McMinn chosen as Polk Central Elementary’s next principal
Polk County Middle School English Language Arts teacher Kim McMinn has been named the next principal of Polk Central Elementary School
Polk Central fourth graders honored for efforts in fifth six weeks
Polk Central fourth grade teacher Leann Wilson recently honored some of her students with awards for the fifth six weeks of the 2020-21 academic year
Polk Central fifth graders talk trees with Tryon Garden Club members
The participation in North Carolina Arbor Day by fifth grade students in Andrea Walter's class at Polk Central Elementary caught the eye of a local group
Polk Central kindergarten students learn about Earth Day
Kindergartners in Amber Styles' class at Polk Central Elementary recently celebrated Earth Day
Solar energy captures attention of Polk Central fifth graders
Polk Central Elementary School fifth graders recently compared the use of the sun's energy to power solar panels with the photosynthesis process that plants use to convert the sun's energy to sugar
Polk Central fourth graders tackle Lego challenge to help increase heart health
Students in J.J. Waddell's fourth grade at Polk Central Elementary have accepted a unique challenge from First Lego League to engineer, build and code a play area that focuses on increasing the heart rate in kids
Polk Central SRO fills many roles on campus
School Resource Officer Dane Fox does more at Polk Central Elementary than just protect the physical wellbeing of students.
Force, motion and outdoor science: Polk Central fifth graders staying busy
Polk Central fifth graders in Andrea Walter's class have been busy studying forces and motion as well as getting outdoors through the Muddy Sneakers program
Polk Central fourth graders rock mineral studies
Students in the fourth grade classes at Polk Central Elementary have been studying rocks and minerals and they properties they have
Gallon Man helps save the day for Polk Central third graders
To help students learn customary units of capacity, students in Lori Byars' third-grade class at Polk Central Elementary created a twin of themselves as Gallon Man
