Madison Central High School (MCHS) is a suburban

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high school located in

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, United States. Madison Central is part of the Madison County School District. The principal is Sean Brewer. The school colors are orange and blue and the school mascot is the

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. Madison Central is classified as a 6A public high school by the

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(MHSAA). In 2002, Madison Central was the first Mississippi visit of President

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History

Madison Central began classes in fall 1991, having been built at an estimated $9.7 million cost. The school absorbed students from Madison Ridgeland High School and East Flora High School.

Attendance boundary

In addition to Madison its attendance boundary includes

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, and Kearney Park.

Academics

About a quarter of MCHS students take an

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exam during their time at the school. The school's academic proficiency rates are above average for the state of Mississippi. The Madison Central Academic Decathlon team claimed state championships every year from 2003 to 2019.

Athletics

Both the boys' and girls' soccer teams were nationally ranked by

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after their respective 2016 seasons. Madison Central was one of 32 schools in the state and eight schools in District 6 to be reclassified from 5A to 6A by the MHSAA beginning in the 2009-10 school year. It is now a 6A school.

Performing arts

Madison Central has participated in the National Adjudicators Invitational, The Disney Honors, as well as performing in

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in April 2008. MCHS has three competitive

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, the Varsity mixed-gender "Reveille”, the all-female "Renown", and the Junior Varsity mixed-gender “Radiance”. The program also hosts an annual competition, the Deep South Classic.

Notable alumni

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– professional baseball player *

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(born 1997) - basketball player in the

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* Mike Espy Jr. (born 1982) – former professional football player *

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– professional football player *

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2010 * Chris Spencer – professional football player *

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- professional baseball pitcher

References

* https://web.archive.org/web/20100101163447/http://www.usad.org/competition/winners.asp

External links

Madison Central High School

Madison County School District
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