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Jets Jalen Reynolds, 3, led the Jets in scoring with 24 points against East Georgia.   The South Georgia Technical College Jets outscored East Georgia State College 5 – 0 in the last minute to secure a 71 – 66 victory in their final regular season game.  The Jets finished the regular season in third place in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) with an 11 – 5 record and are 13 – 9 overall.    The Jets earned the right to host a quarter-final round of the NJCAA Region...

SGTC Lady Jet Kamya Hollingshed, 30.SGTC Lady Jet Kamya Hollingshed, 30.   The struggle was real after undergoing surgery for two torn ACL’s in two years and at times Kamya Hollingshed doubted if it she would ever be able to return to the basketball court as a player for the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets.  “She is an amazing person and player,” said South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets athletic director and Lady Jets head coach James Frey.  “And her hard work on and...

SGTC Student of Excellence overall winner Kenyatta Slaughter (left) and nominees (l-r) Christopher Lowell, Moe Shida, and Sheldon Holt.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently recognized Kenyatta Slaughter of Buena Vista, a Marketing Management student, as the overall Student of Excellence on the Americus campus. She was nominated for the award by SGTC Marketing instructor Mary Cross. The ceremony recognized the top students from each area of the business programs, which...

SGTC President Dr. John Watford (right) is shown above presenting culinary arts instructor Ludwig “Chef Ricky” Watzlowick (left) with the SGTC Instructor of the Year award for 2021.   Ludwig “Chef Ricky” Watzlowick has been named the 2021 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year for South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) for his work in the culinary arts program at SGTC. Dr. John Watford, SGTC President, presented the award to Watzlowick at a special ceremony held in the John M. Pope...

South Georgia Technical College President Emeritus Sparky Reeves (l) and Allene (right) are shown above presenting a scholarship check to 2021 GOAL winner Dawn Ammons.(c).South Georgia Technical College President Emeritus Sparky Reeves and his wife, Allene, presented cosmetology student Dawn Ammons with a $500 scholarship after she had been recognized as the college’s 2021 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner by SGTC President Dr. John Watford at the college’s GOAL...

Americus Rotary Club Past President Don Smith (l) is shown above presenting a check from the Rotary Club to cosmetology student Dawn Ammons (r), who was selected as the SGTC 2021 GOAL student of the year.     Americus Rotary Club Past President Don Smith presented South Georgia Technical College cosmetology student Dawn Ammons of Ellaville with a stipend recently on behalf of the Americus Rotary Club.  Ammons was recognized as the college’s 2021 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership...

Will Johnston (4) led the Jets in scoring with 23 points. He was five of 10 from the three point line and four of four from the foul line. He also made two layups.Barnesville, GA - The South Georgia Technical College Jets rebounded from their narrow 85 – 83 loss on Saturday to Gordon College to bounce back and secure the 87 – 65 victory in Barnesville to move to 10 – 4 in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) and 12 – 8 overall.    “It was a good bounce back win for...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (l to r) is shown above with the SGTC 2021 GOAL Winner Dawn Ammons and SGTC GOAL Coordinator and Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs Vanessa Wall.   What a difference a year can make!  Dawn Ammons, a cosmetology student from Ellaville, has been selected as the South Georgia Technical College Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner for 2021.  She will now represent the college in regional and state level...

South Georgia Technical College in Americus will host a blood drive on March 30.South Georgia Technical College will host a blood drive for the American Red Cross on Tuesday, March 30 from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. The blood drive will be held in the Hicks Hall student union on the Americus campus, and all eligible donors are encouraged to participate. Due to COVID-19 safety concerns, appointments are required in order to donate blood. To schedule an appointment, visit redcrossblood.org...

Six South Georgia Technical College basketball players are ranked nationally for their individual efforts. They include Lady Jets: Femme Sikuzani (34),Hope Butera (21), and Veronica Charles (4). The Jets earning national recognition include the nation’s best rebounder Jalen Reynolds (3), Will Johnson (4), and Marvin McGhee (10).   Three wins this past week against Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association opponents allowed the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets to remain in the...

Jets interim head coach Chris Ballauer and his wife, Ivy, are shown above with the Jets sophomores: Nikola Sasarog, Tobais Long, and Jordan Stephens and his family members including his parents Georglyn and Anthony Stephens and his sisters Kennedy, Kaelyn and Kandace Stephens and sophomore Jalen Reynolds with Coach Ballauer’s daughter, Layla and son, Hutch.Jordan Stephens (15) tossed in 21 points to be the leading scorer for the Jets against Gordon College.NIya McGuire (40) led the Lady...

Pictured left to right are The Staffing People employees Nichole Adams, Marketing Director; Virgilia Edge and Jessica Nixon, Recruiting, Staffing, Payroll and Benefit Services; Ken Phillips, Manager; Goodwill of Albany Career Center Manager Marie Currey Darsey; and SGTC Career Services Director Cynthia Carter. South Georgia Technical College Career Services recently hosted a Job Fair for “The Staffing People, Inc.”.  The On-Campus Recruitment event was designed to give job seekers a...