India West: Mount Madonna’s "Ramayana!" Returns to Delight Audiences
India West, 6/12/2015, “Mount Madonna’s ‘Ramayana!’ Returns to Delight Audiences,” by Naina Gupta. Photos by Preston Merchant. Read more
Middle School
Ramayana 2015 Photos Available
The reviews are in and the audience says “Fabulous!” Ramayana! 2015 was amazing from top to bottom, from forest animals to guards and dancers, to demons and monkeys and all of the royalty, tribes and colorful characters, the vibrant sets, lighting, makeup, band, choir and spectacular costumes and dedicated directors, crew and volunteers! Kudos, one and all!
Ramayana 2015 Photo Book by Preston Merchant Available
Ramayana! photo books by Preston Merchant available. You can order copies of the 2015 and 2014 books for $15 each. The links for ordering will be shared with families in the June 12 eNews. Note, copies of the 2014 book can also be purchased through the school office .
Honoring Excellence: Students Receive Academic and Pillar Awards – 2015
Pillar Awards
Mount Madonna School is continuing the tradition started in 2013, of presenting awards to students in middle and high school whose achievement in one of the areas of our school’s “Three Pillars” – Academic Excellence, Creative Self-Expression and Positive Character Development – was outstanding. These three areas are equally important to success at Mount Madonna School – and, indeed, in the world.
The students who received these awards are the following:
Positive Character Development
Guest Photographer Robert Eliason to Photograph Ramayana Rehearsals
Please join us in welcoming Robert Eliason as a guest photographer ‘behind the scenes’ at Ramayana!Parents, students and faculty may see him at the all-school gyn rehearsal on May 30, as well the days leading up to the performances at the theater.
Santa Cruz Sentinel: Mount Madonna Students Win National Environmental Award
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 5/16/2015, “Mount Madonna students win national environmental award,” by Kara Guzman. Photos by Kevin Johnson. Read more
India West: Mount Madonna’s "Ramayana!" Returns to San Jose in June
India West, 5/15/2015, “Mount Madonna’s Ramayana! Returns to San Jose in June.” Read more
Honoring Traditions: Middle School Student Mural Installed
Thalia and Melpomene, the ancient Greek muses, are frequently depicted in modern theater by two masks with exaggerated expressions. These iconic theatrical symbols, one smiling and one frowning, represent the divide between comedy and tragedy, and feature prominently in a Mount Madonna School (MMS) student mural recently installed at the Upper Campus.EPA honors Mount Madonna class
Santa Cruz Sentinel Story 4/25/2015 at http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/social-affairs/20150425/epa-honors-mount-madonna-class
Celebrating 37 Years Onstage: MMS’ "Ramayana!"
Ramayana!, the Mount Madonna School (MMS) sword-and-sorcery epic now in its 37th year, features an original rock-n-roll score and magical characters who encounter danger and love, good versus evil, duty, heroic action and sacrifice. Performances on June 5-7 at the Mexican Heritage Theater in San Jose.