TCAPS Affirms Plans to Demolish 1958 Gym, Supports Wrestling Addition to Provide Four Total Courts
By Beth Milligan | Nov. 11, 2026
Traverse City Area Public Schools (TCAPS) trustees voted 6-1 Monday to affirm the board’s decision to demolish the 1958 gym at TC Central High School as part of an upcoming campus reconstruction. The move comes after a pause in which trustees fielded public complaints about the demolition and considered other options. That feedback led trustees to update plans to incorporate a new wrestling room addition that would preserve the school’s remaining gym spaces, bringing the overall court total to four instead of three.
TCAPS is gearing up for a multi-year renovation of TC Central that includes constructing a new secure main entrance to provide a single campus point of entry …
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