South Davidson High School

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

South Davidson High School
Address
14956 S. NC Highway 109

Denton
,
North Carolina
27239

United States
Coordinates35°40′25″N 80°06′11″W
Information
TypePublic
Established1989 (1989)
OversightDavidson County Schools
CEEB code340975
PrincipalKevin Hudson
Teaching staff25.55 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment374 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio14.64[1]
Campus typeRural
Color(s)Blue and white
  
Athletics1A
MascotWildcat
NicknameWildcats
YearbookThe Lair
Feeder schoolsSouth Davidson Middle School
Websitesdhs.davidson.k12.nc.us

History

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 national 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

SDHS athletic teams are the Wildcats. The school is in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, a part of the Yadkin Valley 1-A Conference, and has teams in wrestling, soccer, basketball, football, tennis, softball, baseball, track and field, cross country, and golf. South has inter-conference rivalries with North Moore High School and Chatham Central High School.

References
  1. "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. Archived from the original on 25 Nov 2020. 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.
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