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All TCAPS' press releases are posted on this Web site on a regular basis. The most current press releases can be viewed below by clicking on the heading of the release you wish to view. To view past press releases, please select a month from the archives on the right. For more information on other events happening throughout the district, visit our Calendar page.


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Traverse City Central High School Debate Team Offers Holiday Gift-Wrapping
TCAPS' Press Releases By - TCAPS on 11/30/2006

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

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Traverse Heights Elementary School Students Excel During “Reading Will Take You Places” Program
TCAPS' Press Releases By - TCAPS on 11/20/2006

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 ...

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Glenn Loomis Elementary School Students to Present Holiday Joy Musical
TCAPS' Press Releases By - TCAPS on 11/20/2006

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 ...

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Local Author to Visit Glenn Loomis Elementary School on December 11, 2006
TCAPS' Press Releases By - TCAPS on 11/20/2006

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 ...

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Glenn Loomis Elementary School Library Awarded Grant Sponsored by TBA Credit Union and Harvitt Insurance Agency / MEEMIC
TCAPS' Press Releases By - TCAPS on 11/20/2006

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 ...

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Traverse City Area Public Schools’ Montessori Students to Present “Gifts From the Heart” Holiday Music Program
TCAPS' Press Releases By - TCAPS on 11/20/2006

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. < ...

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Traverse City West Junior High School to Host Senior Citizen Social
TCAPS' Press Releases By - TCAPS on 11/20/2006

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 ...

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Area Students Performed Well During the Northern Michigan Debate League Tournament Competitions
TCAPS' Press Releases By - TCAPS on 11/20/2006

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 ...

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Traverse City Central High School to Perform Production of “S.P.A.R.” at the State Thespian Festival
TCAPS' Press Releases By - TCAPS on 11/20/2006

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. ...

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Traverse City West Junior High School Band to Perform at State Music Conference
TCAPS' Press Releases By - TCAPS on 11/20/2006

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 26th and 27th, 2007.  The Michigan Music Conference is an in-service for ...

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Willow Hill Elementary School Student Attends Junior National Young Leaders Conference In Washington D.C.
TCAPS' Press Releases By - TCAPS on 11/20/2006

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 ...

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TCAPS’ Long Range Master Planning Focus Groups Scheduled to Gather Additional Public Input
TCAPS' Press Releases By - TCAPS on 11/15/2006

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      & ...

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Northern Michigan Debate League Final Tournament Competition for Local High Schools on November 15, 2006
TCAPS' Press Releases By - TCAPS on 11/14/2006

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 15th.  They will debate against teams from Elk Rapids, ...

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Festival of Trees and Children’s Authors Night on Thursday, November 16, 2006
TCAPS' Press Releases By - TCAPS on 11/14/2006

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 16th, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the NMC Great Lakes Campus – Hagerty Cen ...

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TCAPS Will Host International Forum on Student Learning for 100+ Educators November 16th –18th in Traverse City
TCAPS' Press Releases By - TCAPS on 11/14/2006

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 ...

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Traverse City Area Public Schools Continues to Take Steps Toward “Clean Buses for Kids”
TCAPS' Press Releases By - TCAPS on 11/13/2006

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 ...

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6th Annual GirlTECH Non-Traditional Career Seminar Registration Going On Now Through November 20, 2006
TCAPS' Press Releases By - TCAPS on 11/8/2006

Registrations for the 6th Annual GirlTECH Non-Traditional Career Seminar are being accepted at all local high schools within the five county Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District now through November 20, 2006. The seminar program is open to all tenth grade fe ...

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Traverse Heights Elementary School to Host Thanksgiving Feast
TCAPS' Press Releases By - TCAPS on 11/8/2006

Traverse Heights Elementary School will celebrate Thanksgiving with a feast for all Traverse Heights students and families on Tuesday, November 14, 2006 during the school’s regular lunch time periods from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Students will dress up as pilgrims, sit family style at nicely ...

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Nineteen Traverse City Area Public Schools Students to Return from Visit to Japan on November 10, 2006
TCAPS' Press Releases By - TCAPS on 11/8/2006

When:             Friday, November 10, 2006 at 3:00 p.m.

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GED Tests to be Offered at Traverse City Central High School
TCAPS' Press Releases By - TCAPS on 11/8/2006

 

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