PECS Students of the Month – August 2019 Education News by The Seminole Tribune - October 4, 2019September 19, 2024 PECS Students of the Month for August 2019 (elementary school) Elementary School Ollie Jones Hendrix Osceola Kailin Coleman Aries Serrano Claire Randolph James Law Dylanie Peak Alakai Bert Ameliana Osceola Cassie Pearce Jaiden Fludd Rosalie Jones Stellar King Kulipa Julian Geonnie Ward Logan French Layda Choquette Jayshawn Henderson Waniya Fortner
Tribe’s class of 2032 from Tampa starts the new school year Education News by The Seminole Tribune - October 4, 2019September 19, 2024 The 2019-20 school year kicked off for four kindergarten Tampa area students on Aug. 12 and Aug. 19. Three of the students attend Lithia Springs Elementary School in Valrico; one attends Brandon Academy in Brandon. Amari Osceola is attending Brandon Academy and is the son of Brian Osceola and the grandson
Soggy weather can’t dampen PECS swim Olympics Community Education News by Beverly Bidney - October 4, 2019September 19, 2024 BRIGHTON — Late summer showers didn’t stop the action at the Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School swim Olympics Sept. 20. Students came to the Brighton pool prepared to get wet and compete, so water falling from above was no problem for these young athletes. The PECS K-5 swim program aims to get students
Carrisa Colon earns professional certificate from AVEDA Institute Community Education News by The Seminole Tribune - October 4, 2019September 19, 2024 Seminole Tribe of Florida Center for Student Success and Services higher education student Carrisa Colon recently earned a professional certificate as an esthiology full specialist from the AVEDA Institute Tampa Bay. She earned her certificate on Aug. 23 and held a 99% average throughout the program. She plans to open her
PECS students celebrate their grandparents Community Education by Beverly Bidney - October 3, 2019September 19, 2024 BRIGHTON — Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School students had a “love”-ly lunch Sept. 6 when grandparents, hugs and kisses filled the school cafeteria for Grandparents Day. The menu consisted of fried chicken and all the fixings, but the look of love on young and older faces was the best part of
Dartmouth grad Joseph John passionate about academics, Native issues Community Education News by Beverly Bidney - October 3, 2019September 19, 2024 When it was time for Joseph John to attend college, his first choice was to go out west to Stanford University in California. When that didn’t pan out, he chose the Ivy League instead and graduated from Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, in June 2018. One of the reasons he
Meet the new Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School principal – Tracy Downing Education News by Damon Scott - October 3, 2019September 19, 2024 BRIGHTON —There was a new face on campus July 25 at Brighton’s Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School – principal Tracy Downing. But while Downing is indeed a fresh face, she’s not an entirely new one. Downing lives in nearby Okeechobee, and has worked in the Okeechobee County School District for more than two
Seminole students take tours of Florida colleges, capitol Education News by The Seminole Tribune - August 30, 2019September 19, 2024 The CSSS college tour returned after a five-year hiatus and the Tribe’s Center for Student Success and Services (CSSS) staff said it was a success. The July 29 to Aug. 2 tour took 20 students across Florida by bus to visit Florida A&M University, Florida State University, University of Florida, University
Tribal students participate in leadership program Community Education News by Damon Scott - August 29, 2019September 19, 2024 One of the more unique experiences available to Tribal youth takes place each summer in Florida’s capital, and this year was no exception. The 2019 Florida Indian Youth Program and Leadership Academy took place July 13 through July 27 at Florida State University in Tallahassee. Several Tribal students took part in the
NIEA convention to be held in Minnesota Education by From Press Release - August 29, 2019August 29, 2019 The 2019 National Indian Education Association’s convention will be held from Oct. 8-12 at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The convention’s theme, “Celebrating 50 Years of Building Education Nations: Strengthening and Advancing Native Control of Native Education,” recognizes the role educators and communities play in shaping the future
