Changes will take effect in the 2026-27 school year, but students currently enrolled in a Polk County high school will not be required to switch.
Tag: Lakeland High School
Posted inEducation
‘We’re Going to Embrace Change’: Lakeland Responds to High School Rezoning
Town halls draw questions but little pushback, as families weigh in on new boundary maps.
Posted inEducation
Parents Have Six Weeks to Weigh in on New Polk County High School Maps
Enrollment at George Jenkins and Lake Gibson would decrease. Lakeland could get 643 more students and Tenoroc could add 1,142.
Posted inHistory
At Rest: Soldier Robert Colter Jr.’s Long Return to Lakeland
More than 80 years after his demise in a Japanese POW camp, U.S. Army Air Force Pfc. Robert Colter Jr. is in his native Lakeland, where he will be buried Feb. 22.
Posted inEducation
The Class of 2024
Graduation ceremonies mark the end of four years of study for thousands of Polk County high school students.
Posted inCity Hall / Local Gov't
Lakeland High School Cheerleaders Honored By City Commission
The squad won state and national titles in February.
Posted inEducation
Countdown: Enrollment Set to Begin For Polk County Magnet, Choice Schools, Career Academies
The application window is Jan. 8 to Feb. 16 for Polk County Public Schools’ many specialty programs.
Posted inEducation
Lakeland Students Promote ‘Heart Walk’ After Sudden Death of 16-Year-Old Volleyball Standout
Julia Black, a junior at Harrison School of the Arts, suffered a sudden cardiac arrest caused by a pericardial infection.
Posted inEducation
School District Now Looking At All Arrest Records, Regardless of Outcome
The move comes after the arrest of a Lakeland High School track coach for allegedly sexually battering a student.
Posted inCrime / Justice
Lakeland Track Coach Charged With Sexual Battery on 16-Year-Old Boy
This is Jarvis Lamot Young’s third accusation of predatory behavior toward teenage boys. He has been fired by the school district.
