Soddy Daisy High School
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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]
Notable alumni
References
- ^ a b c Soddy Daisy High School Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ a b Clint Cooper, "Seniors recall Soddy, Daisy schools merging." Chattanooga Times Free Press, June 7, 2007.
- ^ Clint Cooper, "Baby boomers say Soddy-Daisy's academics preceded its current reputation." Chattanooga Times Free Press, June 7, 2007.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Meet Chattanooga's Kane Brown". Chattanooga Times Free Press. October 19, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ "Soddy Daisy High School's 1946-47 State Basketball Team Only Lost Twice; Won State Championship".
External links
- Official Homepage
- Official Soddy Daisy High School Band Home Page
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