Congratulations to Mount Madonna School (MMS) sophomore Sophia Saavedra for completing her first long distance running event – the Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon – held February 17 in Pasadena!
Sophia, a longtime runner, completed the 13.1 mile course in 1:56, placing third for girls in her age division. Way to go Sophia!
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 5/24/2013, “CIF NorCal Boys Volleyball: Mount Madonna’s playoff run ends with loss to Whitney,” by Julie Jag. Read more: http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/sports/ci_23313734/cif-norcal-boys-volleyball-mount-madonnas-playoff-run
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 5/22/2013, “NorCal Boys Volleyball: Mount Madonna takes advantage of local match against Vista del Lago, advances to regional semifinals,” story by Julie Jag. Photos by Shmuel Thaler. Read more: Sentinel story
The 20th Annual Santa Cruz County High School Poetry Competition Reading will take place on Monday, May 20 at 6:30pm at the Santa Cruz County Office of Education.
More than 300 high school students from all over the County entered the competition, and nine Mount Madonna School (MMS) students have had works selected for the final anthology of 50 published poems, with three MMS students receiving honorable mentions.
The ninth grade class recently returned from a Learning Journey they call “Flow with Water” or Yeyeco Ica Atl in the language of the Pimungan people, the first human occupants of California’s Santa Catalina Island. The class went to Catalina Island off the coast of Long Beach and joined the Catalina Environmental Leadership Program (CELP) for a week of outdoor field studies, leadership challenges, and personal growth.
CCS Champions Again!!For the first time in 11 years, Mount Madonna School’s boys varsity volleyball team has emerged as the DII Central Coast Section (CCS) Champions!
Enduring 2600 years as one of the world’s most widely-read classics, Ramayana! tells the story of Prince Ram, who, banished from his kingdom, leaves with his true love Sita and brother Lakshman to find a new home.
San Jose Mercury News, 5/15/2013, “CCS boys volleyball: Mt. Madonna tops Leigh for Division II title,” by Darren Sabedra. Photos by Nhat Meyer, Bay Area News Group. Read more: http://www.mercurynews.com/high-school-sports/ci_23244810/ccs-boys-volleyball-mt-madonna-tops-leigh-division
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 5/15/2013, “CCS Boys Volleyball: Mount Madonna wins first championship since 2002,” story by Julie Jag. Photos by Shmuel Thaler. Read more: http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/sports/ci_23245482/ccs-boys-volleyball-mount-madonna-wins-first-championship?IADID=Search-www.santacruzsentinel.com-www.santacruzsentinel.com
MercuryNews.com, 5/15/2013, “Mt. Madonna Beats Leigh 3-1 Division II Boys Volleyball,” photos by Nhat Meyer, Bay Area News Group. View the photos: http://photos.mercurynews.com/2013/05/14/mt-madonna-beats-leigh-3-1-division-ii-boys-volleyball/
