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Patel is going to the University of South Florida, majoring in computer science. He plans to become a software engineer. Landreth will attend the University of Florida as a member of the Honors Program and Undergraduate Research Scholars Program. "I plan to major in Business Management, with a minor in nonprofit organizational leadership, with hopes of working in the nonprofit field after college," Landreth said. In September, All Saints Academy senior Nadia Shahin was named a finalist in the National Merit Scholarship program and received a scholarship this month. Shahin is an AP Scholar an...

BARTOW — The Polk County School Board, along with district staff, have a message for voters: “Thank you for renewing the half-cent sales tax in November 2018!”  Without the 15-year tax, they say the school district could not afford to build new schools, modernize old ones and do much-needed improvements on others. The initiative passed 68% to 32%.  As part of the district’s plan to keep people apprised of what the tax is paying for, on Tuesday, Assistant Superintendent for Facilities and Operations Angela Usher, along with Robert Kincart, founder and president of A-C-T En...

LAKELAND — Most of Polk County's large high school graduation ceremonies are returning to the RP Funding Center in May.   “We are truly looking forward to celebrating our graduating seniors and all of their hard work,” Tami Dawson, regional assistant superintendent for high schools, said in a Thursday evening press release. “This has been another unusual and challenging year, but we want to do our best to preserve important rites of passage like graduation ceremonies. While honoring our students, we must also stay vigilant in keeping up the fight against COVID-19.”  Last year,...

Seniors say they can't find out where they are on the waiting list, nor do they know how to identify an incoming call as the department of health.