"the People's Paths!" Cherokee News Path - Sequoyah Math Students Qualify For National Award

TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA – Seventy-nine Sequoyah Schools students were recently nominated for a national math award for their outstanding performance in high school mathematics.

To be eligible for nomination for the official United States Achievement Academy Scholarship Foundation National Mathematics Awards, students must maintain a 3.0 grade point average, show mathematics skills and aptitude, demonstrate an attitude of cooperation, leadership, dependability, enthusiasm and responsibility, and have a desire to learn and improve.

“There are some very academically talented kids here at Sequoyah,” said Dru Dixon, principal of Sequoyah Schools. “Math is traditionally one of the tougher subjects and we have some students who are really excelling in this area. I am proud of their accomplishment and proud of the time that my staff has put in to make sure that these students succeed.”

The students who were nominated are Charlissa Buckhorn, Curtis Glory, Sherneic Scraper, Andrianna Yahola, James Girdner, Katie Belt, Sukey Deere, Amber Tiddark, Jesse Grayson, Nikki Rock, Christina Gonzales, Kaheya Hooper, Kourtney Vann, Derek Walker, Anna Walker, Ashley Ross, Jordan Wapaha, Mallory Sequichie, Ronnie Davis-Pashica, Keli Gonzales, Alma Holmes, Jamie Wagnon, Garrett Drapeau, Shayne Boyd, Zachary Gann, Laurisa Soap, Comingdeer Ross, Lee Chouteau, Jonah Hulbutta, Sarah Hicks, Donnita Severs, Chanenna Bolin, Krisshell Samples, Brittany Merritt, Brandon Bark, Stacy Hammer, Jessica Williams, Cody Poe, Jordan Brown, Cassandra Moore, Tae-Marie Deerinwater, Kyle Marshall, Casey Bolin, Mikah Glass, Sophie Whitehorn, Kemah Charcoal, Angelisa Goodrich, Cassandra Smith, Raven Springwater, Dion Francis, Ashton Hardison, Rebecca Steed, Lorin Hammer, Dena Squyers, Miranda Witte, Raelee Conrad, Lawrence Scraper, Feather Smith, Kendrick White, Lehomahte Wassana, Joshua Fixin, Alicia Cole, Baron O-Field, Caleb Whitekiller, Marcos Macias, Michael Hooper, Robyn Wilson, Christopher Chanate, Samuel Jones, Kace Hogner, Tabitha Bluebird, Zachary Goodrich, Jon Teehee, Kellen Quinton, Hannah Cornell, Rhiannon Tafoya, Kellie Brown, Bryan Allen, and Diana Onco.

All nominated students will receive membership in the United States Achievement Academy (USAA), national recognition in the USAA National Awards Yearbook, and a chance to win one of 254 scholarships that are awarded each year by the USAA.

Sequoyah Schools, a boarding school for Native American students, originated in 1871 as an orphan asylum to take care of many orphans who came out of the Civil War. It has since served as the Sequoyah Orphan Training School and the Sequoyah Vocational School. Now, it is known as Sequoyah Schools, named for Sequoyah, a scholar who developed the Cherokee syllabary. In November 1985, the Cherokee Nation resumed the operation of Sequoyah. It is regionally and state accredited for grades 7-12 and has become the school of choice for more than 400 students every year. From its humble beginning as a school with one building and 40 acres of land, Sequoyah has grown into a modern institution covering more than 90 acres with a dozen major buildings nested on a beautiful campus five miles southwest of Tahlequah, Oklahoma.