Student profile: Janine Vazquez Education by The Seminole Tribune - December 17, 2013April 13, 2015 By Amanda Murphy BOCA RATON — Recreational drug use is not the only road to addiction. Prescription drug use after surgery or for chronic pain has become an easy route to drug addiction or relapse for recovering addicts. Janine Vazquez, a recovering addict of three years, recently began studying alternative medicine
Red Ribbon: Fun and games with sober message Education by Eileen Soler - November 25, 2013April 13, 2015 Across reservations, amid festivities that blared “A happy me is drug-free,” was a sober reminder of what makes Red Ribbon Week a matter of life and death. The life-size Red Ribbon Remembrance Cross, adorned in ribbons inscribed with the names of loved ones lost to substance abuse or illnesses caused by
Eli and Levi Harmon excel at military school Education by The Seminole Tribune - November 25, 2013April 13, 2015 By Amanda Murphy SALINA, Kan. — A childhood of homeschooling followed by military high school is not the norm for most kids, but Seminole Tribe twins Eli and Levi Harmon prove it can produce two top-notch students. The 18-year-old seniors attend St. John’s Military School in Salina, Kan. and rank No.
Santarvis Brown named director of Education Department Education by Beverly Bidney - November 25, 2013April 13, 2015 Recently appointed Education Department director Santarvis Brown believes education makes anything possible. To ensure Tribal students benefit from that fundamental belief, he plans to implement programs to help students identify, define and achieve their goals. “The goal is to increase graduation and program completion rate by ensuring our students receive the
Explorers go to the dogs during Hollywood K-9 demonstration Education by Beverly Bidney - November 25, 2013April 13, 2015 HOLLYWOOD — All police officers train thoroughly for their jobs, but they don’t all have two legs. Bara, a 5-year-old Belgian Malinois, uses four legs to do her job as a narcotics canine with the Seminole Police Department. Officer Jody Certain brought Bara to a Hollywood Police Explorers meeting Oct. 29
Newly launched Exceptional Student Education program benefits students Education by Beverly Bidney - November 25, 2013April 13, 2015 HOLLYWOOD — Laurie Steinberg, a veteran educator with 35 years of experience in Exceptional Student Education (ESE), has joined the Education Department as ESE case manager. She will help students with learning disabilities get the services they need to successfully complete their educations. According to the National Institutes of Health, 15
Ahfachkee children honor warriors at Veterans event Education by Eileen Soler - November 25, 2013April 13, 2015 BIG CYPRESS — Gathered at the memorial wall on the Big Cypress Reservation, Ahfachkee School students, teachers and staff paid homage Nov. 6 to Tribal members and employees who served or currently serve in the U.S. military. Ahfachkee senior Quenton Cypress emceed the grand assembly that was created, hosted and led
Seminole schools in the 21st century Education by Eileen Soler - November 25, 2013April 13, 2015 Ahfachkee School and Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School are full-speed ahead into the digital present. This school year marks the return of both schools’ ability through the Native American Student Information System (NASIS) to communicate student information with parents and guardians. The program, called a parent portal, is used by nearly 200
PECS honors veterans, swears in Safety Patrol Education by The Seminole Tribune - November 25, 2013April 13, 2015 By Andrea Holata BRIGHTON — In a joint ceremony Nov. 11, Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School honored veterans and inducted the school’s new Safety Patrol officers. After reciting the Pledge of Allegiance and singing the national anthem, students Rudy Juarez and Jenna Brown read their “What it is to Thank a Veteran” essays. Brown
Student profile: Drew Osceola Education by The Seminole Tribune - November 25, 2013April 13, 2015 By Amanda Murphy FORT LAUDERDALE — Drew Osceola, a freshman at the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, is working toward a bachelor’s degree in what he loves most: photography. “I’ve always been interested in cameras ever since I was 8 years old,” Osceola said. The 27-year-old began his college education at Nova Southeastern
