Polk County Public Schools
Thirteen graduates of Polk County high schools were honored by the school district for accumulating at least 1,000 hours each of community service during their high school careers. They are listed by school with the organizations or groups where they volunteered or provided community service. Ross Spencer, a graduate of Lakeland’s George Jenkins High, amassed 2,967 hours of community service with the Paws With A Cause organization. He accumulated the most community service hours of any member of the class of 2009. The thirteen graduates listed here were responsible for almost 18,000 hours of community service.
Bartow International Baccalaureate
Suma Metla – Lakeland Regional Medical Center, Key Club
George Jenkins High (Lakeland)
Hannah Miller – Children’s Home Society
Ross Spencer – Paws With A Cause
Harrison School of the Arts (Lakeland)
Tyler Campbell – Polk County Public Schools, Polk County museums
Amanda Keen – local community theatre groups
Lake Region High (Eagle Lake)
Christopher Price – Boy Scouts of America
Lakeland High
Nathan Gates – Lakeland High wrestling team’s Takedown Club and Lakeland High Leadership program
Kierra Isaac – Boys and Girls Club of Lakeland
John Nichols – Lakeland High wrestling team’s Takedown Club
Winter Haven High
Brittany Appelboom- Garden Grove Elementary, Denison Middle, Winter Haven High
Jordan Dry – baseball statistician
Corey Hart – Polk County Fire Rescue Department
Altoniece Smith – Winter Haven High girls varsity basketball
