
Polk State Lakeland Collegiate High School Commencement

Polk State Lakeland Collegiate High School held its 2014 commencement ceremony June 3 at the Polk State Winter Haven Health Center.

Polk State Lakeland Gateway to College High School Commencement

Polk State Lakeland Gateway to College High School held its 2014 commencement ceremony June 2 at the Polk State Lakeland Technology Building. Gateway is the the College’s newest high school, having just launched in August.…

Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate Grad Also an Advocate for Foster Care Children

Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School student Victor Sims has just returned from Washington, D.C., where he shared with lawmakers his experiences — the good and the bad — of growing up in…

Student Services Retreat

Members of the Student Services staff met May 30 at the Polk State Clear Springs Advanced Technology Center in Bartow for the 2014 “We are Family” retreat to discuss plans for the coming academic year.

Polk State’s High School Graduations are May 31, June 2 and 3

Each of Polk State College’s three high schools will celebrate their commencement ceremonies in the coming week. Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School will be the first to graduate its Class of 2014.…

Polk State Open Houses are June 3, 5

Polk State College will host two Open House events for prospective students. The first event will be from 5 to 7 p.m. on June 3 at the in room LTB 1100 at Polk State Lakeland,…

Polk State Lakeland Gateway to College High School Will Graduate First Class June 2

Polk State Lakeland Gateway to College will graduate its first class — consisting of nine students who might otherwise have never finished high school — at 6:30 p.m. on June 2 at the Polk State Lakeland…

Three Years After She Spoke on Campus, Polk State Mourns Maya Angelou

Three years after she spoke to a sold-out audience at Polk State Winter Haven’s Fine Arts Theatre, famed poet, author, actress, playwright and civil-rights activist Maya Angelou has died. News reports early Wednesday said Angelou…

Holiday Has New Meaning: Polk State Students Thank Service Members on Memorial Day

For many, the meaning of Memorial Day is no deeper than backyard barbecues and sales at the mall. Not for members of Polk State Lakeland’s Black Student Union — especially not after Monday. While they…

Polk State Athletes Volunteer at State Special Olympics

Twenty-four volunteers from Polk State — a mixture of incoming and returning soccer players, coaches and parents — assisted at the Florida Special Olympics State Summer Games earlier this month at the ESPN Wide World…