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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
9/28/2007
The TCAPS Board of Education invites community members to attend and participate in their bimonthly Board meetings. The Board appreciates the opportunity to hear from the community and has provided time at each Board meeting for public comment. Board Meeting Agendas are posted on the TCAPS Web site prior...
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By - TCAPS on
9/27/2007
The Traverse City West Senior High School Cheer Program will hold its annual Junior Cheer Clinic on Saturday, October 6, 2007 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the TC West Senior High School Athletic Wing. The clinic is open to students in grades K – 6.
Cost is $20.00 with pre-registration; $25.00...
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By - TCAPS on
9/27/2007
Last spring, TC West Junior High School was selected as a pilot middle school/junior high school for the State of Michigan’s Safe Routes to School program. To kick off the Safe Routes to School Initiative, Traverse City Area Public Schools, in partnership with the Charter Township of Garfield, Traverse...
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By - TCAPS on
9/26/2007
Traverse City Area Public Schools’ Tough Guise: Violence, Media, and the Crisis in Masculinity project is proud to offer area students and community members the opportunity to hear renowned speaker and expert, Jackson Katz, speak on violence prevention on October 8th, 9th, and 10th, 2007.
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By - TCAPS on
9/26/2007
Traverse City Area Public Schools is proud to announce the following students have been named as Semifinalists and Commended Students in the 2008 National Merit Scholarship Program:
Traverse City Central High School:
Semifinalists: ...
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By - TCAPS on
9/26/2007
Wednesday, September 26, 2007 marked the first of two official “count days” for student enrollment at Traverse City Area Public Schools and at public school districts across the state of Michigan. School districts are required to report student enrollments as of September and February in order to receive...
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By - TCAPS on
9/25/2007
TCAPS would like to announce dates and times of Parent/Teacher Conferences for the following schools:
Secondary Schools
TC Central High School October 3rd and 4th from 4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
TC East Junior High School October 16th and 18th from 4:00...
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By - TCAPS on
9/19/2007
Traverse Heights Elementary School will host a special Reopening Ribbon Cutting Celebration on Wednesday, September 19th, from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Students, families, and the community are invited to take part a ribbon cutting celebration for the newly renovated Traverse Heights Elementary...
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By - TCAPS on
9/19/2007
Last spring, TC West Junior High School was selected as a pilot middle school/junior high school for the State of Michigan’s Safe Routes to School program. To kick off the Safe Routes to School Initiative, Traverse City Area Public Schools, in partnership with the Charter Township of Garfield, Traverse...
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By - TCAPS on
9/19/2007
In addition to regular course work in the classroom, Silver Lake Elementary School is taking another approach to teach students the necessary steps for good writing and to improve students’ writing skills. On Tuesday, September 25, 2007 all K – 6 students will participate in a 6 + 1 Writing Fun Assembly...
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By - TCAPS on
9/19/2007
Traverse City Area Public Schools is now offering expanded online course options for students in grades 9-12. Students in grades 9-12 at TCAPS, as well as students who reside in the intermediate school district attendance area, are eligible to enroll. Students may opt to take online coursework and complete...
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By - TCAPS on
9/14/2007
As part of the Michigan-Shiga Student Exchange Program, Traverse City East and West Junior High Schools will host ten students and four chaperones from Koka City, Japan, September 13th through September 19, 2007. During their visit, exchange students will each stay with a host student and family, attend...
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By - TCAPS on
9/13/2007
On Tuesday, September 18, 2007 Traverse City Music Boosters will hold its annual general membership meeting at 7:00 p.m. in the Orchestra Room at Traverse City West Senior High School. All parents of TCAPS music students and other interested community members are encouraged to attend.
Agenda items...
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By - TCAPS on
9/12/2007
As part of the United Way Day of Caring project, Faith Reformed Church has adopted the gardens at Glenn Loomis Elementary School. On Thursday, September 13, 2007, at 8:30 a.m., members of Faith Reformed Church will volunteer at the Glenn Loomis Elementary School Garden to assist with planting, weeding,...
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By - TCAPS on
9/12/2007
TCAPS would like to announce Fall Open House dates and times for the following schools:
Elementary Schools
Bertha Vos Elementary School September 13th, 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Glenn Loomis Elementary September...
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By - TCAPS on
9/12/2007
On September 26, 2007 Michigan-based composer and musician, Jeff Haas, will hold diversity workshops for third through sixth graders at Glenn Loomis Elementary School. The sixty minute diversity workshops emphasize the use of music to promote awareness and understanding about people from different cultures,...
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By - TCAPS on
9/12/2007
A one-year contract was ratified by the Traverse City Education Association and approved by the Traverse City Area Public Schools Board of Education on Monday, September 10, 2007.
The financial terms of the contract include a 2.5% on schedule wage increase for 2007-2008 and a $250 increase on the longevity schedule. In addition, the agreement provides for an increase in the amount employees will pay for health insurance. The Traverse City Education Association represents approximately 650 employees.
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By - TCAPS on
9/10/2007
Traverse City Area Public School is pleased to announce that TCAPS’ District Newsletter Reach Higher will be mailed to all residents in Grand Traverse County and TCAPS’ attendance areas on September 6, 2007.
To view the online version of the newsletter, log on to the official TCAPS Web site at...
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By - TCAPS on
9/7/2007
On Friday, September 7, 2007 Traverse City Area Public Schools and the local chapter of Daughters of the Revolution (DAR) will hold a rededication ceremony in honor of Traverse City’s first school teacher at 2:00 p.m. at Central Grade School, 301 West Seventh Street.
Helen Goodale Hitchcock was...
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