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On Tuesday, October 3, 60 Southeast Polk High School students spent the day with Rassmussen Group at various sites learning about careers in the construction industry.  This day was planned by the efforts of Amy Steenhoek, DMACC, and Kyle...

Last week Mrs. Mundell’s Kindergarten class ended their thematic unit on apples.  Throughout the week they learned about the lifecycle of an apple, graphed their favorite kinds of and learned the different parts of the apple.  To...

HealthierUS School Challenge: Smart Lunchroom Silver Award Four Mile Elementary has received the HealthierUS School Challenge: Smart Lunchroom Silver Award.  This is a National level award that recognizes schools enrolled in Team Nutrition that have created healthier...

Mrs. Peterson’s Kindergarten Class had a little magic today culminating their unit on our 5 senses. Popcorn is the perfect way to experience all 5 of your senses and have a lot of fun doing so!

On September 26, 2017, the two fourth grade classes went to Red Feather Prairie.  The students had a fun-filled day with several naturalists at the prairie leading the activities.  Each class explored the tall grass prairie by...

Southeast Polk FFA Last week the Southeast Polk FFA chapter took a trip to a district level FFA event. They had over 60 members attend this event among 1100+ participants from across Iowa, as well a few...

STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY – NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS! WE WILL SEE YOU ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2017! HAVE A GREAT LONG WEEKEND!

Leading with Integrity More than 230 high school seniors from 24 area high schools were selected by their schools to attend the National Council on Youth Leadership’s 25th Annual Youth Salute on September 10-11, 2017, at Drake...

This is the title of the collaborative art piece Clay students created for Art on the Lake. Our 1st through 5th grade artists each designed a raindrop for this collaboration as a reflection of themselves. These raindrops...

Clay Elementary families and staff celebrated the school’s 10th anniversary on Friday, September 15. Thanks to PTA fundraising efforts, students started the school year with a new playground which was dedicated during the celebration.  Lea Morris, principal,...

Centennial fifth grade students participated in the Meals from the Heartland Hunger Fight again this year. Students from Mrs. Freel, Mrs. Fitzgerald and Mrs. Peterson’s class all worked together to package meals that will feed over 11,500...

Connor Baack, a Junior at Southeast Polk High School will join 14 other Iowa high school students as part of the Statewide Youth Broadband Advisory Council (SYBAC). The council has been established by the Iowa Communications Network...