Class of ’21 Senior Spotlight: Ronan Michael Lee

Name, city of residence: Ronan Michael Lee, Watsonville Grade you started at MMS: Preschool What inspires you? My parents inspire me. What is your favorite subject in school, and why? […]
Third Grade Geometry Town Maps

Budding cartography and architectural skills were demonstrated recently, with Mount Madonna School (MMS) third students designing and mapping fanciful communities drawn from their own imaginations. The class has been learning […]
Addressing Equity Gaps and Engineering for Change

This semester, high school juniors and seniors were offered an option to take a semester-long engineering course. The class, called Engineering for Change, was inspired by the Project Lead the […]
Growing Up in Santa Cruz, Teacher’s Desk: The Scare

Growing Up in Santa Cruz, April 2021, Teacher’s Desk, “The Scare,” by Lisa Catterall. It’s that we can see the light at the end of the tunnel, and it’s showing […]
Middle School Athletics News: Alumna Sophie Ortiz (’16) Returns to Coach Girls Volleyball

Girls Volleyball – April 7, 2021: Middle school girls volleyball resumes practices on Tuesday, April 13. Returning to the Hawks’ Nest to lead the team is Mount Madonna School (MMS) […]
Class of ’21 Senior Spotlight: Kahlan Tervalon

Name, city of residence: Kahlan Tervalon, Morgan Hill Grade you started at MMS: Preschool – I’ve been at MMS since the very beginning! What inspires you? I am inspired by […]
Discovering Dirt in Second Grade

Recently, Mount Madonna School (MMS) second grade students spent time outdoors “discovering dirt.” Students studied different soil types, and learned about soil’s important role in food growth. Second grade teacher […]
Student Voices: Waves of Change by Alyssa Manzur

Representation matters in small-scale situations like mine – being a person of color at a small school whose student population is predominantly White. The importance of representation of marginalized groups […]
Class of ’21 Senior Spotlight: Sammy Caudill

Name, city of residence: Samuel “Sammy” Caudill, Watsonville Grade you started at MMS: I started at Mount Madonna in fourth grade. What inspires you? I’m inspired by those who strive […]
Inspiring Empathy and Greater Understanding: Asian Americans and Local History

Last week Jason Galinato Agpaoa and some of his fellow Asian Cultural Experience (ACE.org) members were guests via Zoom in the Mount Madonna School (MMS) U.S. History class. Agpaoa spoke […]