Ahfachkee in midst of changes inside and outside classroom Education by Beverly Bidney - February 8, 2017 BIG CYPRESS — Change has come to the Ahfachkee School this year with the implementation of more project-based learning and will continue with the renovation and expansion of the school in the next year. Project and collaborative learning, which encourages students to work together to acquire knowledge and solve problems, is being
Literacy Week offers vast variety of book-related events for PECS students Education by Beverly Bidney - February 8, 2017 BRIGHTON — Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School joined with schools statewide Jan. 23-27 for the Florida Department of Education’s ninth annual Celebrate Literacy Week, Florida! The week was filled with fun activities to promote literacy and encourage students to keep reading to improve their skills. Guest readers, field trips to the Billy
Seniors share stories at culture day Community by Beverly Bidney - February 7, 2017February 8, 2017 BRIGHTON — Sharing history and personal stories was the theme of the Jan. 19 tribal wide Senior Culture Day in Brighton as seniors from every reservation gathered to enjoy each other’s company, a traditional Seminole meal and some shopping. Around the tables and on the big-screen TV under a large tent,
Board’s ventures booming in Brighton Community by Beverly Bidney - February 3, 2017February 8, 2017 BRIGHTON — Business is booming in Brighton, where the Board’s ventures are thriving. “Oranges, sugar cane and the RV Resort are all in the black,” said Board Rep. Larry Howard. “The shell pit will show a profit later this year with the completion of the pending job that was delayed from
Goal-oriented Ahfachkee Student Council takes office Education by Beverly Bidney - January 9, 2017 BIG CYPRESS — With parents, teachers and students watching, the Ahfachkee Student Council was sworn in by Principal Dorothy Cain at the school’s Dec. 6 Parent Teacher Student Organization meeting. Elected in late October, the five officers – President Mya Cypress, Vice President Janessa Jones, Secretary/Treasurer Eyanna Billie, Middle School representative
Real Life Children’s Ranch, PECS team up for Christmas celebration Education by Beverly Bidney - January 9, 2017 BRIGHTON — A Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School Christmas tradition played out Dec. 6 as 24 kids from the Real Life Children’s Ranch in Okeechobee spent an evening enjoying Christmas carols sung in Creek, games, Indian Tacos and quality time with Santa. The annual gathering at PECS began about four years ago.
Seminole fire station opens in Immokalee Community by Beverly Bidney - January 6, 2017 IMMOKALEE — Ever since Fire Rescue Chief Donald DiPetrillo became a Seminole Tribe employee eight years ago, one of his objectives was to open a fire station in Immokalee. That goal was realized with the opening of the Tribe’s Immokalee Fire Station at 12:01 a.m. Dec. 2, one minute after
Board brightens Christmas for Immokalee migrant workers’ children Community by Beverly Bidney - January 6, 2017 IMMOKALEE — Christmas was more joyful for about 90 children of Immokalee migrant families thanks to a toy drive on the Immokalee reservation sponsored by the Seminole Tribe of Florida, Inc. Board Liaison Gale Boone delivered 142 unwrapped toys Dec. 19 to the Redland Christian Migrant Association, which cares for
Everett Osceola awarded Knight Foundation grant Community by Beverly Bidney - January 6, 2017 Everett Osceola was awarded a $50,000 grant Nov. 28 from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation’s 2016 Knight Arts Challenge. The funds will be used for the N8tive Reel Cinema Festival, the first Native American film festival in the southeastern U.S. Osceola’s project was chosen from nearly 1,000 entries.
Big Cypress captures Trike Fest Community by Beverly Bidney - January 6, 2017 BIG CYPRESS — Although it wasn’t quite Christmas, the holiday spirit was alive and well at the 12th annual Trike Fest on Dec. 9 in Big Cypress. Seniors from Big Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood and Immokalee donned Santa hats and bicycle helmets as they vied for trophies in the friendly competition