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Tahlequah, OK - Sequoyah Schools will host parent teacher conferences Thursday, September 24 from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. and again Friday, September 25 from 8:30 a.m. until noon. All Sequoyah Schools’ parents are encouraged to attend to meet with their child’s teachers. Appointments are recommended, but are not necessary. To schedule an appointment, call 918-453-5400. Sequoyah Schools will not hold classes on Friday, September 25 due to parent teacher conferences. Teachers can also be contacted by e-mail. E-mail addresses and contact information can be found on the school’s web site. 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.

Related Cherokee Nation contact information:

Mike Miller, Cherokee Nation Director of Communications Phone: 918-456-0671 (ext.2210) Fax: 918-458-5580 E-mail: Communications@cherokee.org Larry Daugherty, Advertising Manager Cherokee Nation - Public Affairs Phone 918-456-0671 (Ex.2324) E-mail: ldaugherty@cherokee.org

Steven Swogger, Agriculture Liaison Natural Resources Department Phone: 918-456-0671 (ext.2546) FAX: 918-458-7673 E-mail: sswogger@cherokee.org Bradley D. Peak, Cherokee Nation Natural Resources Specialist Phone: 918-456-0671 (ex.2843) E-mail: bpeak@cherokee.org