South Davidson High School

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Public school in Denton, North Carolina, United States

South Davidson High School

Address

14956 S. NC Highway 109

Denton, North Carolina

27239

United States

Coordinates| 35°40′25″N 80°06′11″W﻿ / ﻿35.6736°N 80.1031°W﻿ / 35.6736; -80.1031
Information
Type| Public
Established| 1989 (35 years ago) (1989)
Oversight| Davidson County Schools
CEEB code| 340975
Principal| Christopher Adams
Teaching staff| 25.55 (FTE)[1]
Grades| 9–12
Enrollment| 374 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio| 14.64[1]
Campus type| Rural
Color(s)| Blue and white

Athletics| 1A Central Carolina
Mascot| Wildcat
Nickname| Wildcats
Yearbook| The Lair
Feeder schools| South Davidson Middle School
Website| sdhs.davidson.k12.nc.us

South Davidson High is located near Denton, North Carolina. It adjoins South Davidson Middle School.

## History[edit]

South Davidson High School was originally Denton High School, which was opened in 1929 as part of a plan to bring a public high school to southern Davidson County. In 1989 the building became Denton Elementary School and the high school moved to its present larger building one mile north of Denton and was renamed South Davidson High School. When the new high school opened, Silver Valley Elementary, which had been a feeder school for nearby Central Davidson High School, became an additional feeder school for South. In 2009, a new wing was opened, including a new band room, new administrative offices, and eight new classrooms.

In August 2019, the school made news when a student spray-painted a racist violent phrase on the campus's Spirit Rock, leading to an administrative feud between the Lexington City Schools and Davidson County Schools districts, which was expressed as a football boycott.[2][3]

## Athletics[edit]

SDHS athletic teams are the Wildcats. The school is a part of the 1A/2A Central Carolina Conference.

The sport teams of South are:

* Baseball
* Basketball
* Cross country
* Football
* Golf
* Soccer
* Softball
* Tennis
* Track and field
* Wrestling

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c "South Davidson High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
2. ^ Lowery, Wesley (21 Oct 2019). "How a can of spray paint, a rock and a Facebook video exposed a racial divide in North Carolina". The Washington Post. Retrieved 28 Nov 2020.
3. ^ FOX8 Digital Desk (Aug 23, 2019). "Lexington City Schools stands by decision not to play any South Davidson Middle athletic teams over racist rock". MyFox8.com.`{{cite news}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

## External links[edit]

* South Davidson High School - Home

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* NCES

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