FSC Evacuation Leaves Students Scrambling
Schools
An urban farm under construction at the Mass Market redevelopment project in the Parker Street neighborhood will teach Lakeland Christian School students about food production and become a venue for community workshops, according to the teacher promoting the idea. Program Aims to Reduce School Absenteeism
“Strive for Less Than 5,” modeled after a Michigan program, is being piloted in five Polk schools, including Griffin Elementary in Lakeland.
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HIGHER ED: PSC students get easy access to UCF online courses under a new agreement | Florida Poly‘s enrollment grows even as its freshman class shrinks
TEACHER: Lakeland native Jessica Fredricks connects with students countywide through drumming and enthusiasm.
School Bus Incident Worries Lakeland Mom
A 6-year-who got off a school bus at the wrong stop got home safely after walking 1.7 miles. Her mother said the driver should have been aware of the situation. Officials at McKeel Academy Central said this was the driver’s first incident in 30 years.
Florida Poly Unveils a New Logo Via Video
Florida Poly University today unveiled a new logo fusing the wings of its phoenix mascot and the louvers of its signature building. A video introducing the logo also revealed a new motto: Fueled From Within. And the website floridapoly.edu was updated with a mobile-first design and tech-centric typography.
Lakeland Grad Student Sniffing for Florida Hops
The head of UF’s Institute of Food and Agriculture Sciences writes in The Orlando Sentinel that one of his master’s students, Santa Fe High grad Sean Kryger, is training testers to grade hops by smell as part of an effort to develop a new Florida crop to serve the state’s beer industry.