An interview with Congressman John David Dingell Jr. conducted by MMS Values students on their 2006 journey to Washington D.C. was just published last week for the first time. Dingell, who passed on February 7, 2019, was an American politician who served…
Save Our Shores organized a meeting with Rep. Jimmy Panetta and Mount Madonna School‘s senior class recently. The group had a collaborative discussion about the health of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, Washington’s ocean policies, and how to successfully communicate with a wide variety…
World War II history has always been a strong interest of mine. When I was 14, I remember telling my mom “I need to meet and talk to a WWII veteran.” The very next day, I saw an old man wearing a…
The Connection, 2017-18, an annual publication for families, friends and alumni of Mount Madonna School. Click on the image to load and view the content in a ‘page-turning’ format or download the PDF.
My interview with George P. Shultz by Cyrus Kamkar (’18) On August 13, 2018 I had the great honor to interview former Secretary of State George P. Shultz. I had been part of a previous Mount Madonna School Values in World Thought…
Mount Madonna School (MMS) twelfth grade students Anika Compoginis and John Dias, and alumnus Cyrus Kamkar (’18) recently attended a political fundraising event in Woodside honoring Texas Congressional candidate Mary Jennings “MJ” Hegar. “I saw MJ’s campaign video – which has since…
Every two years, juniors and seniors from Mount Madonna School travel to Washington, DC to meet with both political and NGO leaders. The students traveled to Washington D.C. May 12th – 23rd, 2018. The overview video of the 2018 Washington DC Learning…
Mount Madonna School (MMS) is pleased to announce Indigo Kelly as the 2018 Valedictorian, and Zachary Wagner as Salutatorian. These students earned this distinction through hard work and focused effort, edging out their peers at the small Central Coast school known for…
SantaCruzParent.com, 5/24/2018, “We Remember – Honoring the ‘Greatest Generation,’ Teen Engages Veterans to Discuss War, Sacrifice and History,” by Cyrus Kamkar, grade 12. When I read a local teen’s essay about World War II veterans and American values, I was so impressed with the concepts and…
