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
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
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
Hollywood kids show holiday spirit Education by The Seminole Tribune - January 2, 2018January 2, 2018
Senate passes Esther Martinez Native Languages Preservation Act Education by Beverly Bidney - January 2, 2018January 2, 2018 The Esther Martinez Native Languages Preservation Act, which supports Native American language immersion programs, language survival schools and language restoration programs, was signed into law in 2006 but requires reauthorization by Congress every six years. The Senate passed the bill unanimously Nov. 29 and sent it to the House of Representatives
Tomie Motlow graduates FSU, continues education Education by Li Cohen - January 2, 2018January 3, 2018 Tomie Motlow, Councilman Chris Osceola’s executive assistant, has spent the last few years dedicated to higher education. Already having earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Penn State in December 2015, she recently earned a crime scene investigations (CSI) minor and her second bachelor’s degree from Florida State University, this
Hollywood Preschool rings in Christmas Education by Li Cohen - January 2, 2018 HOLLYWOOD — Hollywood preschoolers rang in the holiday season Dec. 21 with their annual Christmas show. Donning their holiday attire and Christmas cheer, a few dozen three- and four-year-olds showed family and friends what the season is all about. They performed renditions of “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star,” “I Want to be
FGCU Panther Posse aims to save endangered species through education Education by Beverly Bidney - January 2, 2018January 2, 2018 FORT MYERS — With only 120 to 230 adult Florida panthers left in the wild, the species needs all the help it can get. Education could be the key to their survival and Florida Gulf Coast University’s Wings of Hope program has stepped up. Since 2000, its Panther Posse has taught more
