- Columbia High School (Lake City, Florida)
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Columbia High School Address 469 SE Fighting Tiger Dr
Lake City, Florida, Columbia County, 32025
United StatesCoordinates 27°57′27″N 81°55′15″W / 27.9575°N 81.92083°W Information School type Public High School Status Open School district Columbia County School District School code 100875 Principal Terry L. Huddleston Asst. Principal Donnie Harrison,
Kay Dekle,
Melinda Moses,
Michael ChristieGrades 9–12 Enrollment 1,729 Language English Hours in school day 6 Hours, 10 Minutes Color(s) Purple and Gold Sports Basketball, Baseball, Bowling, Cheerleading, Cross-Country, Football, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tigerettes, Volleyball, Weightlifting, Wrestling, and Marching Band Nickname Tigers Feeder schools Lake City Middle School,
Richardson Middle SchoolWebsite [1] 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. There were 1729 students and 98 teachers in 2006[1]
Extra curricular activities at the school include the Academy of Graphic Design, Athletics, Band, Color Guard, a chapter of Future Farmers of America in 1969, 1998 & 2003; made it to the Quarter-Finals in 1975, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1995, 1999, 2001 & 2002.[2]
On January 12, 2008, Coach Craig Howard was hired as the Tigers' new head football coach. Howard gained notoriety as the head football coach of 2005 State Champion Allen D. Nease Senior High School, a team then led by 2007 Heisman trophy-winning, University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow. Unfortunately, success didn't follow him, as the team went 4-6,[3] Columbia's first losing season since 1992.[4]
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Basketball
Columbia High School won the Boys Basketball Class B championship in 1947, defeating Pompano Beach High School by a score of 37-26 in a game played at Seabreeze High School in Daytona Beach, Florida, a team that future NFL star Pat Summerall played on.[5][6]
Track
The Boys' Track team won the 2002 Class 3A State Championship, defeating Flagler-Palm Coast High School (Bunnell) 41-36 in a meet held at Coral Springs High School in Coral Springs, Florida.[7]
Weightlifting
Columbia High School has won the Florida state Class 6A weightlifting championships on three occasions. They defeated Lake Brantley High School (Altamonte Springs, Florida) 36-18 in 1996; lost to Lake Brantley 46-21 in 1997; and then rebounded for two consecutive wins in 1998 and 1999, defeating Lake Brantley both times by final scores of 49-26 and 30-29, resepctively. In 2010 the team advanced to the 2010 FHSAA state Championship and captured a state title in the 238 lb weight class, the first individual state title for Columbia since 2004.
Swimming
The Columbia High School Swim Team participates in swim competition during the fall season between the months of September-November. The team is coached by Drew Sloan and Mary Kay Mathis. Sloan is a graduate of Columbia High School (CHS) where he played football for the Tigers. Mathis was a swimmer her whole life. During her high school years she swam for the Bolles School Sharks in Jacksonville. Collegiately she swam for the Louisiana State University Tigers. The team accepts and encourages tryouts from all students. For the past three years the team has sent numerous athletes to the State Competition. To reach the state level, swimmers must first advance through district and regional qualifying meets. At the end of the season the team hosts a banquet where various awards and prizes are handed out to the athletes based on their achievements.
Marching Band
The Columbia High School Marching Band has been ranked superior in the Florida Bandmasters Association's Marching Performance Assessment for 16 years.The Marching Band ranked 16th in the FMBC State Finals performing Cirque du Soliel:Quidam in 2010.
Notable alumni
- 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.[8]
- 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.[9][10]
- 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. Went on to play 10 seasons in the NFL for the then-Chicago Cardinals and the New York Giants, before starting his career as a broadcaster.[6][11][12]
- Reinard Wilson was an 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.
- Yatil Green was an American football wide receiver at the University of Miami, then was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the 1st round (15th overall pick) of the 1997 NFL Draft.
- Sampson Genus, NFL center for the Green Bay Packers
References
- ^ Lake City Chamber of Commerce website: Columbia County Community Profile
- ^ Football 2006-07 Championship Records, FHSAA, updated November 16, 2006
- ^ Florida High School Athletic Association: Football Schedules/results
- ^ Florida High School Athletic Association: Football playoff records
- ^ Boys Basketball 2006-07 Championship Records, FHSAA, updated January 3, 2007
- ^ a b National High School Hall of Fame Inductees, accessed March 18, 2007
- ^ Boys Track and Field 2005-06 Championship Records, FHSAA, updated January 20, 2006
- ^ Jerome Carter, SS, Florida State, USA Today, May 18, 2005
- ^ 1998 All-USA Team, USA Today, accessed March 18, 2007
- ^ Kendyll Pope player profile, Indianapolis Colts, accessed March 18, 2007
- ^ "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."
- ^ Birdsong, Gaines, Summerall, Sutton headline Florida High School Athletic Hall of Fame’s 2006 induction class, FHSAA press release dated February 22, 2006
External links
- School website
- Columbia County School District website
- Columbia High School page at Great Schools Web site
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High schools Columbia High School • Fort White High SchoolMiddle schools Lake City • Fort White • RichardsonElementary schools Columbia City • Eastside • Five Points • Fort White • Melrose Park • Niblack • Pinemount • Summers • WestsidePrivate schools Lake City Christian AcademyAlternative schools Challenge Learning Center • Chrysalis Center
Coordinates: 30°10′53″N 82°37′41″W / 30.1813427°N 82.6281785°WCategories:- High schools in Florida
- Schools in Columbia County, Florida
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