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HCHS students help tell county’s story

Some of the top art work by Harlan County High School students was displayed during the Creative Asset Mapping project.

October 15, 2017

Telling Harlan County’s story through the eyes of students was the goal of the Creative Asset Mapping project on Sept. 19-21 at Harlan County High School. The project was supported by an award from the National Endowment of the Arts and facilitated by Partners for Education at Berea College (PFE)....

HCHS students win at Swappin’ Meetin’ art competition

Winners from Harlan County High School during the 52nd annual Kingdom Come Swappin’ Meetin’ art competition included, from left: Addia Watts, John Hansel, Caleb Carmical, Robbie Blevins, Cydney Perkins and Lori Barton.

November 1, 2016

Several Harlan County High School students won ribbons for their art work during the recent 52nd annual Swappin’ Meetin’ community and children’s art display. The theme of this year’s competition was “My Ole Kentucky Home.” “I was pleased to learn that several of my students who have...

Harlan County art

Art portfolio students who worked on a banner in Ryan Coots’ art classroom at HCHS included, from left, Colin Early, Cassi Williamson, McKensi Johnson, Trey Nantz and Jordan Hackworth.

April 21, 2016

Art portfolio students at Harlan County High School have spent the last two weeks working on a banner that will hang at the Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative (KVEC) Summit in Pineville on April 27. The banner, which is representative of Harlan County, will show people from around the state what...