Student Services & Counseling Center

Traverse City West Senior High School Profile

  • TCAPS Enrollment information & forms can be found here
  • TC West Registrar: Pamela Jean jeanpa@tcaps.net 231.933.7702

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*TC West Graduates from the Class of 1998 & 1999 please call our registrar at 231.933.7702.

Academic Offerings

TC West Juniors or Seniors that are on track for graduation may request to learn for half of their school day in a specialized program at North Ed Career Tech. TCAPS transportation is provided each day. 

Northwest Education Services (North Ed) Career Tech is a career and technical education school serving more than twenty high schools and over 1,100 juniors and seniors in the five-county Grand Traverse area. The center offers training in 23 career fields utilizing the latest technology and state-of-the-art equipment. North Ed Career Tech and regional schools share great pride in preparing students for immediate job placement, postsecondary education, or military service.

Programs include:

  • Agriscience
  • Auto Repair
  • Aviation Maintenance
  • Business Careers
  • Collision Repair
  • Construction Trades
  • Culinary Arts
  • Early Education
  • Electrical Occupations
  • Engineering Academy
  • Film & New Media
  • Graphic Arts
  • Health Sciences
  • Information Technology
  • Power Equipment
  • Precision Machining
  • Public Safety
  • Robotics & Automation
  • Teacher Academy
  • Web & App Development
  • Welding
  • Writers Studio
Student Supports

Student Assistance

For student assistance information, please contact our school counselors listed at the bottom of this webpage.

TCAPS Student Support Network (SSN)

The Student Support Network (SSN) is a program administered by Traverse City Area Public Schools that provides free supportive, education-related services to students, ages 3-20, who lack fixed, regular and adequate housing. SSN ensures the educational rights of families and youth as required by the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. Visit the External LinkTCAPS SSN website for more information about the program and its services. 

For more information about SSN at West Senior High, please contact 

External LinkInformation about TCAPS' Social Work Services

Teacher, counselors and principals will continue to monitor and communicate with students that are not passing their classes. Parents should also be aware that for students not achieving at appropriate levels, the services listed below continue to be available to your student:

Academic Assistance Services

  • Testing Center -LMC, Daily, 7:30 am -3pm
  • Homework Hub - Wednesday & Thursday from 3:10-4:10 in the LMC
  • Indigenous Education - B-114
  • NHS Tutoring (free service) can be arranged by your student's counselor or neighborhood office
  • Google DocTutor List - A list of tutors is compiled for you as a courtesy service of TCAPS. Certified teachers included on this list have indicated an interest in tutoring and have been reviewed by the TCAPS human resources staff. We recommend that you interview tutors to determine if they fit your needs and to make individual arrangements directly with the tutor. 

Additional Counseling / Student Services

  • For additional assistance, please visit the school counseling office or call 231.933.7700.
  • After viewing your student's grades and speaking with your student on their work in any particular class, please know you can always contact your student’s instructor through email or phone.  Visit the Our Staff webpage for staff contact information. 

Titan Food Pantry Requests: If current students/families are in need of any food, personal or household supply items, please complete this survey. You will be contacted discreetly when items are ready for pick-up from your Neighborhood Office.

Donations to the TC West Food Pantry are ALWAYS WELCOME!

Commonly requested items can be dropped off to our Main Office (Door #1):

  • HOUSEHOLD ITEMS: toilet paper, cleaning supplies, clorox wipes
  • PERSONAL ITEMS: women's deodorant, hand soap, bar soap and razors
  • FOOD ITEMS: red sauce for pasta, canned chicken, canned tuna, soups (not ramen noodles), mac & cheese (microwavable containers work best), pastas (ravioli, etc that are microwavable), cereal, protein bars and other non-perishable snacks.
Resources

