Creative Arts

Gilroy Life, Morgan Hill Life: Mount Madonna’s 44th Annual Musical "Ramayana!" is Colorful Show Full of Exotic Characters

Morgan Hill Life, 6/07/23, “Mount Madonna’s 44th annual musical ‘Ramayana!’ is colorful show full of exotic characters” Gilroy Life, 6/07/23, “Mount Madonna’s 44th annual musical ‘Ramayana!’ is colorful show full of exotic characters”

Growing Up in Santa Cruz: Congratulations Class of 2023!

Growing Up in Santa Cruz, June 2023, “Congratulations Class of 2023.” Mount Madonna School wishes you much success as you continue on your journey: California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo; Clarkson University; Purchase College, State University of New York; Tulane University, University of California, Los…

Guest Photographer at "Ramayana!"

Joining the crew as a guest photographer at “Ramayana” this year is Preston Merchant, who has volunteered his time and talent for many years to help visually document this show. You may see him photographing rehearsals and the behind-the-scenes preparations at the…

Real World Science: Students Partner with Santa Clara County in Forest Research

Senior students at Mount Madonna School (MMS) are helping Santa Clara County’s Department of Parks and Recreation to monitor forest health in Mount Madonna County Park. This hands-on collaboration is a part of Science with Humanity, an honors science class taught by …

Class of 2023: Valedictorians, Salutatorian and Seniors’ College Decisions

Mount Madonna School (MMS) is pleased to announce Cecily Kelly, Mariah Cohen and Samuel Kaplan as the 2023 co-valedictorians and Zoey Ocampo-Sobkoviak as salutatorian. Cohen, Kaplan and Kelly, who started attending MMS as preschools students, and Ocampo-Sobkoviak in fifth grade, earned this…

Class of ’23 Senior Spotlight: Zoey Ocampo-Sobkoviak

Name, city of residence: Zoey Ocampo-Sobkoviak, Watsonville Grade you started at MMS: Fifth grade What inspires you? What inspires me are people who defy expectations in a positive way and don’t let others define them. What is your favorite subject in school,…