Browse past news stories for Union Academy in Bartow, FL.

• Bartow Honors Top Teachers And School-Related Employees (The Polk County Democrat)
  posted on November 14, 2009 at 03:14:47 pm
  Bartow’s best teachers and non-instructional staff members were honored Thursday morning at Bartow’s seventh annual Teacher of the Year breakfast.
• Schedule Set For In-School H1N1 Vaccines (The Lakeland Ledger)
  posted on October 21, 2009 at 02:07:47 am
  The Polk County Health Department has announced a tentative schedule for the swine flu inoculations in Polk's public schools.
• Health department announces schedule for H1N1 vaccinations in Polk County schools (News Chief)
  posted on October 17, 2009 at 01:17:01 pm
  BARTOW - The Polk County Health Department and Polk County Public Schools have announced a tentative schedule for the voluntary H1N1 (swine) flu vaccinations in schools. These dates and times are subject to change.
• Student News (The Lakeland Ledger)
  posted on August 23, 2009 at 06:59:52 am
  George Jenkins High School
• Wake-Up Call: Huggins follows in Clifton Smith's footsteps (The Tampa Tribune)
  posted on August 5, 2009 at 11:00:16 am
  Kareem Huggins' Jersey roots helped get him to camp; his work ethic is keeping him here.
• Students from 13 Polk schools win at business leader event (News Chief)
  posted on July 23, 2009 at 08:12:05 am
  Published: Thursday, July 23, 2009 at 4:01 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, July 23, 2009 at 2:16 a.m. BARTOW - Students from 13 Polk schools won awards at the 2008-09 Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) state leadership conference in Orlando.
• School Notes (The Lakeland Ledger)
  posted on July 19, 2009 at 12:41:36 pm
  ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC SCHOOL Carol Polkowski, science teacher at St. Joseph Catholic School in Winter Haven, was one of 20 teachers nationwide accepted to the Fossil Finders Project, a program organized partly by Cornell University.
• Fingerprinting Planned for Polk Students On Buses (The Lakeland Ledger)
  posted on July 17, 2009 at 04:15:40 am
  By JOHN CHAMBLISS THE LEDGER LAKELAND | More than 4,000 students in the Polk County School District are expected to be fingerprinted next school year as part of a way to track who is on school buses, officials say. Starting this fall, students will put their thumbs on a reader as they get on and off certain buses.
• Bartow Crime Map (The Lakeland Ledger)
  posted on June 28, 2009 at 07:17:04 am
  The Bartow Police Department reported these criminal activities from June 10 through 16: BURGLARY Home invasion and robbery were reported June 10 at a residence in the 1100 block of South Sunset Avenue. Burglary was reported June 10 at Creative Choice Homes Apartments, 1050 S. Golfview Ave.
• Local news briefs (News Chief)
  posted on June 26, 2009 at 08:12:15 am
  Published: Friday, June 26, 2009 at 4:01 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, June 26, 2009 at 1:25 a.m. >> HAINES CITY - For the second consecutive year, Haines City's Daniel Jenkins Academy won the middle school championship in the Florida archery tournament.
• Siblings Follow Their Own Paths, But Graduate Together (The Polk County Democrat)
  posted on May 30, 2009 at 02:51:22 pm
  Graduation is a family affair, and nowhere is that more so than in the Goff family of Bartow.
• Polk School District Honors Volunteers of the Year (The Lakeland Ledger)
  posted on May 27, 2009 at 02:47:09 am
  Suzanne Pennington is willing to share. The volunteer coordinator at Medulla Elementary School is responsible for bringing 35 new volunteers to the Lakeland school just this school year.
• Bartow Crime Report (The Lakeland Ledger)
  posted on May 17, 2009 at 10:46:59 am
  The Bartow Police Department reported these criminal activities from May 5 through 12: BURGLARY Burglary and petty theft were reported May 6 at the Peace River Center, 1239 E. Main St. Residential burglary and grand theft were reported May 6 in the 1100 block of East Gay Street.
• Eight City Stars Honored At Spirit of Bartow Awards (The Polk County Democrat)
  posted on May 9, 2009 at 02:32:43 pm
  Eight Bartowans were honored at the annual Spirit of Bartow Awards on Thursday.
• Science Fair Participants (The Lakeland Ledger)
  posted on April 30, 2009 at 07:32:52 am
  SCIENCE FAIR PARTICIPANTS These are the Polk County students who participated in the State Science Fair from April 15 to 17 at The Lakeland Center. Some students received special recognition. SIXTH GRADE: Andrew Noonan, Resurrection Catholic, first place chemistry. Amol Patadia, Union Academy. SEVENTH GRADE:
• Cornelius Encourages Speed And Strength At Just Say No Rally (The Polk County Democrat)
  posted on April 11, 2009 at 02:22:31 pm
  Fifth graders from Fort Meade, Bartow, Highland City, and Wahneta gathered Wednesday morning at the Bartow High School gym for the annual Just Say No rally, where guest speaker Jemalle Cornelius encouraged students to be fast and strong in the battle against drugs and alcohol.
• 9 Polk schools reap Farm Bureau mini-grants (News Chief)
  posted on March 2, 2009 at 02:22:47 pm
  Published: Monday, March 2, 2009 at 4:01 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, March 2, 2009 at 8:13 a.m. BARTOW - Nine Polk County schools recently were presented with mini-grants courtesy of the Florida Farm Bureau. Twenty grants were presented throughout Florida.