Apr 27th, 2012
LAKE WALES – Polk Avenue Elementary honored student Blake Appleton with its “Leader of Courage” award Friday (April 27) during a school-wide Friday Forum.
Principal Gail Quam (left) and Assistant Principal Metta O’Bryant (right) presented a special plaque to Blake and his family; Lake Wales City Commissioner Terrye Howell gave Blake a key to the city.
Members of the Lake Wales Fire Department were present for the ceremony. Most students wore hand-made fire hats to honor Blake’s love of firefighters, and several classes (including the Pre-K class pictured here) made banners honoring Blake, who is battling cancer.
Polk Avenue Elementary participates in the school-wide “The Leader in Me” program designed to help students and staff build on the leadership skills found in Dr. Stephen R. Covey’s best-selling book “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.”
LAKELAND – The crowd went wild Tuesday (May 21) when third grader Carlos Salgado (pictured) threw out the first pitch at the Lakeland Flying Tigers baseball game against the Fort Myers Miracles.
LAKE WALES – Lake Wales High’s Special Olympic track and field relay team qualified and participated in the State Summer Games May 17-18 at ESPN Wide World of Sports.
LAKE WALES –– Hillcrest Elementary kindergarten students are celebrating the end of school by reading their own copies of “Change The World Before Bedtime” by Mark Kimball Moulton, Josh Chalmers and Karen Good.
