Mulberry High Bell Schedule Change, Very...
Mulberry High Bell Schedule Change Mulberry High has a new bell schedule starting with the 2011-2012 school year. The new start and end times are 7:06 a.m. and 1:55 p.m. The new bell schedule is being implemented to incorporate block scheduling during part of the school week. Contact Mulberry High at 701-1104 for further information. Very Special Arts Show The Polk Museum of Art is...Harrison, Mulberry Middle Excel In Optim...
A Harrison School for the Arts student and students from Mulberry Middle excelled in 2011 oratorical contests coordinated by the North Florida District of Optimist International and the Lakeland Optimist Club. Simon Cedeno, a Harrison student who resides in Mulberry, won a $2,500 scholarship for winning first place in the boys competition of the North Florida District contest held at...HOSA students from Auburndale High place...
Two students from Auburndale High placed top ten at the 2010-2011 Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) National Conference in Anaheim, CA. HOSA is an organization whose mission is to promote career opportunities in healthcare for students and to enhance healthcare quality. The students recognized were: Tyler Ketchum (senior) - Top Ten in the Dental Terminology Category...McLaughlin Middle and Fine Arts Academy ...
Staff at Lake Wales’ McLaughlin Middle and Fine Arts Academy were honored at the June 28 school board meeting in Bartow. McLaughlin was honored for being designated an Arts Achieve! Model School by the Florida Alliance for Arts Education(FAAE) for the 2011-2012, 2012-2013, and 2013-2014 school years. Only 23 schools in Florida currently have the designation as a model school by the...School Psychologists Participate In Ment...
The Psychological Services Department of the Polk Public Schools partnered with eight other mental health agencies and the Lakeland Flying Tigers in a recent event. Psychological Services participated in the “Mental Health Matters” program that was held at a recent Flying Tigers baseball game at Lakeland’s Marchant Stadium. Psychological Services, a division within the school...Summerlin Academy Represents Polk At Nat...
Bartow’s Summerlin Academy was one of 128 schools to compete at the 2011 National High School Drill Team Championships held in Daytona, http://www.thenationals.net/nhsdtc.htm. Summerlin was the only Polk school to compete in the national championships and one of 14 Florida schools there displaying their talents in precision drill. Summerlin Academy has its own building on the...Nearly 27,000 Volunteers Donate More Tha...
The school district honored 112 individuals with a Volunteer of the Year Award during an event near the end of the 2010-2011 school year held at Winter Haven’s Nora Mayo Hall. Schools chose one person as their Volunteer of the Year. A total of 26,901 volunteers performed 801, 624 hours of service in the 2010-2011 school year in the Polk Public Schools. This represents and in-kind...Crystal Lake Middle’s Mock Trial
Students in Crystal Lake Middle’s research and economics class did a mock trial when they studied a unit about criminal justice. The criminal justice unit was taught by the school’s resource officer Randy Weis and teacher Antionette Wilcox. The students, in grades six through eight, tried a case about vandalism and computer crimes. The prosecution and defense teams were...Harrison Graduate Russell Mank Wins Inte...
Local artist Russell Mank, who graduated from Lakeland’s Harrison School for the Arts this month, was announced as the 2011 National GRAND PRIZE WINNER at the National Young Artists & Authors Showcase sponsored by Sister Cities International, Washington, DC. Mank will be officially recognized by the City of Lakeland at a July 5th City Commission meeting. His piece entitled...Nine Polk Teachers Attend Television Sho...
Nine Polk County teachers participated in a statewide professional development event in the 2010-2011 school year in Orlando and received an unexpected surprise, an “Oprah-style” giveaway. They were among 100 teachers participating in the Florida Department of Education’s (FDOE) monthly “Teacher Talk” television show, http://www.fldoe.org/news/2011/2011_02_18.asp. ...Donations To Schools, School District As...
The following are donations to schools or the school district as reported to the Business Services Department and included on the school board meeting agenda of June 28, 2011. The Polk Public Schools appreciates the support of its partners. George Jenkins High Academic Boosters, $3,534, to George Jenkins High Florida Association for Water Quality, $747.95, to Roosevelt Academy...Lake Region, Winter Haven High Students ...
Lake Region High and Winter Haven High students did MBA-style marketing research during the 2010-2011 school year compiling data for a company looking to expand internationally. The students were part of each school’s career academies. Career academies, a project of the school district’s workforce education department, were implemented at high schools to expose students to career...Teachers Professional Development Focuse...
The Polk Public Schools partnered with the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFMD) and the Polk County Board of County Commissioners in a teacher professional development project focusing on water education. The professional development learning opportunity was held near the end of the 2010-2011 school year. More than 70 fourth and fifth grade teachers visited the Polk...Lawton Chiles, Jewett Represent Polk At ...
Lakeland’s Lawton Chiles Middle Academy and Winter Haven’s Jewett Middle Academy represented the Polk Public Schools at the state 2011 MATHCOUNTS competition held in Altamonte Springs. Lawton Chiles and Jewett won the right to represent Polk by finishing first and second respectively in the local MATHCOUNTS competition coordinated by the Ridge Chapter Of The Florida Engineering...Bartow High/IB/Summerlin Academy Again M...
The combined schools of Bartow High, Bartow International Baccalaureate and Summerlin Academy have made their annual appearance in Newsweek Magazine’s list of the best high schools in America. Newsweek’s article “America’s Best High Schools,” http://www.newsweek.com/2011/06/19/the-best-high-schools-in-america.html was published June 19 and Bartow High/IB/Summerlin was ranked...School District Partners Beef O’Brady’s,...
Polk’s Bosko Family Enterprises Beef O’Brady’s and Publix Supermarket Charities were touted among the top businesses in the state for advancing and supporting Florida’s public education system. The recognition occurred as part of the 2011 Commissioner’s Business Recognition Awards ceremony coordinated by the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) and the Florida Education...Denison Middle’s Field Trip, Ambassador ...
Winter Haven’s Denison Middle had two major activities near the end of the 2010-2011 school year. Students visited Lake Wales’ HEART Institute, a training center that prepares people to serve overseas as missionaries. HEART is an acronym for “Hunger, Education, And Resource Training.” The institute seeks to simulate overseas conditions and help people develop practical,...June 14 School Board Work Session To Be ...
A school board work session from June 14 did not reach its conclusion and will be continued at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, June 22. The work session will be held in the superintendent’s conference room of school district administrative office, 1915 South Floral Avenue, Bartow. Work session and board meeting agendas are available at...Four Polk Students Qualify For National ...
Four Polk students qualified to compete at the 2011 Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) national conference being held in Orlando from June 28 to July 1. They qualified for nationals by finishing in the top three places in competitive events at the 2011 state FBLA event, also held in Orlando. FBLA is a business education program in middle and high schools for students to...Master Key Award Winning Teachers Work W...
Three Polk teachers were recipients of the school district’s 2010-2011 Master Key Awards for making significant contributions working with special needs and exceptional student education (ESE) students. They received a pewter tray and more than $100 in gift certificates from local businesses. The Master Key Awards are sponsored by Tampa Electric. Master Key award winners: Janet...From the Publisher, Marialice Quinn
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