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Alyssa Nieves, 4, is shown above putting up a three pointer to lead the Lady Jets to a win over St. Petersburg.Ten points seemed to be a common denominator in the opening day action of the South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets Holiday Basketball Classics. The St. Petersburg Titans rolled to a 75 – 65 win over the Wallace State Lions in the opening game and then the Shelton State Bucs came from behind to beat the South Georgia Technical College Jets by 10 in an 84 – 74...

Levi Cowan of Americus has been hired as a technical support specialist for South Georgia Technical College (SGTC), president Dr. John Watford announced recently. Cowan will report to information technology director Dianne Trueblood. Cowan graduated from Schley County High School in May 2017 and is set to graduate from SGTC in December 2018. Despite still working towards his networking specialist and computer support specialist degree and diploma, Cowan touts more than four years of...

Lady Jet Amara Edeh achieved a double-double against East Georgia State, scoring 13 points and taking away 12 rebounds. The South Georgia Tech Lady Jets fell behind at halftime against East Georgia State (EGSC) on Wednesday, but answered with a strong second half to blowout the Lady Bobcats 97-46. The win over East Georgia State (2-5, 5-8) marks the twelfth straight win for the no. 16 nationally ranked Lady Jets. The game started out evenly for the two teams, who entered the half with the...

South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy Director Brett Murray is shown above presenting the Lou Crouch Scholarship to Shelly Landers of Americus at the SGTC Law Enforcement Academy graduation 18-02 recently. Lou Crouch was unable to attend.Shelly Landers of Americus was presented with the Lou Crouch Law Enforcement Scholarship at the South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy Class 18 – 02 graduation ceremony held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above presenting Annita Carter Barron with a plaque for over 25 years of service to the students at South Georgia Technical College.South Georgia Technical College Business Technology Instructor Annita Carter Barron announced that she would retire with nearly 30 years of service to students at South Georgia Technical College and Georgia Southwestern State University. Her official retirement date is January 1, 2019. ...

South Georgia Technical College president John Watford announced the four semi-finalists for the college’s GOAL competition. Finalists include (Top left to right) Kelsi Cannon, Prince Burns, (bottom left to right) Aisha Douglas and Christine Anderson. Four South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) students have been selected as the college’s semi-finalists for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL), according to Cynthia Carter, coordinator for the college’s GOAL...

Nigel Poole (seated left center) is shown above presenting SGTC President Dr. John Watford (seated right center) with a scholarship check from the Smarr - Smith Foundation for an endowed scholarship at South Georgia Technical College. Also shown (l to r) seated with Poole and Dr. Watford are SGTC Academic Dean Vanessa Wall, Smarr-Smith Foundation Treasurer Jessie Simmons and Sumter County Sheriff Pete Smith. Standing (l to r) are: Smarr-Smith Foundation members Jimmy Whaley, Americus...

Shown above are some of the Lady Jets basketball players who earned an Associate of Applied Science degree in Sports and Fitness Management at South Georgia Technical College in the Spring of 2018 and went on to continue their education at various universities. Shown above (l to r) are: Davesha Murray, Kanna Suzuki, Sceret Ethridge, Houlfat Mahouchiza, and Esther Adenike.South Georgia Technical College was included for six different areas in the Community Colleges Top 100 Associate Degree...

South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy graduates stand with SGTC President Dr. John Watford following their graduation ceremony. After 18 weeks of intense training inside and outside of the classroom, class 18-02 of South Georgia Technical College’s Law Enforcement Academy (LEA) cadets walked across the stage to receive their POST (Peace Officer Standards and Training) certification. The graduation ceremony was held in the John M. Pope center on the college’s Americus...

Brenda Butler Gilliam is shown above with South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford after receiving her plaque at a special retirement party.“A woman of many talents,” may be the best way to describe South Georgia Technical College Welding Instructor Brenda Butler Gilliam, who retired recently after 19 years of service to students in Americus and at the SGTC Crisp County Center where she taught for most of her instructional career. She was able to succeed and excel...

SGTC Americus campus’ nine practical nursing graduates stand with their instructors Jennifer Childs (far left) and Christine Rundle (far right) following the nurse pinning ceremony.South Georgia Technical College’s Americus campus recognized its nine graduating practical nursing (PN) students with a nurse pinning ceremony recently. The ceremony, held in the college’s John M. Pope Center in Americus, honored the students for completing the program and pinned them as the newest members...

Bigue Sarr, 21, posted two double-doubles in wins against Andrew College and East Mississippi and then Justin Johnson, 5, had a total of 30 points in the Jets' two games.The nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets captured their 11th consecutive victory recently after defeating Andrew College, 102 – 31 in a Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association conference match-up and then traveled to Marianna, FL, to take down East Mississippi Community College 69 – 56 in the...