Digital Backpack for Southeast Polk
Stay Informed About Local Opportunities
The Southeast Polk Digital Backpack is our “green” approach to distributing information about student-focused community activities, events and opportunities. Check back often as new events are added weekly!
April 27, 2025
Ames Figure Skating Club Presents: Take a Bow
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Join us for Take a Bow, a theater-style skating show celebrating 15 years of AFSC performances! Enjoy breathtaking spins, daring jumps, and nostalgic routines. April 26 @ 6 PM & April 27 @ 2 PM. Tickets: $10/adult, $5/student and seniors, kids under 5 free. Don’t miss this unforgettable event!April 30, 2025
Host a World Link Exchange Students for 25-26 School Year!
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Open your home to a world of adventure by hosting a foreign exchange student! It’s a chance to share your culture, create lifelong bonds, and make a lasting impact on a young person’s life. Your family will gain new perspectives, unforgettable memories, and a global connections.May 1, 2025
Summer Jobs with Des Moines Parks and Recreation!
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Des Moines Parks and Recreation are looking for High School students looking for summer jobs!May 3, 2025
Girl Scout Day at Hoyt Sherman Place
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Join us for Girl Scout Day at Hoyt Sherman Place including tours, crafts, and learning.May 4, 2025
Street Survival
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Street Survival is a national program that teaches teens more about car control in a full day of driving their own car through exercises in a controlled environment with an in car instructor. This program is designed to give students hands on experience and the tools to become smarter, safer driversMay 9, 2025
SEP Boys Swim Camp
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Any male students interested in competitive swimming, please registerin for the SEP Boys Swim Camp June 2nd - 6th from 3-4:30pm each day at the SEP High School Pool. Participants only need a towel and goggles to participate. No competitive swimming experience required. All will receive a t-shirt. Participants will have the opportunity to work with the SEP High School coaches and team members on all 4 competitive swimming strokes.May 12, 2025
Pleasant Hill Kids Running Club
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This program is designed to get your child interested in running, fitness, and being healthy. This is non-competitive, inclusive and a great way to build your child’s confidence and meet new friends! Kids will learn the fundamentals of running, stretching, and nutrition basics in a FUN environment!May 18, 2025
Safe@Home by Safe Sitter
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Safe@Home by Safe Sitter® is a 90-minute program that will teach your child how to stay safe when they are home alone for short periods of time. They will learn what to do if there is a power failure, weather emergency, or get a nose bleed.June 1, 2025
2025 Simpson College Youth Football Camp
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Simpson Storm Football invites you to our annual summer Youth Football Camp. We’re excited to bring kids from the surrounding areas to our campus and expose them to the fundamentals of football. Our four-day camp encompasses football techniques, games, and competitions.June 2, 2025
Attention Graduating Seniors! Now Hiring Assistant Sales Managers @ R3 Roofing & Exteriors!
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Assistant Sales Manager – Des Moines, IA Make Great Money. Build a Career. Have Fun Doing It! View the job description here: www.r3roofs.com/hiring. We have a training class starting March 3rd, but will be hiring all throughout the summer as well!June 2, 2025
Bulldog Girls Basketball Camps
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Basketball camps hosted in the month of June for K-8th grader students. Bulldog Basketball Camps are all about learning, playing hard, and having a ton of fun while you do it!June 6, 2025
Discovery Time Preschool
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Do you live in the boundary of Mitchellville Elementary? Discovery Time Preschool located at Mitchellville Christian Church has openings for 25/26 school year. We walk students to preschool every afternoon. We offer preschool 5 days a week. See website or email with questions.June 15, 2025
Y Camp Summer 2025
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Overnight Camp, Day Camp, Family Camp and our amazing Partner Camps all work to bring the impact and value of camp to all who enter the Valley. If you’re looking for the ultimate camp experience, Summer Camp is the place to start. Find your next adventure at the Des Moines Y Camp!June 15, 2025
Wesley Woods Summer Camp
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Are you ready to embark on a journey of faith, fun, and friendship? Visit us at Camp Wesley Woods, where every day is an opportunity for growth, adventure, and spiritual deepening. Discover more about our programs, meet our dedicated staff, and explore what a summer at Wesley Woods can offer you.June 16, 2025
Drake University Summer Voice Intensive
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The annual Drake University Voice Intensive (DUVI) is a summertime camp designed for young singers ages 14+ to develop their voices and build confidence in performing and auditioning.June 16, 2025
Simpson Basketball Camps
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Our summer camps provide expert coaching, structured drills & competitive play to improve the fundamentals, skills & confidence of our camp participants. Whether a camper is a beginner to basketball or an advanced player, our camps provide a valuable experience to everyone, promoting growth!June 19, 2025
Hoyt Sherman Place Spring Art Classes
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Join us for one of our many spring art classes at Hoyt Sherman Place including needle felting, music, acrylics, watercolor, drawing, and more.June 20, 2025
Adventures in Architecture Day Camp
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This weeklong day camp offers middle schoolers the opportunity to explore their interest in buildings and architecture. Open to students entering 7th and 8th grades, Adventures in Architecture Camp will include hands-on, immersive learning projects and first-hand encounters with design professionalsJuly 16, 2025
Junior Achievement Rising Women Workshop
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Participants will engage in a variety of activities, lessons and conversations throughout the day surrounding important topics with take-aways that they can apply to their lives now; topics include leadership skills, financial literacy, career-readiness skills, goal-setting and communication.July 18, 2025
Drake Volleyball Camps
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Drake volleyball camps are a great way to get active this summer and engage with our student-athlete's here at Drake! We put on a variety of camps you can choose from starting on 7/7/25 going through 7/18/25. Our goal is to teach young students about the game of volleyball and have fun!July 18, 2025
Varsity Summer Camp: Around the World Through Movies
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Travel around the world through movies! Earn a new stamp for your passport each day as we watch a movie from a different country then explore that country’s culture through fun activities. Campers will receive free t-shirt, plus a light snack each day, including movie theater popcorn on Friday.July 25, 2025
SummerSongs
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Singers who have finished grade K through 8 will enjoy five days of singing and fun that ends with a musical performance! Participants will experience choir rehearsals, musicianship, sectional rehearsals, and movement activities.July 25, 2025
SummerSongs
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Singers who have finished grade K through 8 will enjoy five days of singing and fun that ends with a musical performance! Participants will experience choir rehearsals, musicianship, sectional rehearsals, and movement activities.August 22, 2025
Camp Fire Summer Camps
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Spend the summer with Camp Fire! Offering day and overnight camp options for youth K-12, enjoy your summer doing fun activities including swimming, games, field trips & more! We connect youth to the outdoors, others, and themselves. Tiered pricing, financial assistance available, and CCA eligible.