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Cynthia Carter, the coordinator for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) program at South Georgia Technical College, has announced the members of the screening committee that will interview students who are nominated for the college’s annual GOAL title. The objective of the GOAL program is to recognize and reward excellence among the more than 133,455 students attending the colleges of the Technical College System of Georgia. GOAL, which is now in its 46th year, was the...

South Georgia Technical College’s Crisp County Center chapter of Student Government Association (SGA) is set to sponsor a Thanksgiving meal for all currently enrolled SGTC students, faculty and staff on the Cordele campus. The meal will be held on Thursday, Nov. 16 at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. in the LaPorte Auditorium on the Crisp County Center campus. The SGTC Culinary Arts Department will cater the traditional Thanksgiving meal, and asks that students, faculty and staff sign up for the dinner...

The South Georgia Technical College’s Americus chapter of Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) recently brought home seven awards from the Fall Leadership Conference in Atlanta, which was hosted by the Georgia PBL. SGTC’s PBL chapter won three first place awards (March of Dimes Challenge, Chapter Preparation, Recruitment Display) one second place award (Recruitment Video), two fourth place awards (Advertising Contest, iPhoto Competition) and was recognized for having the largest local chapter. The...

Noah McCleskey of Pinehurst, a Welding and Joining student, was the recipient of the November Student of Excellence Award for the Crisp County Center of South Georgia Technical College. This award recognizes an outstanding student from six of the program areas at the school. Program instructors nominate one student from their programs who has exhibited high standards academically, socially and professionally. The student who receives this honor has proven that he or she realizes what hard...

The South Georgia Technical College Board of Directors was recognized as a fully certified board at the Technical College Directors Association and the Technical College Foundation Association annual Leadership conference in Savannah recently. All seven members of the South Georgia Technical College Board of Directors have completed individual board member certification training and are fully certified board members. The seven-member board is made up of community leaders representing...

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...