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The Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association’s 2017 regular season champion South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets moved up to 16th place in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I women’s basketball final Top 25 poll released February 28th. South Georgia Tech was in the 20th place spot last week and is still the only Georgia women’s team included in the NJCAA Division I national rankings. This is their highest ranking this season nationally. The Lady Jets...

Trakyra Kidd, 23, was the top scorer for the Lady Jets against Albany Tech in the NJCAA Region XVII first round tournament action with 23 points.The top ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets captured an impressive 76 – 43 victory over the eighth place Albany Technical College Lady Titans Tuesday in the first round of the National Junior College Athletic Association Region XVII Division I women’s basketball tournament. As the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA)...

Lou Crouch is shown above in his “Back the Blue” t-shirt. He has been backing the blue for over four years at South Georgia Technical College through his endowed scholarship opportunities.Lou Crouch of Bryon endowed a new South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Law Enforcement Academy scholarship in memory of Peach County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Patrick Sondron and Daryl Smallwood. The two deputies died in the line of duty in November 2016. The first SGTC Sondron-Smallwood Law...

GCAA Women’s Tournament bracketSouth Georgia Technical College’s Lady Jets head coach James Frey was selected as the GCAA Coach of the Year, Kanna Suzuki, 14, was the Freshman of the Year, Desiree Corbin, 20, and Camille Coleman, 4, were first team All-Conference players and Shaineequah Fluellyn, 32, was a GCAA 2nd team All-Conference player.South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets head basketball coach James Frey was selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA)...

Webster County Future Business Leaders of America are pictured with SGTC PBL Advisor Dr. Andrea Oates (far right), PBL member Shannon Stewart (second from right), and PBL Vice President Alicia English (far left), who organized and facilitated the Leadership Day workshop event. South Georgia Technical College’s Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) chapter of the Americus campus recently hosted a Leadership Day with Webster County Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) students. “One of the goals of...

SGTC Psychology Instructor Dr. Michele Seay led a Test Stress workshop for SGTC students on the Americus campus. 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...

Shaineequah Fluellyn, 32, was the top scorer for the Lady Jets against Albany Tech with 22 points.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...

Eshonda Blue will be the keynote speaker at South Georgia Technical College's African American History Program on March 16th.  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...

Janiyah Johnson (center) is pictured with SGTC Vice President for Academic Affairs David Kuipers (at right) and her nominating instructor Jaye Cripe (far left). 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...

Kristoria Wilson  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...

SGTC Americus Campus PBL Advisors (seated from left to right) Donna Lawrence and Dr. Andrea Oates were honored by PBL members and officers with a sweet treat for Advisor Appreciation Day, which was part of a series of events during a special PBL Week held earlier this month. 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...

SGTC NTHS advisors, members, and MOWR students are pictured planting a tree on SGTC’s Crisp County Center campus in honor of Georgia Arbor Day. 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...