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Ahfachkee School Celebrates Spring Festival

By Paula Cassels
BIG CYPRESS — On March 6, the Ahfachkee school students and their parents were invited to attend the Spring Festival.
The theme for this year was Mardi Gras. Art teacher Linda Martin and co-worker Jessica William decorated the cafeteria in colorful purple, gold, and green party streamers and balloons.
The Mardi Gras party kicked off the upcoming spring break, which started a few days later.
When the students and parents entered the school, they received masks, hats and Mardi Gras beaded necklaces to wear. Gary the balloon man, clown and face painter was on hand, painting hearts and butterfly Mardi Gras masks on the kid's faces.
The students experienced some Mardi Gras-style food: spicy sausage and seafood gumbo, shrimp kabobs, sweet potatoes and pineapple, and dirty rice with beans.
From the beginning of the school year, the Seminole culture program has been working with students on projects specifically for the night’s Seminole Spring Fashion show.
After dinner, the Ahfachkee 7th grade students presented the Seminole Spring Fashion show. The students walked into the cafeteria one at a time showing their traditional patchwork on baggy shirts and skirts. There were also potholders and small pillows.
The Seminole culture staff said the students are doing great and were very proud of all the students. The models in the Seminole Spring Fashion show were Stephanie Hall, Patricia Walker, Tiffany Billie, Lisa Tiger and Donna Cypress.
Later in the evening, the disc jockeys entertained the kids with Hip-Hop music and an assortment of musical games. The adults started the students in a conga line around the cafeteria as the 2003 Spring Festival ended
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