WINNERS of Digital Short Movie Competition!
We’re excited to announce the winners of the Play It Forward! DIGITAL SHORT MOVIE COMPETITION!
$150 PRIZE for the WINNING TEAM of seniors Daniel Clifton and Roger Hooker.
Check out all the entries on the MMS YouTube Channel
Complex Issues and Global Resolutions: Students Participate in Model U.N.
The 6th year of the Model United Nations (MUN) club at Mount Madonna School (MMS) got underway recently with an assembly at Stanford University. Ten MMS high school students participated in the event held November 15-17. The participating students were: Preethi Balagani, 12th; Alyssa Feskanin, Chris Colip, Lena Wiley, Lexi Julien, Renata Massion, Tobin Mitchell and Zoe Kelly, 11th; Sophia Saavedra, 10th; Isabella Bettencourt, 9th, along with honorary member Lekha Duvvoori.
Electrochemistry Lab: Students Silver Plate Holiday Ornaments
As part of their study of redox reactions and electrochemistry, Mount Madonna School’s sophomore class participated in a hands-on lab activity by silver plating holiday ornaments.
Santa Cruz Sentinel: Hooker Named Commended Student and “Aladdin Jr.” Onstage
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 11/24/2013, Education Digest: “Hooker named commended student” and “Aladdin Jr. to swing through MMS stage.” Read more: http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/santacruz/ci_24587163/education-digest-nov-24-2013-grant-benefits-after?IADID=Search-www.santacruzsentinel.com-www.santacruzsentinel.com
Helping Hands: MMS Students and Alumni Organize ‘Work Party’ for a Beloved Teacher
On Friday, November 29, a small group of MMS students and alumni gathered at the home of friend and teacher
Simulating History: WWl Trench Warfare Lesson
Garbed in loose-fitting, camouflage print jackets, t-shirts and jeans, their long hair bound in tight braids, two eleventh grade girls
SantaCruzSentinel: ‘It Was A Gift,’ No. 1 Seed Mount Madonna Sweeps Past No. 8
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 11/15/2013, “CCS Girls D-V Volleyball: Mount Madonna makes most of ‘gift’ of top seed,” by Julie Jag. Photos by Shmuel Thaler.
The Hawks will play next in the semi-finals on Wed, Nov. 20, time TBA.
The match will be at Thomas More School, 1565 S. White Road, San Jose
Hawks will play the victor of the Nov. 16 D-V quarter finals match – either Thomas More or Crystal Springs.
Want to Ride? Consider Joining the New Mountain Biking Club!
Like to mountain bike? Want to get fit and have fun with classmates and other school parents?
Mount Madonna School (MMS) fifth through twelfth grade students, parents and guardians are invited to come join a new Mountain Biking Club.
Bike club riders will meet at 3:30 on Wednesdays and Fridays at the MMS Upper Campus entrance/parking lot.
MMS Senior Receives National Merit Commendation
Mount Madonna School (MMS) is pleased to announce that senior Roger Hooker has been named a Commended Student in the 2014 National Merit Scholarship Program. Earning this distinction signifies that a student scored in the top 5% nationwide of the more than 1.5 million students who took the 2012 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).
Good Times: Fall Forward – Ward Brothers’ Musical Pursuits
Good Times, 10/30/2013, “Fall Forward,” by feature and musical review by Brian Palmer. Read about the musical pursuits of Mount Madonna School students – and brothers – Jay (12th) and Carl (8th) Ward. Read more: http://www.gtweekly.com/index.php/santa-cruz-area-music/love-your-local-santa-cruz-band/5174-fall-forward.html
