GOODBYE ‘22, HELLO ‘23: Team Hollywood got an early start toward a healthy new year by hosting a New Year’s Eve walk/run Dec. 31 at Seminole Estates. It was also preparation for the following week’s Rez Rally. (Calvin Tiger) TAPE TIME: Bull rider Josiah Johns tapes his wrist in preparation for

VETERANS DAY: The tribe will recognize Veterans Day with events in November. Scheduled events include a program at the Florida Seminole Veterans Building (above) Nov. 3, a walk Nov. 9 at the Big Cypress fitness trail and a Nov. 11 at the Herman L. Osceola Gymnasium in Big

TRIBE IN TALLY: Naples Council Liaison Brian Zepeda speaks to an audience Sept. 1 at the Blue Tavern in Tallahassee. He presented songs and stories about the Seminole Tribe’s history and traditions in the “Seminole Legends and Songs” program hosted by Florida State University’s Center for Music of the Americas.

WATER HELPERS: The tribe’s Preslynn Baker, left, Shylynn Testerman, center, and Tahnia Billie, right, handle water duties for the Moore Haven High School football team during its game Aug. 18. All three girls play for the school’s volleyball program. (Photo Kevin Johnson) TEAMWORK: Members of Seminole Fire Rescue help each other

WORKING MAN AND DOGS: Andre Jumper and his dogs head to the woods to round up cows and calves in Cory Wilcox’s pasture for the Big Cypress calf shipping July 19. (Photo Beverly Bidney) WARRIOR WOMEN: Tina Osceola, director of the Seminole Tribe’s Tribal Historic Preservation Office, was recognized July 27

DEMO DAY: Eight portables at the Ahfachkee School were demolished in late June to make room for the soon to be constructed elementary school building, which is expected to be completed in April 2024. Sixteen portables have been a fixture at the school since 2008; eight will remain on campus

SIGN OF THINGS TO COME: Construction on the next phase of the Ahfachkee School in Big Cypress is expected to commence soon. The new building will look like the existing one and house kindergarten through fifth grade classrooms, administrative offices and a new gym. (Photo Beverly Bidney) SISTER SAYS: Moore Haven

EASTER GREETING: A giant inflatable Easter egg basket greets visitors at the entrance of the Big Cypress Senior Center in April. (Photo Kevin Johnson) DOLPHIN STARS AT HARD ROCK: Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, left, and former Dolphin great Dan Marino attend the Luau with Tua charity event April 9 at