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📣New All Things SEP Podcast Now Available! Topic: SCHOOL SAFETY
Altoona Police Chief Greg Stallman and Pleasant Hill Police Captain Amy Kramer sit down with Dr. Dirk Halupnik to dive into one of the most important and timely conversations we can have: Safety in Our Schools. The safety of our students, staff, and community is the district`s top priority, and we encourage EVERYONE to tune in to this informative episode.

🔍 What you’ll learn:
👮The inside scoop on our School Resource Officer (SRO) program and how these specially trained officers protect our schools
📱How social media impacts school safety
🏫Expert tips for students, parents, and the community on what you can do to help keep our schools safe and secure.

Listen Here: https://share.transistor.fm/s/2414c857
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📆There`s still time to donate to Warm Kids, Warm Hearts!

Altoona PTA is happy to coordinate its 10th annual winter warmth drive, which lasts until Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. This amazing campaign helps preschool—high school students across the SEP district stay warm each winter!

Please consider donating gently used and/or new winter coats, hats, gloves, snow pants, and snow boots to any of the SEP elementary buildings or one of the community locations mentioned in the flyer below. ❤️
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#1SEP Bus Driver Toby Nelson is this month`s Going the Extra Mile winner! Thank you for all you do for our students! Congratulations!
#NotAllHeroesWearCapes
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It’s Parent Teacher Conferences!

Grades 6-12
Monday, October 7, 2024, from 4-8pm

Wednesday, October 9, 2024, from 12:30 – 7:30pm

Grades K-5
Tuesday, October 8, 2024, from 4-8pm

Thursday, October 10, 2024, from 12:30 – 7:30 pm

There is no school on Friday, October 11, 2024. Classes resume on Monday, October 14, 2024.
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🏆The award-winning cast and crew of Matilda were recognized at the recent School Board Meeting. Congratulations! To read more about how this group received the highest honor at the 2024 Iowa High School Musical Theater Awards Showcase, click here: https://www.southeastpolk.org/news/2024/06/southeast-polks-matilda-the-musical-earns-multiple-awards/

📆Mark your calendars for this fall`s musical, The Addams Family, November 15-17!
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#sepolk at a Glance

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79.3% students

eat lunch daily

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91 alumni student athletes

honored on Hall of Champions

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#1 our mascot, the ram

is an acronym for Runnells, Altoona, Mitchellville and all the surrounding areas that make up our school

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98.28% graduation rate

SEP continues to stay ahead of the curve. State average 90.8%, national average 82%

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1961 year sep became a school district

but the high school wasn't ready until 1963

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90 high school juniors and seniors in mentors in violence prevention program
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96% attendance rate
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7112 total sep enrollment
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70 sep seniors earn silver cord

annually

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7% increase in school population

over the last 5 years

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$265K scholarships

for graduating seniors

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1200 employees

serving 7000+ students