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Trojans Punch Ticket to JUCO World Series

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In this photo, the Seminole State College baseball team celebrate on the field as head coach Mack Chambers hoists the NJCAA Division 1 District Championship trophy.

Seminole State College baseball is headed to nationals after two wins Thursday afternoon in the NJCAA South Central District Tournament.  The Trojans defeated St. Charles Community College of Missouri in back-to-back games (11-5 and 19-5) to secure a berth in the JUCO World Series.  The tournament was held at the Brian Crawford Memorial Sports Complex in Seminole.  The World Series will be held from May 23-29, 2026, in Grand Junction, Colorado.

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Let’s Play Ball…

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In this photo, Coaches from seven community colleges who will be competing in the NJCAA Region II Regional/District Tournament in Shawnee are shown during a meeting at Seminole State College.

Coaches from seven community colleges who will be competing in the NJCAA Region II Regional/District Tournament in Shawnee met at Seminole State College on Monday.  SSC Athletic Director Leslie Sewell, pictured on the right, serves as Softball Director for Region and Tournament Director for the playoff series.  Colleges playing in the tournament include:  Connors, Eastern, NEO, Northern – Enid, Northern – Tonkawa, Rose State and SSC.  Games are being played at FireLake Ballfields in Shawnee through Saturday.

Academy Senior’s Eagle Scout Project Enhances SSC Campus

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In this photo, Caleb Philips, a senior at The Academy of Seminole, stands beside the newly reconstructed bridge alongside the north pond on Seminole State College’s campus.

Caleb Philips, a senior at The Academy of Seminole, stands beside the newly reconstructed bridge alongside the north pond on Seminole State College’s campus. Philips completed the bridge reconstruction as his Eagle Scout project and will graduate this spring with both his high school diploma and an associate degree from SSC. He has been accepted to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he plans to study nuclear engineering.

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NJCAA Baseball Division I District Championship

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Following their NJCAA Region II championship win, the Seminole State College baseball team will face off against St. Charles Community College, in a best two-out-of-three series for the South-Central District title at the BCM Sports Complex in Seminole. The winner will advance to the NJCAA JUCO World Series in Grand Junction, Colorado.

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Lighting the Way for Service

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Seminole State College held a pinning ceremony at the Enoch Kelly Haney Center on May 10, following the college’s Commencement exercises for nursing students expected meet degree requirements this semester.  The pinning ceremony included candle lighting, signifying the transition from student to one of service.

In this photo, SSC Nursing Director Ann Benson presides over the Seminole State College Nursing pinning ceremony.

SSC Nursing Director Ann Benson presided over the ceremony.

In this photo, Students graduating from the program light candles during the pinning ceremony (pictured left to right) are: Whitney Zuck, Ashley Thompson, Shelbie Stephens, Riley Smith, Amanda Smith, Brittany Snolis-Hernandez, Maranda Green and Tabitha Dandridge.

Students graduating from the program (pictured left to right) are: Whitney Zuck, Ashley Thompson, Shelbie Stephens, Riley Smith, Amanda Smith, Brittany Snolis-Hernandez, Maranda Green and Tabitha Dandridge.

In this photo, Seminole State College graduates are seated inside the Raymond Harber Field House during the College’s 93rd Commencement Exercises on May 8.

SSC Announces Expected Graduates

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Seminole State College students completing degree requirements at the end of the 2026 spring and summer semesters, along with 2025 fall graduates, participated in the College’s 93rd Commencement Exercises on Friday, May 8.

The graduation ceremony was held at 10 a.m. inside the Raymond Harber Field House on campus. SSC Board of Regents Chair Marci Donaho served as the featured guest speaker.

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Pictured is the 2025-2026 Seminole State College softball team,

SSC Softball Earns Top Seed in South Central District Tournament

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The Seminole State College softball team will compete in the NJCAA South Central District Softball Tournament May 13-17 at FireLake Ballfields in Shawnee.

The Trojans enter the tournament as the No. 1 seed after finishing conference play with a 23-1 record. SSC holds an overall record of 47-4 on the season and will open tournament play at 3 p.m. Thursday, May 14, against the winner of No. 4 NEO A&M and No. 5 Connors State.

The tournament will begin Wednesday, May 13, with three opening-round games. No. 4 NEO A&M will face No. 5 Connors State at noon, No. 3 Rose State will play No. 6 NOC-Tonkawa at 2 p.m., and No. 2 Eastern Oklahoma will take on No. 7 NOC-Enid at 4 p.m.

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In this photo, three local area high school students pose for a picture during the Seminole State College 2026 Interscholastic Meet.

SSC Announces Free Concurrent College for Students in Five-County Service Area

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Seminole State College has announced a new scholarship initiative that will allow eligible concurrent students in the college’s five-county service area to attend SSC at no cost for fees and books, beginning in fall 2026.

The announcement was made by SSC President Lana Reynolds during the SSC Educational Foundation’s Spring Recognition Banquet on April 30.

Through the initiative, eligible high school juniors and seniors attending high school in Seminole, Pottawatomie, Hughes, Okfuskee and Lincoln counties — as well as homeschooled students who reside in one of those five counties — will automatically receive a scholarship covering the cost of fees and books after they qualify for the state’s concurrent student tuition waiver.

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