Select a School Language Login Home Calendars For Parents and Students School Board Staff Directory Schools Home_OLD HARLAN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL 2108 Durant Street, Harlan, IA 51537 Phone 712-755-3196 Fax 712-755-3699 Principal's Message It is with great pleasure that we welcome you to Harlan Community Middle School - home of the Cyclones! At Harlan Community Middle School we feel that it is our responsibility is to not only prepare students with knowledge based from the Iowa Core Curriculum, but to incorporate tools that they will be using in the workplace of the 21st century. Our focus is on student-centered classrooms where the instructional strategies used are those of an inquiry based approach. The staff of HCMS realizes that the academic success of middle school students is highly dependent on the development of their intellectual, physical, social, and emotional needs. Our staff will do everything possible to make sure that every student succeeds. LEARN MORE Daily Schedules HCMS Media Center Lunch Menu PowerSchool Student Handbook Prev Next 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Principal's Message It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to Harlan Community Middle School – home of the Cyclones! Harlan Community Middle School is a middle level building located in Harlan, Iowa, about 60 minutes northeast of Omaha and 90 minutes west of Des Moines on Highway 59 educating approximately 385 students in grades 6, 7, and 8. The Harlan Community School District includes communities of Corley, Defiance, Earling, Harlan, Jacksonville, Panama, Portsmouth, and Westphalia. Joined as one, we get the job done! Harlan Community Middle School along with the High School, are 1-1 technology schools, where every student is issued their own laptop computer. Our responsibility is to not only prepare students with knowledge based from the Iowa Core Curriculum, but to incorporate tools that they will be using in the workplace of the 21st century. A focus is on student-centered classrooms where instructional strategies used are those of an inquiry based approach. The staff of HCMS realizes that the academic success of middle school students is highly dependent on the development of their intellectual, physical, social, and emotional needs. Our staff will do everything possible to make sure that every student succeeds. We encourage every student to get involved in an extra or co-curricular activities while at HCMS. Clubs, Student Leadership, fine arts, and athletics are all ways for students to find their niche at school. Research overwhelmingly supports that students who are connected and involved in school perform at a higher level. By joining our academic and co-curricular activities together, we create a dynamic, challenging, and rewarding learning environment for our students. We realize that educating your child can only be done in partnership with you. If you have any questions, please feel free to call my office at: 712-755-3196 or email me at bmueller@hcsdcyclones.com. HARLAN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL 2108 Durant Street, Harlan, IA 51537 | Phone 712-755-3196 | Fax 712-755-3699 Website by SchoolMessenger Presence. © 2021 Intrado Corporation. All rights reserved.