Graduation ceremonies mark the end of four years of study for thousands of Polk County high school students.
Tag: Lakeland High School
Posted inCity Hall, Schools
Lakeland High School Cheerleaders Honored By City Commission
The squad won state and national titles in February.
Posted inSchools
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 inEvents, Schools
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 inCrime / Justice, Schools
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, Schools
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.
Posted inCrime / Justice, Schools
Student, 17, Arrested After Loaded Gun Found in Her Purse at LHS
She was charged with two felonies. Police said the weapon was discovered during a random search before school.
Posted inPeople, Sports
LHS Football Coach Bill Castle Retires After 52 Years
His Dreadnaughts have won eight state championships, the most recent one last month.
Posted inSchools
Lakeland High School Chorus Selected to Perform at Carnegie Hall
Singers now raising funds to travel to the prestigious National Youth Festival in April.
Posted inSports
Documentary Explores LHS 2006 Squeaker Victory Over St. Thomas Aquinas
Was the 2006 state title game between Lakeland High School and St. Thomas Aquinas (the Dreadnaughts won 45-42 in double overtime) the greatest high school football games ever? CBS and MaxPreps argue it might have been in a 16-minute documentary titled “The greatest game ever: Game of inches.” Keep scrolling to see the film: