570481