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9/23 | Homecoming |
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9/24
| Homecoming Dance, 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM, Gym |
10/3
| Picture Retakes
7:30 AM - 12:30 PM |
10/5 | Student Count Day | 10/11 | College Night |
10/12 | Mid-Marks |
10/15
| PSAT - Juniors |
10/18
| Band-O-Rama |
10/20
| P/T Conferences
4:30 PM - 7:30 PM |
10/25
| Academic Awards
1:00 PM, Auditorium |
11/4
| Half Day for Students |
11/7
| No School |
11/10-11/12
| School Musical Grease |
11/13
| Grease Matinee |
11/15
| Planning for Your Future |
11/17-11/19
| School Musical Grease |
11/20 | Grease Matinee |
11/21-11/22 | 1st Trimester Exams |
11/23 | Exams / Half Day |
11/24-11/25 | No School |
11/28 | No School |
11/29 | 2nd Trimester Begins |
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Timeless Image will be in the conference room across from the Main Office for picture retakes on October 3, from 7:30 AM to 12:30 PM. |
In an effort to reduce the amount of paper coming home in your child's backpack, we have created a Community Resource Page to share upcoming community events, programs, local resources, and information. |
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 Parents and students can view student grades, assignments, and attendance online. Contact ID Number and Parent Internet Password are required for access. Login information has changed for 2011-12. You will receive a letter from your school with the new information. An AlertNow message will be sent to inform you when the letters have been mailed. Login information cannot be provided over the phone, but parents can request information by email starting in October.
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Free and reduced lunch program available. Applications can be picked up at school or completed online at www.lunchapp.com.
The cafeteria is open for breakfast at 7:00 AM each school day and during both lunch periods. Money can be placed on account for students by way of cash or check given to the cashiers or by credit card at www.sendmoneytoschool.com. |
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933-3519
This is a great number to add to your cell phone! Call to report an all-day absence by voicemail and connect to the attendance secretary for your child's grade.
If your child will be arriving late or needing to leave mid-day, please send a note with your child to give to their grade office upon arrival. All the ins and outs regarding attendance can be found on our Website.
Central High School is a large and busy campus with many students. Please call as early in the day as possible if there is a change in arrangements for the end of the day concerning your child. We really appreciate your help with this. |
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Principal's Office | 933-3500 |
Rick Vandermolen, Principal
Julie Waligorski, Admin. Asst. | 9th Grade Office | 933-3509 |
Located on 1st Floor C151
Jay Larner, Asst. Principal
Brenda Mortensen, Admin. Asst. | 10-12 (A-K) Office | 933-3520 |
Located on 2nd Floor C223
Toby Tisdale, Asst. Principal
Tamie Olshansky, Admin. Asst. |
10-12 (L-Z) Office | 933-3540 |
Located in F Building F149
Bryan Burns, Asst. Principal
Pat Bowen, Admin. Asst. |
Complete Staff Directory
Main Office Hours
7:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Monday through Friday
Attendance Hotline
933-3519
TCAPS Transportation
Bus Hotline 933-1955
Bus Routes 933-1933
School Closings
www.tcaps.net
Bus Hotline at 933-1955
ALL VISITORS PLEASE SIGN IN
All visitors need to obtain a guest tag while in the building. You may check in at the Main Office or the L-Z Office in F Building |
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Music Hotline /
Ticket Information |
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Music Hotline: 933-8982
Box Office: 933-3573
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Principal Rick Vandermolen |
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 Welcome back to CHS! What a great summer! The school year holds great promise and so much to be thankful for as we pursue the academic challenges of the 2011-12 school year.
Over the summer we hired two new teachers to replace teachers resigning from
their positions. Mr. Dave Hester was hired as the new Band Director. He comes to us from his former teaching position in Oklahoma, but is a Michigan native from Plymouth-Canton. Mrs. Emily Moore was also hired as a Spanish teacher. She has previous teaching experience from Mason High School, just south of Lansing. Both of these new teachers only serve to solidify a strong staff at CHS, who aim to serve our students with outstanding academic experiences and preparation.
This year CHS will continue the work on Small Learning Communities and Continuous School Improvement. Our emphasis will remain on three goal areas: transition to and from high school, personalizing the high school setting, and most importantly student academic achievement.
Please partner with the CHS staff in our pursuit to fully engage all students in a meaningful and engaging high school experience this year. Together we can serve the needs of our students to prepare them for the future they face.
In service to the CHS Community,
Rick Vandermolen
Principal
Traverse City Central High School is a place where strong personal bonds between students and staff translate into greater academic achievement and post-secondary readiness for every child. - Vision -
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Parent/Teacher Conferences Schedule
Our first conferences of the year are scheduled for Thursday, October 20, from 4:30 PM to 7:30 PM. Please bring a list of your child’s teachers with you to help you know
who you may need to speak with. This would be available through the Parent Internet
Viewer as well as asking your student.
| | Order Your Yearbook Early!
