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Outstanding CASE Model School Serves as an Inspiration to Enhance STEM in Agriculture Matthew Eddy, an agriculture instructor, represented Southeast Polk High School of Iowa, in receiving the inaugural CASE Model School Award. The CASE Model School...

Southeast Polk Jazz Bands in Full Swing at District Jazz Festival The Southeast Polk High School Jazz Ensembles performed at South Central Iowa Bandmasters Association’s District Jazz Festival on Saturday, December 9. Waukee High School annually hosts...

We kicked off December’s Hour Of Code today with Tangrams in kindergarten. We will do “real” coding next week with Kodable. They were so excited today!

Southeast Polk Represents at Des Moines Optimist Club On the 14th of November 2017, Lauren Creger and Mitchell Rice represented Southeast Polk High School as they were recognized by the Optimists Club at a luncheon at the...

Kindergarten Mrs. Mundell’s class and 3rd grade Ms. Borich’s class teamed up to show what they were thankful for!

The agriculture classroom at Southeast Polk High School provides an exemplary learning environment for students to grow and produce fish for the High School cafeteria.  The system is an 1100 gallon aquaponic grow system that was modeled...

Four Mile Elementary fifth grade teacher, Kim Parker is heading up a service project that helps the homeless and helps to conserve our environment by recycling plastic bags. Parker kicked off the project at a school-wide assembly earlier this...

What is it? The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program (OBPP) is designed to improve peer relations and make schools safer, more positive places for students to learn and develop. Goals of the program include: reducing any existing bullying...

Southeast Polk is proud to receive a $5,000 donation from Intel Corporation on behalf Staples Altoona as part of a nationwide training competition hosted by the Intel® Retail Edge Program. The Intel Retail® Edge Program is a...

At Altoona Elementary Mrs. Piatt’s first-grade and Mrs. Anstine’s third-grade class won the Top Dog award through the PBIS program.   This month’s Top Dog classroom incentive was to take a field trip to the Iowa Wild Hockey...

On Friday, November 10, 2017 students and staff across the district honored veterans in recognition of Veterans Day.   At Runnells Elementary they recognized veterans with a breakfast and a new hall of honor in the entryway.   Four...