Tribal student shares Seminole story at Hollywood Hills Education by Li Cohen - February 28, 2018 HOLLYWOOD — For one local Tribal student, being a teenager is merely a gateway to having a loud voice for change. Talia Rodriguez, 16, is a sophomore at Hollywood Hills High School looking to help people understand the Seminole Tribe in a way that goes beyond school textbooks and history
Students get a Close Up of DC Education by Li Cohen - February 28, 2018April 3, 2018 WASHINGTON, DC — The nation’s capital is home to more than just legislation and historical buildings – it also provides an education experience visitors will never forget. From Feb. 4 through 8, Seminole students congregated with dozens of other high schoolers from Tribes around the U.S. in Washington, D.C. to
Center for Native American Youth to recognize Champions for Change Education by From Press Release - January 31, 2018January 31, 2018 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Aspen Institute’s Center for Native American Youth (CNAY) will celebrate its sixth cohort of CNAY Champions for Change through a series of recognition events in Washington, D.C. in February. The 2018 Champions include Damien Carlos (Tohono O’odham Nation), Isabel Coronado (Muscogee Creek Nation), Shawna Garza (Kickapoo
Ahfachkee recounts Egmont Key history Education by Beverly Bidney - January 31, 2018January 30, 2018 BIG CYPRESS — To tourists, Egmont Key is a lovely spit of land in the Gulf of Mexico near Tampa Bay, but to Seminoles it represents the misery endured by ancestors during the Seminole Wars in the mid-1800s. The island is disappearing due to erosion, but thanks to the Tribal Historic
PECS students focus on books during Literacy Week Education by Beverly Bidney - January 31, 2018February 28, 2018 BRIGHTON — Students at Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School began their week Jan. 22 with a visit from the Seminole Tribe Fire Rescue Department, who came to school with sirens blaring to kick off Celebrate Literacy Week, Florida! in style. Students welcomed the fire fighters as they dismounted their shiny red fire
Ahfachkee robotics team competes in South Florida FTC League Championship Education by Jenna Kopec - January 31, 2018January 30, 2018 FORT LAUDERDALE — The Ahfachkee School robotics team competed in the South Florida FIRST Tech Challenge Robotics League Championship on Jan. 13 at St. Thomas Aquinas High School. Chin-Tang Liu, the team’s coach and STEM teacher at Ahfachkee, said he is very proud of the amazing students he has and the
City College meets with Hollywood Boys & Girls Club Education by Li Cohen - January 31, 2018January 30, 2018 HOLLYWOOD — College preparation is starting early at the Hollywood Boys & Girls Club. On Jan. 18, representatives from City College visited with about six teenagers from the Boys & Girls Club to kick off a new collaboration. Along with food, music and games, the kickoff involved students filling out surveys
Seminole Tribal Court among ‘Florida’s Other Courts’ in new book Education by Li Cohen - January 31, 2018January 30, 2018 The verdict is in and it finds that in the case of the lack in understanding legal history in Florida, the people are not guilty. When it comes to learning about the legal system, most people simply learn the traditional and most common court systems in the U.S. While understanding
Ahfachkee inducts student council Education by Beverly Bidney - January 31, 2018February 28, 2018 BIG CYPRESS — Members of the Ahfachkee Student Council were elected in October and have been working diligently in their positions to improve student life at the Big Cypress school. On Jan. 16 they were officially inducted at a traditional pinning ceremony. Principal Dorothy Cain administered the oath of office and
Hollywood kids show holiday spirit Education by The Seminole Tribune - January 2, 2018January 2, 2018