Polk State Lake Wales Arts Center Ribbon Cutting is March 21
Polk State College will celebrate the opening of its Polk State Lake Wales Arts Center with a ribbon cutting ceremony on March 21 from 3 to 5 p.m. The ceremony will take place in the…
Siblings Studying At Polk State Lakeland Collegiate Named to All-Florida Academic Team
Polk State Lakeland Collegiate High School students Alexander and Monica Manjarres have been nominated to the 2013 All-Florida Academic Team. Each year, an All-Florida Academic Team is named to recognize outstanding students in the Florida…
Polk State Student Wins in Florida Suncoast Opera Guild Competition
Polk State Lakeland Collegiate High School student Lyudmilla Fuentes was a winner of the recent Florida Suncoast Opera Guild’s 41st Annual High School Vocal Competition. Fuentes, 17, a resident of Lakeland, took third place in…
Polk State Student Wins First Place in Statewide Poetry Contest
When she’s not attending classes at Polk State College, or answering calls for help as a Polk County Sheriff’s Office 911 dispatcher, Misty Roper is writing poetry — a passion that in February earned her…
Lakeland Collegiate High School Recruitment Video
We just completed another successful project. For the last several weeks, our department has been working with the Lakeland Collegiate High School to create a five-minute recruitment video to highlight some of the wonderful reasons to attend the high school. Dr. Gregory Johnson and about six students spent several weeks brainstorming ideas and capturing footage from students and faculty.
Polk State Music to Present “All About Love”
Polk State Music will present All About Love, a concert featuring every imaginable type of love song, on Feb. 23 and 24. Both concerts will take place at 2:30 p.m. at Polk State Winter Haven’s…
Polk State Lakeland Collegiate High School Students Shine at FBLA Event
Several Polk State Lakeland Collegiate High School students made strong showings at the recent Future Business Leaders of America District Leadership Conference. Among the students who placed at the event: Jessica Killingsworth, first place in…
Polk State’s Clancey Leads Session at Prestigious Institute
Polk State’s Rob Clancey recently led a nationally attended event that examined best practices in workforce development.
Two Events Underscore Polk State’s Commitment to Helping Students Graduate
Polk State President Eileen Holden took part in two events on Monday that underscore the College’s ongoing efforts to help students complete their degrees. In the morning, Holden added her signature to a letter outlining…
“Anna in the Tropics Audiences”: Before the Play, Get to Know Anna Karenina
Polk State Theatre will present the Pulitzer Prize-winning play, “Anna in the Tropics,” beginning Feb. 6. The play, set in 1929, interweaves the tale of Ybor City cigar workers with Leo Tolstoy’s novel “Anna Karenina.”…