Latest Stories
Here are some of our latest press releases:
New Middle School Principal
July 1, 2008--On July 1, Ray Blute became our new Middle School principal...read more
Music Scholarship
May 21, 2008--Todd Scalisi was honored when Don Jett, president of The Gold Standard Chorus, presented him...read more
Art Student Follows Her Dream
May 21, 2008--When Emily Cheng was in middle school in Taiwan, she told her mother that she wanted to study art when she grew up...read more
Unusual Kiln
May 15, 2008--Heat, smoke, and flames worked together in the Raku firing...read more
Students Baptized
May 6, 2008--Three students were baptized on campus...read more
Poetry Santa Cruz
May 2, 2008--Patrick Heher and Becca Wynn were honored to have their poems selected...read more
Bowling Competition
April 29, 2008--Eighth grader Kandace McBride scored higher than 188 out of 200 other girls...read more
Forty-eighth Golfing Trophy
April 27, 2008--Katrina Mendez earned her forty-eighth golfing trophy at the Laguna Seca Golf Ranch...read more
CMEA Instrumental Festival
April 18, 2008--At the California Music Educators Association Festival, three of our instrumental groups...read more
Barbershop Quartet Award
April 17, 2008--When the Gold Standard Chorus came to visit Dr. Dehner's Chorale class today...read more
Carmel Bach Festival
April 12, 2008--At the Carmel Bach Festival auditions today, Devony Smith and Christian Pursell earned soloist spots...read more
Young Poets
April 11, 2008--Three of our seventh grade students were selected from thousands of entries...read more
Farm Bureau Poets
March 19, 2008--Six students were honored by the Farm Bureau...read more
Locks of Love
March 18, 2008--It takes six to ten ponytails to make a hairpiece for a child...read more
Students Fight World Hunger by Fasting
March 7, 2008--To get a better idea of how hunger feels, and to help others who experience it every day...read more.
February 29, 2008--These students made the high school Honor Roll for the first semester...read more.
Three Hundred Hours
February 27, 2008--When Diego Segovia walked into Mrs. Danielski's English class today, Mr. Miles was waiting for him...read more.
February 22, 2008--Alyssa Villanueva and Jenny Na, two of our middle school students, were selected to play in the ACSI Honor Symphony...read more.
February 12, 2008--In the Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tale contest held in Santa Cruz, three of our students...read more.
Equestrians Ride to Stanford
February 9, 2008--Horsemanship is offered as a PE class here, and our Equestrian Team went to Stanford University...read more.
Teammates to Become Rivals
February 6, 2008--Matt Griffin and Collin Hogan have played football together at Monte Vista, but when they go to college, they'll be playing against each other...read more.
CMEA Honor Concert
January 26, 2008--Twenty-two Monte Vista students performed in the California Music Educators Association (CMEA) Honor Concert...read more.
PV Shelter Christmas
December 20, 2007--The children at Pajaro Valley Shelter will receive dozens of toys, games, books, and stuffed animals this Christmas...read more.
Simple Machines
December 20, 2007--In the style of Rube Goldberg, students in Linda Richards’ science classes created some unusual machines...read more.
Penny Wars
December 20, 2007--Pennies turned into dollars during this year’s high school Penny Wars...read more.
Thespians Inducted
December 13, 2007--Seventeen top theatre students were inducted into the Thespian Society...read more.
Poetry Slam
December 13, 2007--Eighteen of our eighth grade students stepped into the spotlight today for the top rounds of the Middle School Poetry Slam...read more.
Potatoes Fly
December 12, 2007--How far can a potato fly? Students in Steve Dauphin’s high school physics classes built catapults to find out...read more.
Compassion Campaign
December 12, 2007--Students in the middle school were busy preparing “Christmas Compassion Bags” last week for detainees at the Santa Cruz County Juvenile Hall...read more.
Angel Tree Program
December 10, 2007--Our middle school students were happy to be doing some extra shopping this Christmas...read more.
Carols and Kindness
December 6, 2007--Middle school Choir students shared songs of Winter and Christmas with residents at Valley Heights Senior Community and Valley Convalescent Hospital on December 6...read more.
Seafaring ESL Students
November 28, 2007--Tying knots and dancing with the sailors were two of the favorite activities...read more.
Second Harvest
November 26, 2007--In the three weeks leading up to Thanksgiving, middle school students collected more than 800 pounds of food for the Second Harvest Food Bank...read more.
National Honor Society
October 16, 2007--Sixteen students were inducted into membership of the National Honor Society in an evening ceremony yesterday...read more.
ACDA Honor Choir
October 10, 2007--After a competitive audition, eight MVCS students have been selected to perform...read more.
Blood Drive
October 2, 2007--More than 40 students and staff gave the gift of life...read more.
AP Special Recognition Earned
October 2, 2007--Twenty-one seniors earned special recognition for their high scores on the AP tests they took last May...read more.
Students Defy Gravity
September 26, 2007--Physics students competed today to see whose raw eggs could survive...read more.
National Youth Leadership Forum
September 10, 2007--When Shouji Chang was invited to attend the National Youth Leadership Forum in Berkeley...read more.
First Place in BMX Nationals
September 6, 2007--Thivanka Weerasekara, an eighth grader, won first place in his division at the Grand National BMX Championship...read more.