Polk State Professors Leading Tour of Peru in Summer 2014

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Students and members of the community are invited to accompany Polk State College professors on a nine-day trip to Peru. The trip is planned for June 14-22, 2014, and will include Lima, the capital of…

Saddi Khali, Polk State's first artist-in-residence, speaks at his final event Friday at the Polk State College Lake Wales Arts Center.

College’s First Artist-In-Residence ‘Grows Next Big Oaks of Art’

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Saddi Khali, Polk State's first artist-in-residence, speaks at his final event Friday at the Polk State College Lake Wales Arts Center.

Polk State College’s first artist-in-residence wrapped up his stay in Lake Wales on Friday, using the last moments before his departure to remind locals that they are surrounded by immense beauty. Saddi Khali, a photographer,…

Polk State Helps Students Learn About Possibilities in Manufacturing

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More than 150 high school students recently toured a variety of Polk County-based manufacturing operations, and in the process learned how Polk State College can help them start their careers in the manufacturing industry. The…

College’s Annual Quilting Exhibit Begins Oct. 7

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Polk State College will once again host an exhibit by the Winter Haven Quilters, a community favorite for 19 years. This year’s exhibit will be available to view from Oct. 7-24, Monday through Thursday, from…

Polk State alumnus Jordan Burks is a music teacher at Auburndale Central Elementary.

With Push From Polk State, Alumnus Has Built His Life on Music

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Polk State alumnus Jordan Burks is a music teacher at Auburndale Central Elementary.

On any given day, you might find Jordan Burks leading his Auburndale Central Elementary students in a discussion on the future of music. Or tutoring the most musically inclined of those students after school. Or…

Slade Fernandes is the first Polk student to receive the Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholarship through Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society of two-year colleges.

Polk State Student Awarded Coca-Cola Leader of Promise Scholarship

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Slade Fernandes is the first Polk student to receive the Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholarship through Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society of two-year colleges.

Polk State student Slade Fernandes has won the Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholarship through Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society of two-year colleges. He is the first from the College to ever win the…

The Fource of Attraction includes, from left,Amelia Marler, Holly Helm, Nilka Lopez, and Chanqueria Grimes.

Now Representing Polk State Music: The Fource of Attraction

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The Fource of Attraction includes, from left,Amelia Marler, Holly Helm, Nilka Lopez, and Chanqueria Grimes.

Beautiful music is made every day within the classrooms of Polk State Music — just stroll down the hall of the Winter Haven Fine Arts building some time, and you’ll hear it for yourself. But…

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