“Ramayana” Onstage: Celebrating 35 Years of Magic
Enduring 2600 years as one of the world’s most widely-read classics, Ramayana! tells the story of Prince Ram, who, banished from his kingdom, leaves with his true love Sita and brother Lakshman to find a new home.
Santa Cruz Sentinel: Mount Madonna Boys Volleyball Wins First CCS Championship Since 2002
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 5/15/2013, “CCS Boys Volleyball: Mount Madonna wins first championship since 2002,” story by Julie Jag. Photos by Shmuel Thaler. Read more: http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/sports/ci_23245482/ccs-boys-volleyball-mount-madonna-wins-first-championship?IADID=Search-www.santacruzsentinel.com-www.santacruzsentinel.com
San Jose Mercury News: Mt. Madonna Tops Leigh for Division II Title
San Jose Mercury News, 5/15/2013, “CCS boys volleyball: Mt. Madonna tops Leigh for Division II title,” by Darren Sabedra. Photos by Nhat Meyer, Bay Area News Group. Read more: http://www.mercurynews.com/high-school-sports/ci_23244810/ccs-boys-volleyball-mt-madonna-tops-leigh-division
Eighth Grader Performs at Regional Dance America Festival
Three Mount Madonna School students, all dancers with Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre (SCBT), recently participated in the Regional Dance America (RDA) Pacific Region Festival of Dance in Phoenix, Arizona. The students, fifth grader Milana Beck, sixth grader Riley Butler, and eighth grader Amelia Busenhart, represented SCBT at this showcase event, and Busenhart, a member of SCBT’s senior company, performed in a company ensemble at the festival.
Seniors’ Bodhicitta Project Blog: Final Reflections
India is a place of dynamic diversity in landscape and lifestyle. It is not the vast disparities of wealth, which can be found in our own country, but the contrasts between the environments that struck me. The landscape shifted from agrarian countryside to a skyline dominated by looming high rises still clasped in their scaffolding. I saw old men wearing traditional Indian clothing standing next to people in suits talking on their cellphones. India presented many contrasts between archaic and modern ways of living. Witnessing people living in so many different ways brought to the forefront of my mind the question, “What is the best way to live?” – Bryson Smith, MMS class of 2013
The senior class’ concluding reflections about their recent Learning Journey to India are now posted on the Bodhicitta Project blog. Read more at: http://www.santacruzlive.com/blogs/mtmadonna/
Santa Cruz Sentinel: Mount Madonna and Soquel Advance to Volleyball Semifinals
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 5/10/13, “Local Roundup: Mount Madonna, Soquel advance to CCS D-ll volleyball semifinals.” Read more: http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/localnews/ci_23213149/local-roundup-mount-madonna-soquel-advance-ccs-d
Condor Protection and Avoiding the ‘Plasticene Era’: Legislator Meets with Fifth Grade Students
It is not uncommon for state legislators to receive hundreds – if not thousands – of letters from their constituents, all of which are usually acknowledged via a formal response drafted by the recipient or a designated staff member. Sometimes, however, a more personal acknowledgement is called for.
MMS Senior Capstone Project: Raising Funds for CMIA in Jos, Nigeria
Hello!
My name is Aimee Hopkins, and I am a senior at Mount Madonna School. I am working to raise money for a school in Africa, named Creative Minds International Academy, for my Capstone Project this year. The school is in Jos, a very poor part of Nigeria. The founder and principal of CMIA, Emmanuel Ivorgba, has incorporated Values-based education in his school to teach universal human values, such as compassion and kindness, to his students. He has also worked to stop the practice of violent consequences traditionally practiced in most schools as punishment for unsatisfactory student behavior. Mr. Ivorgba also works to end tensions between Muslims and Christians.
Growing Up Together: MMS Mentoring Program Matures
The Mount Madonna School (MMS) graduating class of 2013 and the current third grade class have a special story to tell together. They are the first two classes who have maintained a mentoring relationship across divisions for three consecutive years.
Mentors, Risk-taking and Pursuing the Future: Career Forum Engages Students
Guest panelists and participants at Mount Madonna School’s (MMS) recent 4th annual Career Forum shared a broad array of educational and career-related experiences, and advised the assembled high school students to take calculated risks, be open to opportunities, and find supportive mentors.
