{"id":2656,"date":"2021-09-24T08:17:13","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T14:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/?p=2656"},"modified":"2021-09-24T08:17:14","modified_gmt":"2021-09-24T14:17:14","slug":"old-fun-and-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/old-fun-and-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Old Fun and Games"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Throughout the 1980s, faculty, staff and students at then Seminole \u201cJunior\u201d College participated in an annual spring ritual known as \u201cTrojan Olympics.\u201d Held the week prior to final exams, teams competed in such activities as tricycle races in the parking lots, food eating contests and canoe races on the campus pond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Carolyn-Simmons-1024x659.jpg\" alt=\"After an unsuccessful canoe race, former business office cashier Carolyn Simmons surfaces from the campus pond.\" class=\"wp-image-2657\" width=\"839\" height=\"539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Carolyn-Simmons-1024x659.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Carolyn-Simmons-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Carolyn-Simmons-768x494.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Carolyn-Simmons-1536x988.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Carolyn-Simmons-50x32.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Carolyn-Simmons-788x507.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Carolyn-Simmons.jpg 2040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 839px) 100vw, 839px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After an unsuccessful canoe race, former business office cashier Carolyn Simmons surfaces from the campus pond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Kelly-Kirk-696x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Longtime art instructor Kelly Kirk heads for the kiddie pool during an obstacle course race.\" class=\"wp-image-2658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Kelly-Kirk-696x1024.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Kelly-Kirk-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Kelly-Kirk-768x1130.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Kelly-Kirk-1044x1536.jpg 1044w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Kelly-Kirk-34x50.jpg 34w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Kelly-Kirk-679x999.jpg 679w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Kelly-Kirk.jpg 1376w\" 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