Soddy Daisy High School Explained

Soddy Daisy High School
Established:1937
Street:618 Sequoyah Access Rd
City:Soddy-Daisy
State:Tennessee
County:Hamilton County
Country:United States
Coordinates:35.235°N -85.18°W
Zipcode:37379
Staff:71.00 (FTE)
Ratio:15.28
Enrollment:1,085 (2022–23)[1]
Gender:Coeducational
Mascot:Trojan
Colors: Blue and Gold
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.

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]

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Notes and References

  1. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=4701590&SchoolPageNum=5&ID=470159000525 Soddy Daisy High School
  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. http://newsok.com/tenn.-school-to-cease-game-prayers/article/feed/203722 "Prayers before football games end at Tenn. school"
  6. Web site: 2015-10-19 . Meet Chattanooga's Kane Brown . 2024-03-19 . Chattanooga Times Free Press . en.
  7. Web site: Soddy Daisy High School's 1946-47 State Basketball Team Only Lost Twice; Won State Championship.