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   South Georgia Technical College graduate Joseph Jolly, formerly of Nashville, TN, has been hired as a Maintenance Technician on the South Georgia Technical College Americus campus effective immediately, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford.    Jolly completed the Industrial Mechanical Systems Technology program at SGTC in May and then reenrolled and will be graduating from the Industrial Electrical program in December.  He has lived on campus and served as a Resident Assistant for...

   Rosalynn Carter established a butterfly garden at her home in Plains, Georgia to encourage the conservation of butterflies and their habitats. In April of 2013, the Rosalynn Carter Butterfly Trail was established by Annette Wise with the Georgia Department of Education.    Today, there is a network of more than 3000 pollinator-friendly public and private gardens in Georgia and around the country.  In honor of Rosalynn Carter and her Butterfly Trail legacy, the South Georgia Technical...

PENSACOLA, FL – A trip to the Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show earlier this month allowed South Georgia Technical College Aircraft Structural Instructor Jason Wisham to meet Lt. Amanda Lee, the Navy’s first Blue Angels female pilot.    The NAS Pensacola Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show is Pensacola’s largest event attracting nearly 180,000 spectators during the two-day event.  The theme this year was “Celebrating Women in Aviation” and included an...

    South Georgia Technical College has been named as the Best Community College in Georgia for 2024 by Intelligent.com, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.  This is the fourth consecutive year that South Georgia Technical College has earned this distinction by two different organizations.     Niche.com selected SGTC as the Best Community College in Georgia for 2021 and 2022, and now Intelligent.com has recognized South Georgia Tech for 2023 and 2024. ...

One day, Jessica Hines asked her son, Rowdy, a student at Schley County High School, if there was some project or hobby he might be interested in pursuing. Rowdy had spent his ninth-grade year learning at home due to the COVID pandemic, and his mother was eager for him to find an outside activity after so much isolation. “There was an old Volkswagen that I have that was my grandfather’s,” Rowdy said during a recent interview, “and I was, like, well, I’d kinda like to get that...

   The Lady Jets and five other teams participated in the South Georgia Technical College Pete Arrington Basketball Classic during the Thanksgiving Break.  The Lady Jets struggled in a 99 – 48 loss to the 17th nationally ranked Chipola College Indians but then rebounded to a narrow 65 – 62 come from behind win over the Miami-Dade Sharks on Saturday.  The Lady Jets are 4 – 2 on the season.    South Georgia Technical College, Andrew College, Georgia Highlands, Tallahassee Community...

Tallahassee, FL -  Poor free throw shooting combined with 22 turnovers caused the South Georgia Technical College Jets to suffer a 78 – 73 overtime loss to Tallahassee Community College in Tallahassee, FL, Thanksgiving week.    “We have suffered with turning the ball over and failing to make free throws earlier this season,” said South Georgia Technical College Jets head coach Chris Ballauer, “and that was a problem again against Tallahassee.”  The Jets were 11 of 23 from the...

   Two South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) basketball players have been spotlighted as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Players of the Week for the 2023 – 2024 basketball season. Lady Jet Maeva Fosta was selected as the Women’s Player of the Week and Deonte Williams of the Jets was selected as the Men’s Player of the Week.    Deonte Williams, a 6’ 6” sophomore guard from Sydney, Australia, was selected as the Men’s GCAA Player of the Week, November 13.  He...

South Georgia Technical College President, Dr. John Watford, recently announced the six finalists for the honor of representing SGTC in the annual Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) competition to be held in Atlanta next April. The students chosen as finalists were: Joshua Bartlett of Vienna, Electrical Systems Technology; Damon Brown of Americus, Culinary Arts; Katlin Champion of Americus, Marketing Management; Diquita Mathis of Pinehurst, Criminal Justice; Zackary Mincey of...

Albany, GA – South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Aircraft Structural Technology (AST) Program Instructor Jason Wisham, SGTC Career Services Director Cynthia Carter, and two AST upcoming December graduates visited Thrush Aircraft LLC in Albany, GA.     The SGTC students and faculty and staff members were provided a tour of the Thrush Aircraft manufacturing facilty by Chief Executive Officer Mark McDonald.  Thrush is one of only two agriculture aircraft manufacturers in the...

   The South Georgia Technical College Jets managed to capture a 73 – 70 victory over Chattahoochee Valley Community College and former Jets head coach Douglas Byrd in a hard-fought battle Saturday in the Hangar.  The Jets moved to 4 – 2 on the season.    Chattahoochee scored first but the two teams were in a constant battle for the lead in the first ten minutes of the game.  SGTC finally pulled ahead and were up by as many 11 points in the final three minutes of the first half.  But...

St. Petersburg, FL - The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets secured two wins in the St. Petersburg Classic over the weekend to move to 3 – 1 on the season.  The Lady Jets defeated Hillsboro Community College, 54 – 33, on Friday and then defeated St. Petersburg College, 71 – 63 on Saturday.    The Lady Jets will return home and host the Pete Arrington Thanksgiving Classic on November 24 - 25.  In addition to the Lady Jets, Georgia Highlands, Chipola, Andrew College,...