ENews Newsletter

Honoring Día de Los Muertos: School Community Invited to Contribute to Altar

¡Saludos Mount Madonna School Community! In preparation for the upcoming Día de Los Muertos (or “Day of the Dead”), I wanted to reach out to inform you of the anticipated festivities, and to invite your contributions. Though it is my first year…

Self-Expression, Connection, Transcendence: Music Teacher Holly Ota

Holly Ota is the new Mount Madonna School (MMS) performing arts music director and middle and high school music teacher. Holly has been educating Santa Cruz County music students since 1991. She holds a M.M. in piano performance and pedagogy from Northwestern…

Santa Cruz Sentinel, County Connections: Setter Savannah Cambell Feeling at Home with Endicott

Mount Madonna School alumna Savannah Cambell (’21) attends Endicott College and plays on its womens volleyball team. She was profiled in the Santa Cruz Sentinel.  Santa Cruz Sentinel, 10/11/2023, “Setter Savannah Cambell feeling at home with Endicott,” by Ray Hacke. Much like…

Self-Expression, Connection, Transcendence: Music Teacher Holly Ota

Holly Ota is the new Mount Madonna School (MMS) performing arts music director and middle and high school music teacher. Holly has been educating Santa Cruz County music students since 1991. She holds a M.M. in Piano Performance and Pedagogy from Northwestern…

Santa Cruz Sentinel: Mount Madonna School Makes AP Honor Roll

Santa Cruz Sentinel, 10/6/2023, “Mount Madonna School makes AP Honor Roll,” story and photo by Aric Sleeper. The Mount Madonna School in Watsonville announced that it recently made the top-tier of the Advanced Placement School Honor Roll, which is a distinction recognized…

Morgan Hill Life, Community Voices by Beatrice Miller, Grade 12

Morgan Hill Life, 10/4/23 issue, Community Voices, “Students respect the significance of International Peace Day,” by Beatrice Miller, grade 12 Read Beatrice Miller’s reflection on the publication website Or, read the full version below: By Beatrice Miller, grade 12 What is peace?…

Connections and Collaboration: 2023-24 Student Government Representative

Recently, Mount Madonna School (MMS) middle and high school students elected peer representatives to the Student Government Association (SGA). Senior Sophia Manzur, who served as an eleventh grade representative, will serve as student body president. The elected class representatives are: Beatrice Miller…