TCAPS Trustee Scott Hardy to Hold Community Connections Event Feb. 26

Traverse City Area Public Schools is inviting the public to an informal conversation on district updates and policy with Trustee Scott Hardy, scheduled for February 26 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Traverse Heights Elementary School. The original TCAPS notice describes the gathering as an opportunity for community members to hear updates and discuss policy directly with Trustee Hardy.

The TC West Middle School VEX IQ Robotics Team, Team Wall-e’s Peanut Butter Jar 3.0, is also listed as qualifying for the VEX IQ Middle School State Championship tournament to be held in Charlotte, Mich. on Sunday, February 26th. The Webnews Tcaps item closes its robotics notice with the single-word congratulations: "Congratulations!"

Several other TCAPS community events appear in the district news excerpts near these listings. TCAPS scheduled a Preschool Enrollment Fair for February 18, 2017 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Eastern Elementary School, 1600 Eastern Ave., where families could learn more about preschool programs, tour a classroom, and complete registration; the notice lists 1.800.836.0717 for more information. The TCAPS Board also listed a monthly Coffee Conversation for Thursday, February 23, 2017 at Horizon Books in downtown Traverse City from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., with the session topic noted as World Language.

Eastern Elementary School is listed to host "Eastern’s End of an Era Celebration" on March 10, 2017 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at 1600 Eastern Avenue, inviting current and former students, parents, teachers, staff, and the entire community to stroll through an "Eastern Museum," see new school building designs, attend a Sock Hop in the gym, sign the wall in the school's lobby, and participate in a raffle offering prizes that include up to a year of preschool tuition (up to $3,000 value), $1,000 cash, and Third Place: $500 cash in the truncated notice. Traverse City West Senior High School’s Music Department is listed to present Shrek The Musical from March 3rd-12th, promoted with the line: "The musical includes smart humor, amazing dancing, and songs you will leave the theatre singing!"

The district notices include some details and some gaps. The original notice for Trustee Scott Hardy’s Feb. 26 event did not specify a year and did not provide a street address for Traverse Heights Elementary School, an RSVP process, or a contact phone number; the TCAPS preschool fair notice is the only item in the excerpts that supplies a full phone contact, 1.800.836.0717. The VEX IQ item gives a date of Sunday, February 26th for the state championship but no year or match times.

Because both the Trustee conversation and the VEX IQ state championship items explicitly list February 26, and because several other TCAPS items in the same Webnews batch are dated 2017, the district notice set does not make clear whether those February and March dates fall in the same year. Community members with ties to TC West Middle School or Traverse Heights Elementary who may be affected by overlapping February 26 listings should confirm event years and times with TCAPS or the schools involved before making plans. If the Trustee event proceeds as listed, attendees will have 5:30-6:30 p.m. on February 26 at Traverse Heights Elementary School to raise questions about district updates and policy with Trustee Scott Hardy.