North Polk Community School District

08/28/2026

GO COMETS!

Correction: In our families message sent yesterday afternoon we had the incorrect start times for tonight's football games. The freshmen game will be at 4:15 pm, with the kickoff at 7:00 pm for the varsity game.

🏈 It's time for Friday Night Lights! 🏈

The Comets are ready to play their first home game of the season against Lewis Central tonight! Kickoff for the freshman game is set for 4:15 pm and varsity kickoff is at 7:00 pm.

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📺 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbX3bQhYnDY

Tonight is also first responders/military night! All active or former military and first responders get in free with a badge or a shirt with your department on it. Thank you for your service!

GO COMETS! ☄

08/23/2026

The first day of the 2026-2027 School Year is almost here! We are excited to see many smiling faces coming through our doors tomorrow. If you would like to share some of your 1st day photos, please feel free to post in the comments OR

In posting, please be thoughtful and consider some of the safe sharing practices outlined in the attached article.

Back-to-school season is full of excitement, fresh routines, and those adorable first-day photos. Parents love capturing the moment, and it’s a fun way to share milestones with family and friends.

08/21/2026

Transportation information is now available in the UniteGPS/Crosswalk Parent Portal. This is the same portal that we used last year.
-If you registered when the information was sent out in January, you do not need to do anything other than check back for updated information for this upcoming year’s routes.
-If you are new to the portal, look for for an email from “UniteGPS” with the subject line of “North Polk Community School District Transportation” after you register. You may need to check your SPAM folder.

Please take a moment to log in and review your student’s transportation information, including their bus stop location, pick-up/drop-off times, and route number/designated animal.

A few important notes as we get closer to the start of school:
-If you registered for transportation after the June 1st deadline, your email from UniteGPS will arrive once your child is assigned transportation.
-Special Education and preschool routes will be added as soon as possible.
-Due to the ongoing construction at the roundabout in Polk City, bus times are not yet finalized. Please check the Crosswalk Parent Portal again, closer to the start of school.

If you have questions or notice an issue with your student’s transportation information, please email Marcy Hanigan ([email protected]).
Thank you for your patience as we work through the final details and get ready for another great school year!

08/21/2026

A wonderful story featuring one of our North Polk Middle School students, his family, and the other Comets joining his journey during the Polk County and Iowa State Fairs.

Sam Engler, a 12-year-old from Polk County, is enjoying his tenth year of showing animals at the fair. Calyn Thompson found out how organizations joined in to make sure he was back in the ring this year. Story link ⬇️.

08/14/2026

Where in the world? 🌎
With only 10 days remaining until the start of the school year. We would love to see all of the places that our NP Comets went to over their summer vacation. Please share a photo in the comments OR create your own post with

08/06/2026

We are looking for some extra hands to assist with improvements being made to the auditorium and scene shop in preparation for the upcoming school year.

Volunteer work sessions will be held on:
Dates: Monday, August 10, and Tuesday, August 11
Time: 5:00 PM –8:30 p.m. each day
Location: North Polk High School

Volunteers are encouraged to bring work gloves.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050545AEAE22AAF49-64993711-auditorium #/

If you have any questions, please contact Zach Howell, High School Vocal Music Director, or Brandon Weeks, High School Band Director.

Thank you for helping us prepare these spaces for our students!

Please consider signing up to help with one of our days of working on the fine arts wing improvements/ renovations. For questions, please contact Zach Howell or Brandon Weeks.

08/05/2026

Today's the day for Elementary Classroom Teacher assignments to be released in Infinite Campus. If you are having any trouble locating your student's teacher, please reach out to the individual school buildings.

08/03/2026

What a great way to kick off the new school year with new administrative and certified staff at Comet U 2026!