Soddy Daisy High School

Soddy Daisy High School
Address
618 Sequoyah Access Rd
Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee 37379
United states
Coordinates 35°14′06″N 85°10′48″W / 35.235°N 85.180°W / 35.235; -85.180Coordinates: 35°14′06″N 85°10′48″W / 35.235°N 85.180°W / 35.235; -85.180
Information
Established 1937
Gender Coeducational
Enrollment 1,202 (2014-15)[1]
Color(s)           Blue and Gold
Mascot Trojan
Website http://www.hcschools.org/trojans

Soddy Daisy High School (SDHS) is a public high school located in Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee that is part of the Hamilton County Schools district. Originally the towns of Soddy and Daisy each had their own high schools. In 1937 a comprehensive school was built between the two towns on Old Dayton Pike and the names of the towns were combined to name the school.[2] The current building, at 618 Sequoyah Access Road, was opened in 1983.[3] A round gymnasium was built many years after the old school and still stands on the original site. It serves as a wrestling arena for the present school. A memorial built from the bricks of the old school is located on the current high school grounds.

In 2010 the school was the subject of a complaint from the Freedom From Religion Foundation about the school's practice of Christian school prayers at football games and other public events.[4][5]

The school has a combined 462 state and national championships. The mascot of Soddy Daisy High School is a "Trojan" selected by the senior class of 1940 over the "Rams".[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Soddy Daisy High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  2. 1 2 Clint Cooper, "Seniors recall Soddy, Daisy schools merging." Chattanooga Times Free Press, June 7, 2007  – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) .
  3. ↑ Clint Cooper, "Baby boomers say Soddy-Daisy's academics preceded its current reputation." Chattanooga Times Free Press, June 7, 2007  – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) .
  4. ↑ Kelli Gauthier, "National group demands end to prayers at Soddy-Daisy High", Chattanooga Times Free Press, October 20, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Prayers before football games end at Tenn. school", Associated Press in The Oklahoman, October 20, 2010.


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