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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
7/28/2010
Traverse City Area Public Schools, with nearly 1,500 employees, is one of seven school districts in the country to be recognized with General ASP’s 2010 AppliTrack Award, for its innovative ways in streamlining the hiring process and supporting TCAPS’ mission and goals in an exemplary manner.
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By - TCAPS on
7/22/2010
Today the Michigan Department of Education released statewide results for eleventh grade students who participated in the State’s Michigan Merit Exam (MME). District results showed Traverse City Area Public Schools’ students outperformed the State in the percentage of eleventh grade students who met or exceeded proficiency standards for all subject tests including reading, math, writing, science, and social studies.
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By - TCAPS on
7/20/2010
On Thursday, July 22nd, Cherry Knoll Elementary School Summer Adventure Camp will host a 10th Anniversary Celebration with a Hawaiian Luau. Cherry Knoll families and community members are invited to take part in this free event that will include dinner, a bounce house, and face painting.
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By - TCAPS on
7/20/2010
General Educational Development (GED) Testing will be offered at Traverse City Central High School for all persons, 18 years of age or older, seeking to complete their high school equivalency requirements (under special circumstances 16 and 17 year olds may be admitted to take the GED Test.). To qualify the person must have been out of a regular school program for one year or their class must have graduated.
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By - TCAPS on
7/19/2010
On Thursday, July 22nd, members from the Traverse City Area Public Schools Board of Education will meet for an informal coffee conversation with interested community members. Board members will be available from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the downstairs level of Horizon Books, 243 East Front Street, regarding TCAPS’ District and other education related topics.
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By - TCAPS on
7/13/2010
On Monday, July 12, 2010 the Traverse City Area Public Schools Board of Education and the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 25 ratified a two-year contract.
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By - TCAPS on
7/8/2010
On Saturday, July 10th, Traverse City West Senior High School will host a 13 team 7-on-7 Pass Tournament. Six games will run simultaneously at two locations, Traverse City West Middle School and the newly renovated Thirlby Field. Big North Conference teams participating include:
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By - TCAPS on
7/8/2010
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By - TCAPS on
7/1/2010
On Thursday, July 8th, students from the Traverse City Area Pubic Schools SCI-MA-TECH program will sell rubber ducks throughout the day to individuals that would like to take part in the National Cherry Festival Annual Boardman River Duck Race. The duck race will launch at 4:00 p.m. at the Hannah Lay Park at the Union Street Bridge, and finish at the Traverse City Chamber of Commerce at the Cass Street Bridge.
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By - TCAPS on
6/30/2010
Traverse City West Senior High School is pleased to announce Kristen Nolan as the new head girls’ golf coach. Kristen is a special education teacher at Traverse City West Middle School and served in a volunteer capacity as the assistant golf coach last year. Kristen received her undergraduate degree from Western Michigan University and her Masters degree from Michigan State University. Kristen has a strong background in both golf and gymnastics and has given golf lessons at both youth and adult levels at the Grand Traverse Resort, Shanty Creek, and the Traverse City Country Club.
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By - TCAPS on
6/30/2010
Traverse City West Senior High School is pleased to announce the hiring of Ross Deye as the new head boys’ cross-country coach. Ross will fill the opening left by longtime Coach Dan Zemper. Ross has coached boys’ and girls’ cross-country for the past twenty-seven years, twenty-four of those years in the Sylvania City Schools in Ohio. Four state titles, thirty-two league titles, twenty-one district titles, and thirteen regional titles were won between the boys’ and girls’ teams during his tenure. Ross was named State Coach of the Year in boys’ cross- country in 1994 and nominated as the 2010 Career Coach of the Year by the Ohio Association of Track and Cross-Country Coaches.
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By - TCAPS on
6/24/2010
Former Traverse City West Senior High School student and basketball favorite Kalyn McPherson is offering basketball development classes to community members interested in improving their basketball skills. Kalyn will offer the following programs throughout the summer:
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By - TCAPS on
6/21/2010
Traverse City Area Public Schools offers many exciting summer enrichment, recreational, and academic programs for youth in the Grand Traverse Region that include:
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By - TCAPS on
6/18/2010
Thursday, June 24th, members from the Traverse City Area Public Schools Board of Education will meet for an informal coffee conversation with interested community members. Board members will be available from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the downstairs level of Horizon Books, 243 East Front Street, regarding TCAPS’ District and other education related topics.
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By - TCAPS on
6/16/2010
Old Mission Peninsula School has received a Community Foundation ACE Endowment grant entitled “Books for me to read and share!” This grant will be used to purchase 300 paperback books that will support literacy by allowing 18 children in need of additional reading support to build home libraries of books to read at their own level. For the 2010-2011 school year there will be 70 books for each kindergarten child selected for the program, 110 books for each first grade child selected, and 120 books for each second grade child selected to participate in the program.
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By - TCAPS on
6/16/2010
Traverse City Central High School has won the 2009-2010 Big North Conference All-Sports Award, besting second place by 10 points in the overall Big North Conference (BNC) standings. This is the third consecutive year that TC Central High School has won the award, based upon each of the 21 BNC sports offered. The BNC All-Sports Award originated in the 1997-1998 school year, the same year the Big North Conference was formed. TC Central High School has won the All-Sports Award 10 of the past 13 years.
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By - TCAPS on
6/15/2010
On Monday, June 14, 2010, TCAPS’ Board of Education voted to authorize a three-year contract with Stephen E. Cousins, to serve as Superintendent of Traverse City Area Public Schools effective July 26, 2010 through June 30, 2013. Additionally, the Board appointed Dr. Jayne Mohr to serve as Interim Superintendent for the period of July 1 – July 25, 2010.
For additional information, please contact Keena Tibbetts in the Superintendent’s Office at 231-933-1725.
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By - TCAPS on
6/14/2010
Today, Monday, June 14, 2010, Traverse City Area Public Schools will hold a press conference at 4:30 p.m. to announce the new Traverse City Central High School Girls’ Varsity Basketball Head Coach. The press conference will be held at TC Central High School, located at 1150 Milliken Drive.
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By - TCAPS on
6/14/2010
On Friday, June 11th, Eastern Elementary School held an awards ceremony to honor the accomplishments of their 5th grade students. The following awards were presented:
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