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Tift County High School

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School type
  
Public high school

Grades
  
9 – 12

Enrollment
  
1,421

Phone
  
+1 229-387-2475

Number of students
  
1,421

Principal
  
Kim Seigler

Gender
  
Co-ed

Color(s)
  
Blue and white

Mascot
  
Blue Devil

Address
  
1 Blue Devil Way, Tifton, GA 31794, USA

District
  
Tift County School District

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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 (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.

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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
  • Roy Hart - former NFL and CFL player
  • Clay Shiver - All-American football player, member of Florida State University's all-time football team, 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

    Tift County High School Wikipedia