Ahfachkee celebrates class of 2023 Community Education by Beverly Bidney - June 19, 2023June 19, 2023 The Ahfachkee School graduating class of 2023 poses together May 22, 2023. From left to right are Billie Cypress, Maggie May Jimmie, Akira Cabral, Cyiah Avila, Maria Villarreal, Kassim Stockton Jr., Rosalinda Jimmie and Anthony Wells. (Photo Beverly Bidney) BIG CYPRESS — Resplendent in white caps, gowns and patchwork, eight Ahfachkee
Bailey Marie Osceola Latchford heads to FSU Community Education News Top News by Damon Scott - June 16, 2023June 29, 2023 Latchford (front row, holding baby) is joined by members of her family after high school graduation ceremonies on the campus of Nova Southeastern University in Davie. (Courtesy photo) The fourth member of the Osceola-Latchford family – Bailey Marie Osceola Latchford – is headed to Florida State University in Tallahassee to take
Solano starts new position at EAO Community Education News Top News by Damon Scott - May 26, 2023May 26, 2023 Randee Solano stands outside of the Hollywood headquarters building May 18. (Damon Scott) HOLLYWOOD – Tribal member Randee Solano started a new job May 1 as a technology project manager in the Seminole Tribe’s Executive Administrative Office (EAO). Solano was offered the position after she graduated from the Emerging Leaders Program
Jumper receives high school diploma with son Community Education News Top News by Damon Scott - May 26, 2023May 26, 2023 Joyce Jumper, left, with her son Corey Jumper. (Courtesy photo) Joyce Jumper grew up on the Brighton Reservation and started working when she was 15. Life circumstances pushed her to leave high school, so she thought she’d try to earn a GED certificate. It didn’t happen, and time marched on, with
Navajo Tech first to offer doctoral program Education News Top News by Damon Scott - May 5, 2023May 5, 2023 The school held an event to celebrate the new program in April. (NTU/Facebook) Navajo Technical University (NTU) has established a doctorate degree in philosophy in Diné culture and language sustainability, beginning in the fall 2023 semester. The degree is a first among the three-dozen U.S.-based tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) –
Xaydrien Billie Bowers recognized with ‘Star Student’ award Community Education News Top News by Damon Scott - May 4, 2023May 4, 2023 Xaydrien Billie Bowers, second from right, stands on stage with four other awardees from Highpoint Academy. (Photo Damon Scott) MIAMI – The Seminole Tribe’s Xaydrien Billie Bowers was recognized with a 2022-2023 ISSF “Star Student” award at a luncheon April 26 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Miami Airport & Convention
Frank, Urtecho graduate from FEMA Academy Community Education News Top News by Damon Scott - May 1, 2023May 1, 2023 Sunny Frank, right, receives his graduation certificate from Kelly Garrett, a FEMA branch chief. (Courtesy photo) Tribal member Sunny Frank and tribal employee Jonathan Urtecho recently graduated from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) National Emergency Management Basic Academy (NEMBA). Frank and Urtecho are Emergency Management coordinators within the tribe’s Public Safety
Tribe hosts events for Child Abuse Awareness Month Community Education Top News by The Seminole Tribune - March 27, 2023March 27, 2023 Center for Behavioral Health staff participate in a child abuse awareness community walk in 2018. (File photo) The Seminole Tribe has prepared for a number of events across the reservations to mark Child Abuse Awareness Month in April. The Advocacy & Guardianship Department has also released a list of tips
Ahfachkee School hosts first career day Community Education Top News by The Seminole Tribune - March 27, 2023March 27, 2023 Emergency Management Department coordinator and tribal member Rollie Gilliam III, in black pants, and Emergency Management director Paul Downing (Passamaquoddy Tribe of Indian Township), in gray pants, introduce students in Sheri-Ann Armentano’s fourth grade class to the tribe’s mobile command vehicle. (Damon Scott) BIG CYPRESS – Students at the Ahfachkee School
Alaska students enjoy cultural exchange, fun in Big Cypress Community Education News Top News by Damon Scott - March 27, 2023March 27, 2023 Chenega Community School visitors enjoy a swamp buggy ride on the Big Cypress Reservation. (Courtesy Abena Robinson) BIG CYPRESS – A group of students and staff from the Chenega Community School in the Native village of Chenega, Alaska, experienced Seminole hospitality and culture during a visit to the Big Cypress Reservation