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Alex Johns attends Young Cattlemen’s Conference

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By Amanda Murphy Since 1980, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) has hosted the Young Cattlemen’s Conference (YCC) to train and enhance leadership skills in beef industry professionals. Alex Johns, director of Natural Resources, represented Florida and the Seminole Tribe at the 2013 conference, joining the list of more than 1,000

Jaryaca Baker signs to play college softball

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By Andrea Holata BRIGHTON — Family and friends joined Jaryaca Baker on June 19 to celebrate her acceptance of a scholarship letter of intent to be a student at and play softball for Western Oklahoma State College in Altus, Okla.  The signing was held at Beef O’ Brady’s in Okeechobee. "It’s a

Former NFL players spur Tribal football program

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By Amanda Murphy HOLLYWOOD — Despite threatening rain clouds, more than a dozen kids trekked to the Hollywood ball field July 8-10 for football camp. Leading the group to the gridiron was former NFL player Lorenzo White, an eight-year veteran running back for the Houston Oilers – now known as the

PECS inducts top students into National Honor Societies

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By Andrea Holata BRIGHTON — Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School inducted 51 top students into the National Elementary Honor Society and Junior National Honor Society during a banquet held at the Brighton Veteran’s Building May 28. To be eligible, students must maintain a 3.0 grade point average and must demonstrate four traits: leadership,

Families view cultural showcase at open house

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By Andrea Holata BRIGHTON — Students at Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School  got the chance to show off their knowledge of Seminole culture during an open house held at the school May 31. The yearly open house was staged by the school’s Culture Department to show parents and family members the activities and

Brighton’s tiny students visit Charter School

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By Andrea Holata BRIGHTON — The first day of school may seem scary for most but not for the Brighton preschoolers. On May 23, 14 preschoolers got a chance to ease their fears of the first day of big school. They spent the entire day acting like kindergartners to help prepare

PECS boys aim for the bull’s-eye

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By Dallas Nunez BRIGHTON — Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School boys tested their skills at the archery range on May 22. P.E. teacher Chris Goodwin spent two weeks teaching archery to the boys in sixth, seventh and eighth grades and held friendly competitions inside the gym. The Recreation Department posed the idea to

Find a balance between work and home

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By Paula Bowers-Sanchez This month I will focus on women’s health. If you are like me, you are the CEO/CFO/Executive Chef, etc. of your household. If you are like me, you are so busy taking care of everyone else and being a strong, independent woman that you will sometimes forget about yourself. Oh,

Student spotlight: Zena Simmons

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By Amanda Murphy TAMPA — Gaining acceptance into a highly competitive medical program that only offers six spots is a challenging goal for any college student; Zena Simmons is pursuing it while pregnant with her fourth child. A junior at the University of South Florida, Simmons is working on her prerequisites in

Seminoles represent Tribe at Gathering of Nations

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By Christine McCall ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The 30th annual Gathering of Nations – North America’s largest powwow – attracted more than 1,500 competitive native dancers and tens of thousands spectators to Albuquerque, N.M. from April 25-27. Dancers dressed in traditional garb adorned with colorful beads and flowing feathers kicked off the event

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