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Tift County High School is a public high school located in Tifton, Georgia, United States. It serves grades 9-12 in the Tift County School District. The school mascot is the Blue Devil. In 2018, the Tift County School District was ranked the 15th safest in Georgia.
Tift County High School | |
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Address | |
1 Blue Devil Way , 31794 United States | |
Coordinates | 31°28′13″N 83°28′36″W / 31.470342°N 83.476641°W |
Information | |
School type | Public high school |
School district | Tift County School District |
Superintendent | Natalie Gore |
Principal | Jennifer Johnson (soon-to-be) |
Teaching staff | 131.20 (FTE)[1] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Gender | Co-ed |
Enrollment | 2,266 (2023–2024)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 17.27[1] |
Color(s) | Blue and white |
Fight song | TCHS Fight Song |
Athletics | GHSA Class AAAAAAA |
Sports | Football, softball, basketball, track and field, cross country, golf, swimming, baseball, competition cheerleading, gymnastics, tennis, soccer |
Mascot | Blue Devil |
Nickname | Big Blue |
Team name | TCHS Blue Devils |
Information | (229) 387-2475 |
Website | www.tiftschools.com/tchs |
TCHS football
editTCHS plays in the GHSA class 1-AAAAAAA at Brodie Field. They have won one state championship and have gone to the semi-finals six times. The current head coach is Noel Dean. Tift County High School shares a region with Colquitt County HS, Lowndes HS and Camden County HS.
Activities and clubs
editTCHS's clubs include:
- FBLA
- FFA
- Beta Club
- FCCLA
- Blue Devil Players
- French Club
- Y-Club
- Spanish Club
- Yearbook
- DECA
- VICA/SkillsUSA
- HOSA
- Mock Trial
- Key Club
- Math Club
- School Choir
- Science Club
- Student Council
- TSA
- ROTC
- Literary
Fine arts
edit- Chorus
- Band
- Drama
- Art
School sports
editTift County High School has the following teams:
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cheerleading
- Cross country
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track & field
- Volleyball
- Winter guard
- Wrestling
State Titles
editSchool band
editIn December 2011, the Blue Devil Brigade represented the state of Georgia at the 70th Anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, HI. They even won the Grand Championship at the Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade, and Rickey L. Savage, the band director at the time, was awarded the flag that flew over the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial by the booster organization. [8]
Notable alumni
edit- Rashod Bateman - 1st round NFL Draft pick #27 over all pick, current number one slot WR for Baltimore Ravens
- Nanci Bowen - LPGA major winner
- Larry Dean - former NFL player for the Minnesota Vikings
- Todd Fordham - former NFL player for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Pittsburgh Steelers and Carolina Panthers
- Nick Green - pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers[9]
- Roy Hart - former NFL and CFL player
- Clay Shiver - All-American football player, member of Florida State University's all-time football team,[10] and player for the Dallas Cowboys of the NFL
- Tyson Summers - Head Football Coach, Georgia Southern University
- Cyndi Thomson - country singer
- Dina Titus - U.S. Congresswoman representing Nevada, former Nevada state senator, and the 2006 Democratic nominee for governor of Nevada
- Kip Moore - Country Music singer
References
edit- ^ a b c "Tift County High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- ^ GHSA Boys Basketball Archive
- ^ |title= GHSA Football Archive
- ^ GHSA Boys Golf Archive
- ^ |title= GHSA Girls Golf Archive[permanent dead link ]
- ^ GHSA Gymnastics Archive
- ^ GHSA Slow Pitch Softball Archive
- ^ "Blue Devil Brigade are Grand Champions". Tifton Gazette. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
- ^ "Green reporting to Major League camp". February 12, 2008. Retrieved February 24, 2008.
- ^ "Florida State all-time team". January 31, 2001. Retrieved February 24, 2008.