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 | 9 – 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 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.
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[1]
- Roy Hart - former NFL and CFL player
- Clay Shiver - All-American football player, member of Florida State University's all-time football team,[2] 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
- ↑ "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.