Ahfachkee seniors donate plants to senior center Community Education by The Seminole Tribune - April 8, 2022April 8, 2022 The Ahfachkee School high school seniors donated plants to the Big Cypress Senior Center on Feb. 24. The students grew a variety of plants at the school’s culture camp, including aloe, wild lemon trees, potatoes and other garden plants. Each one was planted in a container with fresh soil and
Ahfachkee culture class has delicious final exam Community Education Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - April 8, 2022April 8, 2022 Carlise Bermudez makes pumpkin fry bread in the Ahfachkee cooking chickee Feb. 25. (Photo Beverly Bidney) BIG CYPRESS — The Ahfachkee School’s culture department aims to pass along language (Elaponke), cultural knowledge and skills to keep Seminole traditions alive for generations to come. Students learn Elaponke from Monday through Thursday and
Cookbook helps Seminole Tribe’s new grads make a quick meal Community Education Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - March 28, 2022March 28, 2022 Karen Two-Shoes takes part in a cooking demonstration that was produced and recorded by Seminole Media Productions inside the Betty Mae Jumper Medical Clinic on the Hollywood Reservation. (Courtesy SMP) HOLLYWOOD – A love of cooking and an idea born out of the pandemic has resulted in a partnership among three
Six influential women honored by Hollywood preschoolers Community Education News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - March 15, 2022March 15, 2022 From left to right are Timika Reid, Dr. Vandhana Kiswani-Barley, Hollywood Board Rep. Christine McCall, Karen Two-Shoes, Leona Tommie and Sergine Bourdeau. (Photo Damon Scott) HOLLYWOOD – The staff and students of the Hollywood Reservation’s Preschool held a special event March 4 to recognize six women who are influential in the
Q&A with Michele Thomas, recently honored by PECS, Glades County School District Community Education by Beverly Bidney - March 9, 2022March 9, 2022 Michele Thomas, left, receives a plaque from the Glades County School District. (Courtesy photo) Michele Thomas was recently named non-instructional employee of the year for Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School and the Glades County School District. Thomas, from the Brighton Reservation, has been an employee at the school since its inception 15
New reading program at Ahfachkee focuses on Native books Community Education by Beverly Bidney - March 9, 2022March 9, 2022 Kathy Dixon, media clerk, helps Ahfachkee sixth grader Thanoke Roberts with the Read Native program Feb. 11. (Photo Beverly Bidney) BIG CYPRESS — Ahfachkee students are reading books by and about Native Americans in a new program called “Read Native.” The program was inspired by the American Indian Library Association’s inaugural
Despite hurdles, student Kadin Tommie succeeds through pandemic Community Education by Beverly Bidney - March 9, 2022March 9, 2022 Kadin Tommie at home with his grandmother Virginia Tommie. (Courtesy photo) Education during the pandemic has been a challenge for some students. During virtual school, paying attention to a computer screen all day is very different from being in a classroom with a teacher. Kadin Tommie’s grades were good as a seventh
New name part of changes at Education Community Education by Damon Scott - March 3, 2022March 3, 2022 HOLLYWOOD — The tongue twister has been put to rest. The Seminole Tribe’s Center for Student Success and Services(CSSS) – has been renamed as the Education Department. Department officials sought the name change and Tribal Council recently approved it. While it might seem like a formality, Education director Michael Giacchino said
New FSU president praises relationship with tribe during inauguration Education News Top News by Beverly Bidney - March 2, 2022March 2, 2022 Tribal member and Florida State University alumnus Kyle Doney, left, presents new Florida State University President Richard McCullough with a handmade patchwork jacket on behalf of the Seminole Tribe during an investiture ceremony as part of McCullough’s inauguration Feb. 25, 2022. (Photo FSU Photography Services) Richard McCullough was inaugurated as Florida
UNITY conference offers hybrid option Education by From Press Release - February 17, 2022February 17, 2022 Quannah ChasingHorse MESA, Ariz. – United National Indian Tribal Youth (UNITY) midyear conference will be held Feb. 24-27. The hybrid event features options for attendance in person at Hilton Phoenix Resort at the Peak in Phoenix, Arizona, or online. The virtual experience includes three days of general assembly keynote speakers, as well as access