Episcopal School Oasis Christian Academy Elbert Elementary Garden Grove Elementary School Garner Elementary School Inwood Elementary Jewett School of the Arts (Elementary & Middle) Lake Shipp Elementary John A. Snively Elementary School Westwood Middle School Jewett Academy Middle School Denison Middle School Winter Haven Senior High School Lake Region High School (Florida) Frank E. Brigham Academy Elementary School All Saints' Academy (Florida) Rachel's School for the Custodial Arts. Mark Wilcox Center Winter Haven Christian School Grace Lutheran School St. Joseph Catholic School Chain of Lakes Elementary School Eagle Lake Elementary Wahneta Elementary Colleges and universities Polk State College (PSC) Ridge Career Center Notable people Andre Berto, professional welterweight boxer Otis Birdsong, professional basketball player Kenny Brokenburr, Olympic gold medalist, sprinter Marcus Capers, professional basketball player Rowdy Gaines, Olympic swimmer Chase Johnsey, ballet dancer, Artistic Director of Ballet de Barcelona George Kalogridis, President of Walt Disney World Resort Gene Leedy, architect Lobo, musician Trey Mancini, baseball player and cancer survivor Jake Owen, musician, singer and songwriter Kathleen Parker, author and syndicated columnist Larry Parrish, professional baseball player Gram Parsons, musician Dick Pope Sr., founder of Cypress Gardens Dick Pope Jr., CEO of Cypress Gardens and member of the Water Ski Hall of Fame and Museum John A. Snively, citrus magnate Jim Stafford, entertainer Daryl L. Thompson, inventor Constance Weldon, tuba player and academic Ryan Yarbrough, Tampa Bay Rays baseball pitcher Media Winter Haven is part of the Tampa/St. Pete television market, the 13th largest in the country and part of the local Lakeland/Winter Haven radio market, which is the 94th largest in the country. Since 1911, the Winter Haven News Chief has served the community as the local newspaper. The News Chief also published the Polk County Shopper and ran the site polkonline.com. In 2008, News Chief was taken over by the Lakeland Ledger and operations were merged into that paper's Winter Haven branch. Transportation Highways Major routes through, to, and from Winter Haven include: – A major north/south route through Winter Haven, this highway leads northward to Lake Alfred where it joins US 92, and southward to Bartow. – This divided highway east of Winter Haven will be a key access road for Legoland Florida in its intersection with Interstate 4 to the north. – This key road runs through southern Winter Haven as Cypress Gardens Boulevard, leading westward to Lakeland and the Polk Parkway, by Legoland Florida just east