Students in Mrs. Longworth's Science class are using physical properties to identify unknown substances using science simulations.
Harlan Middle School has a new principal for the day! Serenity Brock earned enough points through Accelerated Reader to be "Principal for the Day!"
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
Students in Mr. Williams’ social studies class are busy at work doing research and creating posters on the rights and responsibilities of American citizens!
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
Harlan Middle School picture retakes will be tomorrow, October 27th. Please call the school with any questions.
Beta Club invite letters were sent home today to those students eligible to join. Please return the completed form and dues to Mr. Saylor by Friday, November 12th. If you have any questions, please email tyler.saylor@harlanind.kyschools.us
Harlan Middle School is celebrating Red Ribbon Week this week. Attached are the themes for each day. Participating students will be entered in daily prize drawings, sponsored by FRYSC.
A big SHOUT OUT to the Harlan High School Cross Country team for their amazing performance in today's Regional competition! 🏃♀️ The girls team placed 3rd in Region and will advance to the State meet next Saturday. 🏃Eighth-grader Dylan Cox placed 3rd individual (9th overall) and will also advance to State! Great job, Green Dragons! #HHSXC #StateBound 🐉
Good luck to our HHS Marching Band in the KMEA State Quarterfinals in Bourbon County. The Green Dragons will compete Saturday at 7:30 pm. Good luck, Dragons! #gobiggreen #villainess
Harlan Middle School 6th grade students in Mrs. Howard's Science Class used gum drops to build models of molecules and compounds.
Tomorrow the HHS Cross Country team will travel to Wayne County to compete in Region. 🏃♀️We wish good luck to our runners: Mia Pace, Abbie Jones, Abigail Wynn, Chloe Schwenke, Ella Lisenbee, Willow Schwenke, and Dylan Cox.🏃♂️ #XC #gobiggreen 🐉
Middle School Report Cards will be sent home Friday, October 22nd. Report cards for virtual students will be available after 2:00 in the middle school office. If they are not picked up, they will be mailed home after school.
School picture retakes will be on Wednesday, October 27th for Harlan Middle School. Please call the school with any questions.
HMS Boys Basketball tryouts for 7/8 grade will be Monday, October 18 from 5:00-6:30 in the elementary gym. Tryouts for 5/6 grade will be Thursday, October 21 from 5:00-6:30 in the elementary gym.
Harlan Middle School students will be receiving copies of their KPREP scores from the 2020-2021 school year today during 7th period. Please call the school with any questions.
Students in Mr. Saylor's Writing classes participated in reciprocal teaching presentations. Each group created an entire lesson, along with warm-up activities and homework assignments, and switched roles to become the "teacher" for 10 minutes of class. Students demonstrated ample knowledge of editing and mechanics.
Eden Caudill plays the glockenspiel in Mr. Bell's music class.
The Harlan Middle School football team will travel to Pineville tonight at 6:30 to play in the second round of the playoffs. The Dragons are coming off a big win in the first round against Jackson County. Good luck tonight, Dragons! 🐉🐉🏈🏈
Congratulations to Salena Amro, Trenton Cole, Camille Noe, Brianna Creech, Baylor Varner, Gracie Hensley, Logan Thompson, and Michael Lindsey for being named Students of the Month at Harlan Middle School for September! 🐉🎓🎓