词条 | Southeast Polk Community School District |
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| name = Southeast Polk Community School District | superintendent = Dr. Dirk Halupnik | type = Public Secondary | established = 1962 | grades = K-12 | enrollment = 2060 (2015-2016) | colors = Black and Gold (color) {{Color box|gold|border=darkgrey}} {{Color box|black|border=darkgray}} | address = 8379 NE University Av. | city = Pleasant Hill | state = Iowa | country = USA | coordinates = {{coord|41.60|-93.44|region:US-IA_type:edu|display=inline,title}} | website = {{url|southeastpolk.org|SEP District Website}} {{url|seprams.org/landing/index|SEP Sports Website}} | mascot = Ram | conference = Central Iowa Metro League }} Southeast Polk Community School District, (often shortened to SEP, SE Polk)[1] is a school district located in suburban Des Moines and rural Polk County, Iowa. The high school and junior high are located in Pleasant Hill, Iowa. The district includes Runnells, Altoona, Mitchellville, parts of Pleasant Hill, Bondurant, Des Moines and surrounding rural areas. The district also stretches into small portions of Jasper and Marion Counties. The district was formed by a consolidation of several districts (most notably Runnells, Altoona, and Mitchellville; several smaller districts also merged) in 1962. The district operates a high school, a junior high school, a sixth grade center, and eight elementary schools. The district's current PreK-12 enrollment is 7,091 (2016[2]). Famous alumni of Southeast Polk include former Buffalo Bills quarterback Kyle Orton and Chris Pirillo. Board of educationThe district is overseen by a seven-member Board of Education. The current members of the board are:
Current informationThe superintendent of schools is Dr. Dirk Halupnik. Southeast Polk's grade schools consist of eight elementary schools: Altoona, Centennial, Delaware, Four Mile, Mitchellville, Runnells, Willowbrook, and Clay Elementary. Southeast Polk's secondary schools consist of Spring Creek 6th Grade Center, Southeast Polk Junior High, and Southeast Polk High School.[3] Southeast Polk is the 13th-largest school district in Iowa. MascotThe school mascot is the Ram. RAMS is an acronym for Runnells, Altoona, and Mitchellville, the district modified the "s" to represent the word "schools," but the original intent was for the mascot to represent the entire area covered by the school district. The school colors are black and gold. The district prides itself on its large amount of school spirit, including both "Ram Pride" and "The Southeast Polk Way." High school activitiesAthleticsSoutheast Polk is a member of the Central Iowa Metro League. The league is divided into two conferences, the Metro Conference and the Central Iowa Conference (CIC), with the CIC being further subdvided into Northern, Eastern, and Western Divisions: FootballSoutheast Polk's most successful football season was 2006, when they finished as state runners-up after a 21-6 defeat to Cedar Rapids Xavier. Southeast Polk's most recent trips to the semifinals in the UNI-Dome were in 2006 and 2012. Winter sportsThe boys basketball team finished 2nd in the state in 2010. They also appeared in the State Tournament in 2014. The girls basketball team was crowned state champions in 1977,[4] the school's first title, and again in 2013. The girls basketball team was also the state runner-up in 1987, 1988, and 2014. The wrestling program won both the state dual and traditional meet titles in 2013, marking the school's first title by a boys program. In 2014, the wrestling team was announced as #10 in the nation in the pre-season rankings in WIN Magazine.[5] Southeast Polk wrestling also won the state dual meet title in 2015, and the traditional meet state title in 2015 and 2016. They followed it up by winning both the traditional and dual meet titles in 2017. Spring/summer sportsTrack, tennis, soccer, and girls' golf are spring sports, with baseball and softball occurring in the summer. The baseball team won their first state championship in 2014, and again in 2015, while the softball team finished 2nd in the state in 2014. FFAThe Southeast Polk FFA chapter participates in many agriculture and leadership activities throughout the year. They run the Animal Learning Center at the Iowa State Fair every year and care for a herd of cattle throughout the year. ArtsTheatreSoutheast Polk Senior High presents two full-length productions each year in November and March or April. A musical is performed every autumn. BandThe Band Department at Southeast Polk consists of a Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, Concert Band, three Jazz Bands, a 140-piece Pep Band, and the award-winning Marching Rams. Ensembles from Southeast Polk have been honored with convention performances at state, regional, and national levels. Jazz I has placed in the Top 8 at the Iowa Jazz Championships for the past six years in a row, advancing as high as 3rd in 2012. ChorusThe vocal music program's advanced choir is Chamber Singers, a mixed voice choir. Entrance is only granted through audition. Chorale is the advanced, auditioned women's choir, though open without audition to any junior or senior female. Bass Clef Choir (men) and Treble Clef Choir (women) are open to all interested students. Southeast Polk has two show choirs: RAMification and Vocal Gold. RAMification is the varsity mixed show choir and selection is done by audition. Vocal Gold is a show choir prep group open only to women by audition. External links
References1. ^http://www.southeastpolk.org/vnews/display.v/SEC/District%7CLogo%20Library 2. ^http://reports.educateiowa.gov/Home/reportWrapper 3. ^http://www.southeastpolk.org 4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.ighsau.org/hoops/records/bbresults.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-10-15 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016024308/http://www.ighsau.org/hoops/records/bbresults.html |archivedate=2013-10-16 |df= }} 5. ^(2014 U.S. High School Pre-Season Rankings) 4 : School districts in Iowa|Education in Polk County, Iowa|Schools in Polk County, Iowa|Iowa High School Athletic Association |
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