Harlan Independent High School students are hosting their first annual Car Show/Drive-In on Saturday, October 4th, starting at 4:30 pm in the back parking lot of the High School.
There will be a concession set up - brought to you by The Dragon's Kitchen, along with the debut of Harlan Scoops - offering delicious rolled ice cream with your choice of toppings. Harlan students have teamed up with J & J Creamery for their fabulous recipes.
Everyone is welcome. Admission for the movie is always free; however, donations are much appreciated.
Proceeds raised will be going towards the Senior Class Trip in the spring.
There will be a concession set up - brought to you by The Dragon's Kitchen, along with the debut of Harlan Scoops - offering delicious rolled ice cream with your choice of toppings. Harlan students have teamed up with J & J Creamery for their fabulous recipes.
Everyone is welcome. Admission for the movie is always free; however, donations are much appreciated.
Proceeds raised will be going towards the Senior Class Trip in the spring.
Congratulations to our HHS Marching Band for placing 4th in Class A and 9th overall in the Pulaski County Invitational! Way to go, marching Dragons!! 🐉🎶
☕️ Today we celebrated National Coffee Day in a special way!
Superintendent Jennifer Parsons provided coffee for all Harlan Independent employees this morning as a small gesture of appreciation.
It’s just one way to say thank you for the dedication, preparation, and hard work our staff pour into making Harlan Independent a great place to learn and work every single day. 💚🐉
#EveryDayEveryDragon #FamilyofDragons #NationalCoffeeDay
Superintendent Jennifer Parsons provided coffee for all Harlan Independent employees this morning as a small gesture of appreciation.
It’s just one way to say thank you for the dedication, preparation, and hard work our staff pour into making Harlan Independent a great place to learn and work every single day. 💚🐉
#EveryDayEveryDragon #FamilyofDragons #NationalCoffeeDay
Congratulations to our cross-country team on another successful race! Congratulations to the following students that placed in top 10 in the Bob Howard Memorial/ Area 9 meet this weekend:
Varsity Girls:
🐉Harper Carmical: 7th place Area 9
Varsity Boys:
🐉Tanner Daniels: 1st Place Area 9 - Runner of the year
💫Boys team - Runner Up Bob Howard Invitational and Area 9
Middle School:
💫Zoe Lawson (PR Time 12:45.32) - 2nd place Area 9
🐉Priscilla Stewart - 3rd place Area 9
💫Cora Jones - 5th place Area 9
🐉Josephine Toll - 7th place Area 9
Elementary Girls:
✨Julianne Miller: 1st place - Runner of the year
🐉MJ Taylor: 4th place Area 9
💫Girls Team - Close 2nd place (2 points from first)
Elementary Boys:
🐉Braxton Sizemore: 3rd place Area 9
💫Trenton Turner: 5th place Area 9
🐉Kash Bailey: 8th place Area 9
💫Ben Toll: 9th Place Area 9
✨Boys Team - First Place for Bob Howard and Area 9
Little Cheerleaders, This One’s for YOU! 🎀
Come join the HHS Cheer Little Girl Mini Camp for a night of fun and cheer! 💚🖤
📅 Date: October 4
🕓 Time: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
📍 HHS Gym
For just $40, your cheerleader gets:
✅ Camp with the HHS Cheerleaders
✅ A snack
✅ T-shirt & poms
✅ Learn a Thriller dance to perform at halftime on Halloween night! 🎃
Registration here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScpUDvQL5r3IbxBMssDWVIqfbW1tRdPBrhwkiEZ8DEOF0pbnA/viewform
**For those that have already registered, please notice the time change. It is now in the morning on October 4th.
🐉 A big SHOUT OUT to our HHS Green Dragons who received a Student Spotlight last week! These students were nominated by teachers and staff for consistently showing kindness, dedication, and responsibility.
Your actions make HHS a better place every single day. We’re proud of the example you set. Keep leading with heart and hard work! 🐉
#familyofdragons #kindnessmatters #everydayeverydragon
🐉 Race Day!! 🐉
✨Please join us in wishing our Cross Country team the best of luck as they compete in Area 9 Championship at Harlan County this morning. Good luck! Go Dragons!
Our Cross Country team continues to do amazing things! High School: Tanner Daniels: He ran in Louisville this weekend at the Trinity / Valkyrie Invitational. He had a personal PR day running the 5K in 15:46! 💫 Girls: Harper Carmical had another season PR! 22:16! ✨ Boys: Our Varsity boys team finished under 23 minutes, and everyone hit their season PR! Leading the pack was Gibson Wilder at 20:51! 🐉🐉 Middle School: Girls: Zoe Lawson placed 11th in the middle school race.⭐️ Elementary: Girls: Rayleigh Hoskins Placed 4th in the 1st grade group💚 The 2nd-3rd-grade girls were ready to race! They took home the first-place team trophy! MJ Taylor: 2nd🏆 Lucy Miller: 4th 🏆 Shelby Parsons: 11th 🏆 Boys: Tyler White placed 1st for the first grade group, Ryder Bailey 2nd, Jason Mills 7th🐉 Emmett Alred placed 7th for the 2nd-3rd grade group.💫 The 4th-5th-grade boys took home the first-place trophy. Braxton Sizemore placed 8th, and Ben Toll Placed 10th✨ We are so proud of our students!
🐉 Our Juniors in Mrs. Huebner’s Math Concepts class turned test prep into an interactive scavenger hunt today to review their Circles Unit study guide. What an awesome way to learn—Mrs. Huebner’s vibrant, hands-on lessons keep math fun and engaging. Good luck on tomorrow’s test, Dragons—you’ve got this!
