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.
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.
The Columbia High School Marching Band has been ranked superior in the Florida Bandmasters Association's Marching Performance Assessment for 16 years.
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.
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.
Boys Basketball: 1947 (Class B)
Boys Track: 2002 (Class 3A)
Boys Weightlifting: 1996, 1998, 1999
Boys Football: 1967 (Class A)
Girls Weightlifting: 2009
Girls Softball: 2013 (Class 6A)
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.
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.
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.
Laremy Tunsil, American football offensive lineman who played college at Ole Miss, he was then selected by the Miami Dolphins in the 1st round (13th overall pick) of the 2016 NFL Draft.
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
Shayne Edge, Former American football punter who played college at Florida and in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers
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 Auburn University.
Fred P. Cone, American politician who served as the 27th Governor of Florida.
