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

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

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

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

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

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,

HOLLYWOOD — The ancient sport of sumo wrestling was embraced by the Hollywood Boys & Girls Club Sept. 4 with bouts to determine which young competitor would emerge victorious. The 2,000-year-old sport was the highlight of a Japan-themed, end-of-the-month celebration for community members. Revered throughout Japan, sumo originated in the Shinto

HIGH SPRINGS, Fla. — Kids had tons of fun at Camp Kulaqua in High Springs, Florida where they made new friends, floated down the Ichetucknee River and dared themselves to take on the infamous blob. Campers – 146 over two weeks – were kept busy from the moment they woke up

BIG CYPRESS — Nothing is left to chance when the Boys & Girls Club is charged with the Tribe’s next generation of leaders. "First and foremost is the safety of the children," said Robert North Sr., director of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Seminole Tribe of Florida. Mentoring ranks just

Preschool parents will no longer wonder what their child learned at school each day thanks to the tribalwide adoption of a secure email communication program in June. The Tadpoles program allows teachers to send a daily email to each parent outlining exactly what his or her child did during the day,