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TAHLEQUAH OKLAHOMA - Sequoyah High School will be hosting it's annual 8th Grade Visitation day for area schools on Wednesday, January 29. It is a chance for students who may be considering attending Sequoyah High School to visit the campus and see what the school has to offer.

"In addition to an academic curriculum that exceeds the state's requirements, SHS offer's after school and evening programs that include web design, choir, drama, art, self-defense, aerobics, speech and debate, leadership, guitar, piano and vocal lessons at no cost to our student body," said Tony Pivec, SHS superintendent. "The caliber of this enrichment program will be hard to find elsewhere."

School Counselor's and or administrators are encouraged to bring their eighth grade students for a tour of Sequoyah High School, but students whose schools are not attending are encouraged to attend on their own or with a parent.

Students will be treated to a program by Dr. Bellows, a renowned hypnotist, followed by a tour of the school and facilities, presentations on enrollment and programs available at SHS, lunch, and a 9th grade basketball game.

"We really believe parents and students should take a close look at SHS as an excellent option to meet their educational goals," Pivec said.

Sequoyah High School is funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs School and operated by Cherokee Nation. Tuition and room and board are free to Native American Students. Applications for both residential students and students who will live off-campus will be accepted. To be eligible for admission students must maintain a 2.0 GPA.

For more information about the 8th grade visitation please contact SHS officials, phone: 918-456-0631 or visit the SHS web site.

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.