The Polk County School Board is hard at work keeping their policies updated, and the group’s latest meeting saw both the adoption of a new policy and the approval of various amendments to existing ones.

The Polk School District Board of Education is using monthly M.E.R.I.T awards to make sure their employees are recognized for the hard work they do. The award, standing for magnificent employees recognized for inspiration and talent, lives up to its acronym by honoring workers from various d…

Thanks to the Polk County Board of Education’s approval of a slew of new field trips, local students will be doing plenty of learning outside of the classroom this school year.

Polk School District fulfilled their pledge to help out Polk Against Drugs in an effort to help with education efforts to keep kids away from dangerous substances.

Registration is now open for local businesses and organizations to take part in the Polk County College and Career Fair coming up on Wednesday, October 2. 

The Polk County Board of Education voted unanimously to go forward with efforts to turn over an older school bus now out of the fleet and give it a new lease on life and help teach children about the dangers of drugs.

Friday marked the first day back in classes for students within the Polk School District, and everything was smooth sailing for their return.

The time has come for parents to make sure the backpacks are loaded up with supplies and to drop off their children on time for the first day back to classrooms in the Polk School District.

DONATION: Officer Jolie Blackmon, Graduate Polk Coordinator Lacey Tuck, and Officer Angelica Everett posed together after the pair of officers with the Department of Community Supervision gave back to the Polk School District Student Success Center in recent days. Local officers with the dep…

Leadership from the Polk School District met with several members of the community in the past days to make sure they fully understand recent reports and ease concerns over issues regarding religion and prayer in school activities in response to requests from a secular organization.

Polk School District is the latest local entity to finalize and approve their Fiscal Year 2020 budget, and beginning on July 1, the $79.3 million in revenue and expenditures will become available for salary increases and other general improvements.

Northside Elementary made a name for itself across Georgia by competing in the State Science Olympiad competition.

A special reception was held recently to honor and congratulate Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s 2019 GOAL and EAGLE award winners and students who were medalists at SkillsUSA Georgia.

Northside Elementary students are set to be celebrated during the forthcoming Polk County Board of Education meeting for their first ever trip to state competition. 

The Class of 2019 will be one that remains a topic of discussion in Polk County for years to come. This group of seniors from both Cedartown and Rockmart include academic over-achievers worthy of celebration, state title seekers and winners, and teens who are ready to tackle whatever challen…

Polk School District’s top placing seniors got some much-needed downtime thanks to the annual honor luncheon, where the top 5 from both high schools were invited together to dine, mingle, and receive recognition for their accomplishments.

The bells have chimed within the hallways of Polk School District for students for the last time for the 2018-19 calendar year, and at least for a few days everyone can celebrate.

Commencement ceremonies are planned for this Friday night and Saturday morning as Cedartown and Rockmart’s Class of 2019 celebrate their final day of school in cap and gowns.

The Polk School District took a moment out to honor one student who has truly made the most of every day of her time in the classroom.

Several schools over the past week have been releasing the names of those making lists, celebrating honors and much more as they celebrate those from Polk County working toward degrees at colleges around the region.

Good news for one local Shorter Hawk: additional help is coming from the school to help paying for all those college credits needed to graduate.

The Polk County College and Career Academy took time out during the whirlwind final month of the school year to provide a real celebration of students academic achievements that they hope to establish as a new norm.

Editor's note: in the print edition of this story on Page A1 this week, one of the photographs was incorrectly labeled. It should read the Rockmart High School Boys Tennis Team. We very much apologize for the error. 

Teachers from around Polk School District got to share in the love in a variety of ways during National Teacher Day on May 7. Yet one of the sweetest treats of all came from Cedarstream during last week’s event.

The Polk County Board of Education is making a slight change to their schedule for the coming week's meeting. 

Tentative budget figures for FY 2020 are being considered and are increasing this year to allow for additional educator pay increases for the coming school year.

Local students got made a recent visit across the state line to Tennessee to learn more about what their future might look like in the health care industry, as well as to make a special delivery of a heavy donation. 

The great outdoors was the classroom setting for students at Eastside Elementary as they gathered for a late celebration of Earth Day at the school following state testing in the Polk School District.

When new immigrants come to the United States, it is more likely than not the first barriers they encounter are with the language. Everything from finding a place to live to gainful employment requires at least some understanding of the English language.

Students at the Polk County College and Career Academy who participate in SkillsUSA are once again shining bright and several are headed onward to the national level after big wins in state.

A pair of Northside Elementary teachers got to celebrate this spring being named on the state level as STEM Scholars for 2019.

A pair of local students just might have an opportunity as financial wizards once they finish their education after taking part in a stock trading game and winning a first place prize at Northside Elementary.

There’s a new facility for students to utilize within the Polk School District now coming open for business for the first time after months of construction wrapped up and gave officials the chance to see the new Agricultural Facility at Rockmart High School inside and out.

The Polk School District Board of Education is using monthly M.E.R.I.T awards to make sure their most exceptional employees are recognized for what they do.

The Polk County Board of Education is keeping the well-being of students and staff their top priority, and the group’s newly approved safety policy sees a large focus on the prevention of violence and terror.

Local educators at the Polk County College and Career Academy got a good grade from officials appointed by the state to determine how the program within Cedartown and Rockmart High Schools are performing some five years after forming.

ROCKMART - Local high school students are celebrating after their hard work on The Yellow Jacket was recognized in recent days.

A Darlington student from Cedartown is a finalist for the Governor’s Honors Program in 2019, according to a release from the school.

A program that continues to help local youth ensure that they have stable sources of help when their families are going through tough times can rest assured that it doesn’t matter what time of the year it is, the Dawg House Student Resource Center is going to be there for students in need at…

Good news for a few local elementary students who took part in a district-wide speech competition in recent days.

Local youth who took on the task of learning all about leadership opportunities celebrated the completion of the program for the 2018-19 school year at a breakfast to wrap up the week ahead of the start of Spring Break.

A Rockmart High School student will be heading onward to the Future Business Leaders of America’s national competition this summer with a third place finish during the organization’s state convention.

The Georgia Aquarium hosted a group of Polk School District students for a special night away from home for participants in the Polk Enrichment Program.

The Cedartown High School Variety Show is entering it's 20th year, and with their "Legacy" show lined up and ready to greet longtime fans and alumni alike for next week's big night. 

Honoring staff, board members and locking down annual agreements were all on the agenda for the March Polk County Board of Education’s regular session for the month.

Student authors from Polk County received recognition in recent days for their writing talents as they participated in a statewide competition.