Mount Madonna School (MMS) will host a commemoration of the International Day of Peace on September 21 from 9:30-10:15am. Held each year on September 21, the United Nations has declared this as a day “devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, through…
Drive for Schools is a tremendous opportunity for Mount Madonna School students to raise money as 100% of the proceeds go directly to the school. Founded in 2005, and sponsored by the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Drive for Schools has successfully raised…
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…
All School 2023-24_School_Days_Calendar Preschool and Kindergarten Preschool Supply List 23-24 Kindergarten Supply List 23-24 Preschool Admissions Packet 2023-24 Elementary 1st Grade Health Exam for School Entry 1st Grade Supply List (Updated 7/3) 2nd Grade Supply List (Updated 7/3) 3rd Grade Supply…
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.”
