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  Polk County's BPA chapter was founded in 1973 by Betty Jean Green.
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  Polk County's BPA competed in their first BPA regional conference.
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  Polk County attended its first national conference.
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  Vera Green takes over Polk County's BPA chapter.
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  Dewey Esquinance founded the first FBLA chapter at Polk County.
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  Polk County's FBLA and BPA merged into one group in 2007.
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  In 2007, two more advisers took a role in Polk County's growing FBLA chapter, Leann Thomason and Ryan Goodman.