Harlan Independent Schools

Harlan Middle School Academic Team Captures District 65 District Title

 (Harlan, Ky)  Following up on last year’s historic level of academic achievement in Governor’s Cup competition, the Harlan Middle School Academic Team took top honors in the District 65 Kentucky Governor’s Cup match recently held at Wallins.

 Capturing 1^st place in Quick Recall and Future Problem Solving the Green Dragons secured first place finishes in each assessment area except Science. They were the overall winners with 62 points. Jaces was runner-up with 22.5 points and Rosspoint secured 3^rd place with 20.5.

 The 2023 district title marks the Green Dragons fourth consecutive title and 17^th in the last 21 years. The 2022 Harlan team finished with a school and county record 8^th place in the state last year and is looking for another strong performance at the upcoming regional competition. Harlan is coached by Mr. Chris Day and Mr. Chris Howard.

 

The top five finishers in each subject area assessment will advance to the regional competition.

 

Math:

1^st        Kenan Amro (Harlan Middle)

2^nd       Doug Honeycutt (Harlan Middle)

3^rd        Grayson Short (Rosspoint)

4^th        Thomas Daniels (Jaces)

^4th        Michael Lindsey (Harlan Middle)

 

Science:

1^st        Braylee Kazy (Jaces)

2^nd tie   Kenan Amro (Harlan Middle)

2^nd tie   Grayson Short (Rosspoint)

4^th        Avery Carroll (Harlan Middle)

5^th tie   Wesley Greene (Wallins)

 

Social Studies:

1^st        Juliana Damaa (Harlan Middle)

2^nd       Karson Dunn (Rosspoint)

3^rd        Sabby Mosley (Rosspoint)

4^th        Jack Eld (Wallins)

5^th        Kaleigh Arvin (Jaces)

 

Language Arts:

1^st        Addison Lemar (Harlan Middle)

2^nd       Gracie Hensley (Harlan Middle)

3^rd        Riley Card (Rosspoint)

4^th        Cole Seals (Jaces)

5^th        Shaedyn Crow (Harlan Middle)

 

Arts and Humanities:  

1^st        Juliana Damaa (Harlan Middle)

2^nd       Jack Eld (Wallins)

3^rd        Thomas Daniels (Jaces)

4^th        Michael Lindsey (Harlan Middle)

5^th        Wiley Ray Collett (Green Hills)

 

Composition:

1^st        Jenna Nguyen (Harlan Middle)

2^nd       Skylar Rutherford (Jaces)

3^rd        Rihanna Montanaro (Harlan Middle)

4^th        Clarissa Yost (Jaces)

5^th        Cole Cornett (Rosspoint)

 

Quick Recall:

1^st        Harlan Middle

2^nd       Wallins

3^rd        Rosspoint

 

Future Problem Solving:

1^st        Harlan Middle

2^nd       Wallins

3^rd        Jaces

Voted on by the participating schools, Harlan Middle School was also awarded the Hume Sportsmanship Award.

Top finishers and teams will advance to the Regional competition in February at Letcher County High School. Students will be competing for a chance to advance at the State event held in Louisville, Kentucky.