
🐉 Promoting great attendance!
We will be drawing names at HMS this week for students that are present and have been here all week. Winners will receive a 20 gift card to Walmart! There will be several students at HMS that will be drawn so be here for your chance! We would also like to thank the members of our community who have donated these generous gifts!
Congratulations to our first two winners: Hailey Gilbert and Joseph Saylor!
#AttendanceMatters



🐉 Great things are happening at HMS!
-Students in Mrs. Howard's class created candy molecules!
-Student greeters are welcoming fellow students into classes!
-Former Dragons giving back to current Dragons with some great real world experiences!
-Dragon Family Christmas night allowed students and families to come and have a great time!
There are so many great things happening in the halls at HMS!!











🐉 Congratulations to the HHS Cheerleaders for placing 2nd at the WYMT Classic In-Game Competition. Way to go, ladies! 📣 #GoBigGreen 💚


🏀 7/8 Grade Conference Tournament 🏀 Today our 7/8 Dragons host the 13th Region Conference Tournament at Harlan High School!! The Dragons will face up against the Lynn Camp Wildcats, with tip-off set for 11:15 AM. Come out and support these hard working Dragons today!! #WeAreHarlan #FamilyofDragons


🎄 Christmas Spirit Week!! 🎄 This will be such a fun time for our students at HMS and HHS!! Participate and join in on the festivities!!
**Huge shout out to our HHS Journalism Staff for making this announcement!!


“Do You Hear What I Hear?” The HMS and HHS Band Christmas concert will be on Sunday, December 15th, at 2:30 PM in the HHS gymnasium. Join us for a musical time! 🎶🥁🎹🎺🪇


🎄🐉 Dragon Family Christmas at HMS if off to a great start!
Come by and bid on one of our trees or enjoy a sweet treat and get your picture taken with Santa! We are here until 8 and all proceeds go to the 8th Grade Trip to Washington!










🐉🎉 Congratulations to our students of the Month!
These students exemplified excellence in everything that they did and set a great example for other students. We push our students to be great and these students not only met those expectations but exceeded them in every way! We are proud of our Dragons!









🐉 Former Dragons giving back to the younger Dragon generation!
HMS would like to thank former student, Stephen Anderson for coming and speaking with our LEGO Robotics Team today! Stephen brought his scuba gear and allowed students the chance to try some of the gear on! We are thankful for our Dragon Family!







🏀 It's GAMEDAY! The Lady Dragons travel to Perry County Central to take on Prestonburg at 5:00 pm in the WYMT Classic. Good luck, Big Green! #LadyDragonBasketball #GoBigGreen 💚🐉


🚨 Game Canceled!! 🚨 The HES and HMS Boys' Basketball Games for this evening have been canceled!!


🐉 🏆 Green Dragon High Achievers! 🐉 🏆
XtraMath is an online math fact fluency program that helps students develop quick recall and automaticity of their basic math facts. All students start with the addition math facts and then proceed to the next operation by reaching a mastery score of 100 by answering each question correctly in six seconds or less. For students to "complete" XtraMath, they must answer all questions correctly for all four operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
We would like to congratulate Noah Perkins, Ahmad Amro, Tavian Howard, Toby Hensley, and Mia Swanson for this great accomplishment in Mrs. Jackson's class!
Way to go, Dragons ! 🐉






📸 HHS and HMS Picture Retakes will be on Tuesday, December 17th!! 📸


🏀 It's GAMEDAY! The Lady Dragons travel to Perry County Central to take on the Knott County Lady Patriots at 8:00 pm in the WYMT Classic. Good luck, Big Green! #LadyDragonBasketball #GoBigGreen 💚🐉


🏀 HOME GAME!! 🏀 It's sure to be a fun night at HHS!! The Harlan Elementary and Harlan Middle School Dragons will host W.B. Muncy beginning at 6:00 PM with 3/4 grade. 5/6 grade and 7/8 grade basketball action will follow!! Good luck, Dragons!! #FamilyofDragons


