Athletics News

South Georgia Technical College recently held a workshop focusing on ideas for erasing student anxiety. Dr. Michelle Seay, SGTC Psychology Instructor, was the guest speaker for the workshop, which was coordinated by Deo Cochran, SGTC Retention and Coaching Specialist. Dr. Seay gave the students in attendance a few tips and tricks to minimize and relieve stress. A few of the ideas mentioned were to regroup and gather yourself and your thoughts, have a strong support system, and do activities...

Albany, GA - The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets clinched their second consecutive Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) regular season conference title recently with a 56 – 42 victory over the Albany Tech Lady Titans in Albany. The Jets also moved up with 90 – 84 win in the double-header. The Lady Jets are now 24 – 4 overall and 13 – 1 in the conference. The Jets moved to 3 – 11 and 9 – 19 overall. “With the amount of adversity these young ladies have had...

  Eshonda Blue, CEO and Co-Owner of Innovative Senior Solutions, will be the keynote speaker for this year’s African American History program at South Georgia Technical College. The program will be held on Thursday, March 16, 2017 at 11:00am in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on SGTC’s Americus campus, and the public is invited to attend. Blue founded Innovative Senior Solutions (ISS) with her sister, Jessica Wright, in 2007. The two sisters started their business in...

Seated from left to right are Student of Excellence nominees Tiana Reese, Rachael Johnson, Shermel McCluster, Kyle Biggs, Janiyah Johnson, Stefanie Turner, and Summer Driver. Standing, from left to right, are SGTC Academic Deans Vanessa Wall and Dr. Andrea Oates, nominating instructors Xavier Jackson, Dorothea Lusane-McKenzie, Teresa McCook, Ricky Watzlowick, Jaye Cripe, Diana Skipper, Jennifer Childs, and Academic Dean Dr. David Finley. Janiyah Johnson of Stockbridge, a South Georgia...

  Name: Kristoria Wilson High School: Americus Sumter High School South Campus MOWR Program: Criminal Justice Technology (Associate’s Degree) Advisor: Teresa McCook Total MOWR savings: $5,963 Kristoria’s advisor, Teresa McCook, helped her find an internship opportunity at the local District Attorney’s office, where she enjoys working with attorneys and investigators on different cases. She also enjoys being able to tell other students about the Move On When Ready program and the...

South Georgia Technical College’s Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) Americus campus chapter recently celebrated PBL week in February. During PBL week, chapters are encouraged to publicize their activities, boost their membership, and gear up for spring events. To kick off PBL week the members took to social media to share their PBL Story on various social media platforms using hashtags. PBL members also gathered for a webinar hosted by the national PBL officer team. An Each One Reach One...

South Georgia Technical College’s National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) members of the Crisp County Center recently celebrated Arbor Day with a tree planting ceremony. A speech was given about the importance of trees and a live oak tree was planted in honor of that day. Students and faculty members who participated in the event included Christian Powell of Cordele, NTHS Parliamentarian/State Officer; Dakota Hall of Cordele, Ramona Williams of Cordele, SGTC NTHS Advisor and Admissions...

South Georgia Technical College’s Adult Education department recently held a Level Completion party for GED students. Assistant Vice President for Adult Education, LaShondra Coleman and GED Instructor, Tonya Visage recognized the students by giving them a certificate of the level completion and a gift bag. They were also rewarded with pizza and cupcakes. The Adult Education program is designed to provide instruction in basic education to the adult learner. Services range from...

Harold Edward Moore was honored by his family, friends, and many former co-workers recently when his wife and family hosted a 90th birthday celebration for the former South Georgia Tech employee at the Carnegie in Americus. South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford, SGTC President Emeritus Sparky Reeves, and former South Georgia Tech President Jon Johnson were all on hand to wish “Dean Moore” a happy 90th birthday. Many of his former co-workers and friends were also in...

In less than two years, James Otis Cochran of Americus has been able to turn his two-year technical college education into the job of a lifetime. He just recently began a new position as a MCSC Documentation Graphics Illustrator at AECOM Government Services, Inc. (AECOM) in Albany. Cochran graduated from the South Georgia Technical College Drafting program in May of 2015. He was selected as the Student of Excellence for his program and competed to be recognized as the Student of Excellence...

The top-ranked Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association’s South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets moved up one spot into 17th place in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I women’s basketball Top 25 poll released February 14th. South Georgia Tech was in the 18th place spot last week and is still the only Georgia women’s team included in the NJCAA Division I national rankings. They have moved up six spots since reentering the polls three weeks ago. ...

South Georgia Technical College is offering day, evening, and online eight week classes beginning March 13th on both the Americus and Crisp County Center campuses. The eight-week classes are part of the Spring Semester C-term which begins March 13th and ends May 2nd. C-Term class offerings will include courses in Air Conditioning Technology, Culinary Arts, Medical Assisting, Electrical Systems Technology, Industrial Systems Technology, Marketing Management, Recreation and Leisure...