South Georgia Tech Jets Booster Club Tip-Off event successful
Approximately 80 individuals attended the South Georgia Technical College Jets Booster Club 2024 Tip Off banquet recently in the James S. Peters Gymnasium (The Hangar) at South Georgia Technical College in Americus.
All Jets Booster Club members, prospective members, guests, and interested persons were invited to attend the “Tip-Off Event” which featured a Low Country Boil Dinner and door prizes. Individuals had the opportunity to meet and greet the Jets and Lady Jets coaches, basketball players, and watch a shooting exhibition.
South Georgia Technical President Dr. John Watford (right) and Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach Jason Carpenter (left) welcomed everyone to the tip-off event.
South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford and Jets Booster Club President Martha Arrington greeted everyone and thanked the community members for their support of the Jets and Lady Jets. “Thank you for being here tonight and thank you for your support of our college and our athletes. We appreciate what each of you mean to the success of the overall college as well as the athletic program,” said Dr. Watford.
There were a lot of new faces on both of the SGTC Jets and Lady Jets basketball teams and coaching staffs and President Watford challenged the players and the coaches to continue the winning traditions established at SGTC.
SGTC new Athletic Director and Lady Jets head basketball coach Jason Carpenter thanked everyone for coming out to meet and support the Jets and Lady Jets. He introduced the members of the 2024 – 2025 Lady Jets and thanked everyone for their support of his last season.
Jets head coach Chris Ballauer introduced his new assistant coach, Ray Jonson. He also presented the members of the Jets 2024 – 2025 team to the crowd and admitted that this was going to be a fun group to coach and watch play.
Both teams have been participating in exhibition scrimmages this month. The Jets will host the Dominican Republic travel Team on Tuesday, Oceober 29, at 6:30 p.m. for a scrimmage and then will open up the regular season on November 1 and 2 at the Northwest Glorida Classic in Niceville, FL. They will take on Southern Union Community College and Northwest Florida State College. The Lady Jets also open the 2024 – 2025 season in Floriday on November 1 and 2 at the St. Petersburge Classic in St. Petersburg, Fl. They play Miami Dade Collegeat 5:30 p.m. Friday and St. Petersburg College at 2 p.m. Saturday.
For more information on joining the Jets Booster Club contact Athletic Director Jason Carpenter at 229-931-2039 or Terri Battle at 229-931-2719. Membership fees can also be mailed to South Georgia Technical College, Attn: Jets Booster Club, 900 South Georgia Tech Parkway, Americus, GA 31709.
The Jets Booster club has various levels of membership: Passenger (Faculty/Staff): $25; Flight Crew: $75; Co-Pilots – $125; Pilot- $250; Corporate Jet – $500; Private Jet- $1,000 and Airforce One – $1500. A flight crew receives a t-shirt and concessions punch card; the co-pilot level receives two t-shirts and concessions punch card; the pilot level receives a polo shirt, t-shirt, concessions punch card and $50 Jets bucks; Corporate Jet Club members receive a pullover, polo shirt, t-shirt, concessions punch card and $100 of Jets Bucks; and the Private Jet level includes 2 pullovers, 2 polo shirts, two t-shirts, concessions punch card, $200 in Jets Bucks and a banner in the gymnasium. The Air Force One level includes all of the Private Jet level plus advertising on digital scoreboard. Jets Bucks are gift certificates that are redeemable at the SGTC Bookstore or Souvenir Shop.