The Traverse Junior Nordic Ski Club invites 6^th, 7th, 8^th, and 9^th graders from all schools and home schools to join in a fun filled winter of cross-country skiing.  Instructors will teach both the skating and cla ...

Traverse City West Senior High School’s Intro to Dance class has a new twist this year. To challenge the students to better understand Social Dance and to help them learn from ...

Third and fourth grade students from Cherry Knoll Elementary School celebrated Veteran’s Day on November 13, 2007 with Iraqi Veteran, Mr. Timothy Olson. Mr. Olson recently reti ...

Long Lake Elementary School will sponsor a craft show on Saturday, November 17, 2007 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The craft show will include vendors showcasing their wares, a b ...

Students and staff from Traverse Heights Elementary School have been collecting food for the Father Fred Food Pantry since early November. On Tuesday, November 20^{th& ...}

On Tuesday, December 4^th students in kindergarten, first, and second grade will be performing holiday songs from around the world during their “Holiday J ...

Norris Elementary School’s fifth and sixth grade Peace Mentors have unanimously accepted the challenge to help fellow members of the community who may experience difficult times during the long and cold winter months by taking part in the “Sock It To Us” campaign.  This is a commun ...

Three Traverse City East Junior High School ninth grade students have earned the top three places in the local Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) “Voice of Democracy” contest. Under the guidelines of the VFW's Voice of Democracy program: Courtney Gorter, Nicole Helmboldt, and Chris Gauthier wro ...

Tickets are now on sale for the 11^th annual Traverse City West Senior High School Elizabethan Madrigal Feaste!

Traverse City West Senior High School Madrigal dinners are a lighthearted “Dinner Theatre” style re-enactment of a holiday celeb ...

On Tuesday, December 4, 2007 lower elementary students from TCAPS’ Montessori program will be sharing their songs, dances, and favorite poems of the holidays from various countries around the world. Songs and dances from Greece, Spain, and other countries that enjoy Christmas traditions wil ...

Traverse City West Junior High School will host a senior citizen social event on Tuesday, December 4, 2007 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 m ...

Cherry Knoll Elementary School’s annual Turkey Trot will be held on November 16, 2007 at 2:45 p.m. on the school playground and gymnasium. The purpose of the Turkey Trot is to collect canned goods to be donated to a different food pantry each year.

Students bring canned ...

Matt Prisk, the only varsity head football coach in Traverse City West Senior High School’s history, has announced his retirement from coaching after a twenty-six year career.  Prisk cites family as his major reason for retirement.  “This was difficult from the perspective ...

Parents of fifth and sixth grade students are invited to attend an informational meeting on November 26, 2007 to learn more about TCAPS’ transition to middle schools. The meeting will be held in the Traverse City West Junior High School Little Theatre from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Cherry Knoll Elementary School PTO will host their annual Cherry Knoll spirit wear sale November 6^th through November 15^th, 2007. T-shirts, long-sleeve shirts, sweatshirts, fleece beanies, baseball hats, umbrellas, and window decals are availabl ...

Cherry Knoll Elementary School will hold their annual Scholastic Book Fair from November 8^th through November 15^th in the school l ...

On October 25, 2007 Traverse City Area Public Schools was awarded a 2007 Learn and Serve Program Excellence Award from the Michigan Community Service Commission for its efforts in championing the importance of service-learning.

TCAPS’ 2006-2007 Learn and Serve project in ...

On Wednesday, November 14, 2007 Harpbeat will be performing for Norris Elementary School students in grades Pre-K-2 from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. in the school gymnasium.

Harpbeat! celebrates the unique combination of harp and percussion instruments to entertain children. ...

On Wednesday, November 14, 2007 Bertha Vos Elementary School will continue their celebration of Children ...