Amos P. Godby High School






















































Amos P. Godby High School
Godby High School.JPG
Address

1717 West Tharpe Street


Tallahassee
,
Florida
32303-4441


United States

Coordinates
30°27′39″N 84°18′59″W / 30.46080°N 84.31645°W / 30.46080; -84.31645Coordinates: 30°27′39″N 84°18′59″W / 30.46080°N 84.31645°W / 30.46080; -84.31645
Information
Type
Public coeducational secondary
Established 1966
School district Leon County Schools
Principal Desmond Cole
Grades 9 – 12
Enrollment 1,273 (2015-16)[1]
Color(s) Blue, White and Silver
              
Nickname Cougars
Rivals
Rickards Raiders,
Leon Lions
Website School website

Amos P. Godby High School is a public high school in Tallahassee, Florida, named for Amos P. Godby, who first served as a teacher and coach at Leon High School, and later became Leon County Superintendent and President and Secretary of the Florida Superintendents Association.[2]




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Athletics


  • 3 Notable alumni


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





History


Amos P. Godby High School opened in 1966 at 1717 West Tharpe Street, Tallahassee, Florida, 32303.


Its first senior class graduated in 1970.


Principals



  • 1966 - 1968: O. D. Roberts

  • 1968 - 1970: Stan Hilaman

  • 1970 - 1973: Paul Coley

  • 1973 - 1977: John E. Lawrence

  • 1977 - 1989: William J. Montford

  • 1989 - 1999: Merry (McDaris) Ortega

  • 1999 - 2001: Ben Koenig

  • 2001 - 2006: Randy Pridgeon

  • 2007 - 2011: Jean Ferguson

  • 2011 - 2012: Gillian Gregory

  • 2012 - 2017: Shelly Bell

  • 2017 - Present: Desmond Cole



Athletics


Godby High School's mascot is the Cougar, and their colors are royal blue and white.


Sports offerings at the school include:



  • Fall sports: cross country, football, boys' and girls' golf, and volleyball

  • Winter sports: boys' and girls' basketball, boys' and girls' soccer, wrestling, and girls' weightlifting

  • Spring sports: baseball, flag football, softball, tennis, boys' (current state champions) and girls' track, and weightlifting

  • 1976 Class 4A State Champions in football[3]

  • 1986 Class 3A State Champions in football[3]

  • 1987 Class 4A State Champions in football[3]

  • 2001 Class 4A State Champions in baseball[4]

  • 2012 Class 5A State Champions in football[3]



Notable alumni




  • Butch Benton, former MLB player


  • Mackey Sasser, former MLB player


  • John Wasdin, former MLB player


  • Charles Wilson, former NFL player


  • Ray Anderson, NFL Coach


  • Travis Fisher, former NFL player, Nebraska Assistant Coach


  • Buck Gurley, former NFL player


  • John Henry Mills, former NFL player


  • Jenny Worth, IFBB fitness & figure competitor



References





  1. ^ "AMOS P. GODBY HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 2, 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ D:DataTempPrincipals.htm Archived January 7, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.


  3. ^ abcd "FOOTBALL 2013-14 CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS" (PDF). FHSAA.org. FHSAA. Retrieved 25 September 2014.


  4. ^ "BASEBALL 2014-15 CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS" (PDF). FHSAA.org. FHSAA. Retrieved 25 September 2014.




External links








  • Amos P. Godby High Schoolwebsite

  • Leon County School Board









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