Jets News

Mat Ivey, a South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker graduate is shown above with his girlfriend and his trophies that he won in the Georgia Lineman’s Rodeo which qualified him to compete in the International Lineman Rodeo Competition in Kansas City, Kansas. He finished fourth in that event.Less than three years after he completed and graduated from the South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker Apprenticeship Training program in Americus, William Madison “Mat”...

Three South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets and Jets were included in NJCAA individual rankings recently. Esther Adenike (24), Houlfat Mahouchiza (5) and Marquel Wiggins (34) were recognized for their talents on the court.The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets moved up five spots in the National Junior College Athletic Association Division I women’s basketball rankings this week following an impressive 84 – 46 victory over Georgia Highlands. The Lady Jets were ranked 13th in...

South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) instructors have nominated nine of their students for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) competition, according to SGTC GOAL Coordinator Cynthia Carter. GOAL, a statewide program of the Technical College System of Georgia, honors excellence in academics and leadership among the state’s technical college students. GOAL winners are selected at each of the state’s 22 technical colleges as well as one Board of Regents college with a...

Outstanding Student Volunteer certificate recipients Maria Rivera (far left) and Joshua Chappell (far right) stand with NTHS advisors Kari Bodrey (middle left) and Julia Partain (middle right). Outstanding Student Volunteer certificate recipient Christian Powell stands by a National Technical Honor Society banner in the lobby of the SGTC Crisp County Center campus. Three South Georgia Technical College students were honored with the Outstanding Student Volunteer certificate at the Crisp...

South Georgia Technical College’s Rico Simmons (1) and Alyssa Nieves (13) were selected as the GCAA Division I men’s and women’s basketball Players of the Week recently.For the second consecutive week South Georgia Technical College’s Jets and Lady Jets have had players selected as the Division I basketball Players of the Week for the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association this past week. Rico Simmons, a 5’ 9” point guard from Wilkerson County, earned the GCAA Division I...

South Georgia Tech’s Rico Simmons is shown above taking a free throw for the Jets recently. He led the Jets in scoring with 42 points in their win over Miami Dade College.Miami, FL - The South Georgia Technical College Jets scored over 100 points once and were only two points shy of that mark in their second match-up in the Miami Dade Classic tournament recently. The Jets opened the tournament with an impressive 119 - 108 win over the previously unbeaten Miami Dade College Sharks but...

National Statesman Award recipient Stephanie Tyson in her interview. Photo courtesy of WASHINGTON - Stephanie C. Tyson, a South Georgia Technical College student from Americus, met the National Statesman Requirements to earn the SkillsUSA National Statesman Award recently at a conference in Alexandria, Va. Tyson is an SGTC Early Childhood Care & Education student at SGTC and also holds the title of SkillsUSA Georgia Postsecondary State Vice President. Two other SGTC representatives and...

Esther Adenike (24) is shown above shooting for two against Georgia Highlands. She and Houlfat Mahouchiza led SGTC in scoring with 16 points each.The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets are the only unbeaten team in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association Conference (GCAA) standings after overpowering Georgia Highlands College 84 – 46 in a conference match-up between the two previously unbeaten squads. The Lady Jets are now in first place with a 4 – 0 conference record and...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford and his wife, Barbara, are shown above as they prepared to welcome guests to the South Georgia Tech Christmas gala. The South Georgia Technical College Foundation and South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford hosted a special Christmas 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...

SGTC President Dr. John Watford and his wife, Barbara are shown above with Santa at the SGTC Light Up Your Future event.“Bigger, brighter, and better.” Those were some of the words used to describe South Georgia Technical College’s second “Light Up Your Future” event that brought over 1,000 individuals to the illuminated campus and its programs of study. The event was held in Gailey Park on the South Georgia Technical College Americus campus and each program area was represented...

Freshman Alyssa Nieves, 13, led the Lady Jets in scoring with 19 points.GAINESVILLE, FL - The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets took their fourth straight win in an impressive 62 – 49 victory over Santa Fe College in Gainesville, FL recently. The Lady Jets are now 9 – 1 on the season and 3 – 0 in the conference. They are also tied for first place in the Division I Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association women’s basketball standings with Georgia Highlands College. “We...

The Chamber Champions, a group of 25 high school juniors from different Sumter County schools, stand for a picture in the foyer of the John M. Pope Technology Center on the SGTC campus.South Georgia Technical College hosted a development program recently for a group of area high school juniors known as the “Chamber Champions,” a youth leadership program sponsored by the Sumter County Chamber of Commerce. According to the Sumter County Chamber of Commerce, the Chamber Champions are...