Columbia High School (Lake City, Florida)
| Columbia High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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469 SE Fighting Tiger Drive Lake City, Florida, 32025 United States | |
| Coordinates | 30°08′53″N 82°38′12″W / 30.14806°N 82.63667°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public High School |
| Founded | 1888 |
| Status | Open |
| School district | Columbia County School District |
| School code | 100875 |
| Principal | Todd Widergren |
| Asst. Principal |
Donnie Harrison, Kay Dekle, Melinda Moses, Michael Christie |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Language | English |
| Hours in school day | 6 Hours, 10 Minutes |
| Color(s) | Purple and Gold |
| Nickname | Tigers |
| Feeder schools |
Lake City Middle School, Richardson Middle School |
| Website | Columbia High School |
Columbia High School (CHS) is a four-year public high school located in Lake City, Florida. The school's mascot is the Fighting Tigers and the colors are purple and gold.[1]
Activities
Extra curricular activities at the school include a FIRST Robotics team, the Academy of Graphic Design, Athletics, Band, Color Guard, a chapter of Future Farmers of America in 1969, 1998 & 2003; made it to the Quarter-Finals in 1975, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1995, 1999, 2001 & 2002.[2]
The Columbia High School Marching Band has been ranked superior in the Florida Bandmasters Association's Marching Performance Assessment for 16 years.[3]
Columbia high football has been an important part of the community since it began, it has won a state title back in 1967, and were runners-up in 1964 and 1997, it was at one point the winningest program in the state of Florida.[4][5][6]
Columbia high athletics have been competitive over the years winning a total of 8 state titles, and has produced many notable alummni in its past.
Sports
State championships
- Boys basketball: 1947 (Class B)[7][8]
- Boys' track team: 2002 (Class 3A)[9]
- Weightlifting: 1996, 1998, 1999
- class A 1967 football state championship[5]
- Girls Weightlifting: 2009 State Champions
- Girls Softball Class 6A 2013 State Champions
Notable alumni
- Scott Adams, NFL offensive lineman
- Brian Allen, NFL linebacker. Played college football at Florida State University
- Jerome Carter, NFL strong safety for the St. Louis Rams. At Columbia, Carter was named the top player in the state by The Gainesville Sun, and the Class 5A Player of the Year by the Florida Association of Coaches.[10]
- Sampson Genus, NFL center for the Green Bay Packers
- Yatil Green was an American football wide receiver at the University of Miami, then was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the 1st round (15th overall pick) of the 1997 NFL Draft.
- Timmy Jernigan, NFL defensive lineman. Played college football at Florida State.
- Michael Kirkman, Pitcher for the Texas Rangers
- Kendyll Pope, former NFL linebacker who played for the Indianapolis Colts. At Columbia, Pope was selected for the USA Today All-American first team and as a Parade All-American.[11][12]
- Pat Summerall, an All-State selection in football and basketball for Columbia High School in the 1940s and the 1946 individual state tennis runner-up. Went on to play 10 seasons in the NFL for the then-Chicago Cardinals and the New York Giants, before starting his career as a broadcaster.[8][13][14]
- Laremy Tunsil, American football offensive lineman
- Reinard Wilson was an American football linebacker in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals 14th overall in the 1997 NFL Draft. He played college football at Florida State.
- Randy Jackson (offensive lineman), Former American Football Offensive Tackle who played college at Florida and in the NFL for the Chicago Bears[15]
- Shayne Edge, Former American football punter who played college at Florida and in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers[16][17]
- Gene Cox, former High school coach who graduated from Columbia high and coached at Leon High school and attained a total of 313 wins and was at the time one of the Winningest coaches in Florida.
- Blayne Barber, professional golfer who attended University of Central Florida and University of Auburn.
- Fred P. Cone, American Politician Who served as the 27th Governor of Florida.
References
- ↑ Archived April 17, 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Football 2006-07 Championship Records" (PDF). FHSAA. Retrieved November 16, 2006.
- ↑ http://www.theprideofcolumbiacounty.com/history.html
- ↑ http://activerain.trulia.com/blogsview/783163/the-winnings-high-school-football-team-in-florida
- 1 2 http://floridahsfootball.com/football-vault/state-championship-records/1960s-state-championship-game-results/
- ↑ http://floridahsfootball.com/football-vault/state-championship-records/1990s-state-championship-game-results/
- ↑ "Boys Basketball 2006-07 Championship Records" (PDF). FHSAA. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
- 1 2 Archived May 3, 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Boys Track and Field 2005-06 Championship Records" (PDF). FHSAAZaccessdate=January 20, 2006.
- ↑ "Usatoday.Com". Usatoday.Com. 2005-05-18. Retrieved 2015-02-18.
- ↑ "1998 All-USA Team". Usatoday.com. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ↑ "NFLPA". Nflplayers.com. Retrieved 2015-02-18.
- ↑ "The voice is familiar.... (Pat Summerall, Super Bowl broadcaster)", Sports Illustrated, January 26, 1987. "His principal home is in the same north Florida town, Lake City, where he grew up as one of the best schoolboy athletes the state has ever known.... They lived a block from the Columbia High School football field, where he would later star. Summerall went on to a 10-year career in the NFL as a two-way end and kicker."
- ↑ Archived November 11, 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=jacksran001
- ↑ http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/shayne-edge-player
- ↑ http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=EDGESHA01
External links
Coordinates: 30°08′53″N 82°38′13″W / 30.1481797°N 82.6368281°W
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