What You Need to Know

  • The majority of colleges prefer that applications are completed online.
  • Make sure college entrance requirements and application deadlines are met.
  • Check application status online to make sure that all sections have been received.
  • Watch announcements and WSH Counseling Office bulletin boards for college visits, open houses, and scholarship opportunities.
  • Please allow 1 week for the counseling office to process the application
Online Applications/Common Applications

*Common App Start Page*

  1. Speak with your counselor and teacher(s) about writing any required recommendations.
  2. Email those teacher(s) and counselor, as requested on the Common Application.
  3. Complete application with any required essay and pay application fee online.
  4. Send ACT/SAT test scores directly from ACT- External Linkwww.actstudent.org or SAT -External Linkwww.collegeboard.com (if not previously sent during MME testing).

  5. If you are going to be filling out Common App your transcript will be uploaded to those applications automatically.

    If you are not using Common App THEN use parchment to send your transcript.

  6. Send transcripts directly from External Linkwww.parchment.com
  • Set up Account - you’ll need an email address
  • Type “West Senior High” when asked for current high school
  • Select Destinations – colleges, scholarship funds, NCAA, etc.
  • Confirm Request – there is no fee for Michigan Students thanks to a grant
  • Track Delivery – you’ll get email notifications when delivered
  • Remember to send final transcript in June to college or university you are planning to attend

  1. If required, print “High School Counselor Form” by the college/university. Bring a #10 (4 1/8” x 9 ½”) mailing envelope addressed to college with 1 stamp in upper right hand corner to Mrs. Jean in the Counseling Office. WSH mails this form.

Paper Applications
  1. Fill out application completely. Type or print neatly in black ink.
  2. Attach application fee, if applicable. Make check payable to college.
  3. Print “High School Counselor Form” if required by the college/university. Bring a 9”X12” mailing envelope addressed to college with 1 stamp in upper right hand corner to the counseling office. WSH mails this form. Complete application with any required essay and pay application fee online.
  4. Send transcripts directly from External Linkwww.parchment.com
  • Set up Account - you’ll need an email address
  • Type “West Senior High” when asked for current high school
  • Select Destinations – colleges, scholarship funds, NCAA, etc.
  • Confirm Request – there is no fee for Michigan Students thanks to a grant
  • Track Delivery – you’ll get email notifications when delivered
  • Remember to send final transcript in June to college or university you are planning to attend
  1. Send ACT/SAT test scores directly from ACT- External Linkwww.actstudent.org or SAT -External Linkwww.collegeboard.com  
NCAA Clearinghouse Registration Required for Division I & II Athletes

NAIA registration is required for nearly 300 member institutions that make up the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).

  1. External LinkView NCAA eligibility requirements
  2. Potential college athletes should register by the fall of their senior year with the NCAA Clearinghouse at External Linkwww.ncaaclearinghouse.net or the NAIA at External Linkwww.naia.cstv.com
  3. Send transcripts directly from External Linkwww.parchment.com
  • Set up Account - you’ll need an email address
  • Type “West Senior High” when asked for current high school
  • Select Destinations – colleges, scholarship funds, NCAA, etc.
  • Confirm Request – there is no fee for Michigan Students thanks to a grant
  • Track Delivery – you’ll get email notifications when delivered
  • Remember to send final transcript in June to college or university you are planning to attend
  1. Send ACT/SAT test scores directly from ACT- External Linkwww.actstudent.org or SAT -External Linkwww.collegeboard.com  


College Board Advanced Placement
College Board SAT
  • SAT Student Score Login
  • SAT Practice Resources 
  • SAT Dates & Deadlines: All TCAPS students take a PSAT practice each October in grades 9-11. In April, 11th grade students take the official SAT during the school day while 9th & 10th take the PSAT. Students can re-take or pre-take the SAT at their own expense by signing up at the link above. 



Resources by Grade

Google DocSenior Timeline

Powerpoint DocumentSenior year information

Yearbook/Senior Photo Information

 

Google DocJunior Timeline

 

Google DocSophomore Timeline