Jets News

Atlanta, GA – Three South Georgia Technical College students won gold and silver medals at the State SkillsUSA competition in Atlanta recently and two of those students will now advance to the National SkillsUSA competition in Atlanta June 20th – 24th.  Aviation Maintenance Technology’s Jonathan Large of Marianna, FL, and Criminal Justice Technology’s Kimberly Sadecky of Montezuma, captured Gold medals or first place medals and will now advance to the national competition.   Five...

   The South Georgia Technical College Jets will face the South Georgia State College Hawks in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XVII semi-finals at 6 p.m. on Friday, March 4th in Rome, GA in the Georgia Highlands College gymnasium.     South Georgia Tech and South Georgia State met in the NJCAA Region XVII semi-finals last season in Waycross.  The Hawks won 73 – 67 and advanced to the finals where they defeated East Georgia State College 75 – 69 for the...

   Jason Simon-Pena, a Firefighter/EMSP student, took first place in the South Georgia Technical College Intramural Super Smash Bros Tournament on Nintendo WII U and then he and Zach Draper, an Aviation Maintenance student, teamed up to take first place in the doubles’ competition.    The tournament was sponsored by the SGTC Student Affairs department and Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs Josh Curtin.  The event was held in the SGTC Hicks Hall game room on the Americus campus...

The Crisp County Center of South Georgia Technical College recently hosted a group of home-schooled 4-H students ranging in age from elementary school to 11th grade. Randy West, University of Georgia Crisp County Extension Agent for 4-H Youth, brought the group to campus to help students envision options for their futures after high school. SGTC Crisp County Center Admissions Coordinator Katrice Taylor led the group on a tour of the campus to explore the programs available. Taylor also...

South Georgia Technical College recently held a meeting for people interested in the LPN (Licensed Practical Nursing) program. The meeting was held at the SGTC Crisp County Center in Cordele. Katrice Taylor, Admissions Coordinator at the Crisp County Center, provided an overview of the competitive process for acceptance into the LPN program. Traci Griffen, Executive Director of Albany State University’s Cordele location, explained the LPN to RN bridge program. Entrance into the LPN...

   The South Georgia Technical College Jets earned the right to advance to the NJCAA Region XVII tournament semifinals with an 89 – 76 win over the Southern Crescent Tigers in the quarterfinal round of the tournament Tuesday night in the Hangar.    The Jets are now 20 – 11 on the season and ranked second in the GCAA regular season standings.  They will face the third seeded South Georgia State College Hawks in a semi-final game in Rome, GA at 6 p.m. on Friday, March 4th.  Top-ranked...

     “Courage doesn’t always roar.  Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying ‘I will try again tomorrow.’”  Mary Ann Radmacher, an American author and artist, is credited with that quote but she could have been speaking about Terry Thomas who graduated from the Aviation Maintenance Technology program at South Georgia Tech in 1985 and made a life and a living in that field for over three decades now.    Thomas is a Senior Consultant, MSG-3 Maintenance...

   South Georgia Technical College will be waiving application fees for high school seniors during the month of March as part of the GA Futures/Georgia Student Finance Commission’s March is “Apply to College Month.”    “This is a great opportunity for high school students graduating in May to go ahead and apply to South Georgia Technical College and have their application fee waived,” said SGTC President Dr. John Watford.  “South Georgia Technical College has been ranked as...

    Two members of the nationally-ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets were selected to the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) women’s Division I basketball All-Tournament team for their performance in the GCAA Division I women’s 2021 – 2022 tournament in Rome, Georgia.  The Lady Jets ended the regular season with a 26 – 6 overall record.    SGTC freshman center Fanta Gassama from Mataro, Spain, and freshman shooting forward Alexia Dizeko of Sion,...

   Georgia Power local manager Don Porter, who also serves as the Chairman of the South Georgia Technical College Board of Directors, sponsored a Georgia Power internship coordination meeting with local educational partners recently at South Georgia Technical College to discuss Georgia Power’s support of education and share information about the company’s summer internship program.    “South Georgia Technical College’s partnership with Georgia Power is reinforced and strengthened...

Kimberly Sadecky of Montezuma was honored recently as the Student of Excellence for February on South Georgia Technical College’s Americus campus. Sadecky studies Criminal Justice and was nominated by her instructor, Teresa McCook. “I nominated Kimberly because of all she brings to South Georgia Tech,” McCook said. “She has excellent work ethics and she has maintained a 4.00 GPA while enrolled here.  She is involved outside of the classroom as well.  She is a member of the student...

   Four members of the South Georgia Technical College Jets earned top honors as members of the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division I men’s basketball All-Region teams for the 2021 – 2022 season and helped lead the Jets to a second-place finish in the GCAA.   They will host Southern Crescent at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 1st in the Hangar in the quarterfinals of the NJCAA Region XVII tournament.    Sophomore guard Marvin McGhee, III was selected as the GCAA Player...