Three students at Cherokee High School have been accepted to one of the most prestigious performing arts schools in the country.  Eason Esquivel, a senior, and juniors Jake Sneed and Marianna Hornbuckle have been accepted to study at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) with campuses in New York City and Los Angeles. 

The Cherokee High School musical theater and choral programs have four events set in May including the school’s third-ever musical and first-ever senior recitals.  All of the events will be held in the Chief Joyce Dugan Cultural Arts Center.   

UNC Asheville presented its annual student and faculty leadership awards at a special ceremony on campus on Tuesday, April 10. Brantly Junaluska, an EBCI tribal member, was awarded the Carolyn Briggs Diversity Award for her service as president of the Native American Student Association and work to engage the campus community in a variety of activities to educate and foster awareness of indigenous issues.