Peregrine Captures Students’ Interest
Keeping a close eye on the audience before her, Sophie, an 11-year-old Peregrine Falcon, seemed at ease as she surveyed students from her perch in Mount Madonna School’s (MMS) high school science classroom.
Hawk News
KSBW TV8: Students Rebuild Owls’ Habitat
KSBW TV8, 11/22/2011, “Watsonville Students Rebuild Burrowing Owls’ Habitat,” by Michelle Imperato. Watch the video: http://www.ksbw.com/video/29837804/detail.html
Santa Cruz Sentinel: Students Assist with Bird Count
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 11/20/2011, Education Digest, “Mount Madonna students help with bird count.” Read more: Elkhorn bird count
Strong Season Middle School Hawks!
Mount Madonna School’s girls volleyball program has four pillars: middle school gold and blue, and high school junior varsity and varsity. The Blue and Gold teams recently completed their season – with both teams finishing strong.
Santa Cruz Sentinel: Mount Madonna Plays with Heart
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 11/18/2011, “CCS D-V Girls Volleyball:Castilleja overpowers Hawks in semifinals,” by Ryan Silapan. Read more: http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/sports/ci_19363019
Santa Cruz Sentinel: SCCAL Girls Volleyball
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Santa Cruz Setninel, 11/16/2011, “SCCAL Girls Volleyball,” by Julie Jag. Read more:
Navigating the Uncharted Waters Between Child and Adult: ’13’ the Musical
Do you remember turning 13: the anticipation, angst, joy, of wanting to ‘fit in’ and ‘stand out’? On December 16-18, Mount Madonna’s High School presents its production of 13 , a grown-up story about growing up.
All SCCAL Girls Volleyball 2011-2012
SCCAL.org, “All SCCAL Volleyball 2011-12.” Zoe Kelly named Freshman of the Year; Allison Ota named to First Team; Palak Bhatnagar name to Second Team; and Aimee Hopkins and Talia Speaker, Honorable Mentions. Read more: http://www.sccal.org/sccal_11_12/gvb.html
Students Assist Researchers with Elkhorn Bird Count
Braving wind, cold weather and at times rain, AP Biology students from Mount Madonna School (MMS) met researchers at Elkhorn Slough near Moss Landing last Friday to help count birds, including Great Egrets, Snowy Egrets, White-tailed Kites, Blue Herons, and godwits.
Model U.N. Club Participates in Stanford Assembly
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Mount Madonna School’s Model United Nations (MUN) Club participated in its first meet of the 2011-2012 school year on November 5-6 at Stanford University. Student participants in the meet were: Alyssa Feskanin, Lena Wiley, Pedro Aguirre, Renata Massion and Tobin Mitchell, 9th grade; Preethi Balagani, 10th grade; Amber Zeise and Kavi Duvvoori, 11th grade; Lulu Morell-Haltom and Quincy Mitchell, 12th grade.