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SSC Baseball Team Volunteers at A League of Their Own Season Opener

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Seminole State College Trojan baseball players worked with members of A League of Their Own at the Avedis Foundation Adaptive Field, located within the Brian Crawford Memorial Sports Complex on April 2. The League is a co-ed softball league established to provide an avenue for individuals with cognitive or physical disabilities to play baseball. This year 46 players are participating. The Trojan baseball team volunteered for the group’s season opener, which was delayed to Tuesday due to Monday’s severe weather. The Trojans encouraged and assisted participants as they hit and ran the bases. The League takes to the field on Monday evenings and will continue their season through May 20. For more information about the group, contact Holli Daniels at 405-380-7027.

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Pictured left to right are the 29th Annual Spring Banquet SSC Alumni Hall of Fame Inductees Anthony Bowie and Doug Ogle as well as the recipient of this years Distinguished Service Award Dr. Thurman Edwards.

SSC Educational Foundation to Host Annual Spring Banquet

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The Seminole State College Educational Foundation will host its 29th Annual Spring Banquet on Thursday, April 25, at 6:30 p.m. in the Enoch Kelly Haney Center on campus. The event recognizes accomplishments by alumni, employees and students.

Former students Anthony Bowie and Doug Ogle will be inducted into the SSC Alumni Hall of Fame. Recipients are selected for their achievements while attending the College, as well as the contributions they have made in their professional careers. Nominations for inductees are accepted each year from faculty, staff, SSC Educational Foundation trustees and the public.

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Pictured are students gathered in the Student Union at Seminole State College during SSC’s 50th annual Interscholastic Meet on March 28.

SSC Interscholastic Meet Winners Announced

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Students from 28 schools across the state competed in Seminole State College’s 50th annual Interscholastic Meet on March 28. Nearly 600 students attended the event.

Individual entries were separated into two divisions. Division I was composed of students from schools classified as 3A, 4A and 5A. Students from 2A and A class schools competed in Division II.

Exams were administered to students in 12 different subject areas during morning and early-afternoon testing sessions. Four art categories were offered as well: sculpture, painting, drawing and best in show. The top three winners within each subject were awarded medals.

A trophy was awarded to the top school in each division based on accumulation of points and medal placing. Preston High School was the Division I Sweepstakes Champion. This year the runner-up was Morris High School. In Division II, Paden High School was the Sweepstakes Champion, and Bowlegs High School clinched runner-up.

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SSC Hosts Retirement Reception for Employee

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Pictured, SSC President Lana Reynolds addresses the crowd at a retirement reception held for Fiscal Affairs Administrative Assistant Carol Landes in the E.T. Dunlap Student Union on March 28.

Seminole State College hosted a retirement reception for Fiscal Affairs Administrative Assistant Carol Landes in the E.T. Dunlap Student Union on March 28. Co-workers, family and friends gathered to celebrate her career and wish her well on her retirement.

Pictured is Fiscal Affairs Administrative Assistant Carol Landes standing next to her cake at a retirement reception held for her in the E.T. Dunlap Student Union on March 28.

Landes last day at SSC was March 29. She was employed at SSC for nine years in her role as the Administrative Assistant for Fiscal Affairs. She is a graduate of Shawnee High School and currently resides in Shawnee with her husband, Rick. Prior to working at SSC, she worked for Wal-Mart for 17 years, serving as a store manager. She looks forward to traveling and gardening more during her retirement.

Pictured are Five students who were honored by SSC at the All-Oklahoma Academic Team and OACC Presidents’ Tuition Waiver Awards Ceremony at the State Capitol on March 28 alongside Chancellor of Higher Education Allison Garrett and SSC President Lana Reynolds. Left to right are Chancellor of Higher Education Allison Garrett, SSC sophomore Benjamin Parker, Prague High School student Ethan Rich, Bowlegs High School student Dillon Sullivan, Seminole High School student Hannah Upchurch and SSC President Lana Reynolds. Not pictured but also named to the All-Oklahoma Academic Team was SSC sophomore Ryan Carlisle.

Local Students Honored at Statewide Awards Ceremony

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Two Seminole State College students and three area high school seniors were recognized at the All-Oklahoma Academic Team and Oklahoma Association of Community Colleges Presidents’ Tuition Waiver Awards Ceremony on March 26 at the Oklahoma State Capitol.

SSC students Benjamin Parker, of Shawnee, and Ryan Carlisle, of Foss, were named to the All-Oklahoma Academic Team. Prague High School student Ethan Rich, Bowlegs High School student Dillon Sullivan and Seminole High School student Hannah Upchurch were recipients of the OACC President’s Tuition Waiver.

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Pictured (left to right): SSC Board of Regents Chair Kim Hyden, Former Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Linda Goeller and President Lana Reynolds.

SSC Board of Regents Awards Emeritus Status to Former VP

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The Seminole State College Board of Regents approved two bids for construction projects on campus, approved entering a contract for fleet management and awarded emeritus status to former Vice President of Academic Affairs Dr. Linda Goeller at their meeting on March 28.

During her report to the Board, President Lana Reynolds discussed campus events and personnel changes.

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Pictured is guest speaker Stephanie Hassell, a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and SSC graduate, as she addresses the crowd during a stress management seminar.

Mind Over Matter: Stress Management Seminar Held at SSC

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Seminole State College hosted a stress management seminar on March 27 in the Jeff Johnston Fine Arts Center. More than 70 students, faculty and staff learned tips and tricks for coping with stress and managing mental health challenges. The event featured guest speaker Stephanie Hassell (pictured), a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and SSC grad who currently works at Hope Revealed Behavioral Health Center, Inc. The event was sponsored by the SSC Help Center, which provides mental health resources and counseling services on campus.

Pictured (left to right): Director of the Sac & Fox Language Department Katie Thompson, Matriarch Co-Creator Sarah Adams, Miss Indian Oklahoma Faithlyn Seawright, U.S. Department of State Foreign Service Officer Jennifer Barnes-Kerns and MICA Group CEO Della Warrior as they sit on a panel at SSC discussing Native American Language in the Workplace.

Panel Discusses Native Language at SSC Event

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Seminole State College hosted “Native American Language in the Workplace: A Roundtable Discussion” on March 26 in the Jeff Johnston Fine Arts Auditorium. The event was sponsored by SSC’s Native American Serving Non-Tribal Institutions (NASNTI) grant program, which is 100 percent federally funded in the amount of $450,000 annually. Pictured (left to right): Director of the Sac & Fox Language Department Katie Thompson, Matriarch Co-Creator Sarah Adams, Miss Indian Oklahoma Faithlyn Seawright, U.S. Department of State Foreign Service Officer Jennifer Barnes-Kerns and MICA Group CEO Della Warrior.