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South Georgia Technical College’s Crisp County Center National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) members recently held a book drive to emphasize that reading is an essential part of child development and success in life. The books collected were donated to the Crisp County Primary School’s media center on behalf of NTHS and in honor of Linda Albritton McGahee, a 30 year Crisp County educator who passed away in 2012. McGahee’s daughter, Gina McGahee Odom, was present when the books were...

The South Georgia Technical College General Education and Learning Support advisory committee met recently in the Energy and Transportation Center on the SGTC Americus campus. The purpose of the advisory committee is to assist South Georgia Technical College faculty and staff in continuous quality improvement of the General Education and Learning Support programs. SGTC general education instructors provided the committee with updates and information about program changes, enrollment,...

South Georgia Technical College’s Student Government Association (SGA) Crisp County chapter recently held a Mardi Gras themed student activity in the Crisp County Center’s LaPorte Auditorium. All SGTC students who attended received a door prize and snacks that the Culinary Arts department provided. Students wearing purple, green or gold took part in a group photo and received a special prize. Students also enjoyed Name That Tune Trivia with Ross and Jimmy. The LaPorte Auditorium was...

Lubbock, TX - The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets defeated the Motlow State Community College Lady Bucs 64-56 in the first round of the National Junior College Athletic Association Division I women’s national basketball tournament in Lubbock, TX Monday to advance to the sweet sixteen round. The Lady Jets will face number two seeded Odessa College from Odessa, Texas at 7 p.m. eastern standard time on Tuesday, March 21st. “We won and that was big,” said South Georgia Technical...

Dan Linginfelter, Senior Airworthiness Inspector for Gulfstream Aerospace and a 1979 Aviation Maintenance Technology graduate from South Georgia Technical College, will be the featured speaker at the South Georgia Technical College Griffin B. Bell Convocation on Wednesday, March 29th, at 11 a.m. in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the South Georgia Technical College campus.  The event is open to the public. Dan Linginfelter was recognized as the Technical College System of...

The 15th nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets left for the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I women’s basketball tournament in Lubbock, Texas. This is the Lady Jets third trip in four years to the national tournament and their fourth trip in six years. They will face Motlow State Community College on Monday at 3 p.m. eastern standard time. South Georgia Technical College fans who want to keep abreast of the 2017 Georgia Collegiate...

REYNOLDS/WARNER ROBINS/UPATOI – The South Georgia Technical College Foundation was one of four local technical college foundations that were awarded $17,692.00 in grant funds from the Flint Energies Foundation for General Education Diploma (GED) scholarships and electrical lineworker scholarships recently. The South Georgia Technical College Foundation received a total $3,132.00. Flint Energies Foundation awarded the SGTC Foundation $1,760 dollars to fund 11 GED testing scholarships and...

Atlanta – South Georgia Technical College’s Pablo Castaneda was one of the 26 EAGLE (Exceptional Adult Georgian in Literacy Education) adult learner students recognized by the Technical College System of Georgia for outstanding achievement in the state’s adult education program in Atlanta recently. Jonathan Swinsburg, a delegate from Athens Technical College, was named as TCSG’s 2017 adult education student of the year. The awards were presented by TCSG Commissioner Gretchen Corbin...

Sumter County Primary School Singers, led by Director Mike Ryan, performed two vocal selections for the enjoyment of the crowd. Eshonda Blue was the keynote speaker for SGTC’s African American History Program at South Georgia Technical College. Eshonda Blue, CEO and Co-Owner of Innovative Senior Solutions, was the speaker for South Georgia Technical College’s annual African American History Program on SGTC’s Americus campus. Members of the community were in attendance at the...

The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets will face off against the Motlow State Community College Lady Bucks from Tullahoma, TN, in the first round of the National Junior College Athletic Association Division I women’s basketball tournament at the Rip Griffin Center in Lubbock, Texas on Monday at 3 p.m. eastern standard time. The game will be broadcast live on WISK/WDEC locally and will air live on NJCAA TV (njcaatv.com). “We played Motlow State Community College earlier this season...

South Georgia Technical College’s SkillsUSA members are preparing for the Georgia Postsecondary State Championships March 23rd – 25th at the Georgia International Convention Center in Atlanta. The 15 competitors and their events include: William Manning of Americus, Josiah Copland of Montezuma, and Bailey Mills of Cordele, Aviation Maintenance Technology; Stephen Simmons of Oglethorpe, Automotive Service Technology; Brennon Morris of Americus, Culinary Arts; Kaleb Tyler York of Cordele,...

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal held a swearing-in ceremony recently for newly appointed former state representative Mike Cheokas to serve on the State Board of Education. Cheokas, who will represent the 2nd Congressional District, replaces W.T. Henry. “Mike Cheokas is a dedicated state and community leader who continues to demonstrate an unwavering commitment to the well-being of Georgia's citizens. Future generations are the state’s most valuable resource and I am confident that Mike will...