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POLK STATE COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOLS TO HOST INFO SESSIONS Polk State College's pair of public, charter collegiate high schools will offer several information sessions for prospective students.  Prospective students are encouraged to attend  an information session.  more 13-YEAR-OLD IS POLK STATE'S YOUNGEST STUDENT EVER In many ways, Alex Manjarres is your typical high school student. He speaks with the shyness of someone who is still learning about himself. He spends hours playing video games. He's not a fan of writing essays.  more FOUNDATION ACCEPTING SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS The Polk State College Foundation will accept scholarship applications from Feb. 1 through March 15. This year the Foundation will award more than $500,000 in endowed scholarships.    more CHAIN OF LAKES  H.S. RECRUITING FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROGRAM    Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School is now recruiting for its enhanced criminal justice program that will begin in the 2012-13 school year.  more   Program Profile Criminal Justice Polk State College’s asso- ciate’s degree in Criminal Justice Technology provides students with the cross-functional skills necessary for entry into the Criminal Justice profession. This degree is also beneficial to...   Program Profile Honors The PSC Honors Program is designed for highly- motivated, talented students who wish to be challenged by an intellectually stimulating academic program of study. Honors courses are not simply regular...   Program Profile Educator Prep. Inst. The Educator Prepar- ation Institute(EPI), an alternative teacher-certification program at Polk State College, is designed for professi- onals with a four-year non-education degree who have a desire to teach in the K-12...   Faculty Profile Photography David Woods is a photo- grapher, a woodworker, a builder, a designer, a husband, a father, a grandfather, a student and a teacher. He has photographed Michael Jackson, former President George W. Bush, former Vice...   Alumna Profile Elizabeth Stewart Elizabeth Stewart gradu- ated from Polk State College in 1974 with an AA degree in Psychology. She received both her Bachelo- r’s degree in psychology from Louisiana State University in 1975 and her Juris...   Student Profile BAS Program Can you imagine what it would be like to enter a new country without knowing anyone or hav- ing any idea where you will live? That’s what recent PSC graduate Vivian Newton went through when she came to the...   Athletic Profile Soccer Team Polk State College's Wo- men’s Soccer Team had another great year. They had an undefeated regular season and finished the regular sea- son ranked number one in the country in two polls. Following their second appearance...   Alumnus Profile Marc Durso Marc Durso, honored with the Polk State College Distinguished Alumnus award in May 2010, is an acting coach who teaches the Hagen Process to clients all over the world.As the owner of ActTrue, a school in South...   Student Profile CVT Program Some educators can trace their interest in the profes- sion to a special teacher in elementary sch- ool. Ask firefighters how they chose their careers, and you might hear how they always wanted to help people. Ask Ashley Paige...   Student Profile Elmer Garcia Elmer Reyes Garcia, a student in PSC’s Nursing and Cardiovascular Technology programs, moved to Florida from the Philippines four years ago with his wife and their two young daughters. With a bachelor’s degree in...   Student Profile Respiratory Care Kellie Mislovic had a dre- am of being a healthcare professional and helping people. Having a family and other responsibilities caused her to leave that dream unfulfilled for a decade. The economic downturn that adversely...   Student Profile Matt Miller Like so many young boys, seven-year-old Matt Miller imagined himself as a police officer, arresti- ng bad guys and engaging in brave acts of heroism. By the time he celebrated his 21st birthday, his childhood fantasy had...