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.[3]
The school was founded in 1888. The 1921 building, which was replaced in 1957 by a new building on Duval street, is on the National Register of Historic Places.[4] In 1935 the school was accused of cheating in football by playing a 21-year-old student who lived outside the county. A judge ordered them to be suspended from the Athletic Association and cancelled the rest of their games.[5]
Censorshipedit
In 1986, despite opposition from the ACLU, the school district banned Chaucer's The Miller's Tale and Aristophanes Lysistrata from the school because of sexual content.[6][7] This decision was ultimately upheld by the courts in 1989 in the case Virgil v. School Board of Columbia County.[8][9] A 1993 attempt to ban Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck was defeated due to the intervention of a local librarian.[10]
Integrationedit
Prior to 1969, Columbia was for White students only. In 1969, when the schools were forced to integrate by federal courts, students from the all-Black Fort White High School were sent to Columbia High School,[citation needed] but the district did not fully integrate Columbia at that time and defied a federal court order to do so in January, 1970.[11] The court allowed them to delay until February.[12] Students from Fort White continued to attend Columbia for over 30 years, when a new Fort White High School was built.[citation needed] In 1979, a Black student was accused of improper behavior towards a White female. The Black student was suspended, which led to a boycott of the school by Black students, and McKinley Jeffers, a Black assistant principal was fired.[13]
Activitiesedit
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.[14]
The Columbia High School Marching Band has been ranked superior in the Florida Bandmasters Association's Marching Performance Assessment for 16 years.[15] The CHS Drumline has a long lasting record of superiors at the State level, they've received 5 straight, as of 2023.
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.[16][17]
Columbia high athletics have been competitive over the years winning a total of 8 state titles, and producing many notable alumni in its past.[vague]
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.[23]
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[24][25]
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.
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.[19][29][30]
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.
Referencesedit
^ abc"COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
^Florida MPS Columbia County High School. File Unit: National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records: Florida, 1/1/1964 - 12/31/2013.
^"Columbia High School suspended by FHSAA for playing a 21 year old student from outside the county". Tallahassee Democrat. 17 November 1935. p. 8.
^"Columbia County High School ban's Aristophanes and Chaucer". Tampa Bay Times. 29 May 1986. p. 32.
^"Columbia High School bans Chaucer. Lake City, Florida". The Honolulu Advertiser. 29 September 1989. p. 20.
^"1998 All-USA Team". Usatoday.com. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
^. Nflplayers.com. Archived from the original on 2015-02-20. 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."
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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 3 Columbia High SchoolAddress469 SE Fighting Tiger DriveLake City Florida 32025United StatesCoordinates30 08 53 N 82 38 12 W 30 14806 N 82 63667 W 30 14806 82 63667InformationTypePublicFounded1888 2 School districtColumbia County School DistrictPrincipalTrey HosfordTeaching staff96 00 on an FTE basis 1 Enrollment1 957 1 2018 19 Student to teacher ratio20 39 1 Color s Purple and Gold Fight songOnward VictoriousNicknameTigersRivalSuwannee High School Gainesville High SchoolYearbookThe ColumbianFeeder schoolsLake City Middle SchoolWebsitechs wbr columbiak12 wbr com Contents 1 History 1 1 Censorship 1 2 Integration 2 Activities 3 Sports 3 1 State championships 4 Notable alumni 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe school was founded in 1888 The 1921 building which was replaced in 1957 by a new building on Duval street is on the National Register of Historic Places 4 In 1935 the school was accused of cheating in football by playing a 21 year old student who lived outside the county A judge ordered them to be suspended from the Athletic Association and cancelled the rest of their games 5 Censorship edit In 1986 despite opposition from the ACLU the school district banned Chaucer s The Miller s Tale and Aristophanes Lysistrata from the school because of sexual content 6 7 This decision was ultimately upheld by the courts in 1989 in the case Virgil v School Board of Columbia County 8 9 A 1993 attempt to ban Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck was defeated due to the intervention of a local librarian 10 Integration edit Prior to 1969 Columbia was for White students only In 1969 when the schools were forced to integrate by federal courts students from the all Black Fort White High School were sent to Columbia High School citation needed but the district did not fully integrate Columbia at that time and defied a federal court order to do so in January 1970 11 The court allowed them to delay until February 12 Students from Fort White continued to attend Columbia for over 30 years when a new Fort White High School was built citation needed In 1979 a Black student was accused of improper behavior towards a White female The Black student was suspended which led to a boycott of the school by Black students and McKinley Jeffers a Black assistant principal was fired 13 Activities editExtra 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 amp 2003 made it to the Quarter Finals in 1975 1982 1984 1988 1990 1995 1999 2001 amp 2002 and one State Championship victory in 1967 14 The Columbia High School Marching Band has been ranked superior in the Florida Bandmasters Association s Marching Performance Assessment for 16 years 15 The CHS Drumline has a long lasting record of superiors at the State level they ve received 5 straight as of 2023 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 16 17 Columbia high athletics have been competitive over the years winning a total of 8 state titles and producing many notable alumni in its past vague Sports editState championships edit Boys Basketball 1947 Class B 18 19 Boys Track 2002 Class 3A 20 Boys Weightlifting 1996 1998 1999 Boys Football 1967 Class A 16 Notable alumni editScott Adams National Football League NFL offensive lineman 21 Brian Allen NFL linebacker 22 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 23 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 24 25 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 26 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 27 28 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 19 29 30 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 edit a b c COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL National Center for Education Statistics Retrieved June 9 2020 Columbia High School 1 Archived April 17 2008 at the Wayback Machine Florida MPS Columbia County High School File Unit National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records Florida 1 1 1964 12 31 2013 Columbia High School suspended by FHSAA for playing a 21 year old student from outside the county Tallahassee Democrat 17 November 1935 p 8 Columbia County High School ban s Aristophanes and Chaucer Tampa Bay Times 29 May 1986 p 32 Columbia High School bans Chaucer Lake City Florida The Honolulu Advertiser 29 September 1989 p 20 Burned Books The Right to Read Exploring Book Challenges and Bans PDF Carolina K 12 Retrieved 2 March 2023 Censorship foe wins recognition Columbia High School Lake City Florida integration Fort Lauderdale News 21 January 1970 p 16 Columbia High School Lake City Florida The Bradenton Herald 21 January 1970 p 2 Students end boycott in Columbia County Tallahassee Democrat 21 March 1979 p 19 Football 2006 07 Championship Records PDF FHSAA Archived from the original PDF on December 21 2008 Retrieved November 16 2006 History the Pride of Columbia County Archived from the original on 2015 05 27 Retrieved 2015 05 27 a b 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 a b 2 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 Scott Adams Stats Pro Football Reference com Retrieved June 3 2022 Brian Allen Stats Pro Football Reference com Retrieved June 3 2022 Usatoday Com Usatoday Com 2005 05 18 Retrieved 2015 02 18 Shayne Edge Foxsports com 2016 02 12 Shayne Edge Past Stats Statistics History and Awards databaseFootball com Archived from the original on 2014 08 27 Retrieved 2015 05 26 Randy Jackson Statistics JustSportsStats com 1998 All USA Team Usatoday com Retrieved 18 February 2015 NFLPA Nflplayers com Archived from the original on 2015 02 20 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 3 Archived November 11 2007 at the Wayback MachineExternal links editSchool Website Columbia High School page at Great Schools Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Columbia High School Florida amp oldid 1208384690, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
