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Cherokee Youth Council represents at UNITY meeting
Six youth were selected, out of 40, to represent both the Cherokee Youth Council and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians at the national UNITY Meeting in Washington last week. The meeting was coordinated to prepare and select activities for the UNITY Conference in...
One Feather creative writing contest flyer
School Board members nominated to BIE Committee
Two members of the Cherokee School Board have been nominated to the Bureau of Indian Education’s Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Rulemaking Committee. School Board chairperson Lori Blankenship, who represents the Big Cove Community, and Wolfetown School Board member...
Tribal members place in pageant
ASHEVILLE – Jasmine Smith and Janée Smith, both EBCI tribal members, were crown-bound on Saturday, Feb. 16 as they participated in Miss Cupid’s Arrow Pageant in Asheville. Jasmine was crowned Miss Cupid’s Arrow Queen in the 2-4 year old “teeny tots” division. ...
Cherokee Central Schools’ Testing Program Update
New EOG/EOC Assessments The new Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for Mathematics and English Language Arts and the North Carolina Essential Standards (ES) for Science are being taught for the first time this year in Cherokee Central Schools’ classrooms and across...
CES Science Fair winners
The following students place at this year’s Cherokee Elementary School Science Fair.
Girl Scout Troop makes Valentine’s Day presents for seniors
Members of the Junior Girl Scout Troop 30341, based in Cherokee, made Valentine’s Day doilies that were given as presents to senior citizens at Tsali Manor.
Coca-Cola Foundation grants $250,000 to American Indian College Fund
The Coca-Cola Foundation is continuing its support of first-generation Native American scholars through a donation of $250,000 to the American Indian College Fund. The Coca-Cola Foundation First Generation Tribal Scholarship Program will continue to increase access to...
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