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…
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…
The Gilroy Dispatch, 6/15/2023, “Mount Madonna School Class of 2023.” Mount Madonna School announced Cecily Kelly, Mariah Cohen and Samuel Kaplan as the 2023 co-valedictorians and Zoey Ocampo-Sobkoviak as salutatorian. Mount Madonna School’s 2023 high school graduation ceremony will be held at the school’s upper campus on June 15 at…
The Jivanti Rutansky Memorial Award In honor of Jivanti’s memory, the Mount Madonna School faculty give one high school student and one middle school student an award in her name each year. These awards are presented to students who embody the qualities…
India Currents, 6/12/2023, by Sree Sripathy, “This Week in Pictures: Behind the Scenes and Book Readings: Sree Sripathy, photographer about town, gets an inside look at the Ashavari Music Festival, an Abraham Verghese book reading, and the Mount Madonna School production of…
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.”
India Parent, 6/07/23 “44th Annual Musical “Ramayana!” Returns to the Stage.”
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, 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…
