Madison High School is a three-year
public
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secondary school
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in
Rexburg, Idaho
Rexburg is a city in Madison County, Idaho, United States. The population was 39,409 at the 2020 census. The city is the county seat of Madison County and its largest city. Rexburg is the principal city of the Rexburg, ID Micropolitan Statist ...
, the
county seat
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of
Madison County.
It is the only traditional high school in the
Madison School District #321, which includes Rexburg and the majority of the county. The
school colors
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are red, white, and gray, and the mascot is a
bobcat
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.
Athletics
Madison competes in athletics in
IHSAA Class 5A with the largest schools in the state. It is a member of the
High Country Conference (5A) with
Rigby, Thunder Ridge, and
Highland
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of
Pocatello
Pocatello () is the county seat of and largest city in Bannock County, with a small portion on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation in neighboring Power County, in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Idaho. It is the principal city of the ...
.
With one of the smaller enrollments in 5A, Madison has moved up or down in classification several times over the decades. The Bobcats have won a number of state championships in both boys and girls sports.
The 2012 football team went undefeated (12–0) to win its seventh state football title, its first in Class 5A, defeating
Coeur d'Alene High School
Coeur d’Alene High School is a four-year public secondary school in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, one of two traditional high schools in the Coeur d'Alene School District #271. It serves the northeastern half of the district, with students from the ci ...
37–30 at
Holt Arena
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in
Pocatello, Idaho
Pocatello () is the county seat of and largest city in Bannock County, with a small portion on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation in neighboring Power County, in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Idaho. It is the principal city of the ...
.
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Rivals
Madison's traditional rival is
Rigby, although Rigby has spent many years in a different conference than Madison. However, in 2016 Rigby joined Madison in the 5A conference. Another rival is the Highland Rams from Pocatello, Idaho.
State championships
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Debate
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(2): 2014, 2015
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Speech
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(2): 1990,
Speech Arts Champions 2018
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Quiz bowl, INL Scholastic Team (Science Bowl) (1): 2011
Boys
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Football
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(7): 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1994, 1995, 2012
[idhsaa.org]
- Idaho high school football - state champions
* Cross Country (1): 1983[idhsaa.org]
Cross Country champions through 2011
* Basketball
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(8): 1930, 1954, 1981, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2011[idhsaa.org]
- Basketball champions - through 2012
* Track
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(1): 2004idhsaa.org
- Track champions - through 2012
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Golf
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Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping wi ...
(3): 1982, 1983, 2006
[idhsaa.org]
- Golf champions - through 2012
Girls
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Cross Country (1): 1990
[
* ]Volleyball
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(3): 1988, 1989, 1992, 2018[idhsaa.org]
Volleyball champions - through 2011
* Basketball
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(6): 1980, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990[idhsaa.org]
- Girls Basketball champions - through 2012
* Softball
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(1): 2004[idhsaa.org]
- Softball champions - through 2012
Notable alumni
* Matt Lindstrom
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, professional baseball player in Major League Baseball
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* Clayton Mortensen
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Amate ...
, professional baseball player in Major League Baseball
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James Clarke
businessman and philanthropist
* Chari Hawkins
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, American heptathlete
Reference List
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Public high schools in Idaho
Schools in Madison County, Idaho