Polk County Public Schools is a school district

School district

School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...

 headquartered in Bartow

Bartow, Florida

Bartow is the county seat of Polk County, Florida, United States. Founded in 1851 as Fort Blount, the city was renamed in honor of Francis S. Bartow the first brigade commander to die in combat during the American Civil War. According to the U.S. Census Bureau 2000 Census, the city had a...

, Florida

Florida

Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. The district serves Polk County

Polk County, Florida

Polk County is located in central Florida between the Tampa Bay and Greater Orlando metropolitan areas. The county was established by the state government in 1861 on the eve of the American Civil War and named after former United States president James K. Polk. The county seat is Bartow and its...

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Intelligent Design Controversy

In November 2007, four Polk County School Board members interviewed by The Ledger

The Ledger

The Ledger is a daily newspaper serving Lakeland, Florida and the Polk County area. It is owned by The New York Times Company. Jerome Ferson became publisher of the newspaper on July 30, 2007....

 daily newspaper said they would support a resolution advising the Florida Board of Education to revise proposed science standards to include alternative theories to evolution

Evolution

Evolution is any change across successive generations in the heritable characteristics of biological populations. Evolutionary processes give rise to diversity at every level of biological organisation, including species, individual organisms and molecules such as DNA and proteins.Life on Earth...

. Responses from the Flying Spaghetti Monster

Flying Spaghetti Monster

The Flying Spaghetti Monster is the deity of the parody religion the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster or Pastafarianism...

 group, anti-creationist Wesley R. Elsberry

Wesley R. Elsberry

Dr. Wesley Royce Elsberry is a marine biologist with an interdisciplinary background in zoology, computer science, and wildlife and fisheries sciences. He has become involved in the creation-evolution controversy.- Biography :...

, and others in the scientific community made the board retract their statements.

School uniforms

The district requires all students in grades Kindergarten through 8th to wear school uniform

School uniform

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High schools

• Auburndale Senior High School
  Auburndale High School
  Auburndale High School is a four-year public high school located in Auburndale, Florida, a city of 14,033 . The school serves about 1,550 students from ninth through twelfth grades. The minority rate is 37% and the free/reduced lunch rate is 49%.The school operates on a 7 period a day bell...
  
   (Bloodhounds)
• Bartow Senior High School
  Bartow High School
  Bartow High School, formerly Summerlin Institute and Union Academy is the only high school located in Bartow, Florida. The school is also the location of the International Baccalaureate School at Bartow High, a school which annually finishes in the top five in composite SAT scores in the United...
  
   (Yellow Jackets)
• Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School
  Collegiate high school
  Collegiate High School is a charter high school located on the Lakeland, Florida campus of Polk State College.The program is unique in that it is located in a college campus and offers high school juniors and seniors the opportunity to earn their associate degree or MCSE/CNE certification at the...
  
   (Eagles)
• Daniel Jenkins Academy of Technology
  Daniel Jenkins Academy of Technology
  Daniel Jenkins Academy or DJA is the first technology public high school in Haines City, Florida. The school is a 6-8th, formerly 6-12th, grade school in Haines City, Florida, which offers many programs and computer-based classes. The school's principal is Eileen Killebrew and its assistant...
  
   (Jaguars)
• Fort Meade Middle-Senior High School
  Fort Meade Middle-Senior High School
  Fort Meade Middle-High School or FMMSHS is a combined middle school/high school located in Ft. Meade, Florida, serving the city of Fort Meade and nearby areas. The school is located on the northeast side of the city of Fort Meade- External links :*...
  
   (Miners)
• Frostproof Middle- Senior High School
  Frostproof Middle- Senior High School
  Frostproof Middle-High School or FMSHS is a combined middle school/high school located in Frostproof, Florida, serving the city of Frostproof and nearby areas.- External links :*...
  
   (Bulldogs)
• George Jenkins Senior High School
  George W. Jenkins High School
  George W. Jenkins High School serves Lakeland, FL, a city with a population of 94,000 and a surrounding community of more than 600,000. The school, more commonly known to its students as "George Jenkins" or "Jenkins," is part of the Polk County School system. It was founded in 1993 and named after...
  
   (Eagles)
• Haines City Senior High School
  Haines City High School
  For other uses of the acronym HCHS, see HCHS .Haines City High School is a public high school in Haines City, Florida. The school has existed in three separate locations.-Overview:...
  
   (Hornets)
• Harrison Center of Visual & Performing Arts
  Lois Cowles Harrison Center for the Visual and Performing Arts
  The Lois Cowles Harrison Center for the Visual and Performing Arts was founded in Lakeland, Florida, United States in 1989 and named after community member and art patron Lois Cowles Harrison. It is a Magnet school that draws its student population from communities throughout Polk County...
  
  
• Kathleen Senior High School
  Kathleen High School (Lakeland, Florida)
  Kathleen High School is the second oldest of four high schools in Lakeland, Florida, United States. It was originally housed north of its present location, at the site of the current Kathleen Middle School. It is currently the smallest of the city's public high schools, and draws its students...
  
   (Red Devils)

• Lake Gibson Senior High School
  Lake Gibson High School
  - Athletics :Lake Gibson prides itself on having a long standing tradition of athletic achievement.Located in one of the most fertile recruiting grounds in all of college football, Lake Gibson High School football team has appeared in seven regional finals appearances and over 60 wins the past...
  
   (Braves)
• Lake Region Senior High School
  Lake Region High School (Florida)
  Lake Region High School is located at 1995 Thunder Road, Eagle Lake, Florida, 33839.LRHS opened on August 14, 1995. Current enrollment is 2000, the senior class enrollment is 400.LRHS serves the communities of south Winter Haven, north Bartow and Eagle Lake...
  
  
• Lakeland Senior High School (Dreadnaughts)
• Lake Wales High School
  Lake Wales High School
  Lake Wales High School or LWHS is a high school located in Lake Wales, Florida, serving not only the city of Lake Wales, but also nearby communities such as Waverly, Florida. Home of the Higlanders. The football team is 7-0!- External Links :**...
  
   (Highlanders)
• McKeel Academy of Technology
  McKeel Academy of Technology
  McKeel Academy of Technology is a small High/Jr high of over 1000 students located in Lakeland, Florida, United States. It is located approximately a half mile southeast of Kathleen High School and cannot be viewed from any major road. Curriculum, in addition to being technologically oriented,...
  
   (Wildcats)
• Mulberry High School
  Mulberry High School
  Mulberry High School is a four-year public high school located in Mulberry, Florida, serving the city and surrounding areas. Its enrollment is 1005 students.-History:...
  
   (Panthers)
• Polk State College Lakeland Collegiate High School (Eagles)
• Ridge Community High School
  Ridge Community High School
  Ridge Community High School or RCHS is a new public high school located on the Davenport, Florida and Haines City, Florida Line. RCHS was established in 2005 and continues to be one of the top public high schools in Polk County. It currently serves 2,020 students and has 106 teachers on campus....
  
   (Bolts)
• Teneroc Senior High School
  Tenoroc High School
  Tenoroc High School is a public secondary school in Lakeland, Florida. The current principal is Ernest Joe, Jr., and is assisted by two subordinate principals, Daniel Renz and Meesha Downing. The School Board of Polk County established Tenoroc to relieve overcrowding problems at Lakeland High...
  
   (Titans)
• Winter Haven Senior High School
  Winter Haven High School
  Winter Haven High School PrincipalGina WilliamsSchool typePublic Religious affiliationNoneFounded1890LocationPolk County, Florida, Winter Haven, FloridaEnrollment1761 students , Campus surroundingsUrbanContact...
  
  (Blue Devils)