Lady Jets News

SGTC’s Mio Sakano, 13, and Deonte Williams, 2, were named to the NJCAA Region XVII All-Tournament teams for 2023 – 2024.   Freshman guard Mio Sakano and sophomore guard Deonte Williams of the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets and Jets basketball teams were selected to National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I Region XVII All-Tournament teams recently.    The SGTC Lady Jets and Jets both hosted the quarter-final round of the NJCAA Region XVII tournaments and...

Students in the SGTC Nail Tech program are ready to work with clients.The South Georgia Technical College Nail Tech program is now accepting clients. Under the guidance of Nail Tech instructor Jessakeetha Maddox, students have developed their skills in a variety of techniques and are prepared to offer their services to the public. Services students are prepared to offer include manicures, pedicures, overlay on natural nails, full sets, dazzle sets, ombre sets, freestyle sets, French sets,...

Mio Sakano, 13, was the top scorer for the Lady Jets with 22 points.Swainsboro, GA – The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets never had a lead and only tied the Central Georgia Technical College Lady Titans three times in the first half before dropping a 73 – 67 decision in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XVII semi-finals Friday at East Georgia State College in Swainsboro. Central ended up losing to East Georgia, 76 – 44, in the finals.  East...

SGTC Retention and Coaching Specialist Dr. Deo Cochran-Sherrod conducts a workshop for SGTC students on strategies for improving study skills.Dr. Deo Cochran-Sherrod, South Georgia Technical College Retention and Coaching Specialist, recently conducted a workshop on the topic of study skills for students on the SGTC Americus campus. The workshop was designed to help students discover their best strategies to strengthen their study habits and wellness practices. In her presentation,...

Jafeth Martinez of the South Georgia Technical College Jets goes up for a slam dunk in the NJCAA Region XVII Semi-final game against Albany Tech. The season came to a disappointing conclusion for the South Georgia Technical College men’s basketball team. The SGTC Jets fell to the Albany Tech Titans by a final score of 68-61 in the NJCAA Region XVII semifinal game March 15 on the campus of Albany State University. After finishing the regular season with a solid 18-12 overall record...

SGTC Student of Excellence winner Leah Nunley (left) with SGTC Marketing Management instructor Mary Cross.Seated (l-R) are SGTC Student of Excellence nominees Lavivian Gay, Brittany Rogers Brown, Tera Zielinski, Leah Nunley, and Destiny Armstrong. Standing (l-r) are their instructors Brenda Boone, Sharon Smith, Veronda Cladd, Mary Cross, and Chris Ballauer.South Georgia Technical College Recently honored Leah Nunley of Americus as the overall Student of Excellence for March. Nunley, a...

South Georgia Technical College Diesel Technology instructors David Cox (left) and Chase Shannon (right) are shown above with the SGTC Foundation’s three Caterpillar Excellence Scholarship winners. They are: Cole White, Ja’Ron Davis and Caleb Howard.Americus, Ga.—Three students in the Diesel Equipment Technology program at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) were awarded the South Georgia Technical College Foundation Caterpillar Excellence Scholarships recently in recognition of...

Camarion Johnson, 5, led the Jets to a win in the NJCAA Region XVII quarterfinals with 21 points.   “One game at a time, one play at a time,” is the way South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach Jason Carpenter said the Jets and the Lady Jets will be approaching each game in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XVII semi-final contests Friday night and hopefully championship games on Saturday.    The Jets and the Lady Jets both...

Pictured (outside left and right respectively) are Recruitment Lt. Debra Jones and Recruiter Jewell Furtado of the Georgia Department of Corrections with SGTC Criminal Justice instructor Teresa McCook (second from right) and three of her students.South Georgia Technical College Career Services recently hosted an on-campus recruiting event for the Georgia Department of Corrections (DOC) Calhoun State Prison. Positions are now open at the Calhoun facility for Correctional Officers with a...

Deonte Williams (2), Camarion Johnson (5), Jafeth Martinez (12), Vera Gunaydin (11), and Maeva Fotsa (22), took top honors in the GCAA Division 1 All-Region awards.    Six members of the South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets basketball team were recognized by the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) for their outstanding performance on the basketball court recently.  Both the Jets and the Lady Jets qualified for the GCAA tournaments and will host a quarterfinal round...

Shown above with SGTC President Dr. John Watford are the Jets and Lady Jets sophomore players and family and friends.     South Georgia Technical College gave away 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.    All South Georgia Technical College alumni and former faculty and staff members were encouraged to...

Shown above (l to r) are South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker Instructor Sidney Johnson, Economic Development Assistant and Partnership Coordinator Tami Blount, Scholarship winner Brandon Winters and SGTC President Dr. John Watford.      Taylor County’s Brandon Winters received the South Georgia Technical College Foundation Flint Energies Electrical Lineworker Scholarship recently.  The Flint Energies Electrical Lineworker Scholarship was awarded based on work ethics,...