School Starts Tuesday, September 7th The first day of school will be a half day for all students. The first full day of school will be Wednesday, September 8th. Open House Dates Elementary School Open Houses Middle School Open Houses Community Invited to September 10th Fourth & Goal Celebration On Friday, September 10th, TCAPS, in partnership with the Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation and Fourth and Goal, will celebrate the completion of Thirlby Field enhancements with a full night of football, marching bands, and fun. A special recognition ceremony will take place in between games to honor Donald and Gerald Oleson for their generous donation to the Thirlby Field enhancements. (Learn more) State Superintendent Mike Flanagan Discusses Race To The Top "One way or the other, we are going to proceed...to get this state out of the doldrums." -- State Supt. Mike Flanagan discusses Race to the Top on WJR Radio (with Steve Courtney).(listen)  View Presentation to Students by Author Tom Brokaw On May 12th, TC West Senior High School hosted a special presentation by Bestselling Author Tom Brokaw for area students. Mr. Brokaw shared with students his perspectives on the topic, "Tweet is a Verb. Writing is Forever."  Watch the presentation made available by TCAPS' TV/98. Thank you for visiting the TCAPS Web site. If you cannot find the information you are looking for on our site, please feel free to contact us at info@tcaps.net and we will be glad to assist you.