Recent News

Krystal Colbert, 2023 Iowa Teacher of the Year, gave an impactful presentation to the Southeast Polk High School Teacher Academy earlier this week. As we have proudly mentioned previously, Krystal is one of our very own, a...

Southeast Polk was chosen as 1 of just 10 Iowa high schools by the Department of Education’s Work Based Learning (WBL) Fall Tour!    Earlier this week, Director of the Iowa Department of Education McKenzie Snow and...

This Friday evening, as part of our homecoming festivities, the Southeast Polk Hall of Honor will recognize and celebrate this year’s inductees.  The Hall of Honor was established in 2009 to recognize outstanding alumni, educators and community...

The first episode of All Things SEP, the official podcast of Southeast Polk Community School District, dropped today! Join Superintendent Dr. Dirk Halupnik as he chats with SEP Homecoming 2023 experts Ashlee Lamb, Student Council President and...

Can’t remember where you stored your high school yearbooks? Never picked up your senior yearbook? You’re in luck!  We have a limited number of yearbooks from a variety of years (see list below) available for a freewill...

September is National Attendance Awareness Month and Southeast Polk is pleased to announce our participation using the theme, “Showing Up Together! We are glad you are here!” This national attendance awareness campaign is a time when schools across the...

The Southeast Polk Community School District Board of Education is a non-partisan group of community individuals who serve the Southeast Polk Community School District by putting our students, staff and families first. The School Board represents the parents...

Weson Weyrick is keeping a family tradition as he stepped into Altoona Elementary as a kindergartner yesterday. He is the 4th generation of his family to attend Altoona!  This story begins in 1944-45 when Weson’s great grandpa,...

Our annual All Staff Welcome Back was a ramtastic, SEP spirit-filled day! Thursday, August 17, 2023, started with our annual Welcome Back Breakfast – thanks to the Altoona Chamber of Commerce, Hy Vee and Fareway! Staff were...

We are looking forward to seeing all of our families again for the 2023-2024 school year. Here is a list of upcoming Back to School Nights.* *May be subject to change. Always look for emails from your...

We’re excited that we’ve started to hold competitions in our new SEP Stadium! This terrific addition to our beautiful campus is meeting the needs of our students and will serve as a source of pride for years...

Tuesday, August 8, 2023, was a special milestone for the new SEP Middle School (6th/7th grade building) – The Steel Topping Ceremony! Southeast Polk Leadership and School Board members were on hand for this construction tradition. Everyone,...