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TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA - Sequoyah High School (SHS) will host a football punt, pass and kick contest, sponsored by the National Football League (NFL) on Wednesday, June 29 at 9 a.m. The contest is open to boys and girls ages 8-15. The fee to enter the contest is $20.

"This is a regional competition," said Brent Scott, SHS football coach. "The results are sent into the NFL and the winners get to move on to the next round of competition."

The top scorer in each age division for boys and girls will advance to the sectional competition. The top five first-place scorers in each age group of the sectional competition will advance to the team championship competition.

Scott expects the team championship competition to be held in Dallas, Texas or Kansas City, Kan., the home stadiums of NFL teams closest to the Tahlequah area. The winners of that competition will receive an all-expense paid trip to the Super Bowl in January 2006.

Participants will need to bring a birth certificate to the competition to prove their age. Age categories are determined by the age the participant will be on December 31, 2005. For more information, contact Brent Scott, phone: 918-456-0631.

Sequoyah High School "Home of the Indians!" P.O. Box 520, Tahlequah, OK 74465             Sequoyah High School Alumni P.O. Box 187, Park Hill, OK 74451-0187 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.