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Before 1965, Polk County maintained two separate school systems, one for white students, and a separate system for non-white students. In 1963, a group of parents of Black students attempted to have their children admitted to the all-white schools. When their applications were denied by the school board, they filed suit in federal district court.
Lakeland Senior High School, opened in 1902, is the oldest public high school in Lakeland, Florida, United States. The school was originally located on North Florida Avenue and was destroyed by fire in 1927. [2] It is part of Polk County Public Schools. Lakeland Senior High School was the original high school in the city.
Lake Region High School is a public high school located in Eagle Lake, Florida. [2] It is operated by Polk County Public Schools, the countywide public school district. Lake Region High School (LRHS) opened August 14, 1995. Current enrollment is nearly 2000, with the senior class enrollment just over 300.
Polk County Health Department officials say over the four-week period between Nov. 20 and Dec. 20, schools across the county have been seeing high rates of student absences because of viruses ...
The school district announced the expansion shortly after noon Tuesday, as it became more apparent the hurricane will affect Polk beyond Wednesday.
Stay up to speed on Week 7 high school football from around Polk County. ... To stay up with all the scores, keep checking back here for all the results for Polk County teams.
Auburndale High School is a four-year public high school located in Auburndale, Florida, United States, and a part of Polk County Public Schools. The school serves about 1,800 students from ninth through twelfth grades. In 2012, construction was completed on a new media center, added parking, centrally-located cafeteria, and new academic buildings.
Polk Schools superintendent Frederick Heid proposed adding high school grades to McLaughlin Middle School and Fine Arts Academy in Lake Wales.