Traverse City Central High School’s Debate Team will be offering gift-wrapping services at Borders Bookstore, 2612 Crossing Circle, on Friday, December 1^st from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and Sunday, December 3^rd from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. All do ...

Sixth grader, Ben Morgenstern, was selected to represent Willow Hill Elementary School and the state of Michigan at the 2006 Junior National Young Leaders Conference (JNYLC) held in October 2006 in Washington D.C. Ben was nominated by his fifth grade teacher, Candiss Brewer, for his outstan ...

Traverse City West Junior High School’s Symphony Band is one of only three junior high school bands selected to perform at the Michigan Music Conference on January 26^th and 27^th, 2007.  The Michigan Music Conference is an in-service for ...

Traverse City Central High School’s production of “S.P.A.R.” has been invited to perform at the State Thespian Festival on December 1-2, 2006. The festival is a two-day event where students learn, compete, and interact in a theatrical setting.

A send off show of “S.P.A. ...

Traverse City Central High School and Traverse City West Senior High School Debate Teams performed well during the five-week Northern Michigan Debate League (NMDL) tournament season.  The following students received awards after the last debate competition on November 15 ^...

Traverse City West Junior High School will host a senior citizen social event on Tuesday, December 5, 2006 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the junior high school cafeterias. The evening is intended to provide local senior citizens a fun night out with food, dancing, door prizes, bingo, and m ...

Upper elementary students from Traverse City Area Public Schools’ Montessori program will be presenting “Gifts from the Heart” Holiday Music Program on December 5, 2006. The show’s two performances will be at 1:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. at Lars Hockstad Auditorium at 301 W. Seventh Street. < ...

On December 6, 2006 Mrs. Shar Bogard, Glenn Loomis Elementary School’s Library Media Assistant, will be presented with a $500 grant sponsored by TBA Credit Union and Harvitt Insurance Agency/MEEMIC at 8:00 a.m. in the school library. The grant will support the Terry Wooten poetry experience ...

On December 11, 2006, Glenn Loomis Elementary School will have author, Buck Wilder, visit the school to read and share his new book with students at 9:00 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. in the school library. The public is invited to listen to this talented author speak about the writing process and to ...

On Tuesday, December 5, 2006 kindergarten, first, and second grade students from Glenn Loomis Elementary School will present a Holiday Joy Musical at 7:00 p.m. in the school gymnasium.  Family and friends are invited to join in the event featuring a visit from Santa Claus, familiar ...

On Monday, November 27, 2006 at 9:00 a.m. Traverse Heights Elementary School students will be recognized for their outstanding efforts during the “Reading Will Take You Places” program.

For a seven-week period, students were asked to keep track of their reading time at ...

TCAPS has scheduled four focus group meetings to gather further public input on the development of the District’s Long Range Master Plan.  The meetings are scheduled as follows:

Monday, November 27      & ...

An international forum with three days of workshops and model classroom visitations that feature master teachers and educators, as well as research experts from Harvard University and Michigan State University will be conducted by Traverse City Area Public Schools to share best practices th ...

Traverse City Area Public Schools and Zonta Club of Traverse City are pleased to present “Children’s Authors Night and Book Signing Event”, as part of Festival of Trees on Thursday, November 16^th, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the NMC Great Lakes Campus – Hagerty Cen ...

Traverse City Central High School and Traverse City West Senior High School Debate Teams are gearing up for the final Northern Michigan Debate League (NMDL) tournament of the season on Wednesday, November 15^th.  They will debate against teams from Elk Rapids, ...

Traverse City Area Public Schools has made reducing children’s exposure to diesel exhaust and the amount of air pollution created by diesel school buses a high priority. With the help of a grant by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Clean School Bus USA program, TCAPS is well on its ...

Fifth and sixth graders from Interlochen Community School will have the honor of hearing local columnist and author Nick Edson share his book, Beyond the Games, on November 14, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. in the school library. Edson will speak to the students about the writing pr ...

The Michigan Women’s Foundation’s “Young Women for Change” program, the Youth Advisory Councils from Antrim and Grand Traverse counties, Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District, and Traverse City Area Public Schools proudly announce the sixth annual Gir ...

11/10/06:         There will be a half-day of school for all Traverse City Area Public School students on Friday, November 10, 2006, to accommodate parent-teacher conferences.  Plea ...