Growing Up in Santa Cruz, Teacher’s Desk, “Back In-Person” by Lisa Catterall There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about. – Margaret Wheatley This summer, I’ve been teaching in a program where I feel compelled…
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized the 2019-20 fifth grade class at Mount Madonna School (MMS) with the President’s Environmental Youth Award for working to resolve threats faced by great white sharks. These annual awards are presented to exceptional…
Growing Up in Santa Cruz, June 2021, Teacher’s Desk, “Fuel for the Future and Catalina Island,” by Lisa Catterall. In the May 2021 issue of Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, researchers at the USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies, which operates the…
During the final couple weeks of the 2020-21 school year, Mount Madonna School (MMS) sixth grade students designed, built and raced small model solar cars. Most years, this popular and creative STEM (science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics) project takes place earlier…
Octavio Moreno, a Mount Madonna School (MMS) class of 2021 graduate, placed fourth in the shot put with a throw of 49 feet and 3.5 inches in the Central Coast Section (CCS) track and field championships on June 19. Moreno, who is…
Aptos Times, 6/15/2021, “Mount Madonna’s Top Students.” Read story
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 6/21/2021, “Mount Madonna’s Octavio Moreno has historic outing in shot put | CCS Boys Track & Field Championships,” story by Gordon Kass, photos by Shmuel Thaler. Read more
From Stage Show to Screen, Mount Madonna School Reenvisions Performing Arts, its Distinctive Production, and Utilizes its 375-Acre Campus for Filming Amid a pandemic year when live stage shows were prohibited, Mount Madonna School (MMS) reenvisioned its performing arts, and distinctive, annual…
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…
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 6/15/2021, “Mount Madonna setter Savannah Cambell signs with Johnson & Wales University; Helped Hawks win CCS, NorCal and CIF state titles in ’19.” Read more
