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. The district is mainly in Shelby County, with a small area in Harrison County. The district serves the towns of Harlan, Defiance, Earling,

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, and the surrounding rural areas. The school's mascot is the Cyclones. Their colors are red and black.

Schools

The district operates four schools, all in Harlan: *Harlan Primary School *Harlan Intermediate School *Harlan Community Middle School *Harlan Community High School

Harlan Community High School

Athletics

The Cyclones compete in the Hawkeye 10 Conference in the following sports:

Fall Sports

*Football ** 14-time Class 3A State Champions (1972, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2021, 2022) *Cross Country (boys and girls) **Girls' - 2005 Class 3A State Champions *Volleyball ** 2-time Class 4A State Champions (2013, 2014)

Winter Sports

*Basketball (boys and girls) ** Boys' - 2-time Class 3A State Champions (2004, 2006) ** Girls' - 2-time Class 4A State Champions (2014, 2015) *Bowling *Wrestling **1967 Class A State Champions

Spring Sports

*Golf (boys and girls) ** Girls' - 2-time Class 2A State Champions (1993, 1995) * Soccer (boys and girls) *Tennis (boys and girls) *Track and Field (boys and girls) ** Boys' 2-time State Champions (1954, 2003)

Summer Sports

*Baseball ** 3-time Class 3A State Champions (1996, 2003, 2016) *Softball

References

External links

Harlan Community School District
Education in Shelby County, Iowa Education in Harrison County, Iowa School districts in Iowa {{Iowa-school-stub