Harlan Middle School

🎉 Exciting news from Harlan Independent Schools! 🎉 Thanks to the incredible generosity of the Fugate-Mattingly Foundation, Harlan High School is proud to announce $10,000 in scholarship funding for the Class of 2025! Four outstanding seniors will each receive a $2,500 scholarship to support their future educational journeys. This gift honors the legacy of Flora Mattingly, a Pineville native whose love for children and animals continues to inspire positive change. 📸 Pictured left to right: Mrs. Jennifer Parson, Dr. Shawn Fugate, Mike Bolton, and Superintendent C.D. Morton. We are deeply grateful for the Fugate-Mattingly Foundation's commitment to investing in our students' futures! 💚 - Student enrollment is currently taking place across the Harlan Independent School District. The process is simple - visit www.enrollatharlan.com to begin your life-changing journey today. #HarlanHigh #HarlanIndependent #Scholarships #StudentSuccess #ThankYou #MoreThanASchool #FamilyofDragons #EnrollatHarlan.com

🐉 At HMS, we are ready for STATE TESTING!! Here are some ways Dragons prepare to tackle KSA!! 🐉

Congratulations to our HHS and HMS band students for receiving all distinguished ratings for their solos and duets!🎶🎶🐉 HHS Matt Brock Serenity Brock Jaci Davis Isaiah Sage HMS Eli Brock Saylor Crow Sawyer Crow Elliot Lane Parker Farley Ali Husain Tavian Howard Cora Jones

⚾️ HMS Baseball!! ⚾️ The weather for today has turned out to be beautiful, so the Middle School baseball game is a GO!! Tonight the Middle School boys will host the HC Black Bears beginning at 6:30 PM!! Let's go, Green!!

⚾️ TIME CHANGE!⚾️ This afternoon's baseball game against Lee County, VA, has been pushed back to 4:30 pm. Come out and support your Green Dragons at home! Stick around for the HMS Dragons to play afterwards! It's a great day for some Green Dragon baseball!!! #GoBigGreen #DragonBaseball

🥎 HMS Gameday!! 🥎 The HMS Lady Dragons are up and heading to Berea this morning for a tournament!! They will play Madison Middle at 1:15 PM!! Good luck, Green!!

May is just around the corner and it appears we have some seniors who have a serious case of senioritis. There is a false social media post regarding no school for Friday, April 25th due to Internet and Water outages. They get an A for effort, but unfortunately that post if false. As much as we would all enjoy an extra day off in April we will have school tomorrow so we don’t have to make it up at the end of May. Remember, the Harlan Independent School District will be on a regular schedule for Friday, April 25th. Again, we will be on a regular schedule for Friday, April 25th.

🥎🥎🥎 8th Grade Night!!! Come out tonight and support our HMS Lady Dragon Softball team as they take on Cumberland! 8th grade night starts at 5 and the game will follow! 🐉

Thank you to everyone who came out to our first ever HMS Dragon Showcase! Our students did a fantastic job at showing the great things going on in our school! We are looking forward to finishing our year strong and are already accepting new students who are interested in joining the Dragon Family!!! Enroll your student now at: enrollatharlan.com

🐉 Join us today in the gym for our first ever Harlan Middle School Dragon Showcase from 4:00-5:30! There will be performances from the band and choir along with student and club presentations! Everybody is invited to attend!

⚾️ HMS Baseball comes up big on 8th grade night! Congratulations to our HMS baseball team on a huge victory against Bell County tonight!! These boys played hard and came out with a big win!

🥎 What about those HMS Lady Dragons? Congratulations to our Middle School Lady Dragons on a huge victory against Harlan County tonight!!

🚨 8th Grade Night!! 🚨 Tonight is a special night as we honor our 8th grade baseball players!! Come out and support these Green Dragons!! #WeAreHarlan ✅ 8th Grade Night Ceremonies - 5:30 PM ✅ HMS vs. Bell Co - 6:00 PM

🔥🐉 Join Us for the First Ever Dragon Showcase! 🐉🔥 📍 Harlan Middle School 📅 Wednesday, April 23rd ⏰ 4:00 – 5:30 PM We’re excited to invite families, students, community members, and especially 4th grade students and their parents to our Dragon Showcase — a celebration of everything that makes Harlan Middle School special! 🎶 Enjoy performances by our Band and Choir 🏆 Celebrate our incredible clubs and student organizations 🎤 Explore student-led presentations and classroom showcases throughout the building 👋 Get a feel for what middle school life is really like! This is a great opportunity for rising 5th graders and their families to get comfortable with the building, and see the amazing opportunities waiting for them next year. We would also like to invite all of our current families as our students will be showing off the great things happening at HMS! ✨ Come see the spirit of the Green Dragons in action — we can’t wait to welcome you! 💚🐲 #DragonShowcase #ThisIsHarlanMiddleSchool

In a special called meeting on Monday, the Harlan Independent Board of Education unanimously voted to appoint Mrs. Jennifer Parsons as the next Superintendent of the Harlan Independent School District. She will assume the role on July 1, 2025, succeeding current Superintendent C.D. Morton, who previously announced his resignation effective June 30th. Congratulations to Mrs. Jennifer Parsons!

Don't miss out on the Harlan High School 2024-2025 yearbook! 🐉 It's more than just a book; it's a time capsule of friendships, achievements, and unforgettable moments. Secure your copy on April 22 & 23!

🐉 Congratulations to our HMS Softball Team on two huge victories last night against Middlesboro. The Lady Dragons won both contests against Middlesboro 15-0 as they continue their impressive run on the year! 🥎

🐉 We would like to congratulate HMS Student, Andrew Alred for winning the Harlan County "Why my grandparent should be the AARP Kentucky Grandparent of the year" Essay Contest. Andrew was presented with a certificate and a check for this awesome accomplishment in a ceremony at Dairy Queen. Andrew is a fantastic student that always works hard and demonstrates the standard of excellence that we are trying to achieve at Harlan Middle School. Congratulations, Andrew!!!

🥎 HOME GAME ALERT!! 🥎 The HMS Lady Dragons will host the Middlesboro Yellow Jackets this evening. The first pitch will be thrown at 5:30 PM!! #WeAreHarlan

⚾️ HMS Baseball Gameday!! 🐉 The Harlan Middle School Dragons will face off tonight against the HC Black Bears beginning at 7:30 PM!! #WeAreHarlan #FamilyofDragons 📍HCHS Baseball Field ⏰ 7:30 PM