A First for Polk: All Upward Bound Graduates Headed to College
For the first time in its history at Polk State, a program to help high school students prepare for postsecondary education has seen 100 percent of new graduates accepted to college. Upward Bound is a…
Want to Spice Up Your Fall? Sign Up for an Elective at Polk State
Registration for the fall semester is still underway at Polk State College, which means you still have time to sign up for classes that will teach you a new skill or hobby — or just…
Polk State’s Riskin Named to Leadership Lakeland Class XXXI
Polk State College’s Nyrka Riskin has been named to the Lakeland Area Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Lakeland Class XXXI. Leadership Lakeland is an annual program to identify and enhance leadership in the community. The program…
Teaching the Teachers: Polk State Institute Helps Educators Integrate the Arts Into Lesson Plans
In the sanctuary of the Polk State College Lake Wales Arts Center on Wednesday morning, more than 30 teachers lounged on the floor, stared at the ceiling and listened to hip-hop music. A last bit…
Polk State Lakeland Marks New Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa
Polk State College on Sunday marked the establishment of its second chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society of two-year colleges. Polk State has for decades had a single chapter — the Xi Pi…
Polk State Presents Two Free Performances by Green-Minded Vocal Trash
Polk State Lake Wales will present two free concerts by a group that makes music with bottles, buckets and brooms, and bases its lyrics in protecting the environment. Fort Worth, Texas-based Vocal Trash will perform…
Key Financial Aid Deadline Has Passed, But Students Still Have Options
A key financial aid deadline at Polk State College has come and gone — but students who missed the cutoff still have several options if they seek to take classes in the fall. Monday was…
Polk State Reeling Over Loss of Young Alumna, Colleague
Polk State’s Yati Patel was killed in a traffic accident on Saturday evening in Mulberry, bringing a bright, promising life to a tragic end. The news of Patel’s untimely death — she was just 24…
Polk State, Winter Haven Housing Authority Partnership Gets National Recognition
A service-learning project at Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School has garnered the Winter Haven Housing Authority its first-ever merit award from a national housing and community development organization. “I am very grateful…
Vision, Mission, and Values – and You!
So what does an organization’s strategic plan have to do with you getting an internship or a job? Just about everything. The employer may receive 20-200 applications for a single position. Once education, skill sets,…
