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Tift County High School is a public high school located in Tifton,
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, 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.


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: *
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State Titles

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


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
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, 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.


Notable alumni

* * Rashod Bateman - 1st round NFL Draft pick #27 over all pick, current number one slot WR for Baltimore Ravens *
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- LPGA major winner * Larry Dean - former NFL player for the
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* Nick Green - pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers * Roy Hart - former NFL and
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References


External links


Tift County High School

Tift County Touchdown Club
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