Sunshine Preschool

🐉 You're Invited to Our Back-to-School Block Party! 🐉

Green Dragon families, we are excited to kick off the 2025-2026 school year with our annual Back-to-School Block Party on Monday, August 4th from 5:00 to 7:00 PM!

From 5:00–6:00 PM, all of our amazing K-12 teachers will be in their classrooms to welcome students and parents. It’s a great time to meet your child’s teacher, check out their classroom, and get ready for a strong start.

After that, stick around for food, fun, and games as we celebrate the beginning of another incredible year together.

We can't wait to see everyone back on campus! Let’s make this year our best one yet!

#FamilyofDragons #EveryDayEveryDragon #MorethanaSchool

Sunshine School Open House

🐉Back-to-School Season is Almost Here, Green Dragons!

We're gearing up for an exciting new school year at Harlan Independent, and we've got several important events to help students and families get a strong start! From Kindergarten Jumpstart to our Back-to-School Block Party, there's something for everyone as we count down to the first day of school.

Be sure to check out the flyer below for all the key dates—including 5th Grade Open House, Freshmen Orientation, and Sunshine Preschool Open House!

Stay tuned as we will be sharing more details about each event over the next few weeks.

Let’s make 2025-2026 the best year yet! #FamilyofDragons #EveryDayEveryDragon 🐉

Enroll today! Call or go to enrollatharlan.com

We have openings for single session and double session!

🔥🏀 Students had an incredible time at the HHS Basketball Youth Camp! Big thanks to all the students who came out ready to learn, hustle, and have fun — and to Coach Varner and the Lady Dragons for making it such a great experience! 💚🐉 📸 Check out some of the highlights below! 📢 Missed it? We’ve got good news! We’re hosting another camp on June 21st — same time, same place! 🗓 June 21st 🕘 9 AM – 12 PM 📍 HHS Gymnasium 💲 $20 per child (discounts for siblings!) 👦👧 Open to Pre-K through 6th grade 🎯 Sign up here: https://forms.gle/356y6HAwKLzw31Qc6 Don’t miss out on the fun — we’ll see you on the court! 🏀 #HHSYouthCamp #LadyDragons #BasketballFun #HarlanKY

It is Family Fun Day at Huff Park today!!! Stop by the Harlan Independent Schools tent to register for the 2025-2026 school year. Sunshine Preschool will be on-site to register new K3-K4 students, as well as representatives for Harlan Elementary, Middle, and High School. ————————————— It’s never been easier to enroll at Harlan Independent and become a part of the #FamilyofDragons! Follow the link (www.enrollatharlan.com) to reserve your seat and enroll for 2025-2026. #MoreThanASchool #BuiltForResults #15BestInKy #RisingStarDistrict —————————————

🥫Join us for a Food Drive happening today! Support our current and former Dragons as they contribute to a worthy cause. All donations will benefit Ann’s Pantry and Christ’s Hands in Harlan.

🎉Happy Principals Day! 🎉 Join us in saying “thank you” to our dedicated principals for their leadership, support, and guidance. Their commitment to nurturing our students and leading our educators makes all the difference in our school community. We appreciate you all! 🐉🐉🐉🐉

🎉 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

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.

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!

🎥 Make plans to attend the Dragon Drive-In at the Harlan Center Parking lot tonight. Catch the movie Tangled at 7:00 pm and Grown-Ups at 8:30 pm. Parking is free, but donations would be appreciated. 🍿 Food and drink will be sold to assist the Harlan Green Dragon Entrepreneur class.

🏀 Good luck to our Green Dragons, who will take on the Harlan County Black Bears tonight in the first round of the district tournament. Show up and support our Dragons! 🐉 Tonight. 7:30 pm HHS gymnasium #GoBigGreen #GreenDragonBasketball🐉

📣 🐉 🌟 Wishing our incredible cheerleaders the best of luck at the district in-game competition! Your hard work and dedication inspire us all. Let's bring the energy and support! #GoBigGreen

🏀 📣 Get ready for an action-packed week at Harlan High School. This week, we will be hosting the 52nd District Tournament. The girls' teams will kick off the tournament tonight with two great match-ups at 6:00 pm and 7:30 pm. Followed by the first round of the boys' games tomorrow night. 🎟️. Just a note: all tickets (adult and students) will be $8 at the gate. We invite you to join us in supporting our local athletes and celebrating their hard work and dedication. #52ndDistrict

There will be no School in the Harlan Independent School District on Friday, February 21st, 2025. This is a regular snow day. #FamilyofDragons #MoreThanASchool

There will be No School for the Harlan Independent School District on Thursday, February 20, 2025. We will observe NTi/Dragon Day #10. #FamilyofDragons #MoreThanASchool

There will be no school for the Harlan Independent School District for Wednesday, February 19th, 2025. We will observe NTI/Dragon Day #8. #FamilyofDragons #MoreThanASchool

The Harlan Independent School District will be closed on Monday, February 17th, 2025 in honor of President's Day.