Tift County High School
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Tift County High School is public high school located in Tifton, Georgia
. Tift County High School serves grades 9-12 in the Tift County School district (Ninth grade is held at Northeast Campus, Tift County High School
). 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.
class 1-AAAAA at Brodie Field. They have won one state championship in the past years and went to the semi-finals six times. Coach Jay Walls resigned at the conclusion of the 2011 season after a 3 win season. A repalcemant has yet to be found.
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,
Science Club,
Student Council,
TSA
Baseball
,
Basketball,
Cheerleading
,
Cross Country
,
Football
,
Golf
,
Soccer,
Softball
,
Swimming
,
Tennis
,
Track & Field,
Volleyball
,
Winter guard
,
Wrestling
.
Tifton, Georgia
Tifton is a city in Tift County, Georgia, United States. The population was 15,060 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Tift County.-Major highways:* Interstate 75* U.S. Highway 41* U.S. Highway 82* U.S...
. Tift County High School serves grades 9-12 in the Tift County School district (Ninth grade is held at Northeast Campus, Tift County High School
Northeast Campus, Tift County High School
Tift County High School, Northeast Campus is a public, rural high school in Tifton, Georgia. The school is part of Tift County High School .-History:...
). 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
The Tift County High School plays in the GHSAGHSA
GHSA may refer to:*Georgia High School Association*Gordon Head Soccer Association...
class 1-AAAAA at Brodie Field. They have won one state championship in the past years and went to the semi-finals six times. Coach Jay Walls resigned at the conclusion of the 2011 season after a 3 win season. A repalcemant has yet to be found.
Activities and Clubs
Tift County High has many clubs likeFBLA,
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,
Science Club,
Student Council,
TSA
School Sports
Tift County High School has the following sports teams:Baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
,
Basketball,
Cheerleading
Cheerleading
Cheerleading is a physical activity, sometimes a competitive sport, based on organized routines, usually ranging from one to three minutes, which contain the components of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers, and stunting to direct spectators of events to cheer on sports teams at games or to participate...
,
Cross Country
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
,
Football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
,
Golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
,
Soccer,
Softball
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
,
Swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
,
Tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
,
Track & Field,
Volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
,
Winter guard
Winter guard
Winter guard is an indoor color guard activity, derived from marching band or drum & bugle corps. Unlike traditional color guard, winter guard is performed indoors, usually in a gymnasium or an indoor arena...
,
Wrestling
Wrestling
Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...
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Notable alumni
- Cyndi ThomsonCyndi ThomsonCyndi Thomson is an American country music artist. Thomson wrote songs with songwriter Tommy Lee James and in 2000, she signed with Capitol Records Nashville as a recording artist...
, Country Singer - Nanci BowenNanci BowenNanci Bowen is an American golfer. She attended the University of Georgia and her rookie season on the LPGA Tour was 1991...
, LPGALPGAThe LPGA, in full the Ladies Professional Golf Association, is an American organization for female professional golfers. The organization, whose headquarters is in Daytona Beach, Florida, is best known for running the LPGA Tour, a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from...
Major Winner - Nick GreenNick Green (pitcher)Nicholas Alvin Green is a minor league baseball pitcher who is presently a free agent.-Career:Green attended Tift County High School in Tifton, Georgia....
, a pitcher for the Milwaukee BrewersMilwaukee BrewersThe Milwaukee Brewers are a professional baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, currently playing in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
. - Dina TitusDina TitusAlice Costandina "Dina" Titus is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2009 until 2011. She is a member of the Democratic Party. She previously served in the Nevada Senate and was that body's minority leader from 1993 to 2009....
, U.S. Congresswoman representing NevadaNevadaNevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
, former Nevada state senator and the 2006 Democratic nominee for governorGovernorA governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...
of Nevada. - Thomas Burtle, member of historical 2001 Tift County U-10 Baseball Team.
- Todd FordhamTodd FordhamLindsey Todd Fordham is an American football player who is currently retired, but played as an offensive lineman for the Carolina Panthers of the NFL. He played college football at Florida State University....
, former NFL football player for the Jacksonville JaguarsJacksonville JaguarsThe Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
, Pittsburgh SteelersPittsburgh SteelersThe Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...
and Carolina PanthersCarolina PanthersThe Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are currently members of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Panthers, along with the Jacksonville Jaguars, joined the NFL as expansion...
. - Clay ShiverClay ShiverSpencer Clay Shiver is a former professional American football player who played offensive lineman for three seasons for the Dallas Cowboys and one season for the Carolina Panthers....
, an All-American American footballAmerican footballAmerican football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player and a member of Florida State UniversityFlorida State UniversityThe Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...
's all-time football team. Shiver continued his career by playing for the Dallas CowboysDallas CowboysThe Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...
of the NFL.