J.M. Tate High School is a secondary school in Cantonment, Florida, United States. The school is part of the Escambia County School District.
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History
Tate High School was founded in 1878 by James Madison Tate Sr., a Civil War veteran, minister and former lawyer. The school was originally called Roberts High School and was one of the first high schools established in Escambia County. The original school building was one room with a sawdust floor; students sat on wooden benches. Initially, Tate taught all of the grades himself. Tate taught at Roberts High until 1913, when he retired.
In 1917, the James Madison Tate Sr. Agricultural School was completed. The school was a two-story brick building with eight classrooms. Establishment of the agricultural school advanced the agricultural programs already in place at the original Roberts High.
In 1927, O.A. Strange became principal of Tate High School. During his 24-year tenure as head of the school, 10 buildings were added to the campus and the school transformed from a small rural school to a modern high school.
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Student organizations and athletics
During the early days of Tate High, there was no football equipment, so the school's main sports were basketball and baseball. Tate's baseball team won the national championships in 1984 and has won seven state championships since 1960. One of the school's most accomplished baseball players, Don Sutton, went on to major league fame with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Tate softball team won the Florida Class 7A state championship in 2015 lead by pitcher Tori Perkins current player for the University of Alabama Birmingham.
A football team was established at Tate High School in 1949. The team was coached by Steve England, followed by Ralph Shadran in 1959. In 1972 Carl Madison became coach and has the second highest win count of any football coach in Florida state history at 326-129-7. He and Jon Langston led the Tate Aggies to a state championship and a number four national ranking in 1980. Tate's marching band, the Showband of the South, won the first official Bands of America Grand National Championship, in 1980.
Tate is also known for its drumline which has competed in annual world championship competitions in Dayton, Ohio. The school's colorguard is known as the "Tate Chaparrals." In 1989, the colorguard competed in the WGI Scholastic World Class Competition, winning first place.
The Tate High School FFA chapter was founded in 1929.
Notable alumni
- Jay Bell - Class of 1984. Major League Baseball player, 2-time All-Star, 2001 World Series champion.
- Nolan Cain - Class of 2004. College Baseball player and current baseball coach LSU, 2009 College World Series champion. Associate head coach LSU
- Brannon Condren - Football safety for Indianapolis Colts, New York Jets.
- Travis Fryman - Class of 1987. Major League Baseball player (Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers), 5-time All-Star.
- Graham Gano - Class of 2005. Kicker for NFL's Carolina Panthers.
- Martin Holley - Roman Catholic Bishop.
- Scotti Madison - Professional baseball player (Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Cincinnati Reds).
- Sam McCorkle - College and high school football coach.
- Stover McIlwain - Professional baseball player (Chicago White Sox).
- John Monds - Politician, highest total votes ever attained by a Libertarian political candidate.
- Dave Murzin - Florida House of Representatives.
- Clay Ingram - Florida House of Representatives.
- Fred Robbins - Class of 1995. NFL player, Super Bowl champion in 2007 (New York Giants).
- Brad Salmon - Professional baseball player (Cincinnati Reds).
- Don Sutton - Class of 1963. Major League Baseball pitcher (Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves) and Hall of Famer.
- Craig Waters - Class of 1974. Spokesman for Florida Supreme Court.
- Jim Presley- Baseball Player- Arizona Diamondbacks
- Logan Thirtyacre- Famous Youtuber. Founder of the SuperMarioLogan Youtube channel.
- Chilly Jimenez- Famous Youtuber. Boyfriend of Logan Thirtyacre and founder of the Chilly daily vlog channel.
- Mike Valerazo- baseball scout
- Autumn Beck- Attorney, Local Political and Social Activist
References
External links
- Official Website
- Official Band Website
- Official Football Website
- Tate High Alumni Website
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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