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Category: Schools

teacher asking a question to the class
Posted inSchools

KidsPACK Helps Feed Rising Number of Polk Students

by Kimberly C. Moore January 25, 2023January 25, 2023

The nonprofit organization sends students home with backpacks full of food to get them through the weekend.

teacher discussing chemicals in a class
Posted inSchools

School Showcase Highlights Options For Students

by Kimberly C. Moore January 18, 2023January 18, 2023

The event is Thursday, Jan. 19, 4 to 7:30 p.m., at Lakeland Square Mall.

Posted inCrime / Justice

Two Students Arrested After Gun Found at Lakeland Highlands Middle School

by Kimberly C. Moore January 17, 2023January 17, 2023

Police found no evidence of threats made against students or staff,
Chief Sam Taylor said.

Posted inSchools

School Board Gets Tutored on $2.3 Billion Budget

by Kimberly C. Moore January 13, 2023January 19, 2023

Polk’s school district is 24th largest in U.S. but ranks 995th our of 13,588 districts in funding

Posted inSchools

Lakeland High School Chorus Selected to Perform at Carnegie Hall

by Kimberly C. Moore December 22, 2022December 22, 2022

Singers now raising funds to travel to the prestigious National Youth Festival in April.

Posted inPeople

Heid Receives High Rating, Contract Extended To 2027

by Kimberly C. Moore December 19, 2022December 19, 2022

Six School Board members rated the superintendent as highly effective and one rated him as effective.

Posted inPolitics

Nolte Says Campaign Finance Issues Are ‘Being Taken Care Of’

by Kimberly C. Moore December 15, 2022December 15, 2022

Questions have been raised about a record showing the new School Board member contributed $5,200 in cash to his campaign.

Jim Tagget
Posted inSchools

School Board Delays Vote on 37,000 Library Books After Complaints

by Kimberly C. Moore December 14, 2022December 14, 2022

Protesters requested more time to review the books, which will outfit the media centers at two schools under construction

Posted inPeople

Polk Public Schools Recognize 39 Presidential Scholars

by Kimberly C. Moore December 13, 2022December 13, 2022

Two Lakeland students were honored as districtwide winners in the national program.

Posted inPeople

Lake Gibson High’s Natalie McSwain Named Polk Teacher of the Year

by Kimberly C. Moore December 7, 2022December 8, 2022

The Spanish teacher receives a $5,000 check and the use of a Hyundai Elantra for two years. “I love my students. I love what I teach,” she said.

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