Athletics News

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (Center back) is shown above with retirees: Done E. Smith, Diana Skipper and Phil Deese.   South Georgia Technical College honored three valuable employees who have impacted student success for over half a century through their faithful service. They were recognized during the South Georgia Technical College Faithful Service Awards reception held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the Americus campus...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above with Fall 2019 Adult Education graduate Alexander Hale.    South Georgia Technical College held its 2019 Fall General Educational Development Diploma (GED) Graduation ceremony in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the SGTC Americus campus recently.    Heather Hinton, the South Georgia Technical College 2019 Eagle Delegate and an SGTC GED graduate, was the guest speaker at the ceremony where 34 students...

SGTC President Dr. John Watford is shown above (back row, far right) with the SGTC employees who were reaching a milestone with the college this year. The employees shown are: Jeff Wiseman, Don Smith, Karen Werling, Terri Smith, Tami Blount, Mark Brooks, Michele McGowan, Melissa Grantham, Chris Ballauer, and Dr. David Finley. SGTC Human Resource Director Sandy Larson is also shown with the group. Not shown are: Matthew Burks, Bob Cook, Audra Ekkel, Tonya Visage, Kevin Beaver, Victoria...

Four Lady Jets ranked in the NJCAA national statistics for rebounds, field goal percentage shooting, free throw percentage shooting, assists, and steals. Shown (l to r) are Femme Sikuzani (34), Shamari Tyson (1), Anna McKendree (14) and Yasriyyah Wazeerund-Din (13). The Lady Jets are currently ranked 17th in the nation.   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets moved up two more spots in this week’s National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) national rankings.  They moved...

Femme Sikuzani, (34) 6’ 5” freshman center from Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, had a double-double night with 20 rebounds and 14 points.Phenix City, AL -  The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets traveled across the river to take on Chattahoochee Valley Community College (CVCC) in Phenix City, AL, and came up with their 10th consecutive victory by outlasting the Lady Pirates and capturing a 68 – 65 non-conference decision.    “It was a tough game.  I was thrilled to...

Chance Simpson is shown above with his Networking Computer Support instructor, Andrea Ingram with his t-shirt that shows that South Georgia Technical College is “Impacting His Success.”Marshallville, GA – Sixteen-year old Chance Simpson of Marshallville is well on his way to a very bright future.  The Macon County student has completed the minimum requirements for high school graduation and will be enrolling full-time at South Georgia Technical College in January.     At this...

Ten graduates of the South Georgia Technical College Licensed Practical Nursing program received their nursing pins in a recent ceremony in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the Americus campus. A crowd of family, friends, administrators, and instructors attended the event to show their support as the students participated in the traditional pinning ritual. Receiving their pins were Meghan Cannady of Oglethorpe, Ahteanna Clark of Americus, Jayla Collins of Americus, Deaondra...

   The South Georgia Technical College Early Childhood Care and Education advisory committee met recently in the conference room in the Odom Center on the SGTC Americus campus. The purpose of the advisory committee is to assist South Georgia Technical College faculty and staff in continuous quality improvement of the Early Childhood Care and Education program. SGTC Early Childhood Care and Education Americus Instructor Jaye Cripe and SGTC Early Childhood Cordele Instructor Lisa Penton...

SGTC’s 2019 Rick Perkins Teacher of the Year Winner Brett Murray (shown above) with SGTC President Dr. John Watford, will be the speaker at SGTC’s Spring Graduation Exercise on Thursday, December 12th, 2019.South Georgia Technical College will be hosting its 2019 fall graduation exercise Thursday, December 12th at 6 p.m. in the James S. Peters Gymnasium on the Americus campus. Brett Murray, South Georgia Technical College’s Law Enforcement Academy Director and 2019 Rick Perkins...

Yasriyyah Wazeerud-Din (13) scored 27 points again East Georgia for the Lady Jets.Swainsboro, GA – The top-ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets captured their ninth consecutive victory with a 74 – 57 victory over the second ranked East Georgia Lady Bobcats in Swainsboro, GA recently to move to 11 – 1 overall and 6 – 0 in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA).     “We played much better against East Georgia,” said South Georgia Technical College...

Justin Johnson, 5, led the Jets in scoring in two tough losses this past weekend. He had 17 points against Chipola and 26 points against Gulf Coast.Marianna, FL - The Jets found it tough going this past weekend when they dropped two games on the road in the Chipola College Classic Tournament in Marianna, FL. The Jets opened up against Chiploa College and suffered a 64 – 44 loss and then came back in the second match-up but fell five points shy in an 82 – 77 loss to Gulf Coast State...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford and his wife, Barbara, are shown above getting ready to welcome guests to the Christmas gala. The South Georgia Technical College Foundation and South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford hosted a special Holiday gala recently to thank all SGTC faculty, staff, alumni, retirees, foundation supporters, and business and industry partners for their support of the college and its students.    The special event...