Connection, 2022-23
The Connection, 2022-23, an annual publication for families, friends and alumni of Mount Madonna School. Click on the above image to load and view the content in a ‘page-turning’ format or download the PDF.
The Connection, 2022-23, an annual publication for families, friends and alumni of Mount Madonna School. Click on the above image to load and view the content in a ‘page-turning’ format or download the PDF.
Sangita Yolanda Diaz-Houston (‘99) is the new Mount Madonna School (MMS) high school English and creative writing teacher. She holds a Ph.D. in education from the University of California, Santa Cruz, master’s in education from both the University of California, Santa Cruz…
On a recent afternoon, wind-blown cumulus clouds filled the sky and sunlight permeated towering redwood trees and grassland meadows, reflecting off the water of a small lake on the Mount Madonna School (MMS) campus. As senior students navigated a short hillside trail…
Gilroy Dispatch, 10/27/2023, Local Scene, “Mount Madonna School Named to Advancement Placement Honor Roll.” The College Board announced that Mount Madonna School (MMS) has been named to the Advanced Placement Program (AP) School Honor Roll, earning the top-tier Platinum distinction. The AP…
Mount Madonna School alumna Paola Jacobs (’20) attends Cabrillo College and plays for its womens volleyball team. The team was profiled recently in The Pajaronian. The Pajaronian, 10/12/2023, “Seahawks primed to make run at conference title | Women’s volleyball,” story by Gordon…
Mount Madonna School alumna Savannah Cambell (’21) attends Endicott College and plays on its womens volleyball team. She was profiled in the Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz Sentinel, 10/11/2023, “Setter Savannah Cambell feeling at home with Endicott,” by Ray Hacke. Much like…
The College Board has announced that Mount Madonna School (MMS) has been named to the Advanced Placement Program (AP) School Honor Roll, earning the top-tier Platinum distinction. The AP School Honor Roll recognizes schools whose AP programs are delivering results for students…
In spring 2023, Mount Madonna School (MMS) humanities teacher Greg Shirley sat down with alumnus Aki’o Nanamura (‘17) author of “Tiers Fall” (known informally as the “Ravana Rap”) to discuss its origins and how it came to be a staple of the…
Lookout Santa Cruz, 6/8/2023, “Mount Madonna’s immortal epic returns for 44th year,” by Wallace Baine. Mount Madonna School near Watsonville has long used the musical “Ramayana!” as an educational tool and a community-building experience for its students, and this year’s production of…
The Pajaronian, 6/08/2023, “PHOTO: Mount Madonna School Class of 2023.”