Students from the SCI-MA-TECH (SMT) program based at Traverse City Central High School are eager to begin their second season in the FIRST Robotics Competition.  In 2006, the SMT students competed at the Great Lakes Regional at Eastern Michigan University and came home with the Roo ...

The month of January marks the annual observance of School Board Recognition Month—a time to salute the work of school board members and celebrate public education.

The theme of this year’s celebration, “School Boards Make A World of Difference,” reflects our combined co ...

Traverse City West Senior High School’s (WSH) staff and students have been busy giving the best gift of the season – the gift of community service and giving.  Staff and students have participated in the following wonderful service opportunities this holiday season:

 Traverse City Area Public Schools’ Music Department is proud to announce a premier music showcase of singing talent by the Michigan State University  “Accafellas,” the Spartan “Dischords,” and the University of Wisconsin’s  “Tangled up in Blue” will be in area sc ...

There is no school scheduled for all Traverse City Area Public School students Friday, December 22, 2006 through Tuesday, January 2, 2007, due to Holiday recess. School resumes on Wednesday, January 3, 2007.

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Podcasts highlighting the Interlochen Community School’s commitment to Read Naturally, a reading intervention program which focuses on increasing students’ fluency in reading, are now available for listening on the school’s Web site at

Traverse City Central High School’s Theater 3 classes will present two Children’s Productions, “The Elves and the Shoemaker” and “Comic Book Artist” on January 12^th and 13^th at 7:00 p.m. in the school auditorium. General admission is $3.00.

An account has been established at Members Credit Union to provide support for the Miller family who lost their home in a fire on December 9, 2006. Additionally, monetary donations will also be accepted at the following upcoming events scheduled at Traverse City East Junior High School:< ...

Due to inclement weather Eastern Elementary School has cancelled the Brownie meeting and both fifth and sixth grade basketball practices for tonight. 

All Traverse City Area Public Schools are OPEN today

except for the following special programs:

·        Due to inclement weather there will be no afternoon sessions for the Early Childhood Program (special education) or the Ready Four Program. Those children who use TCAPS’ bussing will be taken home. Parents are bein ...

Interlochen Community School has taken Traverse City Area Public Schools’ District Goal of improving communication to heart by adding podcasting as a communication tool to it’s Web site. Podcasts highlighting the school’s commitment to Reading Recovery, an intensive reading intervention for ...

Cherry Knoll Elementary School would like to invite families and friends to the following three holiday programs to celebrate the season:

            December 14 ^...

Traverse City Central High School Student Evelynne Mende and Traverse City West Senior High School Students Jeff Rice, Mitch Treadwell, and Evan Perry have qualified as finalists in the Fiftieth Annual Michigan Mathematics Prize Competition (MMPC). These students are among the top 1,000 stu ...

Due to inclement weather last week, Traverse City West Senior High School and Interlochen Arts Academy’s band concert originally scheduled for December 1^st has been rescheduled for Tuesday, December 5, 2006 beginning at 7:00 p.m. at Corson Auditorium at Interlochen Ar ...

On January 9, 2007 Dr. Sander Weckstein, Board Certified Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, will discuss the topic: “Anxiety Disorders and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in Children and Adolescents – New Findings and Proven Treatments.” The evening will be the second of four scheduled presen ...

Traverse City Central High School Debate Teams participated in the November 29^th Gaylord Swing Debate Tournament and competed against teams from Gaylord, Petoskey, Elk Rapids, Manton, and McBain. In a swing debate, teams are asked to debate both affirmative and negati ...

Fifth and sixth graders from Old Mission Peninsula School are inviting the community to come and join in the celebration of cultural diversity around the world. The students were asked to each select a country and to study the holiday traditions recognized in that country.  On Tues ...

Traverse City West Senior High School’s Debate Team will be offering gift-wrapping services at Borders Bookstore, 2612 Crossing Circle, on Sunday, December 10^th from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.  All donations for services will be used to cover the team’s tourname ...