Summer work program offers youth real-world experience Education by Beverly Bidney - July 30, 2015 Thirty-nine teenagers are spending the summer working for the Tribe to gain real-world work experience thanks to the Education Department’s Summer Work Experience Program (SWEP). Through the program, which runs from June 15 to Aug. 7, SWEP participants wake up, clock in and work in departments as diverse as Cattle and
Teens learn how global warming impacts Tribes nationwide Education by Eileen Soler - July 30, 2015 SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — Indian Country teens confronted a global problem during the first Inter-Tribal Youth Climate Leadership Congress at the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s National Conservation Training Center. The 89 high school students from 28 tribal communities that span the nation from the arctic Alaska North Slope to the steamy
Brody goes to Washington for president’s Gen-I gathering Education by Eileen Soler - July 30, 2015 WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s push to improve the lives of Indian Country youth through his Generation Indigenous (Gen-I) initiative advanced midsummer when Native teens and young adults united in Washington, D.C. for the first White House Tribal Youth Gathering. Seminole Tribe member Broden "Brody" Osceola Hagen, 16, of Naples, attended
Toddlers, babies to learn Creek with pilot language program Education by Beverly Bidney - July 30, 2015 BRIGHTON — A Creek language immersion program for children 4 months to 3 years old will begin Aug. 17 at the former Boys & Girls Club at Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School in Brighton. The pilot program aims to teach children Creek in a homey environment. Culture language instructors Alice Sweat and
Students reap academic accolades at incentive awards celebrations Education by Beverly Bidney - July 30, 2015 Students like to spend summer in places far from the classroom, so the Education Department gave them cool reminders of recent academic achievements via a series of summer-fun inspired incentive awards celebrations. Students from Trail, Hollywood, Immokalee and Tampa who met one of the 15 criteria outlined by the Education Department
Florida history comes alive in Brighton Education by Beverly Bidney - July 1, 2015July 1, 2015 BRIGHTON — Florida history recently came to life for Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School and Okeechobee’s North Elementary School fourth-graders as they reenacted the era of the book "A Land Remembered" and saw the past through each other’s eyes. The 1984 book, by Patrick D. Smith, tells the tale of white Florida
Cory Wilcox graduates Florida SouthWestern State College Education by Beverly Bidney - July 1, 2015 FORT MYERS — Cory Wilcox believes in leading by example. For example, the newly minted graduate of Florida SouthWestern State College in Fort Myers has shown his children they, too, can achieve great things. "I can tell my kids I graduated college," he said. "It was stressful, but once I finished, it
PECS ends academic year with abundance of awards Education by Beverly Bidney - July 1, 2015 BRIGHTON — Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School’s academic honors for 2014-15 culminated June 2 with the President’s Education Awards Program. Students whose efforts and performances met the program’s criteria throughout the year received academic achievement and excellence awards from PECS staff on behalf of President Barack Obama. Principal Brian Greseth praised students for
Hollywood tots bid farewell to preschool Education by Brett Daly - July 1, 2015July 1, 2015 HOLLYWOOD — Fourteen youngsters in Hollywood donned pint-sized caps and gowns June 2 and marched toward big futures during the Hollywood Preschool graduation ceremony at the Tribe Headquarters auditorium. Following the theme "I am a Seminole," students first showcased their language skills by reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in Mikasuki for
Dr. Seuss greets Immokalee preschoolers Education by Kevin Johnson - July 1, 2015 IMMOKALEE — Dr. Seuss turned up in nearly every aspect of the Immokalee Seminole Preschool graduation. Cat in the Hat, Thing 1, Thing 2 and other things adorned the walls May 6 at the Immokalee Community Center. Graduates used Seuss’ work to rhyme their way through skits. He even made