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TAHLEQUAH, OK - The Sequoyah High School Chapel youth group has grown at a rapid rate over the past few years. The Sequoyah High School Chapel opened in 1996 to give students who attend Sequoyah High School a place to worship, and has continued to grow since its opening.

“Our group is really starting to grow,” said Todd Dowdy, volunteer minister at the SHS Chapel. “Last week we had 74 students attend service.”

The youth group recently took a trip to Tulsa to see the Nightmare, a drama produced by the Guts Church, which portrays every day situations that teenagers are faced with and encourages them to make good decisions when they are in those situations.

“The students were excellent and we had a great time,” Dowdy said.

The youth group has played a big role in the activities on the Sequoyah High School campus. They organized “See You at the Pole” for students in September. “See You at the Pole” is a nation-wide day of prayer. Students gather before the school day starts and pray around the flagpole.

“I can’t say enough about how important what Mr. Dowdy and the many volunteers are doing is for our school and our students,” said Tony Pivec, Sequoyah superintendent. “Without their help our students might miss out on a very important aspect of life.”

Sequoyah High School "Home of the Indians!"       Sequoyah High School, an Indian boarding school, originated in 1871, when the Cherokee National Council passed an act setting up an orphan asylum to take care of many orphans that came out of the Civil War. Sequoyah High School's approximate 300 enrollment represents 42 tribes and 14 different states. Students are eligible to attend if they are members of federally recognized Indian tribes or one-fourth blood descendants of such members.