Teen Corner – Hard work required to reach your goals
February 25, 2018
Throughout my four years of high school, I have been faced with many difficult decisions and obstacles, college being the toughest by far. Deciding on a major and the school to attend has caused me to have a lot of unwanted stress. However, I knew the day to make a definite decision for my life would...
Lady Bears rout Harlan in district finals
John Henson, Bears Tracks Advisor
February 25, 2018
MIDDLESBORO — In a season of record-breaking domination in the 52nd District, the Harlan County Lady Bears set one more record in winning their second straight 52nd District Tournament title on Thursday at Middlesboro HIgh School. Harlan County (25-2) took control ln the second quarter on the way...
Black Bears win fourth straight title
John Henson, Bears Tracks Advisor
February 25, 2018
MIDDLESBORO — Senior point guard Andrew Creech has known nothing but championships in his four-year run as a member of the Harlan County High School basketball program. He made sure the Black Bears would join some elite company when his buzzer-beating 3-pointer went through the net to send HCHS to...
Green selected as HCHS basketball sweetheart
February 10, 2018
Harlan County High School senior Blair Green was crowned the HCHS Basketball Sweetheart in ceremonies before Tuesday’s game against Corbin. Green was escorted by senior guard Drew Nolan.
Black Bears win region
November 20, 2017
SOMERSET — From 1-4 to regional champions, the Harlan County Black Bears continued perhaps the most unlikely journey to a championship in county football history with a 23-18 win Friday against regional favorite Southwestern on the Warriors’ home field. After starting the season with four losses...
HCHS students help tell county’s story
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 celebrate GEAR UP Week
Megan McKnight, Bear Tracks Editor
October 4, 2017
Harlan County High School students celebrated the 2017 National GEAR UP Week recently. GEAR UP, which stands for Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs, is a seven-year program funded by the United States’ Department of Education to help students become mentally and financially...
Hilton’s students experiment with pennies
Lindsey Fields, Bear Tracks
October 4, 2017
Fun science experiments are not only for grade schoolers and middle schoolers, as Jennifer Hilton’s dual credit biology students at Harlan County High School found out during a surprise experiment. Students learned that water molecules develop a small layer of “skin” which can help water droplets...
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