Boys & Girls Club renamed for Max B. Osceola Jr. Community Education News Top News by Damon Scott - November 26, 2022November 29, 2022 From left to right are Carla Knapp and members of Max B. Osceola Jr.’s family – Meaghan Osceola, Melissa DeMayo, Max Osceola III, Margaret Osceola, Sharon Osceola and Amy Cox. (Photo Damon Scott) HOLLYWOOD – Visitors to the Howard Tiger Recreation Center on the Hollywood Reservation will soon see new
Florida contests mark Native American Heritage Month Education Top News by The Seminole Tribune - November 8, 2022November 8, 2022 Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School seventh graders in their classroom after appearing virtually before Tribal Council on April 14, 2022. The students are Brody Riley, Harmany Urbina, Joleyne Nunez, Ilya Trueblood, Hannah Platt, Timothy Urbina, Kiera Snell and Sally Osceola. (Courtesy photo) The Seminole Tribe of Florida, the Florida Department of Education
PECS targets bullying as part of national program Community Education News Top News by Beverly Bidney - November 8, 2022November 8, 2022 Students and faculty at Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School wore blue for Blue Up Against Bullying Day. (PECS) Students at Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School learned about bullying in October as part of National Bullying Prevention Month. Tracy Sills, PECS dean of mental health and behavioral support, led classroom meetings with students in all
Kimberly Clement wins Glades County School Board seat Community Education News by Beverly Bidney - November 7, 2022November 7, 2022 Kimberly Clement (Courtesy photo) Kimberly Clement, the Seminole Tribe’s 4-H special projects coordinator, wanted to be more involved in her third-grade son’s school district, so she ran for a school board seat and won. Clement received 57% of the vote at an Aug. 23 election to be the District 4 representative
PECS teacher, aka Miss Florida USA, helps raise diabetes awareness Education Health News by Beverly Bidney - November 7, 2022November 7, 2022 Taylor Fulford competes in the Miss USA pageant Oct. 3 in Reno, Nevada. (Photo via Miss Florida USA Instagram) Diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age 14, Taylor Fulford now has a platform to bring more awareness to and advocate for the 1.45 million Americans who have the disease. Fulford, a kindergarten
Indian Day writers contest inspires tribal members Community Education News Top News by Beverly Bidney - November 7, 2022November 7, 2022 Ahfachkee School students who participated in the Indian Day writing contest attend the awards ceremony at the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum Oct. 20. (Beverly Bidney) BIG CYPRESS — Challenged with putting their thoughts about Indian Day on paper, 75 Seminole tribal members submitted essays for the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum’s writers contest in September. Ahfachkee students
Pumpkins on display at museum sculpture garden Community Education News by Beverly Bidney - November 7, 2022November 7, 2022 A pumpkin carved by Virgil Motlow appears to stand watch over a bronze Seminole family in“The Pumpkins of Devil’s Garden” exhibit at the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum’s sculpture garden. (Photo Beverly Bidney) BIG CYPRESS — The “Pumpkins of Devil’s Garden” exhibit is on display in the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum’s sculpture garden until Nov. 7. The
Photos: ‘Fun-a-Ween’ fun with Hollywood Preschool Community Education Top News by The Seminole Tribune - November 2, 2022November 2, 2022 Hollywood preschoolers line up for treats at the “Fun-A-Ween” costume festival in the gymnasium at the Howard Tiger Recreational Center on Oct. 28. (Photo Damon Scott) Ruby Billie enters the gymnasium dressed as a princess. (Photo Damon Scott) Preschooler, Antonio Alcantara, and his mother, Nicole Osceola, enjoyed the event together. (Photo Damon
Hollywood preschoolers welcome guest reader Community Education by The Seminole Tribune - November 2, 2022November 2, 2022 (Courtesy Dana Rolle) Each year, the Broward County School District selects a book for early childhood centers and elementary schools to read to young kids to promote literacy. This year’s book was “Nigel and the Moon” by Antwan Eady. Hollywood Board Rep. Christine McCall, also the parent of a preschooler, was invited
Former FSU star’s journey to surgeon includes PECS connection Education Health News Sports Top News by Kevin Johnson - November 2, 2022November 2, 2022 A feature about Myron Rolle going from a college and pro football player to a neurosurgeon appeared in the New York Times in October. (New York Times) It wouldn’t be a stretch to say Dr. Myron Rolle’s path to becoming a neurosurgeon went through the Brighton Reservation. The former Florida State University