Santa Cruz Sentinel: Students Take on Beach Debris
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 4/14/2017, “Students take on beach debris: Mount Madonna students converge in Santa Cruz for science unit,” by Jessica A. York. Photos by Dan Coyro. Read this front-page story
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 4/14/2017, “Students take on beach debris: Mount Madonna students converge in Santa Cruz for science unit,” by Jessica A. York. Photos by Dan Coyro. Read this front-page story
This winter the high school participated in Yes! Magazine’s National Student Writing Competition. There were six winners chosen from 2,000 submissions, and two of the winners are part of our community. Mara Peruzzi was one of three Powerful Voice Winners. Imogen Cockrum…
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 3/31/2017, “Mount Madonna seventh-graders win Lexus Eco Challenge,” by Jondi Gumz. Read more
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 3/30/2017, Photo of the Day by Shmuel Thaler. Bella Bettencourt, of Aptos, right, enjoys a moment with Pardada Pardadi Educational Society eleventh-grader Jassi Sejwal as Bettencourt and her Mount Madonna School classmates visit the school in Anupshahr, India during…
Tradition played a huge role in my childhood. In fact, many of my fondest childhood memories can be pinpointed to a family celebration where traditions were plentiful. Sights, sounds, and smells can trigger memories and suddenly bring on the giddy feeling of…
Every single thing you do will bring something to your future. – Ariel Benson, participant, organizer, parent This quote was noted by a student who attended the Mount Madonna School (MMS) eighth annual Career Day Forum on Friday March 3. A plethora…
From the year of the rooster to the Mayan calendar, Ukrainian pierogies to hip hop dance, folk tales, belly dancing and classical ballet, all have impacted America’s unique “melting pot.” It’s this melting pot – and the myriad cultures that contribute to our…
We hope you had the chance to attend the powerful Creative Writing Reading this past week! Mount Madonna’s talented high school students shared an impressive array of humorous, reflective and poignant literary works. Huge thanks to English and Creative Writing teacher teacher…
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 3/15/2017, Local Roundup. Read more
In addition to time spent in The Factory, Mount Madonna School (MMS) makers’ space, elementary students at MMS also engage in wide variety of hands-on STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics) projects in their own classrooms on a regular basis. One…