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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.
In 1968 Polk County, Florida schools were integrated and all high school students living in Bartow and surrounding areas were, for the first time, going to the same school. The name of Summerlin Institute was changed to Bartow Senior High School, and Union Academy became an integrated middle school.
Polk County Public Schools (13,000) Publix (11,721) Lakeland Regional Health (5,605) ... Polk County History Center where the Genealogical Library is located.
One improved her school's performance with changes to discipline and employee training. The other improved his school's graduation rate. Polk names principal and assistant principal of the year.
School type: Public school: Motto "Go Big Red" Established: 1928: School district: Polk County Public Schools: Principal: Daraford Jones: Teaching staff: 85.00 (FTE) [1] Enrollment: 1,951 [1] (2023-2024) Student to teacher ratio: 22.95 [1] Color(s) Red, white and black Mascot: Red Devil: Accreditations: Southern Association of Colleges and ...
Elementary (primary) schools (related article) Pages in category "High schools in Polk County, Florida" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total.
Mulberry's then-only public school began high school classes in 1907. In 1909 the first high school building was opened, which later became the elementary school. In 1914, a second high school was constructed; it was a two-story brick building with six classrooms and an auditorium, costing approximately $12,500.