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.
Students visited the Florida’s Natural Grove House on Highway 27 to find out more about the history of the citrus industry in Florida, and learn about the impact that citrus has on their community today.
Youth Leadership Lake Wales is a year-long program designed to bring together a diverse group of high school juniors from area schools who have demonstrated leadership potential. The program is sponsored by the Lake Wales Area Chamber of Commerce.
LAKE WALES – Janie Howard Wilson Elementary students may be able to prove which athletic shoes provide the greatest spring, or which softball bats deliver the longest drives.
LAKE WALES – Vic Story (left) and Kyle Story accept the “Leading by Example Business Partnership Award” from Janie Howard Wilson Elementary’s Assistant Principal Steven Whitaker on Wednesday (June 5).
LAKE WALES –– Members of the Fowler family pose for a photo in the new Grandmaster’s Garden at Hillcrest Elementary following a May 31 dedication ceremony in memory of teacher and chess coach Jeffrey Fowler, who died in March.
