South Georgia Technical College

Students from South Georgia Technical College won gold medals in four categories at the recent state-level SkillsUSA competition in Atlanta. SGTC also claimed two silver and four bronze medals.

Hayden Tucker of Thomaston earned his gold medal in the aviation maintenance competition, A’Neya Mack of Plains won in Technical Computer Applications and Blake Archer of Palm Harbor, FL captured gold for CNC 3-Axis Milling. The team of Desirae Cooper of Dawson and Nimsy and Lizury Hernandez-Bautista of Americus won the gold medal in the Career Pathways: Human Services competition.

The gold medal winners will now advance to the national competition for SkillsUSA and test their skills against the top students from across the country.

Taking silver in the state competition were Ian Stewart of Lumpkin for Extemporaneous Speaking and Damir Mincey of Macon for Criminal Justice.

Individual students earning bronze medals were: Mason Herron of Americus, Aviation Maintenance; Malcom Stewart of Dawson, Barbering; and Lane Parton of Lincolnton, Diesel Equipment Technology. In the Quiz Bowl competition, Denver Lewis of College Park, Isaiah Mitchell Edge of Cordele, Katlin Champion of Americus, Timia Mitchell of Americus, Justin Wilson of Americus, and Te’Ahja Hardwick of Cuthbert also won bronze medals.

SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers and industry working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce. SkillsUSA serves middle-school, high-school and college/postsecondary students preparing for careers in trade, technical, and skills service (including health) occupations. Hundreds of students participate in SkillsUSA local, regional and state-wide competitions. Only the first-place winners from each event advance to the national competition.

In addition to the program-specific skills competitions, students are also encouraged to attend leadership building seminars that will help them be better prepared to enter the workforce.

SkillsUSA is another way South Georgia Technical College is creating opportunities for students to find success in the workplace.

Learn more about all of SGTC’s over 200 program offerings and apply for admission at www.southgatech.edu.