Santa Cruz Sentinel, 4/23/2013, “SCCAL Boys Volleyball: Mount Madonna tops Soquel; Hawks in position to clinch second straight regular-season title,” story by Julie Jag, photos by Shmuel Thaler. Read more
Register-Pajaronian, 4/20/2013, “Jake Getz has career-high 37 kills in win over Aptos,” photos and story by Tony Nunez. Download this story (Adobe PDF)
Whether you come to walk in support of your favorite local nonprofit organization or for ensuing fun, the 7th annual Summit for the Planet Walk-a-thon and Earth Day Celebration offers something for all ages. The celebration will feature solar vehicle races, ‘eco-carnival’ games, live animals, community networking, ‘green’ businesses, live music, and delicious, organic foods – including ice cream from Santa Cruz’s Penny Ice Creamery!
From the unconditional love of ashram children, to personal stories of struggle and empowerment, to inspiring leaders working to educate youth and preserve cultures and traditions, the Mount Madonna School seniors who recently visited northern India experienced many enriching moments during their two-week learning journey.
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 3/31/2013, “Aarti ceremony lights up river Ganges in Haridwar, India,” photos and story by Shmuel Thaler. See the photos: http://photos.santacruzsentinel.com/2013/03/31/photos-aarti-ceremony-river-ganges-haridwar-india/
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 4/3/2012, “Dalai Lama talks with Mount Madonna School students,” photos by Shmuel Thaler. Read more: http://photos.santacruzsentinel.com/2013/04/04/photos-dalai-lama-talks-with-mount-madonna-school-students/#1
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 3/29/2013, “Mount Madonna students assist Elkhorn field study.” Read more: http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/education/ci_22895591/mount-madonna-school-students-assist-elkhorn-field-study
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 3/28/2013, “Mount Madonna students visit Pardada Pardadi School,” story and photos by Shmuel Thaler. Copyright Shmuel Thaler. Read and see more: http://photos.santacruzsentinel.com/2013/03/28/photos-mount-madonna-school-pasdadia-pardadi-school-anupshahr-india/#28
On a recent sunny morning, marine biology students from Mount Madonna School (MMS) met researchers at Elkhorn Slough near Moss Landing to help count shorebirds, including Snowy Egrets, Short-billed Dowitchers, Greater Yellowlegs, Willets, Spotted Sandpipers, Marbled Godwits, Killdeer, Black-bellied Plovers, Western Grebes, gulls, and many ducks, including Mallards, Red-breasted Mergansers, and Buffleheads.
By Ward ‘SN’ Mailliard, MMS faculty
On March 22, thirteen Mount Madonna School (MMS) seniors will depart on an adventure that will take them half way around the world to New Delhi, India. For the students it will be a significant journey to another culture, where they will experience a society that is far older and quite different from what they are used to: different in language, history, food, religion and social customs. At the same time, it will also be a unique inner journey for each student to discover something about themselves as they engage in the many distinctive experiences and people they will meet on the journey. The students have chosen the name Bodhicitta Project for this journey, meaning “awakening the mind for the good of all beings.”
