Growing Up in Santa Cruz, June 2023, “Congratulations Class of 2023.” Mount Madonna School wishes you much success as you continue on your journey: California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo; Clarkson University; Purchase College, State University of New York; Tulane University, University of California, Los…
Aptos Times, 6/1/2023, “Mount Madonna School Valedictorians and Salutatorian.”
Mount Madonna School (MMS) is pleased to announce Cecily Kelly, Mariah Cohen and Samuel Kaplan as the 2023 co-valedictorians and Zoey Ocampo-Sobkoviak as salutatorian. Cohen, Kaplan and Kelly, who started attending MMS as preschools students, and Ocampo-Sobkoviak in fifth grade, earned this…
Name, city of residence: Jacob Sirk-Traugh, Gilroy Grade you started at MMS: Ninth grade What inspires you? I am inspired by the beauty and power of nature. It’s a dream of mine to travel the world through backpacking and hiking. To me,…
Name, city of residence: Zoey Ocampo-Sobkoviak, Watsonville Grade you started at MMS: Fifth grade What inspires you? What inspires me are people who defy expectations in a positive way and don’t let others define them. What is your favorite subject in school,…
Name, city of residence: Sandy Astone, Aptos Grade you started at MMS: Fifth grade What inspires you? I always enjoy reading about the latest in aerospace innovations, advances in technology, and physics/math-related fields always motivates me. What is your favorite subject in…
Name, city of residence: Mariah Cohen, Corralitos Grade you started at MMS: Preschool What inspires you? I look up to my dad. He deals with a lot every day with work and he still finds time to be with his family and…
Name, city of residence: Sky Weir, Santa Cruz Grade you started at MMS: Tenth grade What inspires you? When I think about things that inspire me, I am reminded of the beauty and wonder of nature. The way the sun rises and…
Name, city of residence: Cecily Kelly, Capitola Grade you started at MMS: Preschool What inspires you? Seeing people work hard and achieve their goals really inspires me. I think seeing other people take the time and effort to accomplish their goals reminds…
Name, city of residence: Sam Kaplan, Santa Cruz Grade you started at MMS: Preschool What inspires you? Child-like curiosity What is your favorite subject in school, and why? That would be physics, it is creative and practical at the same time. It…
