Growing Up in Santa Cruz, July 2022, “History in the Making, Students Witness Supreme Court History,” by Grace Timan. Timan, who graduated in June 2022, was on a school trip to Washington, D.C. in May when they happened upon a protest in…
Morgan Hill Times, 6/16/2022, “Mount Madonna School celebrates graduates.“
Three Mount Madonna School (MMS) students were selected to compete in the national Invention Convention based on their invention prototypes they presented at MMS’ inaugural Invention Convention in February. Cala Watson, third grade, Felix Alvarado and Kahdin Watson, fifth grade, travelled to…
Frequent opportunities for cross-grade learning are an intentionally-planned and essential element of the Mount Madonna School (MMS) program. Every grade at MMS pairs with another, and sometimes students will have both older and younger buddies – providing each with the learning experiences…
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…
Majestic towering redwoods and a soaring hawk – symbols long-associated with Mount Madonna School (MMS) – were recently rendered as carved linocut prints by fifth grade student Felix Alvarado, and displayed on a large photo backdrop at the school’s recent “Ramayana!” production…
Mount Madonna School (MMS) is pleased to announce Grace Timan as the 2022 valedictorian and Ben Pearson as salutatorian. Timan, who started attending MMS as a preschool student, and Pearson in kindergarten, earned this distinction through hard work and focused effort, edging…
Stone cairns, a fern- and flower-wrapped tree, and a snaking trail of leaves on the forest floor, were just a few of the environmental “land-art sculptures” that Mount Madonna School middle school students created this week. “In this sculpture project the sixth…
Aptos Times, 5/22/2022, “Ramayana! Musical Returns Live; Mount Madonna School Tradition Makes First Public Performance Since 2019.”
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 5/29/2022, Name Dropping, “Teacher Commended.”
