Polk State Professor Receives Mining Society’s Teacher of the Year Award
Polk State Professor Suzy Halverson has added another accolade to her resume. Earlier this month, she was named the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration’s (SME) 2012 Florida Teacher of the Year, a competition that…
Polk State Steps Up With Alternative to Cancelled Summer Robotics Program
The sudden cancellation of the University of South Florida’s Gifted and Talented Program in Lakeland has left local middle-school students in a lurch. However, a comparable program at Polk State College will help fill the…
Polk State Alum Refused to Let Life’s Obstacles Define Her
Polk State’s nearly 50-year history is full of stories of alumni who have gone on to further their education, achieve great things in business, and make a difference in their community. Jessica Blake is a…
Register Now for Summer Classes at Polk State
There is still time to take summer classes at Polk State College. Registration for the College’s Summer B session is now underway. Students currently enrolled at the College may register online through the College’s Passport.…
Famous Siblings Excited to Begin Individual Futures
For Rebekah and Noah Seitz, high school graduation has been an international media event. Rebekah and Noah graduated earlier this week from Polk State Lakeland Collegiate High School, the same week that their five siblings…
EagleWatch Volunteers Protect Polk County’s Thriving Eagle Population
PO216 is within view of a North Lakeland car dealership. PO167 is near a mobile home park off bustling U.S. 27 in Dundee. PO202 is just yards from a Frostproof fruit-shipping operation. These alphanumerically identified…
Polk State Kids at College Still Accepting Registrations
Polk State College is still accepting registrations for its annual Kids at College program. Children ages 5 to 14 may choose from classes such as “Fold It,” which explores origami, the ancient art of folding…
Spots Remain for High School Technobotics Summer Program
Polk County high school students still have the opportunity to participate in a new program at Polk State College, which promises so much fun that they will hardly realize all the new things learned along…
Local Fifth-Grader Receives “Full Ride” to Polk
Elementary Scholarship Week: Life Changes In a Second for Area Students
Standing on the stage at Scott Lake Elementary, Chris Gonzalez and Armando Hernandez-Cruz, separated by eight years and in completely different spots in life, seemed to have little in common. Gonzalez, 19, is entering his…
