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TCAPS News/Events
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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By - TCAPS on
6/24/2010
Former Traverse City West Senior High School student and basketball favorite Kalyn McPherson is offering basketball development classes to community members interested in improving their basketball skills. Kalyn will offer the following programs throughout the summer:
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By - TCAPS on
6/21/2010
Traverse City Area Public Schools offers many exciting summer enrichment, recreational, and academic programs for youth in the Grand Traverse Region that include:
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By - TCAPS on
6/18/2010
Thursday, June 24th, members from the Traverse City Area Public Schools Board of Education will meet for an informal coffee conversation with interested community members. Board members will be available from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the downstairs level of Horizon Books, 243 East Front Street, regarding TCAPS’ District and other education related topics.
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By - TCAPS on
6/16/2010
Old Mission Peninsula School has received a Community Foundation ACE Endowment grant entitled “Books for me to read and share!” This grant will be used to purchase 300 paperback books that will support literacy by allowing 18 children in need of additional reading support to build home libraries of books to read at their own level. For the 2010-2011 school year there will be 70 books for each kindergarten child selected for the program, 110 books for each first grade child selected, and 120 books for each second grade child selected to participate in the program.
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By - TCAPS on
6/16/2010
Traverse City Central High School has won the 2009-2010 Big North Conference All-Sports Award, besting second place by 10 points in the overall Big North Conference (BNC) standings. This is the third consecutive year that TC Central High School has won the award, based upon each of the 21 BNC sports offered. The BNC All-Sports Award originated in the 1997-1998 school year, the same year the Big North Conference was formed. TC Central High School has won the All-Sports Award 10 of the past 13 years.
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By - TCAPS on
6/15/2010
On Monday, June 14, 2010, TCAPS’ Board of Education voted to authorize a three-year contract with Stephen E. Cousins, to serve as Superintendent of Traverse City Area Public Schools effective July 26, 2010 through June 30, 2013. Additionally, the Board appointed Dr. Jayne Mohr to serve as Interim Superintendent for the period of July 1 – July 25, 2010.
For additional information, please contact Keena Tibbetts in the Superintendent’s Office at 231-933-1725.
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By - TCAPS on
6/14/2010
Today, Monday, June 14, 2010, Traverse City Area Public Schools will hold a press conference at 4:30 p.m. to announce the new Traverse City Central High School Girls’ Varsity Basketball Head Coach. The press conference will be held at TC Central High School, located at 1150 Milliken Drive.
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By - TCAPS on
6/14/2010
On Friday, June 11th, Eastern Elementary School held an awards ceremony to honor the accomplishments of their 5th grade students. The following awards were presented:
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By - TCAPS on
6/11/2010
Traverse City Area Public Schools is pleased to announce four of its elementary schools have been accepted for the MiBLSi Co-Hort 7 Cycle for the 2010-2011 school year. This project is designed to help schools develop school-wide support systems in reading and behavior. The grant is a partnership between local schools and the Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District. Traverse Heights Elementary School was awarded this three-year grant in January 2010.
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By - TCAPS on
6/8/2010
Today, Tuesday, June 8th, Traverse City Area Public Schools will hold a press conference to announce the new TC West Senior High School Girls’ Varsity Golf Head Coach. The press conference will be held at 2:30 p.m. in the TC West Senior High School Athletic Department Conference Room, located at 5376 N. Long Lake Road.
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By - TCAPS on
6/7/2010
Traverse City Area Public Schools in inviting Grand Traverse Area youth in grades 4 – 8 to participate in a Summer Fun Camp (SFC) recreational program. Students will have choices that include outdoor and indoor recreational games, arts and crafts, and enrichment activities each week.
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By - TCAPS on
6/4/2010
On Monday June 7th, students from Traverse City West Senior High School will participate in Safe Kids North Shore & Injury Prevention Coalition Distracted Driving program throughout the day. Students will have the opportunity to drive a simulator while they do multi-tasking activities and take a sobriety test wearing goggles that simulate visual limitations while being legally intoxicated. At the end of their drive students will be able to see just how good (or bad) they really did.
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By - TCAPS on
6/4/2010
Teams from Traverse City West Middle School and Traverse City West Senior High School competed in the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals held from May 26th through May 29th, at Michigan State University in Lansing. The TC West Middle School team placed 15th out of 61 teams. Students were able to spend time with a South Korean Buddy Team and helped host Polish and German teams in Traverse City.
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By - TCAPS on
6/4/2010
The Traverse City West Middle School Madrigal Singers, led by Phil Johnson, was chosen as the “Best School Music Mash-Up in America” contest winner based on its mash-up performance of "Cable Car (Over my Head)” by the Fray and "I Want You Back" by The Jackson 5.Traverse City West Middle School Madrigal will receive $10,000 from Fruitables – a mash-up of fruit and vegetable juice – to help support the continuation of its music program.
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By - TCAPS on
6/4/2010
Today, Friday, June 4th, Traverse City Central High School Freshman Paige Pfannenstiel will host her first book signing of her newly published four hundred page book "Skyline: The Opal Chance." The compelling book is about a community of eagles who have all the traits (good and bad) of humans. Paige’s story was initially drafted as a writing assignment for her sixth grade class at TC East Middle School. She then continued to elaborate and write the story for the following two years. The book signing will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Horizon Books, 243 East Front Street.
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By - TCAPS on
6/4/2010
On Wednesday, June 9th, Courtade Elementary School Physical Education Specialist Vickie Keegstra will recognize students who have participated in the school Mileage Club. For the past twelve years students in kindergarten through fifth grade have participated in the Mileage Club by logging in miles that they have completed by running or walking during their physical education class. The school has logged in 4,251 miles in 4 weeks. The distance is equal to two times across the United States. Students are rewarded for every five miles completed. Students earn a “Heart Healthy Foot” that can be worn around their neck to display their accomplishment. Students that complete 25 miles receive a special shoelace necklace that can also be worn.
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By - TCAPS on
6/3/2010
On Sunday, June 6th, Traverse City Central High School Yearbook staff will hold a community car wash fundraiser. The fundraiser will help student staff members offset their cost to attend Herff Jones Yearbook FUN d’Mentals Summer Workshop, June 28th through July 1st, at Michigan State University in Lansing. Student participants are responsible for their individual cost for the experience. The community car wash will be held from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. at Oak Park Elementary School, 301 South Garfield Avenue.
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By - TCAPS on
6/3/2010
Today, June 3rd, Westwoods Elementary School held story time with Kelly Stockfisch’s Wigglers Preschool. Preschoolers ranging in age from infant to two-years-old from the local community visited the Westwoods Elementary School Library for a short story. This was the first visit for the preschoolers to the school library. Westwoods Elementary School was excited to share the library time with community families.
Please contact Cathy Tandy at (231) 933-7973 for more information.
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By - TCAPS on
6/3/2010
The TCAPS Board of Education voted this evening to extend an offer to finalist candidate Stephen E. Cousins for the Superintendent opening beginning in the
2010-2011 school year.
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