View Our Community, TCAPS’ March 2019 district newsletter for this month’s video featuring middle school students sharing their thoughts with Mr. Soma about their journalism and digital media classes. Read about upcoming events, student achievement, early childhood registration, summer programs and so much more.

TCAPS is pleased to announce the opportunity for families to enroll in the Young Fives Kindergarten program at Eastern Elementary School and Silver Lake Elementary School for the 2019-20 school year.

Online registration will open for TCAPS’ Summer Explorers Club on Tuesday, March 26, 2019. Explorers Clubs are designed for children, ages 3-12, and will be available at four locations (Cherry Knoll, Eastern, TCAPS Montessori, and Westwoods). Each week will feature different theme-based activities, field trips and/or special guests.

The TCAPS Board of Education will host “Office Hours” (formerly known as Coffee Conversations) on March 21, 2019, at 6:00 p.m. at Horizon Books (243 E. Front Street). The new listening session format is intended to offer an opportunity for community members to have one-on-one conversations with board members in an informal setting. 

Entries are now being accepted from TCAPS students for the 2019 TC Patriot Game t-shirt design contest. 

• March 21st - Spring recess begins for students after a full day of school
• April 1st - School resumes

TCAPS announces the opportunity for Veterans to receive a diploma. 

The TCAPS Indian/Anishinaabe Education Program will host its Annual Public Meeting on Monday, March 11, 2019, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Traverse City West Middle School (3950 Silver Lake Rd.) in the library.

Traverse City Area Public Schools is pleased to offer breakfast options to all students. Eating a healthy meal before the start of the school day helps fuel students’ minds for learning.

Traverse City West Senior High School presents the Tony Award-winning Broadway phenomenon “Newsies” March 8-17, 2019.  Newsies tells the story of the real-life Newsboys Strike of 1899 against Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst.