Tift County High School-Tifton, GA

09/02/2026

📚✨ Bringing Characters to Life! ✨📚

Students in Dr. Hughes’ Lit Comp II class put their literary analysis skills to work with creative Character Body Projects based on Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs! 🏚️🕰️

Each student selected a character from the novel and explored what makes that character unique. Their projects included:
📖 Three meaningful quotes from their chosen character
🔑 A key symbol from the novel that represents the character
🎭 An archetype that best fits the character, supported by their analysis

This hands-on activity challenged students to look beyond the surface and use evidence from the text to better understand characterization, symbolism, and archetypes. Great work bringing literary analysis to life! 👏📚

09/02/2026

A huge THANK YOU to Prime Cuts Jerky for their generous donation to the teachers and staff of Tift County High School through our PBIS Team! 💙

We truly appreciate your support of our educators and your willingness to give back to our school community. Your generosity helps us provide a little extra encouragement and appreciation to the people who work each day to support our students.

Thank you, Prime Cuts Jerky, for helping us celebrate and support our TCHS teachers and staff!

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09/01/2026

📚✨ Characterization in Action! ✨📚
Students in Ms. Murphree's class were diving into Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales and analyzing direct and indirect characterization. 🔍📖 They examined how Chaucer reveals his characters through descriptions, actions, dialogue, and other details, and used textual evidence to support their thinking.

It’s always great to see students digging deeper into a classic text and discovering how authors bring memorable characters to life! 💭✏️

09/01/2026

TCHS Homecoming Boutique

Parents, Homecoming is right around the corner—October 10th!

The TCHS Clothes Closet is hosting a Homecoming Boutique on Saturday, September 26, 2026, from 10:00 AM–2:00 PM. Everything is free. Please see the flyer for details.

09/01/2026

📚 September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month!

Through a partnership between Tift County Schools and the Tifton-Tift County Public Library, every Tift County Schools student in Pre-K through 12th grade is eligible to receive a free PINES Library Access for Youth—or PLAY—library card!

There is nothing families need to do to participate. Students will automatically receive a PLAY account designed to support learning and academic success. Students enrolled last year will have their accounts updated, and new students will receive an email when their cards are issued.

With a PLAY card, students can:

📱 Access thousands of eBooks, e-audiobooks and streaming resources
🔎 Use GALILEO databases and research tools
📝 Find AP, SAT/ACT and other practice resources through LearningExpress Library
🌎 Learn more than 70 languages and ASL through Mango Languages
📶 Check out internet hotspots, based on availability
📚 Borrow up to five books, DVDs, museum or park passes and other library items at a time—fine free!

Students may log in through gapines.org or the library’s website at cprl.org.

🔹 Username: TIFT + student ID number
Example: TIFT123456

🔹 Default password: The two-digit birth month followed by the four-digit birth year
Example: A March 2005 birthdate would use 032005.

Families who do not wish for their child to receive a free PLAY account should complete the opt-out form at https://forms.gle/U5VxeVRTdTjJ6RUr7.

For additional information, contact your child’s school or the Tifton-Tift County Public Library at 229-386-7148.

We are excited to provide our students with even more opportunities to read, explore, learn and grow! 📖💙


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09/01/2026

✨ 🏈 Get ready to shine during Tift County’s Homecoming Spirit Week! 🏈✨

This year's Homecoming theme is Night Under the Stars, and the celebration begins with Spirit Week, October 5th - 9th! Start planning ahead so your students are ready to show their Blue Devil spirit all week long.

Check out the images below for the dress-up days and themes for:

🔹 Grades Pre-K - 5 (Wednesday - Friday Only)
🔹 Grades 6 - 12

Make plans to join us and show your Blue Devil pride at the Tift County Homecoming Parade on Thursday, October 8th, at 6:00 p.m.

Come out and support the Blue Devils against Northside (Warner Robins) on Friday, October 9th. Kickoff is at 7:3pm,

We can’t wait to see our schools and community shining with creativity, excitement, and Tift County spirit as we celebrate Homecoming 2026: Night Under the Stars! ⭐️



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09/01/2026

September is Attendance Awareness Month! Every day in school gives students another opportunity to learn and grow. Let’s work together to help every Tift County student be here, belong, and succeed. Strong attendance builds bright futures—because every day counts!


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08/31/2026

Congratulations to the students selected to serve on the 2026–2027 Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council!

These students will represent their schools and peers while sharing ideas, perspectives, and feedback throughout the school year.

We look forward to working with these student leaders and appreciate their willingness to help shape the future of Tift County Schools!


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08/30/2026

Don’t forget underclass pictures will be taken tomorrow!

Underclass Picture Day is Monday, August 31, 2026. All underclassmen will have their photos taken for the yearbook and Infinite Campus.

We will begin calling classes to the gym as soon as the bell rings and attendance has been taken.

All students must have their photo taken. This is not optional. The Central Office needs updated student photos for Infinite Campus.
Blue Devil Academy & Dual Enrollment Students
Blue Devil Academy online students may come to the school anytime between 8:30–10:45 a.m. Students should report to the gym, enter the shortest available line, and proceed through the photo process. Parents do not need to come inside with their student.

Dual Enrollment students may also come anytime between 8:30–10:45 a.m. to have their photo taken.

If a Blue Devil Academy or Dual Enrollment student is unable to attend on August 31, our makeup picture day will be Monday, October 26, 2026.

Please attend one of these two picture days. Failure to attend either underclass picture day will result in their photo not appearing in the yearbook.

Senior Make-Up Photos
After all underclass photos have been completed, seniors who did not take their senior portraits during the summer will have one final opportunity to have their photo taken.

If you are a senior, please make sure you understand:

This is their last opportunity to have their senior photo taken at school. After this date, they will need to contact the photography company and schedule an appointment on their own.
Seniors do not have to pay to have their yearbook photo taken.
The $25 sitting fee is only required if they want to preview their photos and participate in the full senior portrait session.

08/30/2026

Planning for the week ahead? Take a look at the lunch menu for August 31st–September 4th so your family knows what will be served each day! 🍽️

📋 Monthly menus are available on the Tift County Schools website at www.tiftschools.com/documents/school-nutrition/menus/18803049.

📱 Daily menus can be found on each school’s website by selecting Explore → Dining.


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