Tift County High School

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.

Tift County High School
Address
1 Blue Devil Way Tifton , Georgia 31794 United States
Coordinates	31°28′13″N 83°28′36″W
Information
School type	Public high school
School district	Tift County School District
Superintendent	Natalie Gore
Administrator	Chanon Collins, Ed.D, Assistant Principal Matt Colson, Assistant Principal Russ Davis, Assistant Principal Patty Walters, Assistant Principal Bradley Winger, Assistant Principal Chris Martin, Athletics Director Donald Gilman, Ph.D, CTAE Director
Principal	Jennifer Johnson (soon-to-be)
Teaching staff	131.20 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9–12
Gender	Co-ed
Enrollment	2,266 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	17.27[1]
Color(s)	Blue and white
Fight song	TCHS Fight Song
Athletics	GHSA Class AAAAAAA
Sports	Football, softball, basketball, track and field, cross country, golf, swimming, baseball, competition cheerleading, gymnastics, tennis, soccer
Mascot	Blue Devil
Nickname	Big Blue
Team name	TCHS Blue Devils
Information	[phone]
Website	www.tiftschools.com/tchs

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:

• FBLA
• FFA
• Beta Club
• FCCLA
• Blue Devil Players
• French Club
• Y-Club
• Spanish Club
• Yearbook
• DECA
• VICA/SkillsUSA
• HOSA
• Mock Trial
• Key Club
• Math Club
• School Choir
• Science Club
• Student Council
• TSA
• ROTC
• Literary

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

State Titles

• Boys' Basketball (3) - 1996(4A), 2014(6A), 2017(7A) ^[2]
• Football (1) - 1983 (4A) ^[3]
• Boys' Golf (3) - 1995(4A), 1996(4A), 1997(4A) ^[4]
• Girls' Golf (1) - 2011(5A) ^[5]
• Gymnastics (2) - 2011(All), 2012(All) ^[6]
• Slow Pitch Softball (5) - 1987(4A), 1988(4A), 1989(4A), 1990(4A), 1996(4A) ^[7]

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

• Rashod Bateman^[9] - 1st round NFL Draft pick #27 over all pick, current number one slot WR for Baltimore Ravens
• 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^[10]
• Roy Hart - former NFL and CFL player
• Kip Moore - Country Music singer
• Clay Shiver - All-American football player, member of Florida State University's all-time football team,^[11] 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