Polk State student Johnson Olaitan recently traveled to China as part of the International Scholar Laureate Program. There, he and other delegates from around the world brainstormed alternative energy solutions.

Polk State Student Helps Develop Energy Alternatives in China

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Polk State student Johnson Olaitan recently traveled to China as part of the International Scholar Laureate Program. There, he and other delegates from around the world brainstormed alternative energy solutions.

A Polk State student who plans to dedicate his career to helping the environment recently traveled to China, where he toured a controversial dam and brainstormed energy alternatives with like-minded students from around the world.…

Hope Presbyterian Church has pledged $10,000 to My Brother's Keeper, an initiative at Polk State Winter Haven to help needy students. Pictured here inside My Brother's Keeper are, back row from left, Polk State Coordinator of Veteran Services Carole Toney, Church Deacon Mardy Castro, My Brother's Keeper Student Supervisor Casmore Shaw, Church Elders Carolyn Hayes and Barb Follett; front row from left, Church Chancel Choir President Ron Hatley, Pastor Owen Carriker, and Church Deacon Sue Williams.

Winter Haven Church Pledges $10,000 to Polk State’s My Brother’s Keeper

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Hope Presbyterian Church has pledged $10,000 to My Brother's Keeper, an initiative at Polk State Winter Haven to help needy students. Pictured here inside My Brother's Keeper are, back row from left, Polk State Coordinator of Veteran Services Carole Toney, Church Deacon Mardy Castro, My Brother's Keeper Student Supervisor Casmore Shaw, Church Elders Carolyn Hayes and Barb Follett; front row from left, Church Chancel Choir President Ron Hatley, Pastor Owen Carriker, and Church Deacon Sue Williams.

Polk State College’s My Brother’s Keeper has received a $10,000 pledge from Winter Haven’s Hope Presbyterian Church. It is the largest monetary donation in My Brother’s Keeper’s three-year history. “I am ecstatic, absolutely, positively ecstatic,”…

Basketball Youth Camps

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Polk State Basketball held its annual Youth Camps June 15-19 and June 22-26 in Winter Haven.

Talon Robotics Showcase

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Polk State’s Talon Robotics program held a showcase June 23 on the Lakeland campus. The summer enrichment program provides interdisciplinary, science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) learning experiences for middle and high school students. Polk…

Retired Polk State professor Kathy Riley won $10,400 while competing on "Jeopardy!" earlier this month. She has donated $1,000 of her winnings to the Polk State College Foundation. Here, she is pictured with "Jeopardy!"

Retired Polk State Professor Fulfills “Jeopardy!” Dream

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Retired Polk State professor Kathy Riley won $10,400 while competing on "Jeopardy!" earlier this month. She has donated $1,000 of her winnings to the Polk State College Foundation. Here, she is pictured with "Jeopardy!"

A retired Polk State College professor has fulfilled her lifelong dream of competing on the game show “Jeopardy!” Kathy Riley will appear on “Jeopardy!” on July 9. Locally, the show airs on weekday nights at…

Polk State alumnus Jesse Stine stands with his Rookie of the Year certificate in front of the training ambulance used by Polk State's EMS Program.

Polk State EMS Alumnus Named Rookie of the Year by Manatee County EMS

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Polk State alumnus Jesse Stine stands with his Rookie of the Year certificate in front of the training ambulance used by Polk State's EMS Program.

A Polk State College alumnus has been named Manatee County Emergency Medical Services’ Rookie of the Year. Jesse Stine completed his paramedic certification at Polk State College in late 2013. Last month, he received the…

Former Polk State baseball players Maikor Mora (L) and Jordan Gurrero, who were selected in this year's MLB draft, pose in the dug out during an April 18 game. Casey Schroeder, not pictured, was also drafted.

Draft Dreams Come True for Eagles

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Former Polk State baseball players Maikor Mora (L) and Jordan Gurrero, who were selected in this year's MLB draft, pose in the dug out during an April 18 game. Casey Schroeder, not pictured, was also drafted.

Polk State continues its tradition of having players selected in the annual Major League Baseball draft, as this year Jordan Guerrero, Maikor Mora, and Casey Schroeder were drafted by and signed with MLB teams. The…

Peter Preston in his office at Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School.

Polk State’s Peter Preston: A Man of Many Identities

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Peter Preston in his office at Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School.

Peter Preston is a ____________. Here at Polk State College, most of us would immediately fill in the blank with “guidance counselor at Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School.” Very few of us know…

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