Jets News

   “Love does not hurt – end the violence now,” was the message spread for the National Domestic Violence Awareness month activities at South Georgia Technical College which included a wear purple push to join the movement and bring awareness on Thursday, October 27th.    Faculty, staff and students were encouraged to wear purple on Thursday, October 27th and also to gather in the SGTC Odom Center on the first floor to get a support armband and sign the pledge to help stop...

SAVANNAH, GA - The South Georgia Technical College Board of Directors was recognized as a fully certified board at the Technical College Directors Association and the Technical College Foundation Association Leadership conference in Savannah recently.  This is the 14th consecutive year that the SGTC Board has been recognized.      All seven members of the South Georgia Technical College Board of Directors have completed individual board member certification training and are fully...

Panama City, FL – In a battle between two nationally ranked National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) teams, the fifth-seeded South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets suffered a 76 – 61 defeat at the hands of the 16th ranked Gulf Coast State College Lady Commodores in the 2022 – 2023 women’s basketball season opener.    This was the first time that the Lady Jets had dropped a season opener in the eleven years with James Frey at the helm of the women’s basketball...

   The South Georgia Technical College Adult Education department is sponsoring FREE “Math Smash Down” sessions for individuals who have successfully completed three of the four sessions of the GED or General Equivalency Diploma tests.     The SGTC Adult Education department will be hosting the sessions on November 7th, 8th, and 9th from 8 a.m. to 12 noon in the SGTC Energy and Transportation Building on the Americus campus.  A special GED Testing session will be available on...

    Heart and hustle allowed the South Georgia Technical College Jets to overcome a 10-point deficit with less than 14 minutes on the clock and come away with a 79 – 74 victory over the Gulf Coast Commodores in the Jets first regular season game for the 2022 – 2023 basketball season.    “This was a great win,” said South Georgia Technical College Jets Head Coach Chris Ballauer.  “The first one of many, we hope.  I am very proud of these guys.  Gulf Coast is battle tested from...

   Linda Carll of Lafollette, TN, contacted South Georgia Technical College recently and asked if the college would be interested in securing copies of the 1967, 1968, and 1969 South Georgia Tech Vocational School Technic yearbooks.   Her late husband, Robert Curtis Carll, Jr., had attended and graduated from SGTC in 1969.    Robert Curtis Carll, Jr., of Salem, New Jersey, attended what was then South Georgia Tech Vocational School and studied Cabinet Making.  He graduated in 1969. His...

South Georgia Technical College recently hosted fifth-graders from Crisp County Elementary School (CCES) for a series of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) days at the college’s Crisp County Center in Cordele. SGTC instructors in healthcare, computers, welding, and culinary arts showcased their programs and led the visiting students in a variety of demonstrations and activities. Stacy Stephens, Crisp County Elementary School Principal, and CCES STEM teacher Conte Burks...

South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently held a training session for instructors on the use of the college’s new virtual reality (VR) system. Those in attendance had the opportunity to experience the VR equipment and software first hand with guidance from a representative of Transfr, the company behind the program. SGTC will implement the system for both recruiting and instructional purposes. As a recruitment tool, the VR system will allow prospective students to experience...

Loes Rozing of Heiloo, Netherlands was recently honored as the overall Student of Excellence at South Georgia Technical College in Americus. Rozing is a Sports and Fitness Management student and a member of the Lady Jets basketball team. Rozing was presented as a nominee by instructor and assistant men’s basketball coach Karim Mawuenyega. “I’ve never seen Loes have a bad day,” Mawuenyega said of Rozing. “Loes is a tremendous leader. She has a 4.0 GPA in the classroom, and if you...

The South Georgia Technical College Office of Student Affairs recently hosted a Halloween Bingo Night event and costume contest in Hicks Hall on the SGTC campus in Americus. Roxall Foster and Zachary Draper were selected as winners of the costume contest. Images from the recent Halloween Bingo/Costume Contest at SGTC

From the Albany Herald: On Jan. 4, 2019, Charlotte Pines' family had just returned from celebrating Christmas and New Year's in Atlanta. Having made a resolution to improve her health, she was planning to do a "girl's push-up," as she calls it, with her knees on the floor. "My other son challenged me to do a regular push-up," she said. "When I got up, my breast was hard. I said maybe I should check it out. As I rubbed my hand on the side of my breast, I felt a bump." Pines' mother,...

Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) representatives from Macon State Prison in Oglethorpe recently held an on-campus recruiting event at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) in Americus. Lt. Ferisa Sims and Human Resources Technician Shania Gaston spoke to students about employment opportunities, especially for Correctional Officers. SGTC Director of Career Services Cynthia Carter and Criminal Justice instructor Teresa McCook are eager to help students navigate the GDC employment...