MMS Welcomes New MS & HS Faculty Members
Three highly-qualified new teachers, Parunee Kaosayapandhu, Oscar Perez and Sandy Shaw, have joined the faculty at Mount Madonna School (MMS).
Three highly-qualified new teachers, Parunee Kaosayapandhu, Oscar Perez and Sandy Shaw, have joined the faculty at Mount Madonna School (MMS).
Congratulations to Mount Madonna sophomore Carlo LeGan, whose Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu skills earned him first place gold in a 10-0 shut-out final match at the recent Rising Sun National Tournament in Daly City. This August 25 event marked Carlo’s fourth consecutive shut-out tournament (no points scored against him).
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Congratulations to aspiring young boxer Rosino LeGan, a junior at Mount Madonna School, on his recent win in weight class and overall “Best Boxer” honors at the Concord Cup, an annual two-day tournament held August 18-19.
LeGan earned a high-points victory (40-8) in his initial fight, resulting in a decision by event judges and referees to name him as top boxer at the event.
Communication of Change in Transportation:
If you are changing your child’s transportation arrangements, please call our school office the day of the change and inform the receptionist or you can email . They, in turn, with notify the teacher and write a note for the bus monitor, so all are aware of the change.
TV Asia, June 10, 2012, View TV Asia’s coverage of 34th annual Ramayana!: http://youtu.be/Un-SsflrF18
Planning for next year’s Model United Nations started in June. Due to the various constraints of planned MMS trips, our participation in MUN will likely be the weekend program at Stanford, November 9th to 11th.
Out & About, 6/13/2012, “Mount Madonna School’s Ramayana ! ” by Paul Myrvold. Photos by Maureen Pramanik and Ross Bryan. Read the review
MMS sophomore Sally Shields will have an exhibit 20 of her original photographs at the Second Street Cafe in Watsonville, June 16 to July 31.
“This show has many macro pictures because I love when the image on the page is larger than it is in real life,” comments Sally. “I want to capture details in images that you are not able to see with your naked eye and this show reflects that, as well as other things.
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 6/10/2012, “Local Roundup: Beach Volleyball.” Mount Madonna School mathematics teacher, coach and alum, Elliot ‘PK’ McDonald (’04), along with Ric Cervantes, won the mens’ California Beach Volleyball Association event held in Santa Cruz on June 9. Read more: http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/sports/ci_20828002/local-roundup-brautovich-wins-aptos-womens-5-miler
