Aptos Times: Student Leaders for Model UN Conference
Aptos Times, 11/15/22, “Student Leaders for Model UN Conference.”
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Student Leadership Team for Model United Nations Conference Announced
Four Mount Madonna School (MMS) high school students have been appointed to the Model United Nations (Model UN or MUN) Conference Executive Team for an upcoming, MMS-hosted regional MUN conference planned for February 11, 2023. Sophomores Ezze Farrazaino, Lagi Hunnicutt, Lucy Harris…
Expressing Gratitude: Hawks’ Homecoming Week
November 3, 2022: The Mount Madonna School’ (MMS) Homecoming Week festivities were a great success enjoyed by the whole school community. Following are two expressions of gratitude from MMS community members. Acknowledgement and Appreciation By Student Government Association President Zoey Ocampo-Sobkoviak, grade…
MMS Senior Named to Environmental Action Leadership Team
Mariah Cohen, a senior student at Mount Madonna School (MMS) was recently named a student leader to the 2022-23 Youth for Environmental Action (YEA) team. Founded by the Santa Cruz County Office of Education in Fall of 2019, YEA was formed to…
Inspired to Give Back: Alumna Usha Kilpatrick (’89) Serves as President of the Hanuman Fellowship Board of Directors
Mount Madonna School (MMS) alumna Usha Kilpatrick (‘89) is currently serving as the President of the Hanuman Fellowship Board, where she is working alongside an exceptional team to help chart the path forward for the fellowship during these pivotal times “I am…
Aptos Times, Inspired to Take Action, Ending Racism and Building Peace by Zoey Ocampo-Sobkoviak
Aptos Times, 10/15/2022, “Inspired to Take Action: Ending Racism and Building Peace,” by Zoey Ocampo-Sobkoviak. “Ending racism and building peace” is a cause that is very personal for me as a Latinx student of color and the founder of the Art and…
Mount Madonna to Commemorate International Day of Peace
Students to Lead a Peace Pole Dedication on September 21 Mount Madonna School will host its inaugural commemoration of the International Day of Peace on September 21 from 9:00-10:00am. Held each year on September 21, the United Nations has declared this as…
Honoring Excellence 2022: Students Recognized with Memorial and Pillar Awards
The Jivanti Rutansky Memorial Award In honor of Jivanti’s memory, the Mount Madonna School faculty give one high school student and one middle school student an award in her name each year. These awards are presented to students who embody the qualities…
Understanding Ecosystems: Students Engage in Research at Elkhorn Slough Reserve
On a clear, sunny morning last week, curious students explored the flora and fauna of the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, investigating invertebrate specimens, water, air and soils tests, and recording observations in nature journals. Mount Madonna School (MMS) fifth and…
Fifth Grade’s Sea Lion Environmental Project
Each year, the Mount Madonna School (MMS) fifth grade class engages in a year-long, cross-curricular study focused on an environmental topic selected by the students. For 2021-22, students voted to focus on sea lions to raise public awareness and reduce the existential…