Ahfachkee Student Council geared for school, service Education by Eileen Soler - October 29, 2014April 8, 2015 BIG CYPRESS — Members of Ahfachkee School Student Council got a leg up on leadership by paying close attention Oct. 10 during a Tribal Council meeting. "It was a great experience," said Jazmine Billie, eighth-grade representative. At the Big Cypress Public Safety Complex, the group’s seven-member Student Council led by President Kaitlin
New Student Council installed at Pemayetv Emahakv Education by Peter B. Gallagher - October 29, 2014April 8, 2015 BRIGHTON — Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School hosted its annual Student Council inauguration Sept. 25 at the Brighton Veteran’s Building. With their right hands raised and their left hands on the Bible, the 10 Student Council members repeated the oath of office as administered by Brighton Councilman Andrew J. Bowers Jr. The
PECS Jacket Drive to send warm message to poor families: We care Education by Eileen Soler - October 29, 2014April 8, 2015 BRIGHTON — When temperatures dip to chilly this winter, underprivileged children from towns surrounding Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School won’t be left out in the cold. "We have to be grateful for all we have and share," said seventh-grader Silas Madrigal. Silas is among dozens who responded generously to the school’s latest Parent
Fire Prevention Week sends firefighters back to school Education by Eileen Soler - October 29, 2014April 8, 2015 No one can doubt the fun that comes when firefighters let kids aim real fire hoses at orange hazard cones with powerful jet streams of water. For Seminole Tribe Fire Rescue crews, it happened in the line of duty during National Fire Prevention Month educational activities for scores of children at
Brighton, Big Cypress students pray at the pole Education by Eileen Soler - October 29, 2014April 8, 2015 Decades have passed since 1990 when a handful of Texas teens gathered under the cover of night to pray at school flagpoles in spite of laws that prohibited organized prayer in the classroom. This year, more than 3 million students worldwide met Sept. 24 for the national See You at the
Student garden feeds bellies, brains Education by Eileen Soler - September 30, 2014April 22, 2015 BIG CYPRESS — Garden time looks a little like recess at Ahfachkee School. Children sing, laugh, get dirty and sweaty. They even gobble snacks. But for garden instructor Maxine Gilke and the school’s 148 students, the 0.25-acre backyard patch that blooms year-round with veggies, fruits and herbs is an outdoor learning laboratory. Established
Expo focuses on fruitful futures Education by Beverly Bidney - September 30, 2014April 8, 2015 HOLLYWOOD — The Sept. 5 Education Expo at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood showed attendees a world of opportunities awaiting them post-graduation. More than 50 Tribal departments, K-12 schools, tutoring companies and colleges distributed information about their programs to students and their parents, who came from every reservation. Education advisers
SMP workshop reveals how it’s done behind the scenes Education by Beverly Bidney - September 30, 2014April 8, 2015 HOLLYWOOD — Dozens of kids gained an inside view of the media industry and cutting-edge technology during the Seminole Media Productions Workshop Sept. 5. The eighth annual event was held in conjunction with the Education Department’s Education Expo to give youth interested in pursuing careers in media a taste of the
Native actor Saginaw Grant offers advice to Tribal youth Education by Beverly Bidney - September 30, 2014April 8, 2015 HOLLYWOOD — Saginaw Grant’s distinguished face – aged, patient and wise – is instantly recognizable from movies and television. At 78, he is blessed with the wisdom that comes only with time. But Grant doesn’t live in the past. His mission is to ensure the future is filled with Native Americans
Novice artists travel world on a paintbrush Education by Eileen Soler - September 30, 2014April 8, 2015 BIG CYPRESS — A blank sheet of paper became a magic carpet to Mexico during a recent Tour de Art Club project at the Big Cypress Boys & Girls Club. Eight members of the new afterschool club on Sept. 11 water colored, magic markered and penciled El Sol y La Luna,