Former Polk State Student Performs in Imperial Symphony Concert
Christian McLaughlin of Davenport played tuba in high school and only recently began playing the piano. In 2010, he won the Young Composers Challenge of the Orlando Philharmonic. Read more about the story in The Ledger.
Polk County Cup Tennis Tournament to Benefit Nursing Scholarships at Polk
The event is scheduled for March 30-April 1 at the Lake Region Yacht and Country Club. It will also benefit the neonatal intensive care unit at Winter Haven Hospital’s Regency Center for Women and Infants…
Polk State’s “Picnic” Heats Up Stage
The News Chief says the production was full of savory moments and is a strong step forward for the theater department.
Polk State Students Show Support for Bill
The students gathered outside Rep. Kelli Stargel’s Lakeland office to show their support for HB 81, which would extend in-state tuition rates to certain illegal immigrants and U.S. born children of illegal immigrant parents. Read…
Polk State Hosts A Legend: Wynton Marsalis
Tickets are still available for Wynton Marsalis’ upcoming performance at Polk State College, an event that is comparatively intimate for the jazz phenomenon. Marsalis will be accompanied by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra for…
Sarasota Herald-Tribune Lauds Community Colleges
After President Barack Obama’s State of the Union message, in which he said community colleges can become community career centers, the newspaper published a piece spotlighting State College of Florida’s training partnerships with employers. Polk…
Polk State Hosts United Soccer Association’s Division II Championship
The Winter Haven Kicks under-12 boys competitive soccer team walked away as the winner. Read more coverage in The Ledger.
Polk State Professor Gives Prediction for Local Housing Market
Economics Professor Gordon Kettle said housing recovery will be a slow grind, not a drastic turnaround. Read more at The Ledger.
Polk State Donates Nearly 100 Soccer Uniforms to Children in Haiti
Every weekend, more than 120 children in Leogane, Haiti, practice their soccer games, dreaming about one day playing professionally, maybe even scoring the winning goal in a World Cup contest. Soon, many of those children…
Polk State’s Reginal Webb Coordinates Essay Contest
Reginal Webb, dean of student services on the Lakeland campus, handled the judging of essays in the countywide MLK Essay Challenge for students in Polk’s K-12 schools. Read more of this story in The Ledger.