Polk State open on Friday following Tropical Storm Nicole
Polk State College will reopen on Friday including online courses, dual enrollment, and the collegiate high schools. The College sustained minimal damage as a result of the storm and personnel will be working throughout Thursday…
Polk State Gateway sets Tufino family up for success
Gina Tufino’s oldest daughter was enrolling in classes at Polk State College when a glance changed the educational path for her younger children. Come next school year, Tufino will have had four children attend Polk…
Polk State’s collegiate high schools gear up for successful year
Students with Polk State College’s three collegiate high schools started on August 1 and last week they went to their first college classes as the charter schools gear up for another successful year. Polk State’s…
Full circle: Polk State Gateway graduate aims to make difference as staff
Polk State Lakeland Gateway to College Collegiate High School staff member Lawerence Shipmon looks to provide the same hope to students that the school once did for him. A long-term substitute and an adjunct professor,…
Polk State’s collegiate high schools achieve top marks
Polk State College’s three collegiate high schools have achieved top marks from the Florida Department of Education for the 2021-2022 year. Polk State Lakeland Collegiate High School and Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate High…
Polk State collegiate high schools still enrolling for upcoming academic year
Two of Polk State College’s collegiate high schools are still enrolling students for the 2022-2023 Academic Year. The charter schools allow students to fulfill high school requirements while also earning college credits. Most students graduate…
Polk State Chain of Lakes’ top students pursue passions
Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School’s valedictorian and salutatorian see computers and animals, respectively, in their future. Fabian Rosario topped Chain of Lakes’ 2022 class as valedictorian with a 4.662 grade-point average. Landen…
Polk State Gateway’s 2022 class topped by trailblazers
Polk State Lakeland Gateway to College Collegiate High School’s valedictorian and salutatorian could probably both be described by a single word – trailblazers. Grace Joseph is the first Black female in the school’s history to…
Polk State Lakeland Collegiate’s top students get degrees for free in high school
Taylor Rickey and Laura Burse each began their high school careers elsewhere. Now, they’re leaving Polk State Lakeland Collegiate High School as valedictorian and salutatorian. Rickey and Burse spent their first two high school years…
Polk State collegiate high schools hosting info sessions for 2022-2023 Academic Year
Polk State College’s three collegiate high schools will host information sessions in January, February, and March for students interested in attending for the 2022-2023 Academic Year. Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School and…