Tift County High School

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Tift County High School
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Tift County High School
3 Blue Devil Way

Tifton
,
Georgia
31794

United States
Coordinates 31°28′13″N83°28′36″W / 31.470342°N 83.476641°W / 31.470342; -83.476641
Information
School type Public high school
School district Tift County School District
SuperintendentAdam Hathaway
PrincipalChad Stone
Teaching staff127.30 (FTE) [1]
Grades 9–12
GenderCo-ed
Enrollment2,271 (2021–22) [1]
Student to teacher ratio17.84 [1]
Color(s)Blue and white   
Fight song TCHS Fight Song
Athletics GHSA Class AAAAAAA
SportsFootball, softball, basketball, track and field, cross country, golf, swimming, baseball, competition cheerleading, gymnastics, tennis, soccer
MascotBlue Devil
Nickname Big Blue
Team nameTCHS Blue Devils
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. The school mascot is the Blue Devil. In 2018, the Tift County School District was ranked the 15th safest in Georgia.

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TCHS football

TCHS plays in the GHSA class 1-AAAAAAA at Brodie Field. They have won one state championship and have gone to the semi-finals six times. The current head coach is Noel Dean. Tift County High School shares a region with Colquitt County HS, Lowndes HS and Camden County HS.

Activities and clubs

TCHS's clubs include:

Fine arts

School sports

Tift County High School has the following teams:

State Titles

School band

In December 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. [8]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Tift County High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  2. ↑ GHSA Boys Basketball Archive
  3. ↑ |title= GHSA Football Archive
  4. ↑ GHSA Boys Golf Archive
  5. ↑ |title= GHSA Girls Golf Archive [ permanent dead link ]
  6. ↑ GHSA Gymnastics Archive
  7. ↑ GHSA Slow Pitch Softball Archive
  8. ↑ "Blue Devil Brigade are Grand Champions". Tifton Gazette. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Green reporting to Major League camp". 2008-02-12. Retrieved 2008-02-24.
  10. ↑ "Florida State all-time team". 2001-01-31. Retrieved 2008-02-24.
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