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   The South Georgia Technical College 16th nationally ranked Lady Jets moved to 13 – 4 on the season and 2 – 0 in the Lady Jets Holiday Classic after defeating the Lawson State Lady Cougars, 75 – 51 in their second game of the tournament in the James S. Peters gymnasium Wednesday.  The Lady Jets host Gulf Coast today at 4 p.m. in the final game of the tournament.    In the other games Wednesday, the nationally ranked Georgia Highlands Lady Chargers took a 61 – 52 victory over...

    Marcellous Deshun of Arlington was awarded the initial Chief Vanessa Wall Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Scholarship by the South Georgia Technical College Foundation at the SGTC Law Enforcement Academy 21 – 02 graduation ceremony.    The endowed scholarship was established in honor of Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs Vanessa Wall who began her career at South Georgia Technical College nearly 20 years ago as the initial Criminal Justice Instructor.  She grew that...

   The South Georgia Technical College 16th nationally ranked Lady Jets coasted to a 69 – 45 win over the Tallahassee Community College Lady Eagles in the opening game of the Lady Jets Holiday Classic in the James S. Peters gymnasium Tuesday.  The nationally ranked Lady Jets are 12 – 4 on the season.    In the other games Tuesday, the nationally ranked Georgia Highlands Lady Chargers took an 80 – 75 victory over Gulf Coast in a battle between the seventh ranked Georgia Highlands...

     South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford has announced that Martha Arrington will coordinate the 2022 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) Program.  Arrington is a retired South Georgia Technical College Cosmetology Instructor and former GOAL Coordinator for the college.  She currently serves as the SGTC Jets Booster Club President and has agreed to coordinate this program for the 2022 year.    GOAL, a statewide program of the Technical College System of...

Rome, GA – It was a meeting between two National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) nationally ranked teams but at the final buzzer the 16th ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets lost a 77 – 63 Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference decision to the 7th ranked Georgia Highlands College Lady Chargers in Rome, GA.  This was SGTC’s second loss to Georgia Highlands and head coach Brandon Harrell this season.    “Same story, different day,” said...

   The South Georgia Technical College Jets walked way with a 69 – 60 victory over the Chattahoochee Valley Community College Pirates in their last game of the 2021 part of the season.  The victory moved the Jets to 8 – 6 overall on the season.    “A win is a win and it is always good to come away with a win at home,” said South Georgia Technical College Jets head coach Chris Ballauer, after the victory over Chattahoochee Valley.  “We still have a lot of things that we need to...

  Minnie Williamson may have a little silver in her hair but she is definitely ‘young at heart’ and has been helping change the lives of students at South Georgia Technical College through the WIOA (Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act) program for over 20 years as the WIOA Assistant.  She has announced that she is retiring effective January 2022.    “We are certainly going to miss ‘Ms. Minnie,’” said South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.  “She has...

Cuthbert, GA – The 16th nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets moved to 11 – 3 overall and 4 – 1 in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) with an impressive 60 – 43 win over Andrew College in Cuthbert, GA.  This was their fifth consecutive win.    “It was good to go over to Cuthbert and get a win,” said South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach James Frey.  “That’s a very difficult gym to play in if...

Richard Franklin, II, of Americus, GA, was awarded the Smallwood-Sondron Law Enforcement Academy Scholarship at the conclusion of the South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy Class 21 – 02 training.  Franklin is joining the Americus Police Department.      Lou Crouch of Bryon endowed this scholarship for the South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Law Enforcement Academy in memory of Peach County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Patrick Sondron and Daryl Smallwood.  The two...

   Julie Soto of Oglethorpe was presented with the Lou Crouch Law Enforcement Scholarship by the South Georgia Technical College Foundation at the completion of the South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy Class 21 – 02 recently.  Soto earned her Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) certification from the South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy.  She was also presented with the Academic Achievement Award for the highest academic average in her...

South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy (LEA) instructors stressed the importance of getting a good education and that is something SGTC LEA 21-02 graduate Marcellous Deshun took to heart.  He will now have the opportunity to continue his pursuit of a degree in Criminal Justice with the Lt. Michael Sangster Law Enforcement scholarship.     Marcellous Deshun was one of three graduates in the SGTC Law Enforcement Academy Class 21-02 graduating class that overcame personal...

    Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs Vanessa Wall began her career at South Georgia Technical College nearly 20 years ago as the initial Criminal Justice Instructor.  She grew that program into one of the largest enrollment programs on the Americus campus and helped expand the program to the Crisp County campus. She was also instrumental in establishing the college’s POST certified Law Enforcement Academy.  She is retiring effective January 2022.      Her nearly two decades...