Jets News

   Three games and three wins were recorded against conference opponents by the South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets over the past few days.  The Jets ended a three game losing streak by putting it all together to take a 94 – 56 win over Southern Crescent Tech and then roared back to stage a 60 – 54 win over the nationally ranked South Georgia State Hawks.  Both games were played on the road.    The Lady Jets were also active over the weekend and closed out their Georgia...

   South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center’s Dean of Enrollment Management Julie Partain was recognized as a Melvin Jones Fellow by the Cordele Lions’ Club recently during the club’s weekly meeting.    Partain was presented with the Melvin Jones Fellow plaque by Lions’ Club President Willie Mae Dexter.  Becoming a Melvin Jones Fellow is the highest honor bestowed by Lions Club International. The award was presented for dedicated humanitarian services to the Lion...

South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently held a professional development workshop for educators, community leaders, and students entitled “Break the Cycle of Poverty”.  The workshop was conducted by Dr. Donna M. Beegle, an expert on poverty and strategies to combat it. The event was presented free to the community and paid for through a federal grant obtained by South Georgia Technical College. In her presentation, Dr. Beegle relayed her own story of growing up as a product of...

In a recent workshop for students at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) in Americus, students learned strategies for managing their time in order to be successful in school, on the job, and at life in general. Dr. Deborah Jones, SGTC Assistant Vice President of Student Navigation, presented the workshop in the Hicks Hall Life Lab on the Americus campus. Dr. Jones told the students in attendance that effective time management is essential if they want to complete their education and...

    Four South Georgia Technical College Adult Education students passed OSHA-10 Certification exams and received other industry recognized certificates as part of a new Integrated Education and Training program (IET).  SGTC Adult Education Dean Lillie Ann Winn and President Dr. John Watford congratulated the four students in front of friends and family at the graduation ceremony.    The four students who graduated from the South Georgia Technical College Adult Education Integrated...

    Col. Eric Bryant, Chief Deputy for the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, will be the keynote speaker at the South Georgia Technical College African American History celebration on Thursday, February 27th at 11 a.m. in the South Georgia Technical College John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the Americus campus.  The public is invited to attend the free event.    South Georgia Technical College 2020 Instructor of the Year, Dorothea Lusane-McKenzie, will preside over the event...

   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets remained in the 15th spot in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) women’s basketball national rankings for the second week in a row.  And two Lady Jets, sophomores Shamari Tyson and Yasriyyah Wazeerund-Din are currently ranked fourth and fifth in the nation in three-point percentage shooting.    The Lady Jets are 26 – 2 overall and 16 - 0 in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA).  They clinched their...

The Sumter County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce U.S.  Congressman Sandford D. Bishop, Jr, District 2; and Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black as keynote speakers at the March 18, 2020 at the Sumter County Chamber of Commerce luncheon hosted at South Georgia Technical College, 900 South Georgia Technical College Parkway, beginning at 12 PM. Congressman Sanford Bishop, Jr. is serving his fourteenth term in the U. S. House of Representatives, representing Middle and...

     South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets sophomore Shamari Tyson was selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association Division I women’s basketball Player of the Week for the past two weeks.  This is the eighth time that the nationally ranked Lady Jets have had a Player of the Week in the past 13 weeks and the fourth time for Shamari Tyson.    Tyson helped the Lady Jets overcome a 21-point deficit to defeat Georgia Highlands on February 12th and clinch their fifth...

     “The Lady Jets refused to lose,” said South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford after the South Georgia Tech Lady Jets overcame a 22-point deficit to clinch their fifth consecutive Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) regular season conference title in a 68 – 66 battle against the second place Georgia Highlands Lady Chargers and former Lady Jets head coach Brandon Harrell.  The Jets were not as fortunate. They lost 70 – 66 to the top-ranked...

The South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) chapter of Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) recently hosted a pizza party for the Culinary Arts program on the Americus campus. The occasion honored the Culinary Arts students for their generous contributions during the PBL Season of Giving drive over the 2019 holiday season. During the Season of Giving, PBL sponsored efforts to collect food items for Harvest of Hope food pantry, trauma bears to provide comfort for children who experience traumatic events,...

Students at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently celebrated Valentine’s Day with activities on the Americus campus and at the Crisp County Center. In Cordele, students took part in a Valentine’s-themed “meet and greet” social event. Participants enjoyed the opportunity to mingle and get to know each other a little better. The event also featured games, refreshments, and other activities. The day’s festivities in Americus started in the morning with a photo booth...