
There will be no school in the Harlan Independent School District on Monday, January 3rd, 2022.
We will be observing NTI/Dragon Day 1.
Please remember to complete your assignments from your Google Classroom or the assignments given by your teacher.


2022 is looking a little brighter for our students and families at the Harlan Independent School District.
Over the Christmas Break, major renovations took a giant step forward at Harlan High School with the redesign of the gymnasium floor. On behalf of the Harlan Independent Board of Education, we are excited to dedicate the gym to Harlan's most decorated athlete, Wallace 'Wah Wah' Jones.
We invite the community to Harlan High School on Saturday, January 29th for a dedication ceremony in honor of Wallace 'Wah Wah' Jones and his remarkable accomplishments.
Saturday, January 29th
Lady Dragons JV vs Madison Cen. 2:00
Lady Dragson V vs Madison Cen. 3:30
Wallace 'Wah Wah' Jones Gym Dedication 5:00
Green Dragons vs Berea 6:00
#familyofdragons #ExcellenceinEducation #TheWah
Check out the video of new gym floor: https://youtu.be/nmitlNeEfLM




From the #FamilyofDragons we wish you a very Merry Christmas.


Green Dragons 🐉 🏀 took care of business in the Legacy Nissan Dribble Drive Challenge going 3-1 and knocking off Frederick Douglass in the final game of the tournament.
Fighting back from a 16 point deficit in the first half, the Dragons held Frederick Douglass to two field goals in the fourth qtr to secure a 80-74 win.
Junior Jae’dyn Gist scored 19 points and played stellar defense on his way to Player of The Game honors.
Jordan Akal led all scores with 32 points and was named to the All Tournament Team.
The Green Dragons will return to action next week at Wayne County vs Clinton, Tn. #GoBigGreen #FamilyofDragons





Green Dragons 🐉 🏀 knock off The Rockets 🚀 of Rockcastle Co. 78-58 in the Legacy Nissan Dribble Drive Challenge
Jordan Akal notched his 2000th point on his way to Player of The Game honors. #FamilyofDragons



🎉Congratulations to our Harlan Elementary students who won brand new bicycles! This Accelerated Reading incentive was part of our Save the Children program. 🚲 🎅🏻 💚


The Harlan Boys Basketball team will play Perry County Central Saturday, Dec. 18 in the DJ Begley Classic. The game will begin at 5:30 pm and will be streamed on NFHS Network. The NFHS Network requires a subscription to watch the games.


💕Harlan Elementary Faculty & Staff would like to thank the community sponsors for their donations. We love our community! Each faculty and staff member had their names drawn to “poke the tree” for a prize! 💚🌲





The Harlan Independent School District celebrated with its annual Christmas Program. The audience was treated with a dance performed by the HES dance team and music from the many talented choirs and bands. It was a great day to be a dragon.



⏰Reminder for Harlan Elementary parents: There will not be dragons beyond the bell today or tomorrow. The program will resume on Jan. 3rd.


🎅🏻Harlan Elementary Kindergarten students are jingling all the way to Christmas Break this week with spirit week! 🔔🎄🎶 #FamilyOfDragons



Pastor Dennis Bledsoe and members of the Flat Ridge Baptist Church in Cana, VA , delivered over 700 Blessing Boxes to the K-12 students of Harlan Independent School today. Their church collects and organizes this gift for our students. We appreciate their gift of love.


Reminder for all 4th grade students, we are having a Unite Club meeting at the elementary starting at 7:15.am tomorrow morning, Tuesday December 14th. We will be starting our first project! Please try to attend.💪🏻
#dragonsaginstdrugs


🤸🏽♀️ Harlan Elementary 3rd & 4th grade cheerleaders cheered our 3rd & 4th grade boys basketball team to a 3rd place finish during their conference tournament. 🥉
#FamilyofDragons


Harlan Elementary 4th grade students CJ Huff and Anna Helton are working hard in those Accelerated Reader points! Did you know your HES student can also read books digitally at home using their google account and MyOn? Ask your child’s teacher today to learn more! 💚
#ReadersAreLeaders 📚
#FamilyofDragons 🐉
#FamilyFriendlySchool 👩🏼🏫👨👩👧👦
#BetterTogether👩🏼🏫👨👩👧👦




The HHS Green Dragons Boys Basketball team knocked off 14th Region power, Breathitt County, to capture 3rd place in the WYMT Mountain Classic. Led by Jordan Akal with 35 points, Jae'dyn Gist chipped in 22 to provide the one-two knock out punch. Akal & Gist were named to the All Tournament squad.
The HHS Cheer squad also captured 3rd place in the tournament cheer competition.





Harlan Elementary partnered with 21st Century to hist a “Reading Strategies” parent night last week lead by Mrs. Angel Fannin. Keep an eye 👀 out for next months workshop! #FamilyFriendlySchool
#FamilyofDragons #Better2gether 👩🏼🏫📚💚✏️📖




✏️📗 Harlan Elementary Kindergarten students have been working hard this year! Check out their work that is on display in the Kindergarten hallway. Each sentence starts with a capital letter, as well as, the pronoun I. 💚🔎📚





🐉Harlan Elementary 4th grade students in Mrs. Crow's math class participated in a Polygon scavenger hunt. Students had to find and draw real world polygons based on their properties.🟩🟢📋




Congratulations to 8th grader Charlie Day on his selection for the Southeast Scholars Program! Charlie will participate in Southeast Scholars through the 12th grade and earn free tuition for an associates degree from any of the five Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College campuses. The Southeast Scholars program provides academic enrichment opportunities for students in Harlan, Bell, and Letcher counties, beginning in middle school. Current 6th graders interested in applying for next year’s program can contact Mrs. Adams in FRYSC.
