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.
A football team was established at Tate High School in 1962. (This is not true. I attended Tate High School from 1954–1959 and fielded a team all those years under Coach Steve England. The team was coached by Carl Madison, the second-winningest 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 national title 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.
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