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SGTC Lady Jet Houlfat Mahouchiza signs a letter of intent to continue her basketball career with the University of Minnesota. Mahouchiza sits at the signing table between assistant coach Kezia Conyers (left) and head coach James Frey (right).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...

SGTC Jet DeVante Foster signs a letter of intent to continue his basketball career at Troy University in Troy, Al. Left to right: Chris Ballauer, DeVante Foster, Travis Garrett. 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...

Pictured from left to right are SGTC Criminal Justice Technology advisory committee members (front) Sheriff Pete Smith, Chief Chris Hall, (back) Vanessa Wall, Lt. Tony Bobbitt, Teresa McCook and Major Brett Murray.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...

Kayla Holmes dribbles the ball past a Denmark Tech defender. 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...

The National Technical Honor Society is set to hold its sixth annual "Giving Tree" drive.The National Technical Honor Society is set to hold its sixth annual "Giving Tree" drive. 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...

Pictured from left to right are SGTC Fire Science Technology advisory committee members Capt. Stephen Morris, Chief Darrell Holbrook, Chief Roger Bivins, Vanessa Wall, David Trussell, Chief Augusta Telfair and Chief John Ekaitis.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...

Cynthia Carter, SGTC’s director of career services, has been announced as the GOAL coordinator for 2019.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...

South Georgia Technical College students celebrated Halloween recently with festivities that included a costume contest, pumpkin carving contest and horror movie showing. The events, which took place in Hicks Hall on the Americus campus, were sponsored by the Student Government Association. SGTC students from several program areas dressed up in their most creative and scary costumes and stood before the judges for the costume contest. Each program was judged as a whole before each student...

South Georgia Technical College students in aviation, automotive and electrical lineworker classes can now qualify for additional HOPE Career Grant funding. Shown above are students in the SGTC aviation and automotive program areas who may receive the additional funding.New and existing students enrolling at South Georgia Technical College have the opportunity to benefit from the expansion of the HOPE Career Grant announced by Georgia Governor Nathan Deal recently, said South Georgia...

South Georgia Tech Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach James Frey is tapped to serve as the NJCAA Region 17 women’s director in addition to his duties with South Georgia Technical College.South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head basketball coach has been tapped to serve as the National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) Region 17 women’s Director. He is joined by David Elder, Commissioner of the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association, who...

2017 – 2018 Jets – Shown above (l to r) kneeling: Malik Wilson (4), Mike Boone (5), Da’monte Greene (15), Emeshuan Offord (12), and Rico Simmons (1). Standing are: Assistant Coach Chris Ballauer, Manager Wayne Bell, Darius Webster (3), Adonis Green (2), DeAndre Hamilton (21), Sam Matice (33), DeVante Foster (0), Dominique Walker, (20), Nemanja Jovanovic (32), Marquel Wiggins (34), Dawan Bass (11), and head coach Travis Garrett.The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets...

Marquel Wiggins of Oglethorpe accounted for 43 points in the Central Florida Thanksgiving Classic Tournament in Ocala, FL.The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets both came away with wins in a pre-season double-header scrimmage in the Hangar recently. The Jets held off a last minute attack to defeat Middle Georgia Prep, 82 – 78 in the opening game and then the Lady Jets closed out the night with a 71 – 57 victory over the Albany State Lady Rams. “It was a good...