TALON Robotics Students Having Some Serious Fun
Standing outside the classroom where about a dozen high-school kids are participating in TALON Robotics, it sounds like there’s too much fun going on for serious learning to be taking place. The whizzing of wheels.…
Polk State Professors to Lead Trip to Europe, Public Invited to Orientation Sessions
Students and members of the community are invited to accompany Polk State College professors on a 10-day trip to Germany, Italy and Switzerland. The trip is planned for May 9-18, 2013. Participants will enjoy a…
Polk State Steps Up With Alternative to Cancelled Summer Robotics Program
The sudden cancellation of the University of South Florida’s Gifted and Talented Program in Lakeland has left local middle-school students in a lurch. However, a comparable program at Polk State College will help fill the…
Register Now for Summer Classes at Polk State
There is still time to take summer classes at Polk State College. Registration for the College’s Summer B session is now underway. Students currently enrolled at the College may register online through the College’s Passport.…
EagleWatch Volunteers Protect Polk County’s Thriving Eagle Population
PO216 is within view of a North Lakeland car dealership. PO167 is near a mobile home park off bustling U.S. 27 in Dundee. PO202 is just yards from a Frostproof fruit-shipping operation. These alphanumerically identified…
Polk State Kids at College Still Accepting Registrations
Polk State College is still accepting registrations for its annual Kids at College program. Children ages 5 to 14 may choose from classes such as “Fold It,” which explores origami, the ancient art of folding…
Spots Remain for High School Technobotics Summer Program
Polk County high school students still have the opportunity to participate in a new program at Polk State College, which promises so much fun that they will hardly realize all the new things learned along…
Elementary Scholarship Week: Life Changes In a Second for Area Students
Standing on the stage at Scott Lake Elementary, Chris Gonzalez and Armando Hernandez-Cruz, separated by eight years and in completely different spots in life, seemed to have little in common. Gonzalez, 19, is entering his…
Polk State College Invites Public to Open House Events
Polk State will offer two Open House events for those interested in attending the College. The first event will be June 11 from 5 to 7 p.m. in room LTB 1100 on the College’s Lakeland…
Polk State to Begin Promised Renovations at Arts Center Site
In keeping its commitment to the Lake Wales community, Polk State College will soon begin a series of essential renovations and upgrades to the historic Polk State College Lake Wales Arts Center. The College in…