Two Polk State Music Students Win Scholarships
Two Polk State Music students are winners of the Bob Washington Jazz Scholarship Award Program, a five-year-old contest that organizers say continues to grow more competitive. The Jazz Lovers and More Jazz clubs of The…
Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School Professor to Vie for Air Force Association’s National Teacher of the Year Award
Having won at the chapter and state levels, Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School Professor Suzanne Ramjattan Halverson is now in the running for the Air Force Association’s National Teacher of the…
Migrant Worker Turned Polk State Graduate: “I Knew I was Going to Be Someone One Day”
There were days when a 6-year-old Leonel Navarrete, new to the U.S. and surrounded by English-speaking classmates, felt lonely. There were days when a teenage Navarrete, having worked all day picking or planting, was so…
First Graduates of Polk State’s Aerospace Bachelor’s Degree Ready to Take Off in Their Careers
Among those marching in Thursday’s commencement ceremony will be the first graduates of Polk State’s Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Sciences program. “I couldn’t be more proud of these students. They were here at the…
Polk State’s 114th Commencement Ceremony Is May 5; Class Includes First Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Science Graduates
Polk State College’s 114th commencement ceremony will take place at 6:30 p.m. on May 5 at The Lakeland Center. Among those earning degrees will be the first two graduates of Polk State’s Bachelor of Science…
Polk State Music Presents “Dancing and Swinging” on April 28
Polk State Music will present “Dancing and Swinging” at 7 p.m. on April 28 at the Polk State Winter Haven Fine Arts Theatre, 999 Ave. H N.E. “There will be plenty of excitement and energy,”…
Four Polk State Students Named to All-Florida Academic Teams
Four Polk State College students were honored at Thursday’s Florida College System All-Florida Academic Team Awards. At the event in Tampa, the Florida College System, comprised of Polk State and 27 other public colleges,…
Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate Senior Signs Golf Scholarship
Breana Thompson, a senior at Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School, has accepted a golf scholarship from Webber International University in Babson Park. Thompson played on the Winter Haven High School women’s…
Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School Stands Out at State HOSA Conference
Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School has once again brought home honors from the Florida Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) Leadership Conference. The Florida HOSA Leadership Conference took place April 14-17 in…
Polk State Music’s Pops Concert is April 23, New Ensembles to Make Their Debut
Polk State Music will present its Pops Concert at 7 p.m. on April 23 at the Polk State Winter Haven Fine Arts Theatre, 999 Ave. H N.E. “This is going to be a fun,…