"the People's Paths!" Cherokee News Path - Sequoyah Schools Hosts Youth Cheer Camp

TAHLEQUAH, Oklahoma — The Sequoyah Schools’ cheerleaders will host a youth cheerleading summer camp, June 23 – 25 from 7:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., for children in grades 5-8. Cheer camp participants will learn three cheers, 12 chants and a dance.

“We’ve had a lot of requests from parents and middle school cheerleading squads to do something like this,” said Bonnie Griffin, Sequoyah Schools’ cheerleading coach. “I hope we have a good turn out. I know that these kids will have a great time and learn a lot. It’s a lot of fun for everyone.”

The fee for the clinic is $55 per participant. Participants will receive a t-shirt for attending and an instructional DVD with all of the material taught at camp. Breakfast and lunch will also be provided.

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 information about the camp or to receive an application, contact Griffin, phone: 918-207-9825 or by e-mail: bonnie-griffin@cherokee.org or visit the school’s web site.