🐉 We will have a representative here on Tuesday, September 23rd, to take letterman jacket orders for 10th-12th graders. Students will be sized, make jacket choices, and will be given a quote. The jacket will have to be paid for in full by 10/10/25, which is the date we will submit our orders. This will save you on tax and shipping. The jackets cost between $200 and $400, depending on style and patches. You can always order on your own at any time through BSN. Jackets will arrive 8-10 weeks after we place the order on 10/10/25, so they should arrive before Christmas.
⛳️ Good luck to the Green Dragon golf team in the regional match today at the London Country Club! #GoBigGreen 🐉
UC Band Day! HHS Band members played with the University of the Cumberlands band at their home football game on Saturday. Aaron Goss, Grant Lee, Serenity Brock, Doug Honeycutt, and Cassie Sage joined UC Band members and HHS Band Alumni Ethan Farley, Matt Brock, Hayden Huff, and Isaiah Sage. Go band! 🎷🎶🐉
🐉 The Dragon Kitchen is back! Yesterday, Mrs. Galloway's Entrepreneurship class served up a delicious lunch for the teachers and staff in the Harlan Independent School District. Students first met with Coach Thompson earlier in the year to earn their food handling card, and then yesterday, they prepared cheeseburgers and grilled chicken salads for the staff. Thank you, Dragon Kitchen, for your hard work! #GoBigGreen 🐉
Join us in cheering for our HES, HMS, and HHS Cross Country runners this morning as they travel to compete in the Berea Community Invitational. Let’s go, Dragons! 🐉🏃
🏈 Congratulations to the Green Dragons for their road win over Berea! Great job, Green! #GoBigGreen 🐉
🐉 Our future healthcare professionals! HHS students attended the AHEC Health Careers Expo at the Harlan Center to try their hand at numerous medical skills and speak with representatives from vocational schools, colleges, and training programs. Using simulators, students attempted to place IVs, intubate, perform physical therapy exercises, sutures, read X-rays, and more. Agencies provided information about educational opportunities and careers in the health industry. Students returned with new career ideas and interest in the health & wellness field! #morethanaschool
🌟 Congratulations to the following Green Dragons for being spotlighted by a teacher or staff member at Harlan High School. Students were recognized for a variety of reasons, including kindness, hard work, and responsibility. Their positive attitudes and dedication set the standard for what it means to be a Green Dragon. We are proud of you! Keep shining and inspiring others every day! 🐉✨ #DragonPride #StudentSpotlight #EveryDayEveryDragon
👟 Our Cross Country team ran a wonderful weekend race in Wayne County! Congratulations to all of our runners!
High School:
Girls:
Harper Carmical: Placed 8th with her Season PR 🐉🌟
Middle School:
Girls:
Our girls middle school team placed 2nd overall! They also had several step-up to help the middle school team. Julianne Miller and Shelbee Miller ran up to help Zoe Lawson and Josephine Toll create a team.
Julianne Miller: Placed 4th - First middle school race
Zoe Lawson: Placed 6th
Boys:
Our boys placed a close 3rd place, we missed 2nd by 3 points
We had some 5th and 6th-graders step up to create a team this weekend!
Shout out to Ben Toll, Aiden Browning, Trenton Turner, Xander Owens, and Canaan Bolton for helping out TL Miller and Aidan Burnette to create a team!
Shout out to Carter White, who ran up Varsity this weekend and finished in 23:54!
Way to go, Dragons! 🐉🐉
🇺🇸 250 Years in the Making! 🇺🇸
Mrs. Freyer’s U.S. History and HIS 108/AP U.S. History students are kicking off a year-long history project leading up to America’s 250th birthday in July 2026.
Each month, students dive into a 25-year era of United States history to research and create a one-page showcase on a significant person, document, law/court case, place, or event from that time.
📜 August Spotlight (1776-1800):
Take a look at August's amazing one-pagers—our first step in exploring the stories that shaped our nation! Follow along all year as we journey through 250 years of American history, one era at a time.
Congratulations to the following students for having their one-page showcase chosen for the 1776-1800 timeline:
Rihanna Montanaro - Molly Pitcher
Kameron Witt - Whiskey Rebellion
Lexy Dean - Bill of Rights
Dylan Madden - Cumberland Gap
Hannah Bennett - Thomas Paine
Emily Lane - Boston Tea Party
McKenzie Stewart - The Residence Act of 1790
Bella Wagers - Bill of Rights
#GreenDragons #America250
Mrs. Freyer’s U.S. History and HIS 108/AP U.S. History students are kicking off a year-long history project leading up to America’s 250th birthday in July 2026.
Each month, students dive into a 25-year era of United States history to research and create a one-page showcase on a significant person, document, law/court case, place, or event from that time.
📜 August Spotlight (1776-1800):
Take a look at August's amazing one-pagers—our first step in exploring the stories that shaped our nation! Follow along all year as we journey through 250 years of American history, one era at a time.
Congratulations to the following students for having their one-page showcase chosen for the 1776-1800 timeline:
Rihanna Montanaro - Molly Pitcher
Kameron Witt - Whiskey Rebellion
Lexy Dean - Bill of Rights
Dylan Madden - Cumberland Gap
Hannah Bennett - Thomas Paine
Emily Lane - Boston Tea Party
McKenzie Stewart - The Residence Act of 1790
Bella Wagers - Bill of Rights
#GreenDragons #America250
HHS Academic Team Quick Recall Tryouts will be on September 24th from 3:30-4:30 PM in Dr. Saylor’s classroom. 🐉⭐️
