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South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (right center) and speaker Carvel Lewis (left center) are shown above with the SGTC Black History Celebration program participants. They were: SGTC Cosmetology student Kaitlin Champion, SGTC Executive Assistant to the President Teresa O’Bryant, SGTC Air Conditioning student Shannon Jones, SGTC Rick Perkins Instructor of Year Chester Taylor, Cynthia Lewis-Anderson, Carvel Lewis, SGTC President Dr. John Watford, Alma Willis, Dr....

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above (center) along with Al Harris (l to r), Vickie Austin, Jones-Harris Scholarship recipients Chase Reeves and Rosemary Sanchez and SGTC Automotive Technology Instructor Brandon Dean. Not shown is SGTC Foundation executive director Su Ann Bird.The South Georgia Technical College Foundation presented Chase Reeves and Rosemary Sanchez, outstanding Automotive Technology students with the Phil Jones – Alfred “Foots”...

Pictured left to right are SGTC WIOA coordinator Sandhya Muljibhai, air conditioning student Shannon Jones, and WIOA Administrative Assistant Sarah Teal.SGTC Air Conditioning instructor Johnny Griffin (right) and student Shannon Jones. Jones received financial assistance through the federal WIOA program and will graduate in May.The Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA) is a federal program established in 2014 to help serve laid-off individuals and income-eligible adults who need job...

Shown above are the SGTC Practical Nursing students and instructors displaying their personal and professional Exergen TemporalScanner thermometers.   Exergen Corporation of Watertown, MA, provided 57 Exergen home TemporalScanner thermometers and eight professional TemporalScanner model thermometers to the South Georgia Technical College practical nursing students and programs on both the Americus and the Crisp County Center campuses recently.    Exergen Corporation, manufacturer of the...

Bryce Turner, 11, was the top scorer for the Jets in the win over Central Georgia Tech.Macon, Georgia – Central Georgia Technical College took a 67 – 66 lead with 18 seconds remaining.  The Jets brought the ball in and across half-court before calling a time out with 12 seconds on the clock.  The Jets inbounded the ball to sophomore Aaron Pitts Jr., who scored the winning layup with 3.5 seconds to put the Jets ahead 68 – 67 and allow them to snap a nine-game losing streak.    “I am...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above (far right) with SGTC Heavy Equipment Dealer Service Technology instructors Don Rountree (back row left) and the seven CAT Think Big students that received the scholarships for their outstanding academic and leadership qualities. They are: (front row l to r) Justin Ethan Troglin, Benjamin Smelcer, Alaina Worthington, and Noah K. Smith. On the back row (l to r) with instructor Don Rountree are: Andrew Turner, Patrick...

Alexia Dizeko, 5, named Women’s Basketball GCAA Player of the Week.   South Georgia Technical College’s Alexia Dizeko has been selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association’s Division 1 Women’s Basketball player of the week for the week of February 20th 2023.  This is her fourth time this season that she has been recognized for this honor.    Dizeko, a 5’ 11” sophomore forward from Sion Switzerland, averaged 20.6 points, 11 rebounds, two assists, 2.3 steals, and one...

     The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets remained in the first-place position in the National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) Division I women’s basketball poll for the sixth consecutive week and received all 10 first place votes based on their 28 – 1 record.      The Lady Jets recorded back to back victories last week to extend their win streak to 28 straight games.  This allowed the Lady Jets to remain in first place ahead of Eastern Florida State which is 26...

Alexia Duzeko, 5, led the team in scoring with 25 points.   The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) top-ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets captured their 28th straight win in an 89 – 72 victory over the Albany Tech Lady Titans while the Jets lost a 75 – 73 last second heartbreaker against the third seeded Albany Tech Titans in a double-header in the James S. Peters gymnasium Saturday.    The wins just keep accumulating for the Lady Jets and SGTC Athletic...

Sophomore and Alumni Day set for February 25th at SGTC.     South Georgia Technical College is currently celebrating its 75th anniversary and in recognition of this milestone, the college will be hosting an Alumni Day Celebration on Saturday, February 25th in the James S. Peters gymnasium in conjunction with the Jets and Lady Jets basketball games and Sophomore Day recognition.  The public is invited to attend this free event.     All South Georgia Technical College alumni and former...

Luana Leite, 1, was tied for leading scorer against Middle Georgia Prep with 17 points, four rebounds, eight assists and five steals.   The number one ranked National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets captured a 70 – 50 non-conference win over the Middle Georgia Prep Lions Thursday night to move to 27 – 1 on the season.     Sophomores Luana Leite and Alexia Dizeko led the charge for the Lady Jets by scoring 17 points each.  Alexia...

Aaron Pitts, 4, led the Jets with 28 points against Gordon State College.Barnesville, GA - The South Georgia Technical College Jets dropped an 81 – 76 Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) decision to Gordon State College in Barnesville, GA to fall to 6 – 19 overall and 3 – 9 in the conference.  The Jets are now in ninth place in the GCCA standings, which is one spot short of qualifying for the GCAA end of the season tournament.    This was the Jets eighth consecutive loss. ...