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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
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 home. For every minute read at home, a fanciful school bus has traveled around the school library one mile. The students were challenged to read a total of 24,900 minutes in order to travel the circumference of the Earth. The students read an amazing 82,865 minutes and have traveled around the world more than three times!
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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 songs, dance, and musical performances.
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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 listen to...
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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 for Glenn...
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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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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 musical performances...
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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 15th:
Traverse City Central...
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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.R.” will be performed on...
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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 music educators and will take place at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel...
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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 outstanding academics...
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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 4:00p.m.-5:30 p.m. Silver Lake Elementary School Cafeteria
Monday, November...
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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, Gaylord, Petoskey, McBain, Manton, East Jordan,...
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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 Center. The event, funded by Traverse...
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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 that enhance...
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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 way to achieving...
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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 female students and will introduce the young women to non-traditional career fields with solid employment opportunities and local training programs at the TBA Career-Tech Center and Northwestern Michigan College and will provide the students an opportunity to meet with local women representing the fields of architecture, athletic administration/professional sports, aviation, biology/natural resources, business management, web design/computer information services, construction, culinary arts, electrical careers, emergency medicine, engineering/robotics/technology, law enforcement, and mechanics.
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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 decorated...
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By - TCAPS on
11/8/2006
When: Friday, November 10, 2006 at 3:00 p.m.
Where: Cherry Capital Airport
Why: A delegation of Nineteen students from Traverse City East Junior High School, Traverse City West Junior High School, and Traverse City Central High School are participating...
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By - TCAPS on
11/8/2006
When: December 11-12, January 8-9, and February 12-13, 2006; begins promptly at 3:30 p.m. and lasts approximately four hours.
Where: Traverse City Central High School, Room F145, 1150 Milliken Drive, Traverse City, MI 49686
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