Columbia High School (Lake City, Florida)
Columbia High School (CHS) is a four-year public high school located in Lake City, Florida. The school's mascot is the Fighting Tigers and the colors are purple and gold.[2]
| Columbia High School | |
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| Address | |
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469 SE Fighting Tiger Drive , 32025 United States | |
| Coordinates | 30°08′53″N 82°38′12″W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public High School |
| Motto | Individually we may be different, but together we are Columbia. |
| Founded | 1888 |
| Status | Open |
| School district | Columbia County School District |
| School code | 100875 |
| Principal | Trey Hosford |
| Teaching staff | 96.00 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | All |
| Enrollment | 1,957 (2018–19)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 20.39[1] |
| Language | English |
| Hours in school day | 6 hours, 10 minutes |
| Color(s) | Purple and Gold |
| Slogan | Columbia strong |
| Fight song | Onward Victorious |
| Sports | Academic Team, Boys and Girls Soccer, Football, Baseball, Boys and Girls Basketball, Softball, Boys and Girls Weightlifting, Boys and Girls T&F, Boys and Girls Tennis, Volleyball, Boys and Girls Swimming, Boys and Girls Golf, Boys and Girls Fishing, Wrestling, Cheer, Dance, Boys and Girls XC. |
| Mascot | Tigers |
| Nickname | Tigers |
| Rival | Suwannee High School, Gainesville High School |
| Yearbook | The Columbian |
| Feeder schools | Lake City Middle School |
| Website | chs |
Activities
Extra curricular activities at the school include the FIRST Tech Challenge team The Flying Tigers, the Academy of Graphic Design, Academic Team, Athletics, Band, Color Guard, and two chapters of Future Farmers of America. The football program lists regional championships in 1969, 1998 & 2003; made it to the Quarter-Finals in 1975, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1995, 1999, 2001 & 2002, and one State Championship victory in 1967.[3]
The Columbia High School Marching Band has been ranked superior in the Florida Bandmasters Association's Marching Performance Assessment for 16 years.[4]
Columbia high football has been an important part of the community since it began, it won a state title back in 1967, and were runners-up in 1964 and 1997. It was at one time, the winningest program in the state of Florida.[5][6]
Columbia high athletics have been competitive over the years winning a total of 8 state titles, and producing many notable alumni in its past.
Sports
Notable alumni
- Scott Adams, NFL offensive lineman
- Brian Allen, NFL linebacker. Played college football at Florida State University
- Blayne Barber, professional golfer who attended University of Central Florida and Auburn University.
- Jerome Carter, NFL strong safety for the St. Louis Rams. At Columbia, Carter was named the top player in the state by The Gainesville Sun, and the Class 5A Player of the Year by the Florida Association of Coaches.[10]
- Fred P. Cone, American politician who served as the 27th Governor of Florida.
- Gene Cox, former High school coach who graduated from Columbia High and coached at Leon High School and attained a total of 313 wins and was at the time one of the winningest coaches in Florida.
- Shayne Edge, Former American football punter who played college at Florida and in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers[11][12]
- Grace Elizabeth, American model
- Bobby Fulton, wide receiver for the defending National Champions
- Sampson Genus, NFL center for the Green Bay Packers
- Yatil Green, American football wide receiver at the University of Miami, selected by the Miami Dolphins in the first round (15th overall pick) of the 1997 NFL Draft.
- Randy Jackson (offensive lineman), Former American football offensive tackle who played college at Florida and in the NFL for the Chicago Bears[13]
- Timmy Jernigan, NFL defensive lineman. Played college football at Florida State.
- Michael Kirkman, pitcher for the Texas Rangers
- Trey Marshall, safety for the Denver Broncos
- Kendyll Pope, former NFL linebacker who played for the Indianapolis Colts. At Columbia, Pope was selected for the USA Today All-American first team and as a Parade All-American.[14][15]
- Pat Summerall, an All-State selection in football and basketball for Columbia High School in the 1940s and the 1946 individual state tennis runner-up. Played 10 seasons in the NFL for the then-Chicago Cardinals and the New York Giants, before starting his career as a broadcaster.[8][16][17]
- Laremy Tunsil, American football offensive lineman who played college at Ole Miss, he was then selected by the Miami Dolphins in the first round (13th overall pick) of the 2016 NFL Draft.
- Reinard Wilson, American football linebacker in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals 14th overall in the 1997 NFL Draft. He played college football at Florida State.
References
- "COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
- Archived April 17, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- "Football 2006-07 Championship Records" (PDF). FHSAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 21, 2008. Retrieved November 16, 2006.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-05-27. Retrieved 2015-05-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "1960's State Championship Game Results | Florida HS Football".
- "1990's State Championship Game Results | Florida HS Football".
- "Boys Basketball 2006-07 Championship Records" (PDF). FHSAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2006. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
- Archived May 3, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- "Boys Track and Field 2005-06 Championship Records" (PDF). FHSAAZaccessdate=January 20, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-10-25.
- "Usatoday.Com". Usatoday.Com. 2005-05-18. Retrieved 2015-02-18.
- "Shayne Edge". Foxsports.com. 2016-02-12.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-08-27. Retrieved 2015-05-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Randy Jackson Statistics". JustSportsStats.com.
- "1998 All-USA Team". Usatoday.com. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- "NFLPA". Nflplayers.com. Retrieved 2015-02-18.
- "The voice is familiar.... (Pat Summerall, Super Bowl broadcaster)", Sports Illustrated, January 26, 1987. "His principal home is in the same north Florida town, Lake City, where he grew up as one of the best schoolboy athletes the state has ever known.... They lived a block from the Columbia High School football field, where he would later star. Summerall went on to a 10-year career in the NFL as a two-way end and kicker."
- Archived November 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
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