Students go book shopping at Ahfachkee School Education by Beverly Bidney - April 3, 2020April 3, 2020 BIG CYPRESS — Books about elephants, tigers and other animals took over the Ahfachkee media center as the Scholastic Book Fair, Jungle version, encouraged students to shop for books from March 9 to March 13. The school has two book fairs each year, one in the fall and the other in
Roberta M. Osceola earns Student of the Month honor at Indian River State College Community Education by The Seminole Tribune - April 3, 2020April 3, 2020 Roberta M. Osceola, second from right, is honored for being named Student of the Month at Indian River State College. Her instructor, Cecilia Carran, is in the middle. (Courtesy photo) Roberta M. Osceola received Student of the Month honors at Indian River State College for February. The nomination that was submitted for
Adakai’s Harvard trip Community Education by The Seminole Tribune - April 3, 2020April 3, 2020 By: Adakai Robbins My experience at Harvard was a much unexpected one. Upon arrival, it felt very unfamiliar because of how different all the architecture is, as well as how different the people’s attitudes are over there. People in that area seemed very polite and trustworthy, which gave me a lot more
Students learn to live off the land in Ahfachkee’s traditional garden Community Education News Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - April 1, 2020April 1, 2020 BIG CYPRESS — Ahfachkee students have realized the fruits, and vegetables, of their labor in the school’s traditional garden and have reaped the benefits in the form of healthy meals. The school’s large garden, which features many traditional Seminole crops, is tended by students with some help from traditional preservation program
Tribal students travel to Hawaii for Close Up Asia Pacific program Education Top News by Beverly Bidney - April 1, 2020April 10, 2020 It took a journey about 5,000 miles from home for a group of Tribal students to understand first-hand how international diplomacy works, and sometimes doesn’t. Twelve students from Big Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood and Immokalee attended the Close Up Asia Pacific program held in Honolulu, Hawaii from Feb. 15 to 21. The program
Boys & Girls Club showcase art skills Arts & Entertainment Education by The Seminole Tribune - March 4, 2020March 4, 2020 A member of the Boys & Girls Club admires the artwork by peers at the club’s art exhibit on Feb. 19 in Hollywood. (Analicia Austin) Kids at the Boys & Girls Club take the time to draw at the art show. (Photo Analicia Austin) The Boys & Girls Club
Project AWARE at work in Tribe’s schools Education News Top News Top Story by The Seminole Tribune - March 4, 2020March 4, 2020 In 2019 the Seminole Tribe competed for a five-year, $8 million federal grant to identify mental health issues in children at an early age. The grant was competitive and open to all applicants, not just Native Americans. Led by Health and Human Services Director Dr. Paul Isaacs, the Tribe went
PECS Students of the Month January 2020 Education by The Seminole Tribune - March 4, 2020March 4, 2020 Elementary schoolKaine TorresOnnie SerranoSarah RandolphBryant HunsingerQuitman JohnsonMaddox NewkirkKenyon BillieJamelynn AndersonJuan “Manny” NievesNeveah GopherSilas SnowJeremiah JohnsCiani SmithAzariah WashingtonRoss JonesPaizlee MillerJaelee WeimannWalnard FortnerHannah PlattDevon MitchellOreste PerezMaddox Osceola Pemayetev Emahakv Charter School elementary school students are honored for being the students of the month for January. (PECS) Middle schoolAaryn KingPreslynn BakerValentine Martinez Pemayetev Emahakv Charter School
Ahfachkee students debut art exhibit at Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum Arts & Entertainment Community Education Top News Top Story by Analicia Austin - March 3, 2020March 3, 2020 BIG CYPRESS — Art exhibits aren’t just limited to established artists as students at the Ahfachkee School proved at the opening reception of their art exhibit at the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum on Jan. 29. “It’s huge. I was telling the kids earlier it’s something that they can take with them their whole
First PECS Creek immersion program kids now in kindergarten Community Education Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - March 3, 2020March 3, 2020 BRIGHTON — In August 2015 an innovative program began at the Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School with the goal of creating Creek speakers from infancy. With only about 30 or 40 fluent Creek speakers in the Tribe, time was of the essence. Initially, the Creek immersion program was housed in the Creek Language