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South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets basketball player Houlfat Mahouchiza has signed a letter of intent to continue her college career at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, a member of the Big Ten conference. The Nice, France native and sophomore small forward is one of four returning players for the Lady Jets. During the 2016-2017 season, Mahouchiza played in 35 games and averaged 6.6 points-per-game to help lead the team to a 30-5 season with a Sweet 16 berth in the NJCAA...

South Georgia Technical College’s DeVante Foster, a 6-foot-9 sophomore forward for the Jets basketball team, has signed a letter of intent to continue his basketball career and education at Troy University in Troy, Al. The Sound Doctrine Christian Academy transfer played in 13 games for the central Florida team in the 2016-2017 season, averaging five-and-a-half points per game and hitting over 50 percent of his shots. Jets assistant coach Chris Ballauer hopes he will improve on his...

The South Georgia Technical College Criminal Justice Technology advisory committee met recently in the Criminal Justice classroom on the SGTC Americus Campus to discuss the link between the school and the career field. The purpose of the advisory committee is to assist South Georgia Technical College faculty and staff in continuous quality improvement of the Criminal Justice Technology programs. SGTC Criminal Justice Technology Instructor Teresa McCook provided the committee with updates...

The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets defeated the Denmark Tech Lady Panthers 57-26 in their second game of the season, improving their record to 2-0 and rounding out their perfect weekend at home. The No. 13 ranked Lady Jets entered the half leading by 16 points and closed out the day with an impressive 31-point lead over the Lady Panthers. On offense, the Lady Jets hit just 25 of the 61 shots from the field, working out to a 41 percent on the game. Sophomore guard from Detroit,...

The South Georgia Technical College chapter of the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) will be displaying its sixth annual “Holiday Giving Tree” in Hicks Hall on the Americus campus between Nov. 16 and Dec. 1. The purpose of the tree is to provide assistance to students who demonstrate a need during the Holiday season. The tree will display marked ornaments that represent the needs of a family or individual. Each marked ornament will contain information regarding the needs of an...

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 Technology programs. SGTC Fire Science Technology instructor Capt. Stephen Morris provided the committee with updates and information about program changes, enrollment, community activities, and student...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford has announced that Cynthia Carter, the director of career services at the college, will coordinate the 2018 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) program. GOAL, a statewide program of the Technical College System of Georgia, honors excellence among the state’s technical college students. According to Carter, the GOAL program is the first statewide program in the nation designed to recognize leadership and achievement by...

South Georgia Technical College students celebrated Halloween recently with festivities that included a costume contest, pumpkin carving contest and horror movie showing. The events, which took place in Hicks Hall on the Americus campus, were sponsored by the Student Government Association. SGTC students from several program areas dressed up in their most creative and scary costumes and stood before the judges for the costume contest. Each program was judged as a whole before each student...

New and existing students enrolling at South Georgia Technical College have the opportunity to benefit from the expansion of the HOPE Career Grant announced by Georgia Governor Nathan Deal recently, said South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford. The changes will take place in January of 2018. The HOPE Career Grant offers qualified students up to $500 in additional HOPE funds each semester if they enroll in specific programs that offer students greater career...

South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head basketball coach has been tapped to serve as the National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) Region 17 women’s Director. He is joined by David Elder, Commissioner of the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association, who is serving as the NJCAA Region 17 Men’s Director. Elder has over 19 years of consecutive service to the NJCAA. This is the first season that South Georgia Tech’s Frey has been selected...

The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets are preparing to open the 2017 – 2018 basketball season with a total of seven veteran players returning from successful 2016- 2017 seasons. SGTC Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach James Frey and assistant coach Kezia Conyers are both back to lead the women’s team and Jets head coach Travis Garrett and assistant coach Chris Ballauer have returned to guide the men’s squad. The SGTC Lady Jets captured their second...

The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets both came away with wins in a pre-season double-header scrimmage in the Hangar recently. The Jets held off a last minute attack to defeat Middle Georgia Prep, 82 – 78 in the opening game and then the Lady Jets closed out the night with a 71 – 57 victory over the Albany State Lady Rams. “It was a good win,” said South Georgia Technical College Jets head coach Travis Garrett. “I definitely saw a lot of room for improvement...