By Andrea Holata BRIGHTON — Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School (PECS) celebrated their outstanding teachers and staff on May 9 with a red carpet affair during teacher appreciation week. The appreciation banquet resembled Hollywood’s Oscar night, complete with a red carpet walk of fame, Oscar-inspired trophies, and centerpieces with movie film and balloons. To

By Naji Tobias BIG CYPRESS — For the Ahfachkee School’s Third Quarter Awards Ceremony, principal Lucy Dafoe wanted to do something different this time around. She enlisted her staff to brainstorm ideas that were outside of the box. When all was said and done, the March 30 awards presentation featured sumo wrestling

BRIGHTON — Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School students’ efforts continue to pay off. Kindergarten through eighth-grade students were recognized for their academic achievements for the third quarter on April 13. “I feel the students are chugging right along with their academics,” principal Brian Greseth said. “We are seeing many students earning higher

By Valerie Whiteside ALBUQUERQUE — After winning first place at the annual Ahfachkee School Science Fair last November, six students traveled to Albuquerque from March 21-25 to compete in the 25th annual National American Indian Science and Engineering Fair (NAISEF). Taylor Pratt, 12th grade; Nena Waggerby, ninth grade; Kaitlin Osceola, ninth grade;

By Kathryn Stolarz WASHINGTON, D.C. — High school students deepened their understanding of their Tribe and the U.S. government on a recent Close Up trip to Washington, D.C. About 30 Seminole students joined peers from around the country for an educational week in the Capitol city. They attended workshops, tackled current Tribal issues,

By Naji Tobias  BIG CYPRESS — Ahfachkee School’s fifth-grade students floated on cloud nine during a special meteorology presentation hosted by the Big Cypress Library on Feb. 29. How The Weather Works meteorologist Mike Mogil showed the Tribal school’s science students how clouds form on his visit to the Frank Billie Tribal

By Naji Tobias BRIGHTON — Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School (PECS) hosted a traditional culture cooking session on March 14. The PECS Culture Department and the Arts and Crafts Department put on the event to showcase the cooking skills students acquired during the past several months in culture classes. Staff and 11 female

By Chris Jenkins FORT LAUDERDALE — The Native Learning Center held its second annual Winter Symposium from Jan. 24-26 at the Sheraton Suites Cypress Creek. About 70 attendees came together from all over Indian Country – from as far as Alaska – to discuss, measure and address community needs. Participants included Native

By Naji Tobias BIG CYPRESS — Ahfachkee School students now have their very own art exhibit at the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum. Thanks to a collaborative effort between the school and the museum, 25 students showed off their work in a collection titled "Mosaic: The Art of Ahfachkee Students – Big Cypress Reservation." "The Mosaic exhibit

BRIGHTON — In honor of this year’s "Celebrate Literacy Week Florida!" from Jan. 23-27, Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School students ventured outside the classroom to read to the Brighton community. "We don’t do it too much, but we do take the opportunity when we think it is a good, educational, teachable moment