Harlan Middle School Academic Team Captures District 65 District Title
(Harlan, Ky) Following up on last yearβs historic level of academic achievement in Governorβs Cup competition, the Harlan Middle School Academic Team took top honors in the District 65 Kentucky Governorβs Cup match recently held at Wallins.
Capturing 1st place in Quick Recall and Future Problem Solving the Green Dragons secured first place finishes in each assessment area except Science. They were the overall winners with 62 points. Jaces was runner-up with 22.5 points and Rosspoint secured 3rd place with 20.5.
The 2023 district title marks the Green Dragons fourth consecutive title and 17th in the last 21 years. The 2022 Harlan team finished with a school and county record 8th place in the state last year and is looking for another strong performance at the upcoming regional competition. Harlan is coached by Mr. Chris Day and Mr. Chris Howard.
The top five finishers in each subject area assessment will advance to the regional competition.
Math:
1st Kenan Amro (Harlan Middle)
2nd Doug Honeycutt (Harlan Middle)
3rd Grayson Short (Rosspoint)
4th Thomas Daniels (Jaces)
5th Michael Lindsey (Harlan Middle)
Science:
1st Braylee Kazy (Jaces)
2nd tie Kenan Amro (Harlan Middle)
2nd tie Grayson Short (Rosspoint)
4th Avery Carroll (Harlan Middle)
5th tie Wesley Greene (Wallins)
Social Studies:
1st Juliana Damaa (Harlan Middle)
2nd Karson Dunn (Rosspoint)
3rd Sabby Mosley (Rosspoint)
4th Jack Eld (Wallins)
5th Kaleigh Arvin (Jaces)
Language Arts:
1st Addison Lemar (Harlan Middle)
2nd Gracie Hensley (Harlan Middle)
3rd Riley Card (Rosspoint)
4th Cole Seals (Jaces)
5th Shaedyn Crow (Harlan Middle)
Arts and Humanities:
1st Juliana Damaa (Harlan Middle)
2nd Jack Eld (Wallins)
3rd Thomas Daniels (Jaces)
4th Michael Lindsey (Harlan Middle)
5th Wiley Ray Collett (Green Hills)
Composition:
1st Jenna Nguyen (Harlan Middle)
2nd Skylar Rutherford (Jaces)
3rd Rihanna Montanaro (Harlan Middle)
4th Clarissa Yost (Jaces)
5th Cole Cornett (Rosspoint)
Quick Recall:
1st Harlan Middle
2nd Wallins
3rd Rosspoint
Future Problem Solving:
1st Harlan Middle
2nd Wallins
3rd Jaces
Voted on by the participating schools, Harlan Middle School was also awarded the Hume Sportsmanship Award.
Top finishers and teams will advance to the Regional competition in February at Letcher County High School. Students will be competing for a chance to advance at the State event held in Louisville, Kentucky.