PECS student Charlie Armstrong spells for sovereignty Education Top Story by Li Cohen - June 1, 2017 BRIGHTON — Language is a core component of culture. For some members of the Seminole Tribe, this particular component is the Creek language, and one student has dedicated a large part of his life to understanding its significance. Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School sixth-grader Charlie Armstrong won first place in the school’s
Community walks to raise child abuse awareness Health Top Story by Li Cohen - June 1, 2017June 1, 2017 HOLLYWOOD — While some wear the color blue as a fashion choice, last month tribal members wore blue as a way to raise awareness about child abuse. On May 4, members of the Center for Behavioral Health hosted the annual Child Abuse Awareness Walk, sporting blue T-shirts and pin wheels as they
Egmont Key named endangered historic site News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - May 31, 2017June 1, 2017 Egmont Key, the island where captured Seminoles were warehoused before being sent to Oklahoma during the Seminole Wars in the mid-1800s, was deemed by the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation as one of the state’s 11 most endangered historical sites. The designation came May 18 at the Florida Preservation Conference
Conner Thomas ready for national archery competition Top Story by Kevin Johnson - May 31, 2017June 1, 2017 MOORE HAVEN — It came as no surprise to Moore Haven High School football coach Richard Roudybush that his offensive lineman Conner Thomas qualified to compete in a national archery championship. After all, Roudybush knows Thomas has excelled in football, track and field, and academics, so why not archery. “It’s awesome,” Roudybush
Pep rally revs up Ahfachkee School for testing Education Top Story by Beverly Bidney - May 4, 2017May 19, 2017 BIG CYPRESS — Perhaps not every Florida student in grades three through 10 third looks forward to the annual Florida Standards Assessment, but the test is how the state measures achievement in language arts and math. The tests were developed to ensure all students graduate from high school ready for success
Performance paints Seminole journey through modern art Community Top Story by Grace Ducanis - May 4, 2017May 19, 2017 FORT LAUDERDALE — Colorful Warrior Theatre’s mixed-media "Indian Car: Old Photo" – a combination of Seminole culture and modern art through music, painting, poetry and prose – brought in the new without throwing out the old on March 30 at History Museum Fort Lauderdale. The evening of diverse art, hosted by
May serves as awareness month for speech, hearing issues Community Top Story by Kevin Johnson - May 4, 2017May 19, 2017 HOLLYWOOD — May is known for the Kentucky Derby and Mother’s Day, but it’s also a month that calls attention to speech and hearing issues. To coincide with Better Hearing & Speech Month, as designated by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, the Children’s Center for Diagnostics and Therapy – which is under
Ahfachkee students do their part to save sea turtles News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - May 4, 2017May 19, 2017 A group of Ahfachkee students fulfilled their promise to the Turtle Hospital in the Florida Keys on April 10 when they presented the facility with a check for $487.01. The students raised the money through a Valentine’s Day bake sale. Ten students, including members of the Student Council, along with a
