Soddy Daisy High School
| Soddy Daisy High School | |
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| Location | |
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Soddy Daisy, Tennessee, Hamilton County, Tennessee United states | |
| Information | |
| Established | 1937 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrollment | 1454 |
| Colour(s) | Blue & Gold |
| Website | http://www.hcschools.org/trojans |
Soddy-Daisy High School is located in Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee. 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.[1] The current building, at 618 Sequoyah Access Road, was opened in 1983.[2] 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.[3][4]
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".[1]
References
- 1 2 Clint Cooper, "Seniors recall Soddy, Daisy schools merging." Chattanooga Times Free Press, June 7, 2007 – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) .
- ↑ 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) .
- ↑ Kelli Gauthier, "National group demands end to prayers at Soddy-Daisy High", Chattanooga Times Free Press, October 20, 2010.
- ↑ "Prayers before football games end at Tenn. school", Associated Press in The Oklahoman, October 20, 2010.