At the Top of Commencement Stands, a Beaming Coach Watched His ‘Kids’ Graduate
Jeff Ellis certainly didn’t have to attend last night’s graduation. Just off his fifth season coaching Polk State’s softball team, and having just returned from its second consecutive state tournament bid, no one would have…
At 67, Graduate Set to Begin New Life Based on Love of Teaching
Tonight, at 67 years old, David Jones will cross the Polk State commencement stage and begin a new life. Behind him, he’ll leave a career based in materialism, in which everything hinged on closing the…
Oldest, Youngest Grads Separated by Decades but Share Mutual Affection for Polk State
Seated in the sea of graduates at Polk State College’s upcoming commencement this Tuesday will be Alexander Manjarres and Charles Walker, who, separated by more than 50 years, have known totally different worlds. Walker, 69,…
POLKcast: Polk State Softball alum Greta Cecchetti an Italian trailblazer [TRANSCRIPT]
00:00:00.030 –> 00:00:04.040 Huge, huge adjustment, uh, to the language, to the culture, 00:00:04.690 –> 00:00:07.400 uh, the food, even just going to Walmart. 00:00:08.130 –> 00:00:12.080 Another kinda free rock roll make,…
POLKcast: Polk State Basketball alum Bart Ross supports program that supported him [TRANSCRIPT]
00:00:00.310 –> 00:00:03.490 One day he’s talking to someone, he’s having the time of his life. 00:00:04.200 –> 00:00:07.150 He hangs up the phone and he does what he always did. He goes, …
POLKcast: Business, leadership & community with Nikki Smith
Polk Cast Transcript – Nikki Smith 00:00:00.000 –> 00:00:03.720 [Hosts] We’ll start a trend. Everybody leaves a little note for somebody else. I. 00:00:03.720 –> 00:00:04.190 Love it. 00:00:04.190 –> 00:00:05.920 I…
POLKcast: Kim Newsome-Reynolds shares how Polk State helped her reach soccer stardom [TRANSCRIPT]
00:00:00.170 –> 00:00:03.250 <Affirmative> and I literally said, Hey, boy, <laugh>. And he’s like, yeah. 00:00:03.480 –> 00:00:05.730 I was like, can I play with you? And he was like, 00:00:05.730 –> 00:00:09.370…
POLKcast: A Polk State history lesson with Polk County Historical Preservation Manager Myrtice Young [TRANSCRIPT]
Polk Cast Transcript – M. Young [Myrtice] 00:00:00.600 –> 00:00:03.160 Interesting connection though though to the Bartow Airbase. 00:00:03.180 –> 00:00:07.800 The first of post state college students started their career at the…
“Yessssss”: Kids from Across Polk Flock to College for All Kids Read Event
It’s been a week of firsts for more than 3,600 second-graders across Polk County — their first visit to a college campus, their first live theatre performance, and for some, maybe even the first time…
Polk State Lakeland Collegiate Student Wins Silver Garland Award
Polk State Lakeland Collegiate High School student Rachel Kinder has received the county’s prestigious Silver Garland award for her more than 1,000 volunteer hours. The 37th annual Silver Garland award ceremony, co-sponsored by The Ledger…
