Polk State Professor Cliff Bennett recently volunteered at Hillcrest Elementary in Lake Wales, where he taught second-graders about properties of matter.

Polk Professor Cliff Bennett Inspires Young Scientists

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Polk State Professor Cliff Bennett recently volunteered at Hillcrest Elementary in Lake Wales, where he taught second-graders about properties of matter.

Polk State Professor Cliff Bennett got off campus and far from his usual subject matter when he spent a recent afternoon teaching a class of second-graders in Lake Wales. “Teaching kids involves the whole community,”…

Polk State Lakeland Offers Food Pantry for Needy Students

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The holidays may be over, but at Polk State Lakeland, the spirit of giving knows no season. Last semester, the Wellness Center relaunched the campus’s food pantry, an effort that had gone by the wayside…

American Heritage Girls Troop 2101 visited Polk State's Aerospace program on Monday. During the field trip, members of the troop made paper airplanes and took turns in the program's flight simulators. Here, Program Director Eric Crump, wearing a cap featuring the Disney princess Elsa, leads the paper-airplane throwing contest. The winner of the contest got to wear the Elsa cap and take the first turn in the flight simulator.

American Heritage Troop Visits Polk State Aerospace Program

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American Heritage Girls Troop 2101 visited Polk State's Aerospace program on Monday. During the field trip, members of the troop made paper airplanes and took turns in the program's flight simulators. Here, Program Director Eric Crump, wearing a cap featuring the Disney princess Elsa, leads the paper-airplane throwing contest. The winner of the contest got to wear the Elsa cap and take the first turn in the flight simulator.

For their first-ever field trip, members of American Heritage Girls Troop 2101 visited Polk State’s Aerospace program Monday night. The takeaway? Little girls can grow up to be anything they want to be — even…

Speakers at Monday's Veterans Day event in Lakeland included, from left, Freddie Acevedo, Annette Hutcherson and Byron Loyd. All three will speak at Winter Haven's event on Tuesday morning.

Polk State Lakeland Honors Veterans, Winter Haven Event is Tuesday

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Speakers at Monday's Veterans Day event in Lakeland included, from left, Freddie Acevedo, Annette Hutcherson and Byron Loyd. All three will speak at Winter Haven's event on Tuesday morning.

Polk State Lakeland paused Monday to honor veterans, thank them for their service and sacrifice, and remind them that the College is ready to help as they transition to the classroom. “Thank you for your service…

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