SanFranPreps.com: CCS Volleyball Championship
SanFranPreps.com, 5/16/2012, “Sacred Heart Cathedral Defeats Mt. Madonna to Seal First CCS Title,” by Jeremy Balan. Read more: http://www.sanfranpreps.com/2012/05/16/boys-volleyball-sacred-heart-cathedral-defeats-mt-madonna-to-seal-first-ccs-title/
Santa Cruz Sentinel: CCS Volleyball: Mount Madonna Reaches Championship Match
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 5/13/2012, “CCS volleyball: Mount Madonna reaches championship match,” story by Julie Jag, photos by Bill Lovejoy. Read more: http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/sports/ci_20613561/ccs-volleyball-mount-madonna-reaches-championship-match?IADID=Search-www.santacruzsentinel.com-www.santacruzsentinel.com
Students Recognized in Santa Cruz Poetry Competition
The poetry of six Mount Madonna School students, Arianna Morell-Haltom, Kabir Ahluwalia, Kavi Duvvoori, Rami Walker, Renata Massion, and Sophie Kamkar, has been selected and included in the 19th annual Santa Cruz County High School Poetry Competition and Anthology. The public is invited to listen to student readings at an awards ceremony on Thursday, May 17 at the Santa Cruz County Office of Education (400 Encinal St., Santa Cruz). The reception begins at 6:30pm, the readings start at 7:00pm.
Massion, a ninth grader, received a Second Prize award for her sestina, Insane .
Santa Cruz Sentinel: Mount Madonna Sweeps Eastside Prep
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 5/11/2012, “Boys CCS volleyball roundup: Mount Madonna sweeps Eastside Prep,” by Ryan Silapan. Read more: http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/sports/ci_20599360/boys-ccs-volleyball-roundup-mount-madonna-sweeps-eastside
Santa Cruz Sentinel: Mount Madonna Sweeps PCS for Tournament Title
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 5/5/2012, “SCCAL Boys Volleyball: Mount Madonna sweeps PCS for tournament title,” by Andrew Matheson. Photos by Bill Lovejoy. Read more: http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/sports/ci_20554859/sccal-boys-volleyball-mount-madonna-sweeps-pcs-tournament
Sixth Grader Wins a Second Place Award at State Science Fair
Congratulations to inspired young scientist Lekha Duvvoori of Gilroy, for her recent achievement at the California State Science Fair in Los Angeles. More than 1,000 projects were entered and displayed at the event, 25 in the category that Lekha entered: Mammalian Biology, Junior Division (grades 6 to 8). Lekha spoke with seven judges over a four-hour period, and ended up being awarded Second Place in her category!
Congratulations Rosino: Northern California and Western Regional Boxing Champion!
Congratulations to Rosino LeGan, recently named the 2012 Northern California and Western Regional Boxing Champion! Rosino, a 10th grader at Mount Madonna School, began boxing at age 12, and is now poised to compete in the USA Boxing Junior Olympic National Championships to be held June 19-22 in Mobile, Alabama.
Summit for Planet: Thank You, One and All!
We want to take this opportunity to say “Thank You” and “Congratulations” to our faculty, students, parents, family and community who participated in 2012 Summit for the Planet . We are so grateful for your energy and support – whether as a walker, trash fashionista, songbird, band member, dunker or dunkee, wreath maker, pledge getter, pledge giver, volunteer in advance or onsite – all contributions were essential, recognized and so much appreciated!
More than 250 people walked and ran together on Saturday, representing MMS and seven other nonprofit organizations. A combined total of more than $26,800 was raised, of which $22,765 – and counting – was raised in support of Mount Madonna School!
Celebrating 34 Years of Magic: Cast of 200 Onstage in ‘Ramayana’
Silicon India, May 2012. Read more: http://www.siliconindia.com/news/entertainment/Celebrating-34-Years-of-Magic–Cast-of-200-Onstage-in-Ramayana-nid-114264-cid-50.html
Fifth Grades’ Owl Project Wins First Place at Santa Cruz Earth Day
“ Give A Hoot, Don’t Pollute: It’s Foul to Hurt the Burrowing Owl ,” a project of the fifth grade class at Mount Madonna School (MMS) won First Place in the environmental Class Challenge at the Santa Cruz Earth Day celebration on April 21.