This parochial school system traces its roots back to 1877 when it was founded by the Dominican Sisters.

[1] 1877 Father George Ziegler makes an appeal to a priest friend in New Jersey asking for Sisters to help in educating Traverse City’s youth.

1998 The newly constructed St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Middle School opened on donated land near Hammond and 3-Mile Road.

Faith and Knowledge: The History of the Grand Traverse Area Catholic Schools, 2003.

Traverse City St. Francis (TCSF) is three-time recipient of Top 50 Catholic high school honors, having earned distinction among the approximately 1,300 Catholic high schools in the United States.

[2] The Gladiators are members of the Northern Michigan Football League, which they have won[2] for six consecutive seasons.

Joe walked on to the 2011 University of Michigan Wolverines, quickly earning a full-ride scholarship.