Polk State College’s Start Right Campaign
Polk State College’s Start Right Campaign provided approximately 900 backpacks filled with school supplies to students from kindergarten through college on July 23, 2022, at the Polk State JD Alexander Center in Lake Wales.
Nursing Pinning Spring 2022
Polk State held its annual Pinning Ceremony on May 4, 2022, for nursing graduates. The candlelight processional represents the traditional “Light of Knowledge” and “Ray of Hope” associated with the lamp that Florence Nightingale carried…
Polk State College Athletics Gala 2022
Polk State College hosted its inaugural Athletics Gala on the Winter Haven Campus on April 22, 2022, benefitting the College’s five teams and student-athletes and featuring keynote speaker Shane Matthews, former National Football League quarterback.
Polk State College Foundation Annual John R. Alexander Memorial Clays Classic
The Polk State College Foundation hosted its annual John R. Alexander Memorial Clays Classic on April 15, 2022, in Haines City where approximately 120 individuals participated in clay shooting as a fundraiser supporting student-athletes.
Polk State College Professional Development Day 2022
Polk State College hosted its annual Professional Development Day at the Lakeland Campus on April 8, 2022, where employees from across the College participated in a variety of sessions related to the theme of “Growing…
Polk State Volleyball Championship Pep Rally
Polk State College held a pep rally Monday on the Winter Haven Campus to celebrate Eagles Volleyball as the team heads to Kansas this week to compete in the National Junior College Athletics Association Division…
Polk State College Convocation 2021
John R. Alexander Memorial Clays Classic
The John R. Alexander Memorial Clays Classic took place April 23, 2021, at Polk Sporting Clays in Haines City. Formerly known as Clays for Courts, the annual event, presented by The A.D. Morgan Corporation, in…
Annual golf event benefits Eagles baseball
A full course of golfers teed off January 21 in the Polk State College Foundation’s 29th annual William N. Ryan Memorial Golf Classic, presented by the A.D. Morgan Corporation in partnership with BaseballCloud. Proceeds from the event,…
Polk State Winter Haven drive-thru diploma cover pickup celebration
Polk State College celebrated fall 2020 graduates on Monday, December 7, with a drive-thru diploma cover pickup event on the Winter Haven Campus with 107 graduating students, their families, and supporters.