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Christian Powell is named Student of Excellence.  Pictured on the first row from left to right are Student of Excellence nominees Russell C. Wright, Mykaula Harvey, Christian Powell, Dontavious Harrell, and Halie Fennell. On the second row from left to right are nominees Nichelle Martinez, Troy Gilliam, Christopher M. McGee, Alliyah Sutton, Felicia Young, and Clay Oxford (not pictured is nominee Kevin Davis). Standing from left to right are nominating instructors Vicki Gilbert, Mike...

Shown above (l to r) are: SGTC Diesel Equipment Technology Instructor Craig Kelly with his students who received the Caterpillar Excellence Scholarships recently. They are Tyler Stanford of Adel, James Stroup of Americus and Kent Short of Taylor County. SGTC Academic Dean Raymond Holt is also shown with the scholarship recipients. Americus, Ga.—Three students in the Diesel Equipment Technology program at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) were recently awarded Caterpillar Excellence...

Shown above are: South Georgia Tech PBL Advisor Donna Lawrence with American Free Enterprise Day Speaker Tone Williams, PBL officers Kimberly Jackson Ashley Halstead, Brayon Kendrick PBL Advisor Dr. Andrea Oates, Racarda Blackmon, Alicia English, Andrea Burton-Willis, Fierra Riley, and Jaleun Willis.Actor and entrepreneur Tone Williams of Atlanta was the special guest speaker at the South Georgia Technical College Phi Beta Lambda American Free Enterprise Day program held recently in the...

Shown above from left to right are: South Georgia Tech PBL President Racarda Blackmon, SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs David Kuipers and Americus Mayor Barry Blount signed the American Enterprise Day program.South Georgia Technical College’s Phi Beta Lambda celebrated Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL) week recently with the signing of a proclamation. SGTC’s Vice President of Academic Affairs David Kuipers and Americus Mayor Barry Blount joined SGTC...

Andre Kennedy (1) scored 59 points over the weekend and Pat Welch (15) came up with 32 points in the two games at the Veterans Classic in Tampa, FL.The South Georgia Technical College Jets came away with one win and one loss in the Veterans Classic in Tampa, FL over the past weekend. They opened with a 105 – 78 loss to Daytona State College but came back on Saturday and defeated Miami Dade College 129 – 122 to move to 2 – 3 on the season. “We played two more very good teams this...

South Georgia Tech’s returning sophomore La’Deja James (24) was the leading scorer in the game against Cape Fear on Saturday.The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets moved to 5 – 0 on the season with impressive back-to-back wins over Cape Fear Community College and Denmark Tech in the Lady Jets Classic tournament this past weekend. The Lady Jets opened with a 58 – 42 win over the NJCAA Division II ninth-ranked Cape Fear Community College Lady Sea Devils on Saturday and then...

Tone Williams will be the guest speaker for SGTC’s PBL Free Enterprise Day on Tuesday, November 15th at 9:00 a.m. The event is part of Fall PBL week, which will be held Monday, November 14th until Thursday, November 17th. South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) student leadership organization will sponsor a series of events the week of Monday, November 14th through Thursday, November 17th. SGTC’s Americus campus PBL chapter has invited other regional PBL...

Pictured from left to right are SGTC Fire Science Technology advisory committee members Chief Roger Bivins, Chief John Ekaitis, Chief Darrell Holbrook, Chief Allen Erkhart, and Chief David Trussell. The South Georgia Technical College Fire Science Technology advisory committee met recently in the Fire Science classroom on the SGTC Americus campus. The purpose of the advisory committee is to assist South Georgia Tech faculty and staff in continuous quality improvement of the Fire Science...

Jordan Bates (21) was the only Jet in double-figures with 13 points. Kanna Suzuki (14) is shown above handling the ball for the Lady Jets. She was the top scorer in the season opener with 16 points. The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets opened the 2016 – 2017 basketball season at home with impressive wins. The Lady jets came from behind to defeat the Chattahoochee Valley Lady Pirates 68 – 63 and then the Jets followed up with an 83 – 75 victory over the...

New SGTC students are pictured at a fall semester orientation session. SGTC will hold its first spring semester registration on Thursday, November 10th. South Georgia Technical College is currently registering new and returning students for spring semester, which begins Monday, January 9, 2017. However, students are encouraged to apply or register during the early registration and orientation sessions on both campuses on Thursday, November 10th. For the Americus campus, new student...

Pictured from left to right are the Crisp County Center winners of the Costume Contest: Ramona Williams, Witch, third place; Dontavious Hall, Jeeper’s Creeper, first place; and Josh Cook, Matador, second place.3. Drew Wohrley of the Aviation Powerplant program was the carver for the winning pumpkin in the Americus campus pumpkin carving contest. His pumpkin displayed the best carving skills of those submitted for judging.   South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) students on both the Americus...

Rebecca Ferguson (center) recently spoke to South Georgia Technical College Early Childhood Care and Education students, including those in instructor Jaye Cripe’s (pictured at left) Guidance and Classroom Management class and Victoria Kelley’s (pictured at right) Social Issues class. South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Early Childhood Care and Education students recently welcomed Rebecca Ferguson, a licensed marriage and family therapist at Lighthouse Children’s Advocacy Center, as...