Jetta Osceola wins Jackie Robinson Breaking Barriers essay contest Education by Beverly Bidney - May 7, 2019September 20, 2024 BRIGHTON — In February, Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School students learned that life is about breaking barriers, just as baseball legend Jackie Robinson did when he started for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. By being the first black baseball player to play on a major league team, Robinson was the epitome of
PECS Students of the Month March 2019 Education by The Seminole Tribune - May 7, 2019 Elementary School Isabella Virto Madeline Solis Claire Randolph Jeremy Jones Alakai Bert Bentley Osceola Kylo Cochran Marley Cypress Joshua Torres Urijah Bowers Josiah Gopher Ana Banda Jayshawn Henderson Bobbi Osceola Daliyah Nunez Joleyne Nunez Kiera Snell Devon Mitchell Alyssa Madrigal Lason Baker Brandon Gabbard Etanis Torres Kaison Bush Middle School Keenan Jones Marcos Reyna Karlyne Urbina Caitlin Olivarez
Ahfachkee wins SECME teamwork award Education by Beverly Bidney - May 7, 2019September 20, 2024 BIG CYPRESS — Ahfachkee middle school students brought home the JJ Teamwork Award from the SECME Competition on March 16 in Broward County. The Southeastern Consortium for Minorities in Engineering, founded in 1975, is an alliance of K-12 educators, universities, industry and government partners committed to engaging and preparing more minorities
Tribal preschools celebrate Week of the Young Child together Education by Beverly Bidney - May 7, 2019September 20, 2024 BIG CYPRESS — Oozing with cuteness, hundreds of preschoolers from Big Cypress, Brighton, Immokalee and Hollywood gathered together to celebrate the Week of the Young Child at a carnival just for them April 12 in Big Cypress. The youngsters were kept busy and happy in bounce houses, ball pits, a petting
Living, learning history at PECS culture camp Education by Beverly Bidney - May 7, 2019September 20, 2024 BRIGHTON — Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School students brought history to life in April as they learned to live as their ancestors did at culture camp. The annual culture camp days featured age-appropriate hands-on tasks and activities on April 17 for grades 7-8 and April 18 for grades 4-6. On the first
Aubee Billie stars in ‘Miss Saigon’ Education by Kevin Johnson - May 7, 2019September 20, 2024 WEST PALM BEACH — If you think "Miss Saigon" is simply a girl meets boy love story, or in this case, a Vietnam teen meets American GI love story, think again. And if you think Aubee Billie is just a typical 15-old-year high school student, think again. For three captivating hours on
Seminoles speak out at FIU ‘State of Affairs’ event Community Education News by Damon Scott - May 7, 2019September 20, 2024 MIAMI — The organizers of Florida International University’s Global Indigenous Group continue to collaborate with Seminole Tribal members as part of its initiatives. The latest example took place April 13, when the school hosted an “Indigenous State of Affairs” panel. It took place in the Graham Center ballrooms on FIU’s Modesto
Maya Cifuentes earns National Honor Society status Community Education by The Seminole Tribune - April 3, 2019 SANTA FE, N.M. — Maya Cifuentes was recently inducted into the National Honor Society. Maya is an eighth-grade student and Seminole Tribal member who attends St. Michael’s High School in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Since middle school, Maya has held a cumulative 3.84 grade point average and has excelled in her
Firefighter gear study earns Edie Robbins first place at science and engineering fair Education News by Derrick Tiger - April 3, 2019April 3, 2019 Edie Robbins, of the Big Cypress Reservation, won first place in the Engineering category at the Heartland Regional Science and Engineering Fair on Feb. 14 in Avon Park. Middle school and high school students from DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands and Okeechobee counties competed in the fair. Robbins is a ninth-grade student
CSU incident spurs report to address Native issues on college campuses Education News by Damon Scott - April 3, 2019April 3, 2019 More than a few eyebrows were raised last year when two Native American brothers were removed from a college campus tour in Colorado. The Colorado State University incident drew comparisons to racial profiling incidents happening across the country. But it also was the impetus for a new initiative put together by