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Be alert on the roads: School starts Monday

Submitted by Kristin Weber, Web Producer, 10News In Your Neighborhood

Saturday, August 20th, 2011, 2:29pm

Be alert on the roads: School starts Monday

Polk County, FL -- Sheriff Grady Judd wants to remind Polk County residents to be on the look-out for children everywhere as they head back to school on Aug. 22.

The amount of vehicle, pedestrian, and bicycle traffic on our roadways will dramatically increase during early morning and after-school hours.

Approximately 48 percent of the schools’ student population are walk, ride a bike or are transported to school in a car.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office provides school crossing guards at 165 designated school crossing locations throughout Polk County to ensure the safe escort of its elementary students. These dedicated members arrive for work twice a day, often in inclement weather, and are extensively trained in accordance with recognized national standards (Ramon Turnquest Act).

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Haines City High graduate earns scholarship through FFA, Cargill

Submitted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 16th, 4:59 pm

Haines City High announces that one of its graduates, Leigh Ann Barthle, class of 2011, is the recipient of a scholarship through the National FFA Organization and the Cargill corporation. The National FFA awarded a $1,000 Cargill Community Scholarship to Leigh Ann.

The Cargill Community Scholarship Program is a special project of the National FFA Foundation. Leigh Ann plans to use the funds to pursue a degree at Hillsborough Community College.

The scholarship is one of 1,521 awarded through the National FFA Scholarship Program this year.

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PCSO and Mulberry partner for 'Stuff the Truck' event

Submitted by Kristin Weber, Web Producer, 10News In Your Neighborhood

Monday, August 15th, 2011, 6:05pm

PCSO and Mulberry partner for 'Stuff the Truck' event

Mulberry, FL -- The Polk County Sheriff’s Office and the Greater Mulberry Chamber of Commerce are partnering together to ensure needy children in the Mulberry school district don't go without school supplies this upcoming school year.

On Thursday, Aug. 18, from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., the two agencies will be holding a “Stuff the Truck” event.

Anyone wishing to donate the following school supplies can bring the items to the SunTrust/Chamber office located at 400 North Church Avenue in Mulberry: backpacks, zip-up binders, spiral notebooks, paper (wide and college-ruled), pens, pencils, crayons, markers, highlighters, hand sanitizer, erasers, calculators (scientific and graphing), scissors, and rulers.

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FFA students attend Washington, D.C. leadership conference

Submitted by Anonymous on Friday, August 12th, 5:33 pm

Polk County FFA members from six schools were among more than 2,300 students to attend the FFA Leadership Conference held in Washington, D.C. over five days this summer. FFA is the organization that was formerly known as Future Farmers of America.

Local representatives included:

Bartow High – Wes Fussell, Taylor Ross

Frostproof Senior – Kathryn Flood, Katelyn McDaniel, Kaylee Norris, Hannah Terrebone

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Floral Avenue Elementary art exhibit at Historical Museum goes until August 31

Submitted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 9th, 1:28 pm

The art of fourth and fifth grade students at Bartow’s Floral Avenue Elementary is on display at the Polk County Historical Museum until August 31.

The theme of their art posters is livable communities. The livable communities concept involves liveable downtown areas with streets designed for pedestrians as much as automobiles. Livable communities include a development pattern that allows residents to meet everyday needs by walking.

The students’ art pieces show many landmarks of downtown Bartow with downtown patrons walking through its streets. The Floral Avenue Elementary livable communities art project was coordinated by Floral Avenue fourth grade teacher Virginia L. Smith.

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Polk highlights from the 2011 Florida FFA convention

Submitted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 7th, 11:10 am

The following are some highlights from the Florida FFA Convention held earlier this summer and submitted by Polk County FFA team group leader Keitha Hall, a Kathleen High teacher and a Kathleen FFA advisor.

FFA was formerly known as Future Farmers of America. The 2011 Convention was held in Orlando and more than 3,000 students from across the state attended to receive awards, participate in leadership workshops and compete in events.

Highlights are listed according to school:

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Polk Public Schools, USF Poly partner in summer camp for gifted, talented students

Submitted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 3rd, 11:24 am

Nearly 200 students, instructors and mentors participated in the 2011 Central Florida Gifted and Talented Institute held July 11 to 29 at the University of South Florida Polytechnic in Lakeland.

This day program featured four separate programs offering innovative, challenging curriculum and active learning for gifted students entering the 7th, 8th and 9th grades in 2011-2012. Instructors in the activities had extensive content experience and associated skills and had expertise teaching in the middle school, high school and university level. The event was sponsored by USF Poly and the Polk Public Schools.

Activities included:

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