Tie-dye T-shirts From Traviss raise $750 for Susan G. Komen

Submitted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 19th, 4:16 pm

Students at Lakeland’s Traviss Career Center donated $750 to representatives of the Susan G. Komen cancer awareness organization on May 13 at the school.

The students raised the money by producing and selling pink tie-dye T-shirts with either a ribbon or heart design.

The students sold more than 120 shirts and Traviss designated May 13 as “Think Pink” day to coincide with the donation to Susan G. Komen. All Traviss students and staff purchasing a tie-dye shirt were encouraged to wear the shirts on that day.

Students did the project in a unit titled “Modeling a Business” as part of teacher Suzan Harrell’s Advanced Algebra with Financial Applications class. Her class is composed of students enrolled in Traviss’ high school program.

Traviss students create the T-shirts in a school lab.

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Free summer meals available for children

Submitted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 19th, 9:15 am

Polk County, FL -- The Polk County Public Schools Foodservice Department is providing free, nutritious meals to children this summer at approximately 90 sites across Polk County.

Any child, 18 years and younger, both enrolled and not enrolled at program sites, is eligible for breakfast and lunch at no cost.

The program is available to all children during summer vacation when school meals are not available. The summer meals program is from June 15 to August 4.

Meals will not be served when sites are closed and on Monday, July 4.

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Flying Tigers and Polk County team up for Emergency Preparedness Night

Submitted by Kristin Weber, Web Producer, 10News In Your Neighborhood

Wednesday, May 18th, 2011, 2:22pm

Flying Tigers and Polk County team up for Emergency Preparedness Night

Polk County, FL -- The Lakeland Flying Tigers and Polk County Emergency Management have teamed up to host an Emergency Preparedness Night on Wednesday, June 1.

The event will when the gates to Joker Marchant Stadium open at 6 p.m. and will continue throughout the game as the Flying Tigers battle the Ft. Myers Miracle.

First pitch will cross home plate at 7 p.m.

For the eighth consecutive year, Minor League Baseball is partnering with the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Ready Campaign and Citizen Corps Program to educate and empower Americans to prepare for and respond to emergencies including natural disasters and potential terrorist attacks.

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Polk County Educators' Night celebrates performing arts in schools

Submitted by Elyce Grimes, Assignment Editor

Wednesday, May 18th, 2011, 1:06pm

Polk County Educators' Night celebrates performing arts in schools

Lakeland, FL -- Join the Lakeland Community Theatre as they present the Polk County Educators' Night on Thursday, May 26.

This is a night where they support the performing arts in Polk County schools.

You will have a chance to enjoy a night of fun and entertainment with refreshments and goodie bags.

In addition, you will get to see what the theatre has to offer your students and your school!

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Motorcycle accident kills two in Lakeland

Submitted by Kristin Weber, Web Producer, 10News In Your Neighborhood

Tuesday, May 17th, 2011, 12:34pm

Motorcycle accident kills two in Lakeland

Lakeland, FL -- A motorcycle accident in Lakeland killed both riders Monday night on North Chesnut Road and Ivey Lane.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol report, around 7:24 p.m., Raykesha Corbett, of Lakeland, was backing out of a driveway onto North Chestnut Road and got in the way of the motorcycle that was heading south on the same road.

To avoid a collision, the driver of the motorcycle, 38-year-old Michael Mitts, applied the brakes, lost control of the bike as it overturned onto its right side finally sliding into the left side of the car.

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Learn how to be a teacher online

Submitted by Tamara Hill, News Producer

Tuesday, May 17th, 2011, 12:12pm

Winter Haven, Florida -- The American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence will be hosting free, live information sessions about its online teaching certification program.

On May 25 and May 26, ABCTE will visit Lakeland and Winter Haven.

The information sessions will include a 45-minute to one hour-long introduction to the program and offer an opportunity to have questions answered in-person by members of the ABCTE staff.

Here is the information:

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Polk has winner at Intel International Science and Engineering Fair held in Los Angeles

Submitted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 17th, 12:00 pm

Trevor Monroe, a Lakeland resident and senior at Winter Haven’s Chain of Lakes High, was a fourth place Grand Award winner at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair held May 8 to 13 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in California, http://www.societyforscience.org/isef.

He won $500 for fourth place in the electrical and mechanical engineering competition for his project titled “Boosting Central Heat/Air Conditioning Efficiency Through Evaporative Cooling.” His advisor on the project was Chain of Lakes teacher Suzanne Halverson.

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