Hawk Life

Class of ’23 Senior Spotlight: Jacob Sirk-Traugh

Name, city of residence: Jacob Sirk-Traugh, Gilroy Grade you started at MMS: Ninth grade What inspires you? I am inspired by the beauty and power of nature. It’s a dream of mine to travel the world through backpacking and hiking. To me,…

Rigorous and Full of Heart: Mount Madonna School’s College Advisory Program Nurtures Students for Success

As another year of college acceptance letters have rolled in, Mount Madonna School (MMS) is proud to announce that its Class of 2023 was overwhelmingly accepted into the most selective University of California (UC) campuses: Los Angeles, Berkeley, Davis, Santa Barbara, and…

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,…

Eleventh Grade Students Accepted into Rigorous State Summer Arts Program

Eleventh grade students Erik Howley and Sophia Manzur have been accepted into the upcoming theater arts program of the California State Summer School for the Arts (CSSSA) a highly competitive four-week summer arts intensive. Sophia also participated in 2022. Congratulations to these…

Class of ’23 Senior Spotlight: Sandy Astone

Name, city of residence: Sandy Astone, Aptos Grade you started at MMS: Fifth grade What inspires you? I always enjoy reading about the latest in aerospace innovations, advances in technology, and physics/math-related fields always motivates me. What is your favorite subject in…