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South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker instructor Sidney Johnson is shown above on the front row with Garrett Earls, the SGTC Georgia EMC Foremen and Linemen Supervisor’s Electrical Lineworker scholarship recipient. SGTC Director of Business and Industry Paul Farr, SGTC Economic Development Assistant Tami Blount and SGTC President Dr. John Watford are shown on the back row during the scholarship presentation.      The Georgia EMC Foremen and Supervisors’ Association...

Jasmine Alexander is shown with her prize for finding the winner egg at the SGTC Crisp County Center Easter Egg Hunt student activity.   The South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center Student Government Association hosted an Easter Egg Hunt student activity recently on the SGTC Crisp County Center campus.  All current students were invited to participate.    The Student Government Association hid 162 eggs on the back side of the campus and prizes were awarded to the students who...

South Georgia Tech will host a forklift training course April 28 at the Crisp County Center in Cordele.The Crisp County Center of South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) is offering a forklift operator certification training class on April 28 from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The class will cover forklift operation, maintenance, and safety requirements. Training will consist of practical skills and testing as well as a written exam. Participants in the class must be at least 18 years of age. The...

The NJCAA Region 17 women's tournament bracket.   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets will face East Georgia State College at 8 p.m. Friday, April 2nd at Georgia Highlands College in Rome, GA in a semi-final round of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region 17 end of the season tournament.    South Georgia Technical College finished 2nd in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) regular season to earn a bye in the quarter-final round of the NJCAA...

Synovus’ Tami Duke is shown above (l to r) presenting Chef Ricky Watzlowick with a donation from Synovus for being selected as the South Georgia Technical College 2021 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year.    SGTC Culinary Arts Instructor “Chef Ricky” Ludwig Watzlowick was presented with a check from Synovus in Americus recently after he was selected as the South Georgia Technical College Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year for 2021.       Each year Synovus or SB&T presents the winner...

Five South Georgia Technical College basketball players are ranked nationally for their individual efforts. They include Lady Jets: Femme Sikuzani (34) and Veronica Charles (4). The Jets earning national recognition include the nation’s best rebounder Jalen Reynolds (3), Will Johnson (4), and Marvin McGhee (10).   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets remained ranked 8th nationally in the final 2020 -2021 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division 1 Women’s...

Shown above are Veronica Charles (4) and Moe Shida (10) who earned GCAA All-Region recognition.     South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets Sophomore’s Veronica Charles and Moe Shida were both named to the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division I All-Region squad for their performances on the court during the 2020 – 2021 season, announced GCAA Commissioner David Elder.      Veronica Charles, 5’ 4” sophomore guard from Benue State, Nigeria, was selected as the...

Shown above is South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker graduate Maurice Jordan, who is now working with Georgia Power Network Underground.   South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker graduate Maurice Jordan is the latest in a long line of success stories from individuals who attended and graduated from the SGTC Electrical Lineworker Apprentice program and moved forward toward successful careers.  He talks about his experience in this Georgia Power video: ...

Jets Jalen Reynolds, 3, led the Jets in scoring with 24 points against East Georgia.   The South Georgia Technical College Jets outscored East Georgia State College 5 – 0 in the last minute to secure a 71 – 66 victory in their final regular season game.  The Jets finished the regular season in third place in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) with an 11 – 5 record and are 13 – 9 overall.    The Jets earned the right to host a quarter-final round of the NJCAA Region...

SGTC Lady Jet Kamya Hollingshed, 30.SGTC Lady Jet Kamya Hollingshed, 30.   The struggle was real after undergoing surgery for two torn ACL’s in two years and at times Kamya Hollingshed doubted if it she would ever be able to return to the basketball court as a player for the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets.  “She is an amazing person and player,” said South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets athletic director and Lady Jets head coach James Frey.  “And her hard work on and...

SGTC Student of Excellence overall winner Kenyatta Slaughter (left) and nominees (l-r) Christopher Lowell, Moe Shida, and Sheldon Holt.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently recognized Kenyatta Slaughter of Buena Vista, a Marketing Management student, as the overall Student of Excellence on the Americus campus. She was nominated for the award by SGTC Marketing instructor Mary Cross. The ceremony recognized the top students from each area of the business programs, which...

SGTC President Dr. John Watford (right) is shown above presenting culinary arts instructor Ludwig “Chef Ricky” Watzlowick (left) with the SGTC Instructor of the Year award for 2021.   Ludwig “Chef Ricky” Watzlowick has been named the 2021 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year for South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) for his work in the culinary arts program at SGTC. Dr. John Watford, SGTC President, presented the award to Watzlowick at a special ceremony held in the John M. Pope...