Pancake snowmen make winter breakfast social snow-licous Education by Eileen Soler - December 30, 2015December 30, 2015 HOLLYWOOD — Hollywood Preschool students answered "yes’ to the Disney question, "Do you want to build a snowman?" thanks to a Dec. 11 visit from Olaf and Elsa of the Disney movie "Frozen" and edible snowmen fashioned from little pancakes, chocolate morsels, marshmallow drops and crispy bacon. The hands-on winter activity
Golden Christmas shines bright at Ahfachkee Education by Eileen Soler - December 30, 2015December 30, 2015 BIG CYPRESS — Planning for the Ahfachkee School holiday pageant basically began at the same time Ja’Nia Harden started her first day as the Big Cypress school’s new music teacher. "I walked into a room filled with instruments and instantly wanted every child to experience every one of them," Harden said.
Hollywood preschoolers rock Christmas Education by Beverly Bidney - December 30, 2015December 30, 2015 HOLLYWOOD — Hollywood preschoolers showed their families and friends how to rock Christmas Dec. 17 during their A Rockin’ Christmas show at Tribe Headquarters. Students performed "Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree" with inflatable guitars, sang "O Christmas Tree" decked in patchwork created for them by the Hollywood Culture Department and
Four-year-old Tribal member among world’s top 2 percent smartest people Education by Eileen Soler - November 30, 2015November 30, 2015 HOLLYWOOD — A video of Jenna Billie at only 16 months old identifying letters of the alphabet could have been perceived as an awesome learning fluke – until three months later when she recited the alphabet in Spanish and sounded out each letter. Fast forward to last month when Jenna, at
AIAC brings museum learning outdoors Education by Eileen Soler - November 30, 2015 BIG CYPRESS — For nearly 700 students from cities and towns that surround the Big Cypress Reservation, hours at the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum’s 18th annual American Indian Arts Celebration equaled one awesome out-of-classroom adventure. "The culture, the alligators, the dancing, the crafts, the clothing – it was a really great and fun
Living the ACD experience: The beginning Education by Aaron Tommie - November 30, 2015 I was 17 years old when I first considered working for the Seminole Tribe of Florida. Linda Iley, the Tribe’s Higher Education adviser at the time, had planted the seed during one of our many telephone conversations before I started college in 2007. She pitched the idea of working for
PECS students send taste of home to troops overseas Education by Beverly Bidney - November 30, 2015 BRIGHTON — Traci Mendez’s eighth-grade reading class at Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School recently learned how much magazines, letters and snacks mean to troops serving overseas when Gina Buhlmaier visited Nov. 13 to tell them about Loving Our Heroes. Buhlmaier founded the nonprofit organization several months after her son Kory was deployed
Red Ribbon Week filled with camaraderie Education by Beverly Bidney - November 30, 2015 Across reservations, in keeping with the Red Ribbon mission, communities gathered to present a unified and visible commitment to a drug-free future. From color runs, poster contests, marches against drugs, pledges and promises, the Seminole Tribe stood strong against drugs and celebrated the week’s theme, "Respect Yourself, Be Drug Free." The Red
Parents schooled on drugs, social media Education by Beverly Bidney - November 30, 2015 HOLLYWOOD — The Education Department’s Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting in Hollywood Nov. 17 educated parents about the dangers of social media and synthetic drugs. "Broward County is exploding with flakka," said Seminole Police Department Capt. Kevin Tyrie. "It would be naïve to think it’s not here on the reservation." Synthetic drugs
Police Explorers double as paramedics, investigators Education by Beverly Bidney - November 30, 2015 HOLLYWOOD — Hollywood Police Explorers became paramedics and detectives for an evening as they learned how to check for vital signs and uncover important clues at crime scenes. Seminole Fire Rescue and Police departments teamed up Nov. 17 to offer Explorers hands-on experience in their areas of expertise. Paramedics brought equipment so