Nearly 9,000 high school seniors will graduate from Polk County schools over the next two weeks. If you're going to one of the ceremonies, here's what you need to know.

Lakeland High School’s valedictorians are Briana Poe, Caraline Schackow, Dakotah Feller, Ethan Marchand, Laney Wilson, Makenna Mynhier and Sarah Smart.