Polk State Collegiate High Schools to Host Information Sessions

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Polk State College’s pair of public, charter collegiate high schools will offer several information sessions for prospective students. Students at Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School in Winter Haven and Polk State Lakeland…

Polk State Trustees Conclude Year With Good News

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Polk State College’s District Board of Trustees worked through a busy agenda at its November meeting, hearing an impressive report from one of its charter high schools, appointing members of a new advisory board, and…

Polk State Chain of Lakes Students Raise $947 in Penny Harvest

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More than $947 — all in change — will benefit local good causes, thanks to the efforts of students at Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School. Each year, the school’s Leadership Cadre, a…

Polk State Collegiate High Schools Shine on SAT

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Both Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate and Polk State Lakeland Collegiate high schools have surpassed the county, state and nation in terms of student performance on the SAT. “The curriculum at both the high…

Mischala Buchanon started the Polk State Lakeland Creative Writing Club to create a community for aspiring writers.

Polk State Lakeland Student: Starting a Club Gave Her a ‘Home’

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Mischala Buchanon started the Polk State Lakeland Creative Writing Club to create a community for aspiring writers.

It’s just before two-o’clock on a Thursday afternoon, a meeting of the Polk State Lakeland Creative Writing Club is about to begin, and President Mishala Buchanon is slumping in her chair, giggles and wisps of…

Polk State District Board of Trustees Vice Chair Linda Pilkington (L) and Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School Director Bridget Fetter

Polk State College Showcases Hospital Partnership at National Event

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Polk State District Board of Trustees Vice Chair Linda Pilkington (L) and Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School Director Bridget Fetter

  Polk State College showcased its partnership with Winter Haven Hospital’s robotic surgery team at the recent Association of Community College Trustees Leadership Congress in Boston. The Washington, D.C.-based ACCT is a nonprofit organization that…

The Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School building has received LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.

Polk State Facility Receives LEED Gold Certification

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The Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School building has received LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.

Polk State has received its second LEED certification through the U.S. Green Building Council — and this time it’s gold. Polk State recently received notice that its newly constructed Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate…

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