Pemayetv Emahakv’s top Science Fair projects compete at Districts Education by Rachel Buxton - February 21, 2012April 13, 2015 BRIGHTON — Six Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School students presented their science projects with confidence at the Glades County District Science Fair on Jan. 26. "I wasn’t nervous at all," eighth-grade contender Michael Garcia said. "I already knew what I was going to be asked, and I just prepared for that." The Glades
Pemayetv Emahakv students receive second quarter honors Education by The Seminole Tribune - February 21, 2012April 13, 2015 By Naji Tobias BRIGHTON — At Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School (PECS), scores of students from kindergarten through eighth grades received a slew of academic honors on Jan. 23. To culminate the Tribal school’s second quarter of the 2011-2012 academic year, many of them were honored for earning at least a 3.0 GPA
Charter School students take on statewide speech finals Education by The Seminole Tribune - February 21, 2012 By Naji Tobias ORLANDO — For much of the Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School’s first semester, a group of eighth-grade students prepared for a statewide speech competition. On Jan. 13, the group faced off against nine teams in the finals for the We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution state speech competition. The
Ahfachkee students receive second quarter academic honors Education by The Seminole Tribune - February 21, 2012 By Naji Tobias BIG CYPRESS — The Ahfachkee School’s second quarter for the 2011-2012 academic year ended as a significant success for its student body. On Feb. 1, students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade received academic honors in multiple categories, with 10 students earning perfect attendance marks. Ahfachkee junior Tequesta Tiger was the
Tribal middle school students see monumental sights in Washington, D.C. Education by The Seminole Tribune - January 20, 2012 By Kathryn Stolarz WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sixty-two middle school students got an up-close look at Washington, D.C.’s famous monuments and memorials during an exciting and educational trip from Dec. 4-8. "It’s a trip we offer all middle school kids to go experience D.C. and learn about their government," said Becky Bowers, Brighton
Charter School honors instructors with Teacher of the Year awards Education by Brett Daly - January 20, 2012April 13, 2015 BRIGHTON — Since her days of playing school in her childhood home with her sisters, Renea Finney has known she wanted to teach for a living. She wanted to inspire youth to achieve their dreams. Now, as a science teacher at Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School (PECS), Finney has received recognition
Charter School students show creativity at annual Science Fair Education by Rachel Buxton - January 20, 2012April 13, 2015 BRIGHTON — Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School middle school students stood poised, confident and ready to answer questions on Jan. 12 at the school’s annual Science Fair held in the school cafeteria. While only the advanced science students are required to participate in the Science Fair with their projects counting toward their
Charter School students complete second year of cooking and carving Education by Rachel Buxton - January 20, 2012April 13, 2015 BRIGHTON — Cooking and carving have been traditional trades for the Seminole Tribe since the beginning of their existence, and it’s a tradition Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School continues to teach its students. The Culture Department wrapped up their second year of cooking and carving classes on Jan. 12 as the middle
Pemayetv Emahakv students take field trip to historic Tribal landmark Education by Rachel Buxton - January 20, 2012April 13, 2015 BRIGHTON — Students of Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School took a culture field trip to see the oldest standing building on the Brighton Reservation. Students in the sixth, seventh and eighth grades visited the famous Red Barn on Jan. 10 and saw where many of their grandfathers and great grandfathers got
Charter School inducts Safety Patrol Education by Rachel Buxton - December 15, 2011April 13, 2015 BRIGHTON — Eighteen students were inducted into Pemayetv Emahakv’s Safety Patrol on Nov. 11 in a ceremony held at the Brighton Veteran’s Building. In a joint ceremony that also celebrated Veterans Day, parents, teachers and fellow students watched the new members take their oaths. The following students were sworn into office by
