Participants and staff with the SSC Talent Search/FOCUS Program attended TRIO Day at the Oklahoma State Capitol on Feb. 28. Attendees from throughout the state filled the House of Representatives Chambers and overflow rooms to raise awareness about the importance of educational opportunities for low-income, first-generation students. Pictured (left to right): Seminole High School sophomore Gabriella Factor, SSC Student Support Services student Mark Factor, SSC TRIO Accounting Clerk Yahnah Factor, McLoud High School senior Alyssa Sudduth, Talent Search Advisor Tina Savage, McLoud High School senior Madalynn Taylor, Minority Floor Leader Andy Fugate and Talent Search Advisor Rachelle Jones. TRIO programs are a set of federal outreach and student services programs designed to help individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. The TRIO programs at SSC are Student Support Services, Upward Bound and Talent Search. For more information about the grant programs, visit sscok.edu/sponsored-grant-programs