Soddy Daisy High School

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Soddy Daisy High School
Location
Soddy Daisy High School
618 Sequoyah Access Rd

Soddy-Daisy
,
Hamilton County
,
Tennessee
37379

United States
Coordinates 35°14′06″N85°10′48″W / 35.235°N 85.180°W / 35.235; -85.180
Information
Established1937
Staff71.73 (FTE) [1]
Gender Coeducational
Enrollment1,118 (2023–2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio15.59 [1]
Color(s)   Blue and Gold
MascotTrojan
Website http://sdhs.hcde.org

Soddy Daisy High School 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 its 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.

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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. 1 2 3 Soddy Daisy High School Retrieved December 29, 2024.
  2. 1 2 Clint Cooper, "Seniors recall Soddy, Daisy schools merging." Chattanooga Times Free Press , June 7, 2007.
  3. ↑ Clint Cooper, "Baby boomers say Soddy-Daisy's academics preceded its current reputation." Chattanooga Times Free Press , June 7, 2007.
  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. ↑ "Meet Chattanooga's Kane Brown". Chattanooga Times Free Press. October 19, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Soddy Daisy High School's 1946-47 State Basketball Team Only Lost Twice; Won State Championship".
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