2013 ALL-SCCAL Girls Volleyball Awards
The 2013 ALL-SCCAL Girls Volleyball awards were announced in December; three Mount Madonna School student athletes are included:
Second Team: Talia Speaker
Honorable Mentions: Lexi Julien and Sophie Ortiz
High School
MMS Girls Varsity Team Scores Top Academic Honor: Best GPAs in CCS
Mount Madonna School’s girls varsity volleyball team has received the Central Coast Section (CCS) highest academic honor by the CIF: ‘2013-14 Fall Season Scholastic Championship Team Award.’
Santa Cruz Sentinel: Four County Teams Receive Honors
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 12/18/2013, “Four county teams receive honors by CCS.” Read more: http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/aptos/ci_24745768/four-county-teams-receive-honors-by-ccs-high
Convenient and Helpful: After School Program Offers Affordable Care, Homework Help and Fun!
On a recent Monday after school, three students and MMS second grade teacher Jenni Leach relaxed atop a platform on a playground structure and shared a nutritious picnic of hummus, cheese, apples, crackers and juice. Their conversation included discussion of events from…
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 Melissa Sanders-Self, for an impromptu ‘work party’ to help out as Sanders-Self recovers from cancer surgery. Melissa sent the following ‘thank you’…
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 bent down, and each dipped a finger in the sticky mud, and casually smeared muddy lines under their eyes and across their…