Polk State Theatre Kicks Off Love-Filled Season with “Pride & Prejudice”
Polk State Theatre will kick off its love-themed season with the Jane Austen classic Pride & Prejudice. The show will run Oct. 2-5 and 9-12 at the Polk State Winter Haven Fine Arts Theatre, 999…
Polk State Hails Florida Senate Bill 84: “Timely Relief for Vets”
Eileen Holden, president of Polk State College, was quick to praise the Florida Senate for favorable committee action on Senate Bill 84, which is intended to allow veterans of the United States military to pay…
Polk State Offers Fall LEGO Robotics Classes for Children
Polk State College is once again offering its LEGO® Robotics Enrichment Academy for elementary and middle school students. Two courses targeting separate age groups are being offered: LEGO WeDo: Robotics Through Simple Machines for children…
POLKcast: Melvin Thompson’s totally tubular toy collection
POLKcast: Episode 2 Key: MF: Madison Fantozzi LB: Leah Bartholomay MT: Melvin Thompson MT: [Singing] I don’t want to grow up. LB: [Singing] I’m a Toys “R” Us kid! MT: [Makes weird noise] [Everyone…
Now Representing Polk State Music: The Fource of Attraction
Beautiful music is made every day within the classrooms of Polk State Music — just stroll down the hall of the Winter Haven Fine Arts building some time, and you’ll hear it for yourself. But…
POLKcast: Peter Preston & Zen Fuse Box
POLKcast: Episode 1 Key: MF: Madison Fantozzi LB: Leah Bartholomay PP: Peter Preston LB: Very first POLKcast, Peter Preston. PP: Wow—I’m excited! We’ll be looking back at this someday! [Theme Music] MF: Alright, well welcome everyone to POLKcast—Polk…
Mosaic Contributes $75,000 to Polk State Clear Springs Advanced Technology Center
The Mosaic Company has presented $75,000 to the Polk State College Foundation to benefit the College’s new Clear Springs Advanced Technology Center. Mosaic’s gift will support high-tech capital needs associated with the opening and ongoing…
Dispatches from South Africa
Polk State students Melissa Altamirano, Janis Davis Jones, Joshua Moore and Debra White, as well as Business Professor and Golden Key International Honour Society Adviser Herb Nold recently traveled to Cape Town, South Africa, to…
Polk State Receives $1.6 Million Department of Labor Grant
Polk State College has been awarded $1.6 million from the U.S. Department of Labor as part of a multimillion-dollar, nationwide grant program aimed at preparing workers in growing industries. Earlier this week, Secretary of Labor…
POLKcast: Madness, Murder & Murals with Holly Scoggins
POLKcast Episode 3 Key: MF: Madison Fantozzi LB: Leah Bartholomay HS: Holly Scoggins [Thunder] [Fire crackles throughout] LB: Did they ever find the Serial killer? [Suspenseful sound builds] HS: You know—I don’t believe so……
