Polk State Aerospace to Launch in January
Polk State College’s Aerospace Program will launch in January to meet the needs of local students seeking careers in the ever-growing field of aviation. This new program will lead to an associate’s degree in Professional…
Local Theatre Professionals Lending Expertise to “Richard III”
Polk State Theatre’s upcoming production of “Richard III” is the biggest and most elaborate in its history, and local set and lighting experts are lending their expertise to ensure it’s one audiences will remember…
Play With Emotion: Student Transforms from Musician to Performer at Polk State
Casey Howard doesn’t know where she’d be today if it weren’t for a keyboard her family bought when she was just a toddler. She’d had just been diagnosed with what would later be identified as…
Philosophy Debate
There will be a philosophy debate November 13, 2012 in LTB 1308 at 4 pm. Our digital media students will be recording this event using multiple cameras and studio lighting. We will do a practice run…
Polk State Theatre to Perform “Richard III” Beginning Nov. 7
Polk State Theatre will perform William Shakespeare’s “Richard III,” during a nine-day run that begins with a free preview on Nov. 7. “Richard III” is Polk State Theatre’s second Shakespeare performance, following last spring’s “The…
Polk State to Exhibit Paintings, Pottery of Local Artists
Polk State College will host Lovell, Phelan and Ross, a free exhibit featuring the work of three local artists beginning Nov. 5 at the Winter Haven Fine Arts Gallery. Patty Lovell is a Lakeland-based acrylic…
Polk State Collegiate High Schools Shine on SAT
Both Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate and Polk State Lakeland Collegiate high schools have surpassed the county, state and nation in terms of student performance on the SAT. “The curriculum at both the high…
Polk State Lakeland Student: Starting a Club Gave Her a ‘Home’
It’s just before two-o’clock on a Thursday afternoon, a meeting of the Polk State Lakeland Creative Writing Club is about to begin, and President Mishala Buchanon is slumping in her chair, giggles and wisps of…
Polk State Music Department Breaks New Ground With Concerts
The Polk State Music Department will perform two shows in October, both of which will be unlike any others in its history. Music Professor John Anderson said the Department is able to put on larger-scale,…
Polk State College Showcases Hospital Partnership at National Event
Polk State College showcased its partnership with Winter Haven Hospital’s robotic surgery team at the recent Association of Community College Trustees Leadership Congress in Boston. The Washington, D.C.-based ACCT is a nonprofit organization that…