Jets News

Yazz Wazeerud-Din and Shamari Tyson are shown above as Lady Jets and now as Stetson University Hatters.   Stetson University highlighted Shamari Tyson and Yazz Wazeerud-Din, two of the South Georgia Technical College 2019 – 2020 Lady Jets graduates who are now ready to make a big difference at the next level.  Read below or online at:  https://gohatters.com/news/2020/11/23/womens-basketball-tyson-wazeerud-din-have-some-unfinished-business.aspx It was the day before their team's...

South Georgia Technical College is giving back on Giving Tuesday! Everyone is invited to the FREE 5th annual “Light Up Your Future” Event at South Georgia Technical College on Tuesday, December 1st from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.     Tuesday, December 1st, is typically known as Giving Tuesday when non-profits and colleges and universities ask for financial support from their communities.  However, South Georgia Technical College is changing things up and “giving back” to its community on...

Veronica Charles, a 5’ 4” sophomore guard from Lagos, Nigeria, is shown above warming up getting ready for the pre-season scrimmage with Northwest Florida.     The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets were ranked 10th in the nation in the “Way-Too-Early National Junior College Athletic Association DI Women’s Basketball Top 25 Rankings” in the World Exposure Report released recently.    South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head basketball coach James...

Su Ann Bird receives 2020 GEAC Educational Fundraising/Development Award.   South Georgia Technical College Vice President for Institutional Advancement Su Ann Bird received the Georgia Educational Advancement Council (GEAC) 2020 Educational Fundraising/Development award during the organization’s Online Virtual Conference recently.  The event was scheduled to be held in St. Simons Island, GA, but was converted to a virtual conference due to COVID-19 restrictions.    Bird was one of four...

Congratulations to three members of the SGTC Lady Jets for signing letters of intent to play basketball at the Division I level next season. Moe Shida has agreed to play at New Mexico State University; Femme Sikuzani signed with the University of Texas in Austin and Hope Butera will join Florida International University in Miami. Shown with the three signees are SGTC Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach James Frey and members of the 2020-2021 Jets and Lady Jets basketball players.Shown...

Everyone is invited to the FREE 5th annual “Light Up Your Future” Event at South Georgia Technical College on Tuesday, December 1st from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.   South Georgia Technical College will be hosting its fifth annual “Light Up Your Future” event on Tuesday, December 1st from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m.  and everyone is invited to this fun free celebration.  Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, this event has been converted into a Drive-Thru celebration but there will be free gifts and...

The first Mike Cochran Aviation Scholarship was awarded recently to SGTC Aviation Maintenance student Ragan Norman of Americus, (third from right). Shown above (l to r) is SGTC Aircraft Structural Technology Instructor Jason Wisham, Aviation Maintenance Instructor Victoria Herron, SGTC President Dr. John Watford, SGTC Aviation Maintenance Instructor David Grant, Nancy Cochran, Aviation Maintenance Instructor Charles Christmas, Ragan Norman, Aviation Maintenance Instructor Paul Pearson, and...

SGTC Student of Excellence overall winner Garrett Kennedy (left) and nominees (top row) Correy Jackson, Cullen McDonald, Eric Stephens, (bottom row) Jeremy Robinson, and William Nolan.Garrett Kennedy of Pine Mountain, a Motorsports Vehicle Technology Student, was honored recently as the Student of Excellence at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC). He was nominated by his instructor, Kevin Beaver. “I nominated Garrett because he’s a great student,” Beaver said. “He comes in on...

Pictured left to right: Al Harris, Sandy Larson, and Cynthia Carter conduct a mock interview with SGTC Electrical Lineworker Apprentice student Alex Endreson.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently hosted mock Interviews for the 13 students enrolled in the college’s Electrical Lineworker Apprenticeship Program. The SGTC mock interview team consisted of Al Harris, Economic Development; Sandy Larson, Human Resources Director; and Cynthia Carter, Career Services Director. The...

South Georgia Technical College Registrar Kari Bodrey is shown above displaying the front of the SGTC graduate shirt with the 2020 Survivor words and SGTC Vice President of Student Affairs Eulish Kinchens is shown showing off the back of the graduate shirt.   The year 2020 has been a strange one to say the least and because of COVID-19 restrictions, graduates and others have missed out on some special occasions or had those events changed to virtual.  South Georgia Technical College...

Shown above (l to r) are South Georgia Technical College Business and Industry Director Paul Farr, Georgia Power Company Workforce Development Coordinator Marilyn Walker, Georgia Power Company Electrical Lineworker Scholarship students Shabius Williams, Bakari Etienne, and LaBaron Lewis with Kenny Holiday from Georgia Power Talent Acquisitions. Not shown is SGTC Vice President of Institutional Advancement and SGTC Foundation Executive Director Su Ann Bird.      South Georgia Technical...

Dual Enrollment students Chance Simpson and Christiana SmithChance Simpson of Marshallville and Christiana Smith of Albany are pursuing their education at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) while they are still finishing high school. Both students enrolled at SGTC as part of Georgia’s Dual Enrollment Program. The program allows qualified high school students to maximize their education and career training by taking courses that earn college and high school credit at the same...