Polk State Aerospace students Tanner Atkinson (L) and Robert Gerber are the first to earn their licenses as private pilots.

Polk State Aerospace Has Its First Licensed Pilots

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Polk State Aerospace students Tanner Atkinson (L) and Robert Gerber are the first to earn their licenses as private pilots.

Two Polk State Aerospace students are now officially pilots. In late August, Tanner Atkinson, a resident of Auburndale, passed the Federal Aviation Administration’s Private Pilot Practical Test. He is the first Polk State Aerospace student…

Mayra Hidalgo Salazar, a Polk State graduate, has received a full scholarship to Sarah Lawrence College.

Polk Graduate Receives Full Scholarship to Sarah Lawrence College

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Mayra Hidalgo Salazar, a Polk State graduate, has received a full scholarship to Sarah Lawrence College.

Tuesday was moving day for Mayra Hidalgo Salazar, and never had the sight of cardboard boxes been so sweet. That’s because the long drive Hidalgo Salazar began yesterday morning will take her to Yonkers, N.Y.,…

From left, Polk State Art Professor Gary Baker, Dean of Academic Affairs Martha Santiago, and student Laura Hawkins. Hawkins has multiple vision impairments but still pursues her interest in art. She recently presented Santiago with a vase she made in Baker's class.

For Polk Student, Vase Is a Lesson In Perseverance, Adaptation

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From left, Polk State Art Professor Gary Baker, Dean of Academic Affairs Martha Santiago, and student Laura Hawkins. Hawkins has multiple vision impairments but still pursues her interest in art. She recently presented Santiago with a vase she made in Baker's class.

To anyone else, the vase student Laura Hawkins recently presented to a Polk State administrator is precisely, and only, that — a vase. To Hawkins, Art Professor Gary Baker and Dean of Academic Affairs Martha Santiago,…

Polk State’s Riskin Named to Leadership Lakeland Class XXXI

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Polk State College’s Nyrka Riskin has been named to the Lakeland Area Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Lakeland Class XXXI. Leadership Lakeland is an annual program to identify and enhance leadership in the community. The program…

Polk State Nursing Grads Outperform State, Nation on Revised Exam

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As expected, a recent revision to the national licensure exam for Registered Nurses has resulted in reduced pass rates across the nation. And, as usual, Polk State’s nursing graduates continue to outperform the state and…

Polk State Theater Seeks Performers: No Experience? No Problem

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This fall, Polk State Theater will stage a classic British romantic comedy, a favorite off-Broadway musical, and a Shakespearian tragedy. But first it needs performers — no experience necessary, just a willingness to work hard. And…

Polk State student June Reynolds with her as-yet-unnamed painting, which hangs in the office of Veterans Services Coordinator Carole Shelton-Toney.

Student Hopes Veterans Find Inspiration, Comfort in Painting

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Polk State student June Reynolds with her as-yet-unnamed painting, which hangs in the office of Veterans Services Coordinator Carole Shelton-Toney.

When Polk State student June Reynolds first put her paintbrush to a blank sheet of poster board last spring, all she wanted to do was her homework. Instead, with each stroke she made, each new…

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