Jets News

Deonte Williams, 2, was the top scorer for the Jets in the loss to Florida State College.Jacksonville, FL – The South Georgia Technical College Jets fell to 4 – 4 on the season after dropping a 66 – 71 decision to Florida State College at Jacksonville over the weekend.  The Jets will try to lift themselves above the .500 mark Wednesday, December 6 when they host Gulf Coast State College at 7 p.m. in the Hangar.    “We didn’t play well enough to win,” said SGTC Jets head coach...

Joseph Jolly hired as SGTC Maintenance Technician.   South Georgia Technical College graduate Joseph Jolly, formerly of Nashville, TN, has been hired as a Maintenance Technician on the South Georgia Technical College Americus campus effective immediately, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford.    Jolly completed the Industrial Mechanical Systems Technology program at SGTC in May and then reenrolled and will be graduating from the Industrial Electrical program in December.  He has lived...

Shown above are SGTC Environmental Horticulture students John Owens, Jake Guest, Grace Hardage, Arial Hudson, Lisa Wade and Kyle Davis working in the new pollinator garden they created in memory of former First Lady Rosalynn Carter on the SGTC Americus campus.   Rosalynn Carter established a butterfly garden at her home in Plains, Georgia to encourage the conservation of butterflies and their habitats. In April of 2013, the Rosalynn Carter Butterfly Trail was established by Annette Wise with...

SGTC’s Jason Wisham is shown above with the Blue Angels first female pilot, Lt. Commander Amanda Lee.PENSACOLA, FL – A trip to the Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show earlier this month allowed South Georgia Technical College Aircraft Structural Instructor Jason Wisham to meet Lt. Amanda Lee, the Navy’s first Blue Angels female pilot.    The NAS Pensacola Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show is Pensacola’s largest event attracting nearly 180,000 spectators...

South Georgia Technical College is recognized for the 4th consecutive year as being named the best two-year college in Georgia.    South Georgia Technical College has been named as the Best Community College in Georgia for 2024 by Intelligent.com, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.  This is the fourth consecutive year that South Georgia Technical College has earned this distinction by two different organizations.     Niche.com selected SGTC as the Best...

Pictured are Schley County High School student Rowdy Hines and his mother, Jessica. Through Dual Enrollment, Rowdy has completed South Georgia Technical College’s Auto Collision Repair Technology program and will graduate from SGTC while still in high school.One day, Jessica Hines asked her son, Rowdy, a student at Schley County High School, if there was some project or hobby he might be interested in pursuing. Rowdy had spent his ninth-grade year learning at home due to the COVID...

Shown above are the family members of long-time SGTC employee and Lady Jets supporter Pete Arrington.   The Lady Jets and five other teams participated in the South Georgia Technical College Pete Arrington Basketball Classic during the Thanksgiving Break.  The Lady Jets struggled in a 99 – 48 loss to the 17th nationally ranked Chipola College Indians but then rebounded to a narrow 65 – 62 come from behind win over the Miami-Dade Sharks on Saturday.  The Lady Jets are 4 – 2 on the...

Camarion Johnson, 5, led the Jets in scoring in the overtime loss.Tallahassee, FL -  Poor free throw shooting combined with 22 turnovers caused the South Georgia Technical College Jets to suffer a 78 – 73 overtime loss to Tallahassee Community College in Tallahassee, FL, Thanksgiving week.    “We have suffered with turning the ball over and failing to make free throws earlier this season,” said South Georgia Technical College Jets head coach Chris Ballauer, “and that was a problem...

SGTC’s Maeva Fotsa, 22, and Deonte Williams, 2, were selected as the GCAA Players of the Week recently.   Two South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) basketball players have been spotlighted as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Players of the Week for the 2023 – 2024 basketball season. Lady Jet Maeva Fosta was selected as the Women’s Player of the Week and Deonte Williams of the Jets was selected as the Men’s Player of the Week.    Deonte Williams, a 6’ 6”...

Pictured are the finalists to represent SGTC in the TCSG GOAL competition. Top row (l-r): Joshua Bartlett, Damon Brown, and Katlin Champion. Bottom row (l-r): Diquita Mathis, Zackary Mincey, and Eddie Williams.South Georgia Technical College President, Dr. John Watford, recently announced the six finalists for the honor of representing SGTC in the annual Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) competition to be held in Atlanta next April. The students chosen as finalists were: Joshua...

SGTC Aircraft Structural Technology students Shabrya Jefferson and Cameron Hillsman are shown above with Thrush CEO Mark McDonald and SGTC Career Services Director Cynthia Carter and SGTC Aircraft Structural Technology Instructor Jason Wisham after a tour of the Thrush Manufacturing facilities.Albany, GA – South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Aircraft Structural Technology (AST) Program Instructor Jason Wisham, SGTC Career Services Director Cynthia Carter, and two AST upcoming December...

Deonte Williams, 2, was the top scorer for the Jets in the 73 – 70 win over Chattahoochee Valley Community College.   The South Georgia Technical College Jets managed to capture a 73 – 70 victory over Chattahoochee Valley Community College and former Jets head coach Douglas Byrd in a hard-fought battle Saturday in the Hangar.  The Jets moved to 4 – 2 on the season.    Chattahoochee scored first but the two teams were in a constant battle for the lead in the first ten minutes of the...