Southeast Polk High School has been selected to receive a $1,000 award from the Iowa Bankers Association for its participation in Project Financial Literacy. The program is designed to promote financial literacy education by providing high schools with resources to measure and improve their financial literacy curriculum. All Iowa schools that participated in this program by Feb. 13 were eligible for one of 10 awards, and Southeast Polk High School was selected for the Highest Number of Participating Students Award. Nearly 50 Iowa schools participated in the program this year, reaching more than 1,800 students. The $1,000 award can be used by the school to invest in financial literacy programs or for providing scholarships to students.