Seminole State College will host two enrollment events this weekend for prospective students and their families.
Enrollment Extravaganza will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, May 1, in the Walkingstick Building on the SSC campus. The event will include scholarship opportunities, Kona Ice snow cones, a food truck, a popcorn bar and a scavenger hunt.
Walk-ins are welcome, and attendees may register in advance at sscok.edu.
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Seminole State College will host Reach Higher Launch Your Future, a free family fun and scholarship night, on Sunday, May 3, from 4 to 8 p.m. at Play Space in Shawnee.
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Seminole State College hosted educators from across the state for the NOSS-OK Spring Conference on Friday, April 17, in the Utterback Ballroom of the Enoch Kelly Haney Center. NOSS, the National Organization for Student Success, is a professional association dedicated to advancing equity, supporting educators and promoting student achievement. Pictured, SSC Assistant Professor of English Jamie Worthley (left) and Associate Professor of English Dr. Yasminda Choate (right) distribute raffle items during the event. Worthley and Choate organized the conference.
SSC Language Arts and Humanities Division Chair Kelli McBride delivers her presentation, “Simple Ways to Make Your Course ADA Accessible,” during the NOSS-OK Spring Conference.
When people picture college students, they often imagine someone fresh out of high school, living in dorms, attending classes full-time, and building their future with relatively few outside responsibilities.
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The Seminole State College Educational Foundation will host its 31st Annual Spring Recognition Banquet on Thursday, April 30, at 6:30 p.m. in the Utterback Ballroom of the Enoch Kelly Haney Center on campus. The event will recognize the achievements of alumni, employees and students.
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Seminole State College hosted its eighth annual SSC FFA Interscholastic Meet on Thursday, April 9, welcoming more than 1,800 high school students from 134 schools across Oklahoma. Associate Professor of Agriculture Wendy Rich and the SSC Aggie Club organized the event. Pictured, participants gather in the Raymond Harber Field House as the event begins.
Students take part in the land judging competition at Duncan Farms during Seminole State College’s FFA event.
High school students participate in the floriculture competition in the Raymond Harber Field House.
Seminole State College President’s Leadership Class students pose in front of the Route 66 Interpretive Center in Chandler, a museum dedicated to preserving and sharing the history, culture and traveler experience of America’s most famous highway through exhibits and Route 66 memorabilia. The visit came during Route 66’s centennial year, marking 100 years since the highway was established in 1926. During the tour, students also stopped at the Rock Café in Stroud, Pops and the Round Barn in Arcadia.
SSC PLC students pose in front of the Rock Cafe in Stroud, a historic Route 66 landmark listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Built of native sandstone in the late 1930s, the restaurant has long been one of Oklahoma’s best-known Mother Road destinations.
Two Seminole State College employees were recognized for their dedication and service during the Seminole Chamber of Commerce Forum on April 9. Director of Physical Plant Clint Robertson was honored as Staff Member of the Month, and Language Arts and Humanities Division Chair Kelli McBride was named Faculty Member of the Month.
The Seminole Chamber of Commerce Education Committee, along with the Lions Club and Kontoor Brands/Wrangler, recognizes SSC employees several times during Forum each year. Individuals are nominated from across campus and selected by college administrators.
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Three area high school seniors and two Seminole State College students were recognized by SSC at the All-Oklahoma Academic Team and Oklahoma Association of Community Colleges Presidents’ Tuition Waiver Awards Ceremony on April 9 at the Oklahoma State Capitol in the Oklahoma House of Representatives Chamber.
This year, SSC honored Gracie Gates of Butner Public Schools, Stevie Hogue of Strother High School and Kaitlyn Smith of Luther High School with the OACC President’s Tuition Waiver for their academic achievements and community involvement.
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SSC Head Baseball Coach Mack Chambers and members of the Seminole State College baseball team present Denim Harris’ parents, Toy Harper and David Harris, with a framed No. 4 jersey during a jersey retirement ceremony April 4 at Lloyd Simmons Field in the Brian Crawford Memorial Sports Complex. Harris, an outfielder on the SSC baseball team and a 2025 graduate of Mansfield Timberview High School in Texas, passed away following a car accident on Oct. 16, 2025, at age 18. In tribute, Harris’ teammates wore No. 4 jerseys with his name on the back for one final game.