The television program Back to School: An Off the Record Special, delved into the problem of school funding in Michigan and what the State needs to do to ensure all children get an equal education. Legislators, state school officials, school administrators, teachers, pare ...

As part of the United Way Day of Caring project, Kohl’s department store has adopted the gardens at Silver Lake Elementary School. On Saturday, September 1, 2007, from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., employees from Kohl’s will volunteer at the Silver Lake Elementary School Garden to assist with pla ...

Michael George will be joining Traverse City Area Public Schools’ SCI-MA-TECH program, located at TC Central High School, and begin serving as the technology and CADD teacher this fall. Michael brings to the classroom nearly ten years of experience in the computer and manufacturing industri ...

Traverse City Area Public Schools has received the Association of School Business Officials International’s (ASBO) Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting Award for excellence in the preparation and issuance of the fiscal year-end 2006 financial stateme ...

“Fourth & Goal” is an independent organization of community supporters working to improve the facilities at Thirlby and to enhance the community’s ability to use this facility to its full potential.

As part of their volunteer fundraising efforts, “Fourth &am ...

Traverse City East Junior High School will soon be enjoying a newly constructed tennis pavilion thanks to the efforts of a group known as The Friends of TC Tennis. The pavilion will be a focal point for players and spectators for tournaments, matches, and events. Features will include a sto ...

On Saturday, September 29, 2007 Traverse City Music Boosters will hold their annual used instrument sale in the Traverse City West Junior High School Little Theater. The sale is open to the public from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Families with instruments to sell can drop them off between 9:00 a ...

In 2006-2007, Traverse City Area Public Schools’ SCI-MA-TECH program, located at TC Central High School, received a $3,000 grant from Traverse City Light & Power (TCL&P). As a result of this generous support of TCL&P, additional research equipment and technology were ...

TRAVERSE CITY, MI (August 15, 2007) – Today the Michigan Department of Education released statewide results for eleventh grade students who participated in the state’s new Michigan Mer ...

TRAVERSE CITY, MI (August 15, 2007) – Today the Michigan Department of Education released statewide ACT results for eleventh grade students who participated in the state’s new Michigan ...

TRAVERSE CITY, MI (August 15, 2007) – Today the Michigan Department of Education released statewide results for the high school graduating Class of 2007 on the Michigan Educational Ass ...

TRAVERSE CITY, MI (August 15, 2007) – The Michigan Department of Education has notified Traverse City Area Public Schools (TCAPS) that all elementary schools have demons ...

TRAVERSE CITY, MI (August 15, 2007) – Today the ACT testing company released national and state results for the high school graduating Class of 2007 base ...

There is a correction to the kindergarten schedule for the first week of school listed on page 5 in Traverse City Area Public Schools’ Back to School Supplement that was distributed in ...

Old Mission Peninsula School will offer a tuition-based kindergarten enrichment program, which will provide kindergarten age students additional enrichment experiences and an opportunity to attend school on an all day, every day basis during the 2007-2008 school year ...

Interlochen Community School is encouraging students to read this summer by utilizing Book Adventure, a Web site developed by Sylvan Learning Foundation. This Web site, www.bookadventure.org, enables students to earn points a ...

Traverse City Central High School is pleased to announce Senior Captain of the Trojan Baseball team, Kevin Krantz, has officially committed to the University of Michigan. Krantz was recruited as a shortstop. The University of Michigan Baseball team was a Super Regional Finalist before bowin ...

On Friday, August 3, 2007, students participating in Traverse City Area Public Schools’ Willow Hill Summer Adventure Camp will hold a concert performance from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the Willow Hill Elementary School gymnasium.

For the last two weeks, students have ...

Students from TCAPS’ secondary schools recently joined over 230 participants from 61 schools at the Herff Jones Yearbook Workshop to learn how to take better photographs, design yearbook pages, write journalistic stories, and use desktop publishing programs.

“Students wh ...