Recent News

Southeast Polk senior, Paige Blackford, is this year’s Bill Burch Award recipient.  Paige was chosen this year because of her positive influence on peers, classmates, and staff.  She excels socially and academically at Southeast Polk High School....

Matthew Eddy, Southeast Polk Agriculture Instructor and FFA Advisor, twelve high school students and seven chaperones took an excursion of a lifetime over Spring Break to China as part of the FFA International Learning Opportunity (ILO). The...

In the fall of 2017, Southeast Polk adopted new language arts materials to replace what was adopted over 10 years ago.  The new literacy materials (Wonders K-2) (ReadyGEN grades 3-5) align with the Iowa Core literacy standards...

The Iowa Department of Education has awarded schools statewide for their work on implementing Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS). PBIS is a triple-tiered system of support for behavior and provides the framework for teachers to provide...

High school sophomores, juniors and their parents will be able to get information on the college financial aid process during a free presentation offered by Southeast Polk High School and the ICAN. ® The event will be...

The Southeast Polk Best Buddies Leadership Team celebrated and advocated at Inclusion Day on the Hill Monday, March 4 at the Iowa State Capitol.  Best Buddies Iowa advocated at the Iowa State Capitol and spoke with locally...

Getting More Students to Begin their Day with Breakfast “Start Your Engines” Campaign Encourages Southeast Polk Families to Choose Breakfast at School Southeast Polk Schools will celebrate National School Breakfast Week during March 4-8, 2019. Busy weekday...

Mrs. Koehn’s Kindergarten Class visited animal habitats virtually! They had so much fun and so much to write about after their visits! IMG 8294

Southeast Polk Receives National Recognition for Commitment to Empowering Students Named a distinguished district for STEM and career learning program Southeast Polk has been recognized as a Project Lead The Way (PLTW) Distinguished District for providing broad...

Thank you to Polk County for their $15,000 donation to Mitchellville Elementary for new playground equipment.  The grant from Polk County will allow the school to expand their playground equipment by adding 2 triple hoop/drop shots, 2...

The Southeast Polk Rams Wrestling Team continued their tradition of excellence this past weekend with a Dual Championship State Title and three individual state champions. They celebrated a Class 3A state dual title win over Waverly-Shell Rock on...

National School Counseling Week, sponsored by the American School Counselor Association, highlights the tremendous impact school counselors can have in helping students achieve school success and plan for a career. National School Counseling Week is always celebrated...