All Things SEP - Middle School Students and Principal - We love our new building!

All Things SEP 2025 Referendum with School Board President Brigid Ernst

Learn More about the 2025 Referendum! Join our Southeast Polk Superintendent, Dr. Dirk Halupnik, as he talks about the 2025 Referendum with our School Board President, Brigid Ernst. Together, they dive deeper into the proposed projects and how they affect our students, staff, and community.

RISE Class Lunch and Learn

Join SEP RISE students as they share about this exciting upcoming event for our high school students: the Southeast Polk High School Business and Arts Career Exploration Lunch and Learn, which will be held on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. High school students are encouraged to take advantage of this unique opportunity to learn more about different career opportunities to help them determine their paths after graduation. There will be a variety of businesses there for students to ask questions like, "What's it look like to do your job every day?" Don't miss it!

All Things SEP - School Safety With Chief Stallman and Captain Kramer

Altoona Police Chief Greg Stallman and Pleasant Hill Police Captain Amy Kramer talk with Dr. Dirk Halupnik about the very important topic of safety in our schools. The safety of our students, staff, and community is the district's top priority, and we strongly encourage everyone to listen to this timely episode. Chief Stallman and Captain Kramer discuss our SRO (School Resource Officer) program and the special training those officers receive to best serve our students. They also share the role social media plays in school safety and offer specific suggestions and tips to students, parents, and the community on how we can all help keep our schools safe and secure.

All Things SEP - Middle School Students and Principal - We love our new building!

Southeast Polk Middle School Principal Ballagh and 7th grade students Ruby and Parker share their thoughts about the brand new middle school. They also invite the SEP community to attend the Middle School Grand Opening on Saturday, September 14, 2024!

All Things SEP - RISE Students Share Their Experiences

SEP RISE Seniors Parker Strawn, Cael Julander, Ali Brunner, and Ms. Chelsey Sadler are used to being the hosts of their own podcast, On the Rise. But this week they're Dr. Dirk Halupnik's guests on the latest episode of the All Things SEP podcast. They "RISE" to the occasion as they share the incredible experiences they are getting in the unique, work-based learning business class called RISE.