BRIGHTON – The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted all aspects of life, including the academic year at Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School. The school closed March 13 for spring break. Its virtual instruction and distance learning began March 30 as the campus remained closed due to the pandemic. After the break, sixth-grade reading
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Students go book shopping at Ahfachkee School
Roberta M. Osceola earns Student of the Month honor at Indian River State College
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
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
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
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
Project AWARE at work in Tribe’s schools
PECS Students of the Month January 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
