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Lady Jets Shamari Tyson, 1, was selected as GCAA Player of the Week for the past two weeks.     South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets sophomore Shamari Tyson was selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association Division I women’s basketball Player of the Week for the past two weeks.  This is the eighth time that the nationally ranked Lady Jets have had a Player of the Week in the past 13 weeks and the fourth time for Shamari Tyson.    Tyson helped the Lady Jets overcome a...

South Georgia Technical College sophomore Shamari Tyson, 1, led the Lady Jets in scoring with 29 points and also hit a last second shot to give her team the 68 – 66 victory over Georgia Highlands.     “The Lady Jets refused to lose,” said South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford after the South Georgia Tech Lady Jets overcame a 22-point deficit to clinch their fifth consecutive Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) regular season conference title in a 68...

SGTC Academic Dean and PBL local advisor Dr. Andrea Oates (standing, second from left) thanks Culinary Arts students and their instructor, Chef Ricky Watzlowick (standing left) for their generosity during the Phi Beta Lambda Season of Giving.The South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) chapter of Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) recently hosted a pizza party for the Culinary Arts program on the Americus campus. The occasion honored the Culinary Arts students for their generous contributions during the...

SGTC students have their picture taken during the recent Valentine's Day celebration.A student receives a free cookie during SGTC's recent Valentine's Day celebration.Students at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently celebrated Valentine’s Day with activities on the Americus campus and at the Crisp County Center. In Cordele, students took part in a Valentine’s-themed “meet and greet” social event. Participants enjoyed the opportunity to mingle and get to know each other a...

SGTC WIOA Coordinator Sandhya Muljibhai speaks to a class of Medical Assisting Students about the benefits of the WIOA program.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) students may be eligible to apply for additional financial aid through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), a federal program that assists students in select programs with school-related expenses.  WIOA provides financial assistance for tuition, fees, books and direct training costs for eligible participants....

La’Deja James, 10, is shown above playing for Norfolk State University where she earned the National Player of the Week honors.     South Georgia Technical College graduate and former Lady Jets women’s basketball standout, La’Deja James has earned National Player of the Week honors for her performance on the court with Norfolk State University in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) league. James, from Virginia Beach, Virginia, played for the Lady Jets from 2015 – 2017.  The...

Americus and Sumter County Chamber of Commerce President Carolyn Wright is shown above (l to r) with South Georgia Technical College 2020 GOAL award winner David Bush and South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford. Wright presented the SGTC Foundation with a check from the Chamber and Sumter EMC to help defray the cost of expenses for the GOAL winner's for the state GOAL competition.   The Americus-Sumter County Chamber of Commerce and the Sumter Electric Membership...

SGTC Financial Aid Specialist Kierra Sparks teaches students at the South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center about financial aid options available to them.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently hosted a financial aid workshop for students at the college’s Crisp County Center. SGTC Financial Aid Specialist Kierra Sparks assisted students in navigating the financial aid process. She also guided the students in completing their 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 FAFSA...

Four Lady Jets ranked in the NJCAA national statistics for rebounds, field goal percentage shooting, free throw percentage shooting, assists, blocks, and steals. Shown (l to r) are Femme Sikuzani (34), Shamari Tyson (1), Anna McKendree (14) and Yasriyyah Wazeerund-Din (13). The Lady Jets moved up one position to 15th in the nation.   For the first time in five weeks, the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets have been able to move up a spot in the National Junior College Athletic...

South Georgia Tech’s Shamari Tyson, 1, had 20 points for the Lady Jets. She was four of six from the three-point line and and two of two from the free throw line.   The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets hosted Andrew College during its Alumni – Sophomore Day celebration Saturday before a large crowd.  The nationally ranked Lady Jets put on a magnificent display on their way to a 101 – 54 Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference win while the Jets came...

Shown above are the Lady Jets sophomore players that were presented with a framed poster of their time on the court at South Georgia Technical College.     Fourteen sophomores from the 2019 – 2020 South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets intercollegiate basketball teams were honored between games as part of the South Georgia Tech Alumni-Sophomore Celebration held recently in the James S. Peters gymnasium.  Each of the players were recognized by SGTC President Dr. John Watford and...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (center) is shown above with many of the SGTC alumni and retired faculty and staff members that came out for the SGTC Alumni-Sophomore Day event.     South Georgia Technical College gave away over 500 t-shirts to SGTC alumni, retirees, current faculty, friends and supporters at its annual Alumni and Sophomore Day Celebration recently in the James S. Peters gymnasium in conjunction with the Jets and Lady Jets basketball games.   ...