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Georgia State Patrol Trooper Anthony Wright talks about impaired driving with South Georgia Technical College students.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently kicked off April as alcohol awareness month by inviting a Georgia State Patrol Trooper to speak to students about the dangers of driving under the influence. The event was held in the John M. Pope center on the college's Americus campus and was attended by 17 students and several administrators. Alcohol awareness month is...

A current lineworker student from SGTC helps an ASHS student climb a power pole during a recent tour of the program.Just as a group of six handpicked graduating seniors from Americus Sumter High School started to get quiet, Don Porter of Georgia Power asked, “how much do you think a lineman makes per hour starting out?” The students threw some numbers out – five, ten, twelve. The correct answer was $19 an hour. When calculated to an annual salary, the number comes out to roughly...

Nineteen students from South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently traveled to Atlanta to compete in the state-level SkillsUSA competitions. Of the 19, six students received gold medals in their competitions and will advance to the SkillsUSA National competitions in Louisville, KY at the end of June. The students who will advance include: Ethan Lyle for placing first in aviation maintenance technology; Charles Westra and Tison Smith (team of two) for placing first in the additive...

Student of Excellence winner Gwen Hall (right) accepts her award from academic dean Dr. Andrea Oates. South Georgia Technical College’s Americus campus named Dwandelyn “Gwen” Hall of Americus, an accounting student and full-time employee of the college, the Student of Excellence for March 2019 recently. She was announced as the winner of the five nominated students at a recent ceremony held in the John M. Pope Center on the college’s Americus campus. Hall was nominated for the award...

Robert Johnson Robert Michael Johnson of Americus has been hired as a full-time custodian for South Georgia Technical College’s Americus campus effective immediately. He will be reporting to the SGTC Director of Maintenance Jeff Wiseman and Assistant to the President Don Smith.   As a custodian on the Americus campus, Johnson will be responsible for maintaining and caring for the South Georgia Technical College buildings and facilities as well as other duties as assigned. ...

Shown above (l to r) are South Georgia Technical College John Deere Tech instructors Wayne Peck and Matthew Burks along with SGTC Vice President for Academic Affairs David Kuipers and John Deere Division Customer Support Manager Bob Cunningham who welcomed the students, parents and dealers to the open house.Americus, GA – Over 150 high school students from across the Southeastern United States attended South Georgia Technical College’s John Deere Agricultural Technology Open House held...

South Georgia Technical College’s EAGLE representative Heather Hinton of Oglethorpe is shown above receiving an IPAD from TCSG Assistant Commissioner for Adult Education Dr. Cavanna Good.ATLANTA, GA - South Georgia Technical College's Heather Hinton of Oglethorpe was recognized at the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) 26th annual Exceptional Adult Georgian in Literacy Education (EAGLE) Conference in Atlanta recently along with the other 25 top adult education students from around...

Bob Cunningham (l) from John Deere is shown above welcoming each of the John Deere employees and Dealers to the two-day training session. Americus, GA – Approximately 200 John Deere officials from Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, and Alabama took part in the John Deere 2019 Division P Optimization Training event at South Georgia Technical College in Americus, GA recently. The training was held in South Georgia Tech’s Energy and Transportation Center in the John Deere Ag Tech classrooms...

Shown above are the South Georgia Technical College Sophomore Lady Jets who were named to the GCAA All-Academic team for 2018-2019. They are: Aubrey Maulden, 20, Bigue Sarr, 21, Alyssa Nieves, 4, Ricka Jackson, 1, Fatour Pouye, 12, and Mari Hill, 10. Seven members of the South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets 2018 – 2019 basketball teams have earned Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division I All-Academic Team honors, announced GCAA Executive Director David...

Kenneth Hair Kenneth Hair of Ellaville has been hired as a new full-time Commercial Truck Driving Instructor for the South Georgia Technical College Americus campus as well as the Crisp County Center effective immediately, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.   “Hair has nearly 30 years of experience in the Commercial Truck Driving field and has varied experience as a supervisor and as a short haul and long haul driver. We believe that he will be...

Advancing Sumter Flyer announcing Leadership Training.   The Advancing Sumter Community Leadership Development Program will host a 2-day leadership workshop in Americus. The Saturday sessions will be held on March 23rd and March 30th from 9 am to 5 pm at the Georgia Southwestern State University Student Success Center.   The certificated two-day program uses the University of Georgia's Fanning Institute for Leadership Development curriculum.  Topics include:  Understanding Community...

South Georgia Technical College Grants Coordinator and STEM Day Coordinator Nancy Fitzgerald is shown above with Chattahoochee Flint RESA Executive Director Richard McCorkle and RESA Stem Day Coordinator Heidi Gooden. Imagine, Invent, Inspire, – those three words explain the entire emphasis of the South Georgia Technical College STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Day efforts that involved more than 700 middle school students and teachers from Marion County, Schley...