The Connection 2011-2012
The Connection, Summer/Fall 2012 edition, an annual publication for families, friends and alumni of Mount Madonna School.
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The Connection, Summer/Fall 2012 edition, an annual publication for families, friends and alumni of Mount Madonna School.
Some of us have two or even 3 roles! As we all know, avoid making any hasty judgments about importance of role or which songs or lines you sing or say. Be aware: the script designations of who does what may change! Don’t highlight lines or lyrics yet! In the first weeks of rehearsal, we will clarify those assignments. Anticipate roles being more than you think; all will have opportunity to shine and contribute. It will take hard work! We perform in December, so we must get right to it!
Congratulations to all for your engagement in the audition process, and for your trusting yourself and those in the room to be positive witness to your experimentation and discovery. Now the directors have the difficult job of assigning the roles. We’re aiming to post both cast lists by Saturday, 10/6 in the later afternoon.
For both plays, the cast list simply identifies name, classification or grouping. Anticipate bringing dimension to your assigned “character”. No one is simply a title….Usually our roles are much more than anticipated.
Fox News, 9/29/2012, “Students Help Researchers with Crab Count.” Watch the video clip. http://youtu.be/ByVIixaI3oc
On a recent sunny morning at Santa Cruz’s Natural Bridges State Beach, some 30 visitors to the beach were Mount Madonna School (MMS) students and parents taking part in LiMPETS (Long-term Monitoring Program and Experiential Training for Students), an environmental monitoring and education program that encourages participation by ‘citizen scientists.’
“I want the kids to see that they can do ‘real’ science,” says James “PD” Rohan, MMS middle school math and science teacher, “that they can contribute useful data and have fun doing it.” The event represented Mount Madonna’s third year participating in this long-term monitoring study (now in its tenth year).
Mount Madonna School has always valued community service, both in concept and practice. MMS was built, literally and figuratively, by volunteers. Service is a component of Positive Character Development and Creative Self’expression.
Middle and high school students volunteer, both during school hours and after school, in ways that are meaningful to them.
Chaperones for MMS Dances: Parents/Guardians, in addition to faculty members, are needed to chaperone Middle and High School Dances throughout the school year.
Our dances are fun for all and we do ask that music, dancing and language be appropriate for all age levels of attendees. Below is a list of guidelines to be followed.
We’re excited to announce that we now have wireless access in some locations at the Upper Campus!
We’re still experimenting with how best to utilize this new tool and how to easily and reliably allow students to use their own devices to do school work while on campus. We also have a new laptop cart with 20 machines that can be used if a student doesn’t have their own device they want to bring to use.
We encourage families to talk with their children if they bring any electronic devices to school about how to keep them safe and secure. We do have lockers available to all students who would like one.
Questions? Please contact Dr. Nicole Tervalon, IT Director, at nicole.tervalon_AT_mountmadonna.org or 408-847-2717 x293.
The shuttle Endeavour, on its way to its new home at a Los Angeles science museum, flew over the Monterey Bay atop a 747 jumbo jet in the morning on Friday, September 21. MMS students came out of their classrooms to catch a glimpse of the shuttle, which was carried at very low-altitude. In fact, students on campus on the mountain actually looked down on the shuttle as it passed along the fog layer over the bay.
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).
