Clays for Courts

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The Polk State College Foundation once again returned to Tenoroc Shooting Center in Lakeland on April 29 for the Regal Lakeland Clays for Courts in partnership with The A.D. Morgan Corporation. This sporting clays event benefits scholarships for…

Polk State’s Xi Pi Members Conclude Award-Winning Year  

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  Polk State Winter Haven’s chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society of two-year colleges, is wrapping up another successful year. At Phi Theta Kappa’s Regional Convention in Fort Lauderdale in February, Vice…

Lakeland Campus Open House

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Polk State’s Lakeland Campus held an open house April 14, 2016. More than 325 people attended and learned about the College’s various programs and courses of study.

Professional Development Day

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Polk State’s annual Professional Development Day took place April 15. During the daylong event, employees learned, laughed, and showed off their Polk State pride.

Retired Polk State Biology Professor Bane Cheek died Friday.

Determined, Kind and Bright: Polk State Mourns Professor Bane Cheek

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Retired Polk State Biology Professor Bane Cheek died Friday.

Retired Polk State Biology Professor Bane Cheek, who spent over 20 years challenging his students and instilling in them respect for the environment, died Friday. He was 55. According to his obituary in The Ledger,…

Four Polk State College students were honored at Thursday's Florida College System All-Florida Academic Team Awards. From left, Nazmul Nayeem, Angela Duffield, Vice President for Student Services Reggie Webb, and Jaysha Camacho. Not pictured is Victoria Goucher.

Four Polk State Students Named to All-Florida Academic Teams

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Four Polk State College students were honored at Thursday's Florida College System All-Florida Academic Team Awards. From left, Nazmul Nayeem, Angela Duffield, Vice President for Student Services Reggie Webb, and Jaysha Camacho. Not pictured is Victoria Goucher.

  Four Polk State College students were honored at Thursday’s Florida College System All-Florida Academic Team Awards. At the event in Tampa, the Florida College System, comprised of Polk State and 27 other public colleges,…

Breana Thompson signs a scholarship to play golf at Webber University.

Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate Senior Signs Golf Scholarship

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Breana Thompson signs a scholarship to play golf at Webber University.

  Breana Thompson, a senior at Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School, has accepted a golf scholarship from Webber International University in Babson Park. Thompson played on the Winter Haven High School women’s…

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