Last week Mount Madonna School (MMS) middle and high school students elected peer representatives to the Student Government Association (SGA). Senior Zoey Ocampo-Sobkoviak, who served as vice president in the 2021-22, ran unopposed and will serve as student body president. The elected…
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 9/22/2022, “Mount Madonna School Commemorates International Peace Day.” This year’s theme is “End Racism, Build Peace.” Story by Aric Sleeper, photos by Shmuel Thaler. Click on photos below to see a larger version.
On October 8, Mount Madonna School (MMS) will host a one-day Model United Nations (Model UN or MUN) Training Conference, with a singular purpose: introducing Model UN to students, grades 6-12 and developing a network of schools interested in bringing this exceptional…
National Association of Independent Schools, Independent School, Summer 2022, “Learning Life Skills” At Summit for the Planet, a schoolwide event held at Mount Madonna School (CA) this past April, seniors from the Adulting 101 class set up a food station where they…
Students to Lead a Peace Pole Dedication on September 21 Mount Madonna School will host its inaugural commemoration of the International Day of Peace on September 21 from 9:00-10:00am. Held each year on September 21, the United Nations has declared this as…
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 9/12/2022, Name Dropping, “Cabassa Named AD.” Nicholas Cabassa, a teacher at Mount Madonna School, was recently appointed as the school’s new middle school athletic director. Cabassa has taught fourth grade at the school for eight years, and has also…
Three Mount Madonna School (MMS) senior students, Mariah Cohen, Cecily Kelly and Zoey Ocampo-Sobkoviak, are among 62,000 students nationwide awarded academic honors from the College Board National Recognition Programs for academic achievements in school and outstanding performance on the PSAT 10, and/or…
Mount Madonna School (MMS), with help from the Lyceum of Monterey County, hosted its first Model United Nations (MUN) mini-conference for middle school students in May 2022. “Mini-MUN” was a half-day event with students representing different countries and problem-solving real-world issues to…
Growing Up in Santa Cruz, August 2022, Teacher’s Desk, “Rocks” by Lisa Catterall. This world’s anguish is no different from the love we insist on holding back. -Aberjhani Getting my classroom ready It’s almost there; the posters are up and supplies organized,…
