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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.



Author: - TCAPS Created: 9/29/2006
News items from Traverse City Area Public Schools

As a continuation of TCAPS’ Long Range Master Planning process, the following local outreach discussions will be conducted in the coming weeks at TCAPS school locations. Using a focus group format, planning facilitators from Kingscott will gather local perspectives regarding the results of the January...

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Due to inclemement weather the following events have been cancelled for Monday, February 26, 2007:

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Traverse City West Senior High School senior Niccole McFalls is being honored for her exemplary volunteer service with a President’s Volunteer Service Award. This award recognizes Americans of all ages who have volunteered significant amounts of their time to serve their communities and their country....

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On Friday, March 2, 2007 U. S. Disabled Ski Team Member, Tyler Walker, will visit three TCAPS schools to speak with students and share his experiences. Visitation schedule is as follows:

        TC West Junior High School  7:50 a.m. – 8:40 a.m.         Assembly in Gymnasium

        TC Central...

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March 1-2, 2007            There will be a half-day of school for kindergarten through sixth grade students on Thursday, March 1, and Friday, March 2, 2007, to accommodate parent teacher conferences and staff professional development.  Please call your individual school for their scheduling information...

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Silver Lake Elementary School will kick off a month of reading activities by hosting a visit from Beach Bums mascot, Suntan, on Friday, March 2, 2007 at 9:30 a.m. in the gymnasium. The students are participating in Suntan’s Reading Around the Bases program this year.  The Beach Bums are sending Suntan...

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Today a delegation of educators from the Saginaw Intermediate School District and local school districts from the Saginaw Michigan area are visiting schools and classrooms at Traverse City Area Public Schools (TCAPS) to observe best practice models of teaching and learning for improving student achievement....

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On Thursday, March 8, 2007 Traverse City Area Public Schools will present the All-City Elementary Band, Orchestra, and Honors Choir Concert at 7:30 p.m. in the Traverse City East Junior High School Gymnasium.

Fifth and sixth grade students from TCAPS’ elementary schools will share with friends,...

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Traverse City West Junior High School will hold parent / teacher conferences on Thursday, March 8, 2007 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in teacher’s classrooms.

Parent / teacher conferences are a great opportunity for parents to be a part of their child’s school experience. Parents are encouraged to attend and learn more about their student’s progress from his/her teachers.

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When:             Thursday, February 22, 2007 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Where:            Oak Park Elementary School, 301 S. Garfield Street

Why:               Traverse City Area Public Schools warmly invites the community to meet and greet internationally acclaimed child rights activist...

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When:             March 12-13, April 16-17, and May 14-15, 2007; 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

Why:              ...

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On March 6, 2007 Dr. Sander Weckstein, Board Certified Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, will discuss the topic: “The Autistic Spectrum Disorders – Autism, Asperger’s, and Pervasive Developmental Disorder NOS”

The evening will be the last in a series of four scheduled presentations held during...

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Westwoods Elementary School PTO will host their third annual Family Sale Fundraiser on Saturday, March 3rd from 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. The sale features gently used children’s clothing, toys, etc. and household items. Community members are invited to come and shop. The sale will be held inside the school...

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When:              Thursday, Feb. 22, 2007 at 9:30 a.m.

Where:            Main Office, Traverse City West Senior High School     

Why:               Marissa Wood-Sternburgh, a senior at Traverse City West Senior High School, has committed to play soccer at the University of Tennesse-Martin...

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Cherry Knoll Elementary School will hold their annual school carnival and silent auction on Friday, March 9th, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. This year’s theme is “Country to Kountry.” Each classroom is decorated to represent a different country. Games will be played in every room, including a cakewalk and an All-American Cherry Pie eating contest. The silent auction offers over 300 items for bid. Food will be available for purchase from Peegeo’s and Culver’s Frozen Custard.

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Traverse City East Junior High School’s 7th and 8th grade Math Team Performed very well at the Regional Math Counts Competition held on February 10th at Northwestern Michigan College.

Four students from East Junior High School participated in the Regional competition. Seventh grader Leah Jodin...

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Traverse City West Senior High School proudly presents the musical Les Miserables. The musical is based on the novel by Victor Hugo with music written by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg.  Performances will be at TC West Senior High School Auditorium on the following dates:

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Interlochen Community School offers a morning “Mileage Club” to students and their families as a way to promote physical fitness in schools. Students accumulate miles as a group and are tracing their steps from Interlochen to Fort Lauderdale, Florida.  The goal is to reach Fort Lauderdale by Spring Break....

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Seventy-five students from Traverse City Central High School are looking for 17 veterans of World War II, Korean, Vietnam, and the Persian Gulf Wars to be interviewed during the weeks of February 28th and March 6th.   In partnership with the United Way of Northwest Michigan and the Library of Congress,...

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