Collegiate High School Students Have Traditional Fun – and Get a Head Start
Polk State’s public, charter collegiate high schools are unlike any others in the county. Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate in Winter Haven and Polk State Lakeland Collegiate High School allow students to fulfill high…
Polk State Signs New Pitcher
Seminole High School’s Jordan Doyle was a Tampa Bay Times All-County Honorable Mention in his junior year. The right-hander was 6-2 with a 1.09 ERA as a starter last season. Read more coverage in the…
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 Eagle Flies West – Way West
He may not have made any Best Dressed lists, but OCPA’s David Steele was recently spotted wearing a tux and a Polk State cap at the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards at the STAPLES Center in…
Former Polk State Student Performs in Imperial Symphony Concert
Christian McLaughlin of Davenport played tuba in high school and only recently began playing the piano. In 2010, he won the Young Composers Challenge of the Orlando Philharmonic. Read more about the story in The Ledger.
Polk State Softball Splits Doubleheader
Eagles walk away with one win, one loss against Seminole State College on Feb. 14, The Ledger reports.
Polk County Cup Tennis Tournament to Benefit Nursing Scholarships at Polk
The event is scheduled for March 30-April 1 at the Lake Region Yacht and Country Club. It will also benefit the neonatal intensive care unit at Winter Haven Hospital’s Regency Center for Women and Infants…
Polk State’s “Picnic” Heats Up Stage
The News Chief says the production was full of savory moments and is a strong step forward for the theater department.
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…
Dr. Eileen Holden Says Teacher-Training Program Should Continue
Polk State is a partner in Project PRIDE, a program that gives scholarships to education majors, preferably economically disadvantaged, minority men. Dr. Holden tells The Ledger that Polk State will work to continue the program…
