Polk State Hosts United Soccer Association’s Division II Championship
The Winter Haven Kicks under-12 boys competitive soccer team walked away as the winner. Read more coverage in The Ledger.
Polk State Donates Nearly 100 Soccer Uniforms to Children in Haiti
Every weekend, more than 120 children in Leogane, Haiti, practice their soccer games, dreaming about one day playing professionally, maybe even scoring the winning goal in a World Cup contest. Soon, many of those children…
Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School Recruiting for Criminal Justice Program
Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School is now recruiting for its enhanced criminal justice program that will begin in the 2012-13 school year. Students will proceed through the program as a cohort, and…
Polk State Presents “Picnic,” Offers Free Preview Feb. 2
Polk State College will present “Picnic” at its Fine Arts Theatre, beginning with a free preview Feb. 2. “Picnic,” by William Inge, tells the story of a Labor Day picnic that begins as a relaxing…
Three Polk State Students to Present at Florida Collegiate Honors Conference
Three Polk State College students will make presentations at the upcoming Florida Collegiate Honors Conference – the largest number of students to do so since the College began participating in the event in 2009. The…
Polk State Signs Promising Haines City Baseball Player
Jose Serrano, 18, signs letter of intent with the College. The right-hander throws 87-88 mph and is expected to pitch for the Eagles. The News Chief covered Serrano’s signing.
Polk State Faculty Senate President Brings Varied Professional Experiences to Post
With the new year comes new leadership for Polk State College’s Faculty Senate, as mathematics professor Dodie Cowan begins her one-year term as president beginning Jan. 1. Cowan’s fellow faculty members elected her in late…
Polk State Chain of Lakes Students Get Hands-On Introduction to Robotic Surgery
More than a dozen students from Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School were recently introduced to the growing field of robotic surgery, and were even allowed to try their hands – pun intended…
Annual Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School Dream Night to Be Jan. 14
Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School will host its fourth annual Dream Night Scholarship Competition on Jan. 14 at 6:30 p.m. at the Fine Arts Theatre on the Winter Haven campus, 999 Ave.…
Polk State College to Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. with Two Events
Polk State College will celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr. with a pair of events, including a breakfast that will feature prominent South Florida lawyer Albert E. Dotson Jr., who also chairs 100…