Harlan Middle School

HARLAN MIDDLE WINS REGIONAL ACADEMIC COMPETITION

The 2022 Regional Championship will qualify the Green Dragons to advance to state competition that will be held March 19-21 in Louisville, Ky. Regional qualifiers from across the commonwealth will assemble to compete for a state title.

In addition to Harlan, schools making up Region 20 include Black Mountain, Cawood, Cumberland, Evarts, Green Hill, James A. Cawood, Rosspoint, and Wallins.

The top five scorers in each assessment area will advance to state competition. First place and runner-up in the Quick Recall & Future Problem-Solving teams also advance to Louisville. Evarts took Runner up in Future Problem Solving while Rosspoint grabbed runner up in Quick Recall.

Eighth grader Sayed Damaa was the leader for the Green Dragons scoring a rare perfect score in the Math assessment portion of the contest. He also took first place in the Science assessment and was a key team member of the Quick Recall squad.

Coach Chris Day, who also serves as Harlan Middle School guidance counselor, believes his team is in great position for a strong showing at the state level. “I am proud of this team and the way they have worked this year. To win the region is a big accomplishment, especially given all the obstacles we have faced. We have a lot of kids that will get a chance to compete and state so I am expecting them to represent Harlan very well.”

Superintendent C.D. Morton praised the commitment and focus on academic excellence demonstrated by the students and coaches. He noted, “Schools provide a variety of avenues for students to flourish, I believe classrooms should be at the top of that list. I am proud that our teachers, coaches, and students work together to keep our students achieving at such high levels. To remain focused over the last couple of years has taken great effort by everyone, but in the end, it will be schools that will play a major part in equipping students with the resiliency to achieve greatness.”

Math:

1^st         Sayed Damaa (Harlan Middle)

2^nd        Shania Middleton (Rosspoint)

3^rd         Gabriel Clay (Cumberland)

4^th         Clarissa Yost (JACES)

5^th         Ethan Lewis (Black Mountain)

 

Science:

1^st         Sayed Damaa (Harlan Middle)

2^nd        Shania Middleton (Rosspoint)

3^rd         Aiden Stewart (Black Mountain)

4^th         Gabriel Clay (Cumberland)

5^th tie    Ethan Lewis (Black Mountain)

5^th tie    Caden Craig (Wallins)

 

Social Studies:

1^st         Juliana Damaa (Harlan Middle)

2^nd        Amelia Colinger (JACES)

3^rd         Bryson Eldridge (JACES)

4^th         Caden Craig (Wallins)

5^th        Elijah Moore (JACES)

 

Language Arts:

1^st         Selena Amro (Harlan Middle)

2^nd        Bryson Eldridge (JACES)

3^rd         Lacey Short (Rosspoint)

4^th         Kylie Ward (Wallins)

5^th         Elisabeth Hensley (Harlan Middle)

 

Arts and Humanities:  

1^st         Juliana Damaa (Harlan Middle)

2^nd        Kylie Ward (Wallins)

3^rd         Lacey Short (Rosspoint)

4^th         Addison Truitt (Rosspoint)

5^th         Emilee Johnson (Evarts)

 

Composition:

1^st         Emmely Hickey (JACES)

2^nd        Serenity Brock (Harlan Middle)

3^rd         Kaydence Wynn (Black Mountain)

4^th         Jenna Nguyen (Harlan Middle)

5^th         Daelyn Garland (Cumberland0

 

Quick Recall:

1^st         Harlan Middle

2^nd        Rosspoint

3^rd         Evarts

4^th        JACES

 

Future Problem Solving:

1^st         Harlan Middle

2^nd        Evarts

3^rd        JACES