Mulberry Middle is proud to be a CFES Brilliant Pathways Partner school!

Through our partnership with CFES Brilliant Pathways, we're giving students an opportunity to forge their route to a bright future. The CFES Brilliant Pathways program prepares students for college and career through mentoring, and equips them with Essential Skills that include perseverance, agility, goal setting, networking, teamwork, and leadership.

To learn more about the MMS program, you can watch this short clip​ from an interview on PBS! There's also a full length episode of "The Buzz" on Polk Government TV that showcases the program at Mulberry Middle School! Or if you'd like to find out more about CFES Brilliant Pathways at other schools around the nation and in Ireland, click here!

if you're here for info ABOUT the CFES "Research" class, please email mrs. l (kelly.larrow@polk-fl.net). 

MMS Receives highest award!

Read about us in the Lakeland Ledger!

​Mulberry Middle School is proud to be a CFES Brilliant Pathways School of Distinction for SEVEN years in a row! We regularly take the three core practices to new heights, and find ways to go above and beyond with our CFES program!

    Want to know more, or find out how to get your student involved?

    Fill out the information below to contact Mrs. Larrow and she'll be happy to help!

Since you'VE made it this far, check out some of the highlights of our program!

Mentoring

CFES Brilliant Pathways Scholars participate in peer mentoring twice a month. Other mentoring sessions are conducted with community members, dedicated MMS staff, & college students, among others. To learn more, click the button below!

essential skills

In these pics, scholars help with orientation and gain valuable leadership skills while participating in a robotics workshop with cadets from the United States Military Academy at West Point!
​To learn more about the other amazing skills they work to build, and service projects completed by MMS scholars, click the button below! 

Pathways to College & Career

The true highlight for all scholars in the CFES Brilliant Pathways program is the trips to local colleges and universities! In these pics scholars learn STEM concepts at the USF Engineering Expo (left) and add jellyfish DNA to bacteria to make it glow at the University of Florida (right)! But these are just a few examples - click below because there's SO MUCH MORE!

Learn more about CFES Brilliant Pathways beyond MMS here!

Last Updated: 06/03/2021