Within Just Weeks, Participants in New Polk State Program Can Begin Manufacturing Careers; Scholarships Available
This story published earlier this year but is being reposted to announce that scholarships are available for a class that is now forming. The scholarships are offered through the Florida TRADE grant. Twenty scholarships worth…
Polk State Airside Center Hosting Open House Oct. 23; Learn More About Medical Imaging, Coding and Transcription, and Aerospace
Polk State’s Airside Center will host an open house Oct. 23 from 5 to 7 p.m. for anyone interested in learning more about the programs housed at the location. Polk State Airside is home to…
Polk’s 28th FallFest Promises All the Community’s Favorites: Crafts, EMS Demos, Pumpkin Patch
Polk State’s annual FallFest, a beloved event now in its 28th year, is scheduled for Oct. 18 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Winter Haven campus, 999 Ave. H N.E. As the community…
Kicks for Kids: Eagles Put on Volunteer Soccer Clinic
On an off day during a road trip last month, Polk State’s soccer players could have rested in their hotel rooms or spent a day shopping. Instead, the student-athletes made time to put on a…
From Boots to Pie: Students Can’t Wait for Fall to Finally Arrive
Fall began more than a week ago, and even though temperatures haven’t started dropping just yet, that hasn’t kept Polk State students from dreaming of the new season. News@Polk recently asked a handful of students…
Winter Haven City Manager Deric Feacher: Students Need to Vote and Read
Polk State hosted Winter Haven City Manager Deric Feacher for a talk with students Tuesday that ranged from voting to the importance of reading. Approximately 50 students attended Feacher’s lunchtime chat at the Polk State…
Voices of the People Concert Series Continues with Piano Recital Sept. 27 at Polk State Lake Wales Arts Center
Polk State College’s Voices of the People concert series will continue its 2014-15 season with a recital by pianist Carl Cranmer at 7 p.m. Sept. 27 at the Polk State Lake Wales Arts Center, 1099…
Polk State Mourns Loss of Faculty Member Janet Golden, Memorial Service Is Sept. 18
Polk State College is mourning the loss of long-serving faculty member Janet Golden. Golden, a chemistry professor at the College for 12 years, died Friday. She was 64. According to her obituary in The Ledger,…
Polk State’s 50th Anniversary Celebration Will Be Sept. 4 in Downtown Winter Haven
The City of Winter Haven, Greater Winter Haven Chamber of Commerce, and Main Street Winter Haven are hosting a 50th anniversary celebration for Polk State College this Thursday, Sept. 4. The event begins at 5:15…
Polk State Hosting Lakeland-based Photographer Thomas Mack for September Exhibit
Polk State College will host an exhibit by Lakeland-based photographer Thomas K. Mack. Mack’s photos will be on display Sept. 2-25 at the Polk State Winter Haven Fine Arts Gallery, 999 Ave. H N.E. in…