Students may also participate in a wide range of extracurricular classes and activities including band and working in the "Jumper Security" school bank.

Extracurricular activities available at Somerset High School include Academic Team, Quick Recall, Future Problem Solving, Yearbook, National Honor Society, Football, Baseball, Archery, Cheerleading, Cross-Country, Basketball, Marching Band, Swimming, Golf, Tennis, Track, Softball, Soccer, E-Team, (Environmental, Energy, Education Team), DECA, FBLA, Police and Medical Explorers, Student Technology Leadership Program, Culture Club, Drama, the Young Filmmaker's Guild and the Pep Club.

Somerset was one of the first schools in the state of Kentucky to field a football program, beginning play in 1907.

The Briar Jumpers are one of the most successful programs in the state and a perennial small-school powerhouse.

The school won numerous state and Southern titles, prior to the formation of KHSAA football, and a national championship in 1916.