Soddy Daisy High School

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.


Soddy Daisy High School
Address
618 Sequoyah Access Rd

Soddy-Daisy
,
Hamilton County
,
Tennessee
37379

United States
Coordinates35.235°N 85.180°W / 35.235; -85.180
Information
Established1937
Staff74.30 (FTE)[1]
GenderCoeducational
Enrollment1,227 (2017-18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio16.51[1]
Color(s)          Blue and Gold
MascotTrojan
Websitehttp://www.hcschools.org/trojans

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 mascot of Soddy Daisy High School is a "Trojan" selected by the senior class of 1940 over the "Rams".[2]

Notable Alumni

References
  1. Soddy Daisy High School
  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.
  6. https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/life/entertainment/story/2015/oct/19/meet-chattanoogas-kane-brown/330954/
  7. https://www.chattanoogan.com/2017/6/29/350123/Soddy-Daisy-High-School-s-1946-47-State.aspx


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