TRAIL — The graduating class of prekindergartners at the Miccosukee Indian School seemed ready to burst, their energy level impossible to contain. Dressed in caps and gowns, the children could hardly wait for their cue to head down the aisle May 1. Seminole children Chanel Baez, Nahdea Osceola and Violet Osceola joined

BRIGHTON — There’s an art to learning culture at Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School and for the youngest students, the art of culture is delivered in baby steps. "Tapeksicet. Tapeksicet," said Seminole history teacher Jade Braswell Osceola as a half-dozen first-grade girls flipped, flopped and punched flour and water into dough –

BOCA RATON — If the hundreds of new graduates from Florida Atlantic University’s College of Business wanted to see a fellow alum making the most of her education, they only needed to look straight ahead during their commencement ceremony May 1 at the Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium. Shortly

HOLLYWOOD — Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood became part of the Johnson & Wales University (JWU) criminal justice curriculum April 24 when 14 students toured the casino’s Security Department. Classroom work and frequent field trips ensure students get a glimpse of their future careers, said JWU professor Enid Conley. "I

By Emma Johns BRIGHTON — Very few professions impact as many people as teaching does. Educators give to communities every day in many different ways. During Teacher Appreciation Week, Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School hosted an appreciation banquet May 6 at the Brighton Veteran’s Building to honor teachers and staff for their dedication

TALLAHASSEE — Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School is tops among Florida charter schools and here’s the proof: The 6-year-old, Tribe-operated school was one of only six charters statewide to be recognized April 2 during a private lunch at the Governor’s Club in the state Capitol. The celebration, hosted by the Florida Charter

BRIGHTON — Pemayetv Emahakv students were rewarded for excellence in reading, writing and arithmetic, along with Creek, culture and citizenship, at the Charter School’s third nine weeks awards program March 31. "I’m proud to see all these honor roll students," said principal Brian Greseth. "These grades are earned, not given." One by

LAKELAND  — Forty-five boys and girls tribalwide gathered on the Tribe’s Lakeland Property March 22-23 for the second annual Seminole Police Department Explorers Campout. The campers were provided tents and other camping gear for a weekend that included four-wheel drives on the new ATV trail (through the Polk County woodlands and

OKEECHOBEE — An event commemorating the 1837 Battle of Okeechobee during the Second Seminole War gave Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School students an opportunity to showcase their culture to peers. About 500 students from nine area schools witnessed a mini re-enactment of the skirmish Feb. 21 at Okeechobee Battlefield State Park