USF to Continue to Share Space at Polk State Lakeland Campus
In a budget deal worked out Monday, USF will continue to share space on the Lakeland campus while an independent polytechnic university is built along Interstate 4. At the end of a five-year “Teach Out,”…
Polk State Lakeland Collegiate High Student a National Merit Finalist
A Polk State Lakeland Collegiate High School student has been named a finalist in the National Merit Scholarship Program. Joseph Germany, 18, is a resident of Lakeland who plans to study English and pre-law at…
Polk State Lakeland Collegiate High School Student to Compete at FBLA State Leadership Conference
Less than six months into its existence, the Polk State Lakeland Collegiate High School FBLA chapter will be represented at an upcoming state conference. Brionne Riles, 18, a resident of Lakeland, recently placed third in the…
Bomb Threat Leads to Evacuation of Lakeland Campus
The threat was resolved in about two hours. No bomb was found. Read more of the story at The Ledger.
Polk State Lakeland Collegiate High School Students Help Middle-School Students Learn Computers
Polk State Lakeland Collegiate High School Students helped guide sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade students at Gause Academy through a Computer Exploration Lab. The experience ended up being a great learning opportunity for the high-school students,…
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…
Open Gym on Lakeland Campus
Polk State College’s Lakeland Campus is now offering an open fitness room for staff, faculty and students. The room is located in LLC 2194, and is available from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays…
13-Year-Old Is Polk State College’s Youngest Student Ever
In many ways, Alex Manjarres is your typical high school student. He speaks with the shyness of someone who is still learning about himself. He spends hours playing video games. He’s not a fan of…
Polk State College to Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. with Two Events
Polk State College will celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr. with a pair of events, including a breakfast that will feature prominent South Florida lawyer Albert E. Dotson Jr., who also chairs 100…
Polk State College Professor to Present Lecture, Discussion
Polk State College Professor Derek Menchan will present a lecture and discussion titled “Behind All Things Lies Nothing at All” from 3 to 5 p.m. on Dec. 13 at the Polk Museum of Art in Lakeland. The…