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  South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) is collecting new or gently used children’s books for its “Books for Brighter Beginnings” annual book drive. Both the Americus campus and the Crisp County Center chapter of NTHS will be collecting books, which will be distributed at the state level through the Georgia Fall Leadership Conference and at the local level to Pre-K, elementary, and primary schools in SGTC’s service delivery area. For the...

South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) Student Government Association (SGA) recently asked SGTC students, faculty, and staff to participate in a “Pink-Out” by wearing pink clothing to support the fight against breast cancer. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the SGA sponsors the event annually to raise awareness for the cause. Those who supported the “Pink-Out” gathered in a circle outside the Odom Center on SGTC’s Americus campus to honor a moment of silence for...

  The South Georgia Technical College Cosmetology and Barbering advisory committee met recently in the Odom Center Conference Room 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 Cosmetology and Barbering programs. SGTC Cosmetology instructor Dorothea Lusane-McKenzie and Barbering instructor Xavier Jackson provided the committee with updates and information about program changes,...

  The South Georgia Technical College Criminal Justice Technology advisory committee met recently in the Criminal Justice Technology 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 Criminal Justice Technology program. SGTC Criminal Justice Technology instructor Teresa McCook provided the committee with updates and information about program changes, enrollment, community...

  South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) for the Americus campus recently sponsored a Domestic Violence Awareness Walk for the month of October, which is National Domestic Violence Awareness month. NTHS officers and members, as well as other club and organization members and students on the Americus campus recently gathered to walk across campus to raise awareness for the struggles many face as victims of domestic violence, which is defined as a...

Celtics' Crowder fights way to the top By: On Pro Basketball Michael Muldoon Lawrence Eagle Tribune LAWRENCE ¬— Jae Crowder was pounding nails Tuesday, repairing benches in the playground at Lawrence’s Frost Middle School. It was perfect. That’s what the Celtic forward is ... blue collar through and through. In the NBA, blue-collar is a double-edged sword. It means you are tough and driven. It also usually means you aren’t physically gifted like so many of your freakishly talented...

Approximately 150 individuals attended the South Georgia Technical College Jets Booster Club 2016 Tip Off banquet recently in the James S. Peters Gymnasium (The Hangar) at South Georgia Technical College in Americus. All Jets Booster Club members, prospective members, guests, and interested persons were invited to attend the “Tip-Off Event” which featured a Low Country Boil Dinner and door prizes. Individuals had the opportunity to meet and greet the Jets and Lady Jets coaches,...

ATLANTA – South Georgia Technical College received the Technical College System of Georgia FY2016 Adult Education Award for having the Highest Postsecondary Transition Percentage in the state. This is the second year in a row that South Georgia Technical College has been recognized for this award. LaShondra Coleman, Assistant Vice President for Adult Education at South Georgia Tech, and Lisa Jordan, Adult Education assistant, accepted the award for the college at the TCSG Fall Adult...

South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) student organization for the Crisp County Center campus recently elected new club officers for the 2016-2017 academic year. Those officers included: D.W. Persall, a Business Technology student from Cordele, President; Lisa Ray, a Business Technology student from Cordele, Vice President; MyKaula Harvey, a Business Technology student from Cordele, Secretary; and Christian Powell, a Computer Information Systems student from...

  South Georgia Technical College faculty and staff recently welcomed students from Schley County Middle School for a tour of SGTC’s program areas on the Americus campus. Schley County Middle School Principal Todd West wanted students to see firsthand the types of Move On When Ready (MOWR) opportunities that were available to them once they entered high school, as well as the other programs of study offered by SGTC. MOWR allows high school students to take college level courses at South...

SAVANNAH, GA - The Charles L. Mix Memorial Fund, Inc. was selected as the Technical College Foundation Association (TCFA) statewide Benefactor of the Year for 2016 recently. The Charles L. Mix Memorial Fund was nominated for this honor by the South Georgia Technical College Foundation and was recognized for this honor at the annual Technical College System of Georgia Leadership Conference at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Savannah in front of over 200 individuals from around the state. ...

The Sumter Electric Membership Corporation Foundation, Inc. awarded a grant in the amount of $5,000 to the South Georgia Technical College Foundation recently. Sumter Electric Membership Corporation Foundation Chairman Greg Crowder presented the check to South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford and South Georgia Technical College Foundation Executive Director Su Ann Bird recently. Proceeds from the Sumter EMC Foundation grant will be used to purchase equipment for the...