Yearbook order forms are now available online. Special pricing for September is being offered, so be sure to check it out on our website. Print the order form and send in with your payment.
Senior Party Tickets
Tickets will be available at Parent/Teacher Conferences on October 20. The cost is currently $25.00 but will increase as the day of this event grows closer. | |
Student Netbooks
Netbooks will only be available for distribution through September 27th. The Tech Room will be available during the school year to address problems and questions regarding the
netbooks.
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| Parking & Student Pick-Up
This year student pick-up will take place in the corner lot of Milliken and Eastern. Please adhere to this request as buses and staff are exiting the other lots and visitors are usually arriving for meetings at this time as well. | |
| Parking Permits
Parking permits are now issued through the Main Office. Please remember that the following documents are needed along with $25.00:
Driver's License
Vehicle Registration
2011-12 CHS Student ID
Sophomores may apply to be placed on a waiting list and will be notified if parking becomes available to them. All documents should be on file with the application; payment will not be needed until a permit is issued. |
| Odyssey of the Mind
Odyssey of the Mind teams are now forming. Interested team members, parents, coaches, or students please contact Mary Kolle, TCAPS' Regional Coordinator at kollema@tcaps.net or 231-360-7571. Volunteer coaches are needed. Coaches training will be scheduled for late fall. Please indicate your name, contact information and school name when leaving a message or email. | | Cell Phone Policy
Last spring, the Board of Education passed a new policy regarding the use of cell phones and other electronic communication devices. Please know that student use of these devices is prohibited while in the classroom or while they are engaged in a learning environment. Also know that students assume full responsibility for the care and safe keeping from theft or loss or damage of these devices if brought onto District property. View the full policy #5136 at http://www.neola.com/traverse-mi/.
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Athletic Passes
Punch cards and sport passes (adult, student, & senior citizen) are available for sale daily in the Athletic Office. Adult passes are $70, student passes are $45 and senior citizen passes are $25. These passes are good for the entire 2011-12 school year.
Sport pass costs are discounted at the beginning of each sport season.
MHSAA ScholarAthlete Award
Application forms can be accessed through the web at www.mhsaa.com.
- Scroll down under “Student” column and click on “scholar-athlete”.
- Click on “scholar-athlete application”
- Complete the form and when completed, print it out and bring the hardcopy to the Athletic Office.
Completed application forms are due in the Athletic Office no later than November 18th.
This award is sponsored by Farm Bureau Insurance & is available to athletes who
have a minimum 3.5 cumulative GPA. Prior to their senior year the athlete must have
won at least one varsity letter in which the MHSAA sponsors a post-season tournament.
Booster News - “Spirit of Traverse City Golf Ball Drop”
Along with West Senior High, tickets are being sold for multiple prizes, the top prize being $10,000 (guaranteed if 5000 tickets are sold) for the ball landing closest to the “pin”. Golf balls will be dropped at the conclusion of the Central/West football game on
September 30! Contact the Athletic Department at 933-8207 for more information.
Check the Athletic page of the school website www.tcaps.net/chs for information that can be helpful, i.e., pre-participation physical cards, links to sport team websites, transportation deviation forms, and more!
Click on the link below for information on winter sports including try out and contact information. Please remember that your student’s completed physical card (dated no earlier than
4/15/11) must be on file in the Athletic Office before you can participate in any way.
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TCAPS Joins Forces With UpNorth TurkeyTrot
TCAPS is thrilled to be a partner who will benefit from this year's Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot Race for Charity!
The race will start and end at TCAPS' Thirlby Field Stadium with a 5K Walk/Run and 5 Miler options.
Come and run on TCAPS' Thirlby Field with the stadium lights and excitement celebrating you! We invite all our families, staff members, and the community to participate in this exciting event. TCAPS will receive $10 for every registration fee that comes through our unique "TCAPS Sign Up" page! These funds will help make athletic opportunities possible for more students in our schools through TCAPS’ LEAP Program.
Look for the TCAPS Logo next to the Turkey and then Sign Up!
District Annual Notifications
View 2011-2012 District Annual Notifications
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TCAPS Sponsorship Programs
TCAPS is offering local businesses and non-profit organizations a perfect way to capture the attention of school audiences while helping to boost funding for education. New, for the 2011-2012 school year, sponsorship opportunities are available at Thirlby Field stadium, TCAPS' middle schools & high schools, & the Lars Hockstad Auditorium.
Sponsorship program options include signage, electronic school newsletters, TCAPS’ Website, & TV/98 venues for local businesses and non-profit organizations to share their messages in support of education. Learn more at www.tcaps.net/sponsor.
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