South Davidson Middle and High School


South Davidson Middle and High School is public consolidated middle and high school in Denton, North Carolina. It is part of the Davidson County Schools system and serves the Denton and Silver Valley areas.

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 Davidson. In 2009, a new wing was opened, including a new band room, new administrative offices, and eight new classrooms.
Beginning with the 2022–2023 school year, South Davidson Middle and High were consolidated into one school, due to low enrollment with both schools.

Administration

Feeder schools

  • Denton Elementary
  • Silver Valley Elementary

Athletics

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

Controversies

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.