Madison Southern High School
Madison Southern High School is a public high school located in Berea, Kentucky, United States. The school mascot is the Eagles, with the school colors being orange and navy blue. It is one of four high schools in Madison County, Kentucky. It is one of two high schools in the Madison County School System. According to the US News and as of 2025, Madison Southern ranks 2,343rd place in Best High Schools in the US, 61st in Best Kentucky High Schools and 1st in the Richmond, KY Metro Area High Schools. Madison Southern has a variety of nicknames amongst the student body and overall, The Commonwealth of Kentucky, having their school nicknames being Mad South, MadiSouth, "The cousin down South " and Southern. Madison Southern also has the commonly mistaken alias of "Madison Central", usually at sporting events where the school is judged, like in Cheerleading or Marching Band.
Notable alumni
- Luke Stocker, tight end for the University of Tennessee
- Damien Harris, retired running back for the New England Patriots and Buffalo Bills
- Jared Carpenter, Republican member of the Kentucky Senate, All-state basketball player for Madison Southern.
Stadiums
- The Eagles Football Stadium is named after former Madison County Schools Board Member James R. Williams after the school's expansion project in circa. 1990s, naming the football field "James R. Williams Stadium".
- The Eagles Basketball Gymnasium is named "J. B. Moore Stadium"
Awards
- David J. Thompson
- David M. Ratliff
- Martina N. Sanders
Class A
- 1991
- 1992
To receive a distinguished trophy from KMEA, The band MUST get a score of 80 or higher at a state-sanctioned competition.
Class A
- 1989
- 1991
- 1991
- 1992
- 1992
- 1994
- 2021
- 2021
- 2021
- 2010
- 2013
- 2014
- 2014
- 2023
- 2025
District Champion
- 2016/2017
- 2021/2022
- 2023/2024
District Champion
- 2006/2007
- 2014/2015
- 2018/2019
- 2020/2021
- 2021/2022