She is an officer of the Anchor Club, member of the Cleveland/ Bradley County Chamber of Commerce Youth Leadership Class, National Honors Society, Beta Club, Yearbook Staff, Student Government Association, Prom Committee, a Peer Tutor, and was chosen as an alternate for Girl’s State. She has taken a total of ten honors classes throughout high school and has been a Raider Scholar all three years. She is also enrolled in accredited classes at Lee University.

She has been with Mountain Laurel Studios under the direction of Heidi Lambert for 14 years. She is a member of the Senior Dance Company, Tennessee Youth Ballet and also dances with the Chattanooga Ballet.

During the past five summers, she has trained with major dance companies and schools including the Joffrey Ballet of New York, Orlando Ballet and Nashville Ballet. This year she was also accepted into the Rockettes Summer Intensive and the Tennessee Governor’s School for the Arts as a dance major. In 2006, she was a recipient of the Kitty Sharp Merit Scholarship award from the Tennessee Association of Dance.

Trained in all dance genres, she hopes to attend one of the top universities that offer a Dance Performance Major. She has her eye on Indiana University, Oklahoma University, Butler University, and Mercyhurst University. Madyson has also been trained in piano and voice for 10 years.

Madyson is a believer in community service. She practically grew up at the Ronald McDonald House volunteering with her mother and became an official volunteer at the age of 14. This past March she organized the “Common Cents” Program for the Cleveland City Schools. Common Cents assists the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile offering dental care to needy children. Classes collect spare change and the winning classroom receives a lunch party. Initially, three schools participated in March and collected over $1,400. Three more schools are planned for April. Also, in October each year, she coordinates a drive for the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile, Make a Difference Day. She collected over 1,000 items including toothpaste, toothbrushes, hand sanitizer, and children’s books.

Madyson is the daughter of D.J. and April Foster of Cleveland, TN. She also has a younger brother, Adam, who attends Ross Elementary School.