Youth Leadership visits Grove House
Feb 28th, 2012
LAKE WALES – Local high school juniors participating in the Chamber’s Youth Leadership Lake Wales program spent time recently learning about an industry that’s all around them – citrus.Feb 28th, 2012
LAKE WALES – Local high school juniors participating in the Chamber’s Youth Leadership Lake Wales program spent time recently learning about an industry that’s all around them – citrus.Feb 28th, 2012
LAKE WALES – The Lake Wales High Senior Class and Weikert Ford invite local drivers to “Drive One 4 UR School.” The test drive event is 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday (March 3).Feb 28th, 2012
LAKE WALES – The Florida Athletic Coaching Association (FACA) has awarded three top Region 13 basketball recognitions to Lake Wales High.Feb 27th, 2012
LAKE WALES – Jordon Turpin wears a magical tie to get into the spirit of “The Greatest Writers on Earth” assignment last week at Janie Howard Wilson Elementary.Feb 24th, 2012
LAKE WALES – Bok Academy student Daneli Guzman-Flores (front) uses a Nook e-reader to take advantage of the new digital library being implemented at Bok, Hillcrest Elementary and Lake Wales High School.Feb 24th, 2012
LAKE WALES – Lake Wales High School JROTC Cadet Lt. Col. Elizabeth MacDonald is Polk’s “Best Cadet of the Year” and has a $120,000 ROTC scholarship to Florida Southern College to prove it!Feb 23rd, 2012
LAKE WALES – Bok Academy students in teacher Andrea Baker’s seventh grade boys’ reading class visited Polk Avenue Elementary third graders recently for a morning of reading-related activities.Feb 23rd, 2012
LAKE WALES – Kindergarten students from Hillcrest Elementary shared some joyful Valentine’s Day love songs and presented homemade cards to residents of The Grove on Feb. 14. Nearly 120 students visited the nursing home, which is close to the school.Feb 23rd, 2012
LAKE WALES – Lake Wales High School soccer player Kimberly Maldonado signed a scholarship Wednesday (Feb. 22) to play for The Citadel in Charleston, SC.Feb 21st, 2012
LAKE WALES – Bok Academy and Lake Wales High musicians got a special treat today (Feb. 21) when they participated in a Master Class with three members of the Pro Arte Quartet from the University of Wisconsin.“Our school incorporates the best technology, like iPads, into the instructional program to make it the highest possible standard.” – Joshua Collier, 10th grade, April 2012
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LAKE WALES HIGH has posted new information detailing the school’s Programs of Study, along with a new Application & Course Registration Form for 2013-2014. Links to both (along with other LWHS information) are available on our Schools page.
NEW CALENDAR: The Board of Trustees approved the new 2013-2014 Calendar on March 18. Start planning now. The first day of school (Monday, Aug. 19) will be here before you know it!