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Pictured (left to right): Chandler students Ethan Stone, Emma Cummings and Sadie Sherman work as a team to analyze water samples during the Environmental and Natural Resource competition at the SSC FFA Interscholastic Contest on April 14. Chandler placed 3rd out of 13 teams.

SSC Aggie Club Hosts Fourth Annual FFA Interscholastic Contest

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The SSC Aggie Club hosted its fourth annual SSC FFA Interscholastic Contest on Thursday, April 14. Nearly 700 students from across the state of Oklahoma participated in the event. Students competed in eight different contests – Animal Science Quiz Bowl, Milk Quality and Products, Electricity, 8th Grade Greenhand Quiz, Entomology, Environmental and Natural Resources, Floriculture, Homesite Evaluation, Land Judging, and Soil and Water Management.

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Senator Lankford Visits with Constituents at SSC

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U. S. Senator James Lankford addresses constituents at a “Meet and Greet” at Seminole State College.
U. S. Senator James Lankford was in Seminole April 19 to tour local business, meet with community leaders and visit with constituents at a “Meet and Greet” at Seminole State College.

Community leaders posing for a photo after the Leadership Luncheon with Senator James Lankford. Pictured left to right: SSC President Lana Reynolds, Security State Bank President Mark Schell, Chamber President Shelly Pogue, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Bob Gragg, Moran Oil Enterprises Owner Melvin Moran, BancFirst President Mike Mariano, U.S. Senator Lankford, Rural Business and Resources Consultant Larry Smith, Mayor Jeff Griffin, State Senator Zack Taylor and City Manager Steve Saxon.
Community leaders visited with Senator James Lankford over lunch during his visit to Seminole State College. Pictured left to right: SSC President Lana Reynolds, Security State Bank President Mark Schell, Chamber President Shelly Pogue, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Bob Gragg, Moran Oil Enterprises Owner Melvin Moran, BancFirst President Mike Mariano, U.S. Senator Lankford, Rural Business and Resources Consultant Larry Smith, Mayor Jeff Griffin, State Senator Zack Taylor and City Manager Steve Saxon.
Staff Member of the Month Melinda Sims and Faculty Member of the Month Dr. Nilmini Senaratne pose with their awards after being recognized at the Seminole Chamber of Commerce Forum April 14.

Seminole Chamber Honors SSC Personnel

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Two Seminole State College employees were recognized for their hard work and dedication during the monthly Seminole Chamber of Commerce Forum on April 14. Assistant Professor of Chemistry Dr. Nilmini Senaratne was honored as Faculty Member of the Month, and Director of Residential Life and Student Activities Melinda Sims was honored as Staff Member of the Month.

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Exotic Animals Prowl SSC for Campus Event

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Seminole State College’s Student Activities welcomed exotic animals to campus on April 6. Extreme Animals, of Oklahoma City, brought in various animals, including a wallaby, a bearded dragon, a python and many others. Students were able to interact with the animals, under the supervision of Extreme Animals staff.

SSC students take turns holding Sally, a wallaby, which are members of the kangaroo family and native to Australia.
SSC students take turns holding Sally, a wallaby, which are members of the kangaroo family and native to Australia.

Melissa Meadows, owner of Extreme Animals, talks about the albino Burmese python named Cleopatra as a student holds on to the reptile.
Melissa Meadows, owner of Extreme Animals, talks about the albino Burmese python named Cleopatra as a student holds on to the reptile.

SSC President’s Leadership Class Tours Greenwood District

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Cepado Wilkins, Jr. (left), of Shawnee, and Sydney Winchester (right), of Prague, sit in a barbershop re-creation and listen to holographic actors describe life in Greenwood before violence broke out.
Members of the Seminole State College President’s Leadership Class toured Tulsa’s Greenwood District on March 24. During the tour, the group learned about the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, the deadliest act of racial violence in U.S. history. PLC students visited the Greenwood Rising Black Wall St. History Center. The center utilizes immersive storytelling techniques with holographic effects, environmental media and projection mapping. Pictured: Cepado Wilkins, Jr. (left), of Shawnee, and Sydney Winchester (right), of Prague, sit in a barbershop re-creation and listen to holographic actors describe life in Greenwood before violence broke out.
Members of the Seminole State College President’s Leadership Class pose for a photo in front of the 30-ft Black Wall St. mural located in Tulsa’s Greenwood District.
The PLC students also toured John Hope Franklin Reconciliation Park. The park was constructed following the 2001 Oklahoma Commission to Study the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921. Lastly, students visited the 30-ft Black Wall St. mural created by Kansas City artist Donald “Scribe” Ross. The mural was painted in 2018 and depicts the districts rise and destruction. It is located on N. Greenwood Ave., adjacent to the Greenwood Cultural Center.
Former SSC employees Susan Walker (left), Brenda Cates (center), and Carol Hartman (right) pose outside of the College’s Board of Regents meeting, where they were granted emeritus status on March 24.

Emeritus Status Granted to Four Former SSC Employees

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Four former Seminole State College employees were granted emeritus status by the College’s Board of Regents at their meeting on March 24. Brenda Cates, Carol Hartman, Susan Walker and Frank Washington were recognized during the Board meeting and, following the meeting, a reception was held in their honor at the Utterback Ballroom.

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