Lady Jets News

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (third from left) is shown above (l to r) with SGTC Industry Partner Coordinator Tami Blount, SGTC Academic Dean David Finley, John Deere Service Development Manager Jason Kinzey, SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs David Kuipers, and SGTC John Deere Tech Instructors Matthew Burks and Wayne Peck.Americus, GA –Approximately 50 high school students, parents and dealers from across the Southeastern United States attended South...

Malik Battle, (1) was the top scorer for the Jets with 36 points in an impressive win over Georgia Highlands in Rome, GA. Rome, GA - The second place South Georgia Technical College Jets moved one step closer to upending the top ranked Georgia Highlands Chargers Saturday in Rome when they secured an impressive 102 – 87 Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) victory.  South Georgia Tech (10 – 4 and 18 – 10) is now one game behind Georgia Highlands (11 – 3; 18 – 10) in the...

Fanta Gassama (23) led the Lady Jets in scoring against East Georgia State with 22 points and 16 rebounds.Swainsboro, GA – The nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets finished the 2021 – 2022 regular season with a 64 – 58 victory over East Georgia State College in Soperton Saturday to secure second place in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) standings.    “It was good to end the season with a win,” said South Georgia Technical College Athletic...

Sumter County Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Amber Batchelor will be the guest speaker at the South Georgia Technical College Black History Celebration on Thursday, February 24th in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center.   Sumter County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Amber Batchelor will be the guest speaker at the South Georgia Technical College Black History Program in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center building on the Americus campus at 11 a.m. Thursday,...

Pictured from left to right: Nancy Fitzgerald, SGTC Grant Coordinator; Shirley Trice, Food Service Director, Aramark; Kelli Alexander, Dietary Manager, Magnolia Manor; Zakyah Cameron, SGTC 2022 GOAL Winner; Ethel Waters, Retired Director of Food Service, Magnolia Manor; Corcynthia Monts, SGTC Culinary Arts Adjunct Instructor; Larry Jackson, Dooly County High School Food Service Director; Chef Hunter Little, SGTC Culinary Arts Instructor, Cordele; Chef Ricky Watzlowick, SGTC Instructor,...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford and SGTC Vice President of Institutional Advancement and Executive Director of the SGTC Foundation are shown above with a big check simulating the $200,000 donation from an anonymous donor to the Foundation designed to help change the lives of South Georgia Tech students.   The South Georgia Technical College Foundation announced today it is the recipient of a $200,000 contribution from an anonymous donor.  This gift will change the...

Dr. Pamela Simmons (left) and Amy J. Sammons (right) join South Georgia Technical College as full-time English Instructors.   Dr. Pamela Simmons of Kernersville, NC and Amy J. Sammons of Preston, GA, have been hired as full-time English Instructors for South Georgia Technical College, announced President Dr. John Watford.  Both Dr. Simmons and Ms. Sammons will be teaching in-person and online English classes.  They will report to SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs David Kuipers.    ...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above (r) with Rick Garcia of Gulf Coast Avionics (center) and SGTC Director of Business and Industry Services after the tour of the Americus campus.   Rick Garcia, President/CEO of Gulf Coast Avionics Corporation in Lakeland, Florida, visited the South Georgia Technical College Americus and Crisp County Center campuses recently.  He toured the college with SGTC President Dr. John Watford and SGTC Business and Industry...

Will Johnston, (4) was the top scorer for the Jets with 16 points in a narrow win over Central Georgia Tech.   Malik Battle hit a three-point shot with 1:24 remaining to allow the South Georgia Technical College Jets to come from behind and take an impressive Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) 66 – 65 last second victory over Central Georgia Technical College.  The Jets are now 9 – 4 and 17 – 10 overall and in second place in the conference. Georgia Highlands leads the...

Student of Excellence overall winner Jeffrey Macon (left) and nominees (top row) Mohammad Mahamood, Dominic Hodgins, (bottom row) Garrett Peavy, and Joshua Tubbs.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently announced Precision Machining student Jeffrey Macon of Buena Vista as the SGTC Student of Excellence. Macon was nominated for the award by his instructor, Chad Brown. Asked why he chose to nominate Macon for the honor, Brown stated “Jeffrey is a hard worker, very dedicated. He works...

Shown above on the top row are the SGTC Jets and Lady Jets sophomores who earned individual recognition this week in the NJCAA rankings. Shown (l to r) on the top row are Jalen Reynolds (3), Will Johnston (4), Marvin McGhee, III, (10), and Malik Battle (1).Maikya Simmons (2), Alexia Dizeko (5), Fanta Gassama (23) and Kamya Hollingshed (30) are shown on the bottom row (l to r).   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets climbed three spots into 9th place in the National Junior College...

SGTC’s Marvin McGhee, III, 10, and Kamya Hollingshed, 30, were named GCAA Players of the Week.   South Georgia Technical College Jets sophomore guard Marvin McGhee, III from Atlanta, GA, and redshirt sophomore shooting guard Kamya Hollingshed from Locust Grove, GA, were both selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division I men’s and women’s basketball players of the week for February 14, 2022.     This is the second time this season that McGhee and Hollingshed...