"the People's Paths!" Cherokee News Path - Sequoyah Schools Start August 13

Tahlequah, OK - Alarm clocks will ring and sleepy heads will board buses soon. Sequoyah Schools start classes on August 13 for grades 7-12 and Cherokee Immersion grades pre-school through fourth. High School dorm students may begin moving into the dormitories on August 10 at 12 p.m.

“This is going to be a great year,” said Gina Stanley, Sequoyah superintendent. “We’ve made some really good changes to our students’ schedules and added some key staff members. We are expecting great things.”

Sequoyah students who do not live in the dorms can catch a ride on one of Sequoyah’s bus routes that cover the Tahlequah and Stilwell areas. Stops in Tahlequah and surrounding areas will be finalized as the enrollment process progresses. Sequoyah also provides transportation to their students that choose to concurrently enroll in Northeastern State University or Tahlequah Bill Willis Center. Transportation arrangements must be made by contacting Laura Henson, transportation director, phone: 918-453-5183.

Sequoyah Schools, a boarding school for Native American students, originated in 1871 as an orphan asylum to care for children who were orphaned by the Civil War. Now known as Sequoyah Schools, it is named for Sequoyah, the scholar who developed the Cherokee syllabary. The school is regionally and state accredited for grades 7-12 and has become the school of choice for more than 400 Native American students every year. Sequoyah Schools is located five miles southwest of Tahlequah, Oklahoma. For more information call 918-453-5400 or visit Sequoyah Schools’ online.