Morgan Hill Life, 1/27/2018, “Mt. Madonna students push the envelope with ‘Urinetown’; cutting-edge satire looks at balancing human rights against a lack of resources,” by Marty Cheek. Mount Madonna High School students pushed the envelope of environmental theatrical story-telling and made a…
This fall the freshmen and sophomore English classes participated in the Yes! Magazine Writing Competition, a national writing competition with roughly 2,000 participants each quarter. Last year Mara Peruzzi received an award in the Powerful Voice category and Imogen Cockrum was the…
Eighth grade and high school students crowded around in a semi-circle, but at a safe distance, to watch as senior Zachary Wagner, standing atop a courtyard picnic table, prepared a visual to support his explanation of why lightning creates thunder. As they…
This fall, the Mount Madonna School (MMS) eleventh grade U.S. Government and Politics class joined 200 other local high schoolers at the Santa Cruz County Civics Summit held at Cabrillo College. The stated purpose of the Civics Summit was to “deepen students’…
With a distinct body shape, large pectoral fins and knobby head, humpbacks whales have long captured people’s imagination and interest. Intelligent and vocal, each humpback population communicates in its own dialect, and males sing songs that can last for 20 minutes and…
gmh Today, November-December 2017, pages 102-103, “Relationships – Opening the Door to Transformational Learning,” by Ward “SN” Mailliard. Photos by Shmuel Thaler. I am often asked, “How do you manage to engage the prominent leaders that the students interview?” and “How do…
Most everyone can enjoy a trip to the farm, especially with an enthusiastic buddy by your side! Earlier this fall, Mount Madonna School (MMS) preschool, kindergarten (Pre/K) and second grade students enjoyed a special morning together learning about organic agriculture at Live…
The Mount Madonna School (MMS) boys varsity cross country team has received the Central Coast Section (CCS) highest academic honor by the California Interscholastic Federation: “2017-18 Fall Season Scholastic Championship Team Award.” “As a teacher and a coach, I believe academics is…
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 11/20/2017, “Mount Madonna setter thrown for a curve by scoliosis will guide team through NorCal D-V volleyball playoffs,” by Julie Jag. Photo by Lucjan Szewczyk. WATSONVILLE >> Mount Madonna School’s path to the final stages of the Northern California…
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 11/18/2017, “NorCal D-V girls volleyball: Mount Madonna friends with lady luck,” by Julie Jag. The Mount Madonna School girls volleyball team won twice Saturday night. First, the Hawks took care of business on their home court high above Watsonville,…
