Tift County High School
| Tift County High School | |
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| Address | |
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3 Blue Devil Way Tifton, Georgia 31794 United States | |
| Coordinates | 31°28′13″N 83°28′36″W / 31.470342°N 83.476641°WCoordinates: 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 |
| Principal | Kim Seigler |
| Grades | 10 – 12 |
| Gender | Co-ed |
| Enrollment | 1,421 |
| Color(s) | Blue and white |
| Fight song | TCHS Fight Song |
| Athletics | GHSA Class AAAAAA |
| Sports | Football, softball, basketball, track and field, cross country, golf, swimming, baseball, competition cheerleading, gymnastics |
| Mascot | Blue Devil |
| Nickname | Big Blue |
| Team name | TCHS Blue Devils |
| Newspaper | The Blue & White/Speak of the Devil |
| Information | (229) 387-2475 |
| Website | www.tiftschools.com/tchs |
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 (ninth grade is held at its Northeast Campus). It has received a GreatSchools rating of 5 out of 10 based on its performance on state standardized tests. The school mascot is the Blue Devil.
TCHS football
TCHS plays in the GHSA class 1-AAAAAA at Brodie Field. They have won one state championship and have gone to the semi-finals six times. Coach Jay Walls resigned at the conclusion of the 2011 season after a three-win season. The former head coach of East Paulding High John Reid was hired for the 2012 season. His record in six years at East was 60-15. He also won two state championships at Alcoa High (Tennessee) in the three years he coached there.
Activities and clubs
TCHS's clubs include:
- FBLA
- FFA
- Beta Club
- FCCLA
- Drama
- French Club
- Y-Club
- Spanish Club
- Yearbook
- Newspaper
- Model U.N.
- DECA
- VICA/SkillsUSA
- HOSA
- Mock Trial
- Key Club
- Math Club
- School Choir
- Science Club
- Student Council
- TSA
- ROTC
Fine arts
- Chorus
- Band
- Drama
- Art
School sports
Tift County High School has the following teams:
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cheerleading
- Cross country
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track & field
- Volleyball
- Winter guard
- Wrestling
School band
The school band is extremely small and is called the Tift County Blue Devil Brigade. After the arrival of a certain band director, many of the members left due to many changes that left the band unrecognizable.
In December of 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. [1]
Notable alumni
- 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[2]
- Roy Hart - former NFL and CFL player
- Clay Shiver - All-American football player, member of Florida State University's all-time football team,[3] 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
References
- ↑ "Blue Devil Brigade are Grand Champions". Tifton Gazette. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
- ↑ "Green reporting to Major League camp". 2008-02-12. Retrieved 2008-02-24.
- ↑ "Florida State all-time team". 2001-01-31. Retrieved 2008-02-24.