2020 Indian Education Students of Excellence at Tulsa Public Schools

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Published on May 18, 2020 - Duration: 02:18s
2020 Indian Education Students of Excellence at Tulsa Public Schools

2020 Indian Education Students of Excellence at Tulsa Public Schools

FROM TULSAPUBLIC SCHOOLS HAVE BEENRECOGNIZED AS "STUDENTS OFEXCELLENCE" FOR 2020.

ONEOF THEM FROM BOOKER T.WASHINGTON." It's all about visibilityand pride to me.

It'ssomething that was difficultfor me to find early onespecially in primaryeducation years.

I wasn'tsurrounded by very manyNative youth." 18-YEAR-OLDJOSEPH SULLIVAN IS PROUD OFHIS NATIVE AMERICANHERITAGE.

HE BELONGS TO THECHEROKEE NATION - THELARGEST TRIBE REPRESENTED ATTULSA PUBLIC SCHOOLS." Native culture is verydiverse and curriculumsometimes fails to capture,but this program really doesa great job of expandingopportunities to studentswithin it." HE'S ONE OFMORE THAN THREE- THOUSANDNATIVE AMERICAN STUDENTSFROM THE DISTRICT ENROLLEDIN THE"INDIAN EDUCATION PROGRAM."AND ONE OF 12 TO BE HONOREDAS "2020INDIAN EDUCATION STUDENTS OFEXCELLENCE."" We take a look at theiracademics, their culturalparticipation, just a numberof things how active theyare in the schools." THEPROGRAM TRIES TO CONNECTSTUDENTS WITH THEIR NATIVEAMERICAN CULTURE THROUGHVARIOUS ACTIVITIES ANDCONFERENCES." I've got to go down to SanDiego and meet all sorts ofstudents from differentbackgrounds, differenttribes."" I learned more once Ijoined Indian Ed in 6thgrade because we startedgoing to the Muskogee CreekChallenge Bowl, andbasically they give you thislarge packet of stuff that'slike history, legends,language of the MuskogeeCreek tribe, and you go andcompete." EMILY WORKMANFROM EDISONPREPARATORY SCHOOL ISANOTHER PROUD RECIPIENT OFTHE AWARD." It's nice to know thatsomebody acknowledges thatI've worked hard throughouthigh school." THE SENIORSARE HAPPY TO SET ANEXAMPLE FOR FUTURE STUDENTSIN THEIR TRIBES." Being able to celebrateand be a part of thetraditions is very importantbecause it prepares for thefuture to be able to growthat community that will oneday strengthen."BECAUSE OF COVID-19..

THEREWON'T BE A CEREMONY TORECOGNIZE THESESTUDENTS.

BUT BOTH OF THEMTELL ME THEY'RE LOOKINGFORWARD TO THE NEXT CHAPTER- STARTING THEIR UNDERGRADDEGREE AT THE UNIVERSITY OFOKLAHOMA THIS FALL.REPORTING IN TULSA, GP,2WFY."NOW YOUR 2 WORKS FOR YOUFORECAST

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