🏀 Away Game!! 🏀 It's Gameday for HES and HMS Boys' Basketball!! Tonight they will travel to Barbourville to take on the Tigers beginning with 3/4 grade at 6:00 PM. 5/6 grade and 7/8 grade action will follow!! #GoBigGreen


🎉 Harlan Middle School Dominates the 2024 6th Grade Showcase! 🏆
Harlan Middle School has done it again! For the fourth year in a row and the sixth time in the last seven years, our students have risen to the occasion and absolutely dominated the Section 29 6th Grade Showcase. This year’s results not only highlight our students’ hard work and talent but also reflect the dedication and support of our incredible teachers, staff, and families.
Here’s how we claimed victory:
🏅 Overall Final Standings
🥇 Harlan Middle School – 96 Points
🥈 Stinnett Elementary – 35.5 Points
🥉 Wallins Elementary – 33.5 Points
Quick Recall Team Champions
Our Quick Recall team showed unstoppable determination and teamwork, securing 1st Place and earning 13 points.
Individual Academic Excellence
Our students excelled in every academic category, with top placements in Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Language Arts, Arts and Humanities, and Composition:
Mathematics
1️⃣ Thomas Miller (1st Place) – 29 Points
2️⃣ Jeremy Jackson (2nd Place) – 23 Points
4️⃣ Bella Lemar (4th Place) – 18 Points
Science
1️⃣ Thomas Miller (1st Place) – 24 Points
2️⃣ Hunter Taylor (2nd Place) – 22 Points
Social Studies
1️⃣ Hunter Taylor (1st Place) – 22 Points
3️⃣ Natalie Adams (3rd Place) – 21 Points
3️⃣ Vivian Smith (3rd Place) -21 Points
Language Arts
2️⃣ Shelbee Fee- 20 Points
3️⃣ Natalie Adams-19 Points
4️⃣ Amelia Chasteen – 19 Points
Arts and Humanities
1️⃣ Vivian Smith (1st Place) – 21 Points
3️⃣ Natalie Adams (3rd Place) – 20 Points
Composition
1️⃣Amelia Chasteen (1st Place)
4️⃣ Alivia Eversole (4th Place)
5️⃣ Gabi Burkhart (5th Place)
Coach Chris Day, reflecting on the team’s success, shared, “This is a special group of students. Their dedication to excellence, their ability to work together as a team, and their hunger for success are unmatched. They represent everything that makes Harlan Middle School great. I couldn’t be prouder of them!”
Principal Andrew Williams added, "I am so proud of our students, this team, and our coaches. They have worked extremely hard and have been dedicated to excellence for the past several months. Their hard work has paid off with the results of this competition. We are thankful to have this group of students that represent Harlan Middle School at the highest level!"
To all the coaches, parents, and supporters who played a role in this success, THANK YOU! Your encouragement makes these accomplishments possible. Let’s keep this momentum going as we continue to support our students towards the pursuit of excellence!
Let’s hear it for HMS! 🐉
#FamilyOfDragons #ExcellenceInEducation


❄️Don't forget, all K-12 students who attended school on High Attendance Day (9/12) and all Sunshine students receive a free ice-skating session at the Harlan Center, this weekend only! Reminder flyers were distributed at school, but they do not have to present the flyer to skate! The Harlan Center has a list of names, simply tell the attendant your name upon arrival. Non-transferable, one-time use only. All other guests may skate for $5. ❄️ December 7, 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. December 8, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.







🏀 It's GAMEDAY for your Lady Dragons. After last night's 61-40 win over Eastside, the Lady Dragons advance to play in the Powell Valley National Bank Tip-Off Classic championship game at UVA-Wise. Our JV team will play at 5:30 pm, and the championship game is at 8:30 pm. Good luck, ladies! #GoBigGreen #LadyDragonBasketball 🐉


🐉 5/6 Grade 13th Region Conference Tournament! 🏀 Today our 5/6 Grade Dragons will head to Williamsburg to take on the Barbourville Tigers in basketball action!! Tip-off is slated for 12:30 PM! GO BIG GREEN!! #FamilyofDragons
