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Year at a Glance

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						Sunday January 1 1
Monday January 2 2 Winter Break Winter Break	Tuesday January 3 3 Classes Resume Classes Resume Classes Resume, Begin Marking Period 3 Classes Resume, Begin Marking Period 3	Wednesday January 4 4 All-State Music University of New Mexico All-State Music	Thursday January 5 5 All-State Music University of New Mexico All-State Music	Friday January 6 6 All-State Music University of New Mexico All-State Music	Saturday January 7 7	Sunday January 8 8
Monday January 9 9	Tuesday January 10 10	Wednesday January 11 11 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM Admission Testing (Afternoon) Admission Testing (Afternoon)	Thursday January 12 12	Friday January 13 13	Saturday January 14 14 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM CANCELED: Levanta Institute Workshop - Driving Your Car, Fixing Your Engine: Two Modes of Music Practice Music Building Performance Hall Due to scheduling conflicts, the content of this workshop will be included in our February workshop. Please register for the workshop on February 11 to learn about different practice methods. Visit aa.edu/levanta.	Sunday January 15 15
Monday January 16 16 No Classes, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day No Classes, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM Martin Luther King Day Seminar: Marilyn Nelson's A Wreath for Emmett Till Simms Library Room 141 Registration required. For more information contact Mr. Himwich at Himwich@aa.edu	Tuesday January 17 17 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM 7th Grade Buddy Visit 7th Grade Buddy Visit 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM 7th Grade Buddy Visit 7th Grade Buddy Visit 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Tuition Assistance Webinar Zoom Each year, Albuquerque Academy provides grants that pay for some or all of the cost of tuition for students who apply and qualify for assistance. Approximately one-quarter of our student body receives tuition assistance grants. If you would like to learn more about how to apply for a grant, please join us for a 45-minute presentation by Emily Kienzle, Associate Director of Tuition Assistance and Enrollment Management. The presentation will cover the following topics: – The application process and timeline – Financial factors that affect eligibility for grants – Important tuition assistance policies To register, email finaid@aa.edu or call 828-3233.	Wednesday January 18 18	Thursday January 19 19 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM Admission Testing (Morning) Admission Testing (Morning)	Friday January 20 20	Saturday January 21 21 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM Asian American Parent Council Lunar New Year Celebration Simms Auditorium Lunar New Year Celebration with a variety of performing arts performances such as Chinese Dancing, Lion Dance, Korean Dancing, Indian Dancing, Bollywood Style Dancing, Tai Chi, and more.	Sunday January 22 22
Monday January 23 23	Tuesday January 24 24 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Tuition Assistance Webinar Zoom Each year, Albuquerque Academy provides grants that pay for some or all of the cost of tuition for students who apply and qualify for assistance. Approximately one-quarter of our student body receives tuition assistance grants. If you would like to learn more about how to apply for a grant, please join us for a 45-minute presentation by Emily Kienzle, Associate Director of Tuition Assistance and Enrollment Management. The presentation will cover the following topics: – The application process and timeline – Financial factors that affect eligibility for grants – Important tuition assistance policies To register, email finaid@aa.edu or call 828-3233. 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM Admission Testing (Afternoon) Admission Testing (Afternoon) 7:00 PM – 8:15 PM 6-12 Guitar Solo and Ensemble Concert Performance Hall 6-12 Guitar Solo and Ensemble Concert	Wednesday January 25 25	Thursday January 26 26 NMACDA Youth All-State Choirs Farmington NMACDA Youth All-State Choirs 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM Thursday Seminar: Reading of All of Emily Dickinson’s Poems Simms Library, Room 141 Reading of All of Emily Dickinson’s Poems as arranged in Emily Dickinson’s Poems: As She Preserved Them, edited by Cristanne Miller Individual and group readings will be held in Simms Library during the day. Five Thursday Seminars are scheduled to discuss each of Miller’s divisions of the poems. Five poems from each grouping will be singled out for special attention and sent to participants in the evening seminars. Manuscript images of the poems in Emily’s own hand can be found here. 1/26 Introduction/Fascicles 16, 18 & 22 2/2 Unbounded Sheets 3/9: Loose Poems 2/16 Poems Transcribed By Others/Poems Not Retained 2/23 Poems Selected by Participants A complete list of seminars for the year can be found here: https://padlet.com/hughlings/epmsfx5xzdoww9r7	Friday January 27 27 Grades 8-12 No Classes, Parent Conferences Grades 8-12 No Classes, Parent Conferences NMACDA Youth All-State Choirs Farmington NMACDA Youth All-State Choirs 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM Early 2023 Campus Tours Campus tours are available Friday mornings from 8:30-10 a.m. You’ll see our facilities and classes in action, meeting teachers along the way. If these dates do not work for you schedule, please feel free to reach out to our office at (505) 828-3208. For families with children applying, your child will see most of the campus during their buddy day visit. Campus tours are not a required part of the application process. 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM Thursday Seminar: Fascicle 16, Emily Dickinson L141 Simms Library This seminar is the first of five Thursday Seminars on Emily Dickinson’s poetry that are part of a community-wide celebration of her poetry that begins 1.27 and runs through 2.23. For more information, contact Hugh Himwich (Himwich@aa.edu). +1 more events	Saturday January 28 28 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Wilderness First Aid Course 6-7 Multipurpose Room NOLS Wilderness Medicine Wilderness First Aid Course	Sunday January 29 29 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Wilderness First Aid Course 6-7 Multipurpose Room the community- this is a community course
Monday January 30 30	Tuesday January 31 31 Grade 6 Early Decision Notification Grade 6 Early Decision Notification

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		Wednesday March 1 1 Regular Admission Decision Notification Regular Admission Decision Notification 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Basics and Beyond for the Beginning Wind Instrument Player (Youth) Basics and Beyond for the Beginning Wind Instrument Player (Youth) 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM Latin Music in the United States (Adults) For more information: http://www.aa.edu/levanta	Thursday March 2 2 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM Beginning Electronic Music Composition (Adults) For more information: http://www.aa.edu/levanta	Friday March 3 3 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Spring Musical - Chicago: Teen Edition Simms Center for the Performing Arts Spring Musical – Chicago: Teen Edition	Saturday March 4 4 4:45 PM Alumni Night at the Theatre-Chicago Albuquerque Academy Schedule of Events: 4:45-5:15 p.m. Behind the scenes tour 5:15-6:45 p.m. Dinner on campus 7 p.m. Chicago performance 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Spring Musical- Chicago: Teen Edition Simms Center for the Performing Arts Spring Musical- Chicago: Teen Edition	Sunday March 5 5
Monday March 6 6 Grades 10-12 No A.M. Classes Grade 10 Pre ACT Grade 11 Career Day Grade 12 College Toolkit No Classes 6-7 (Parent Conferences) No Classes 6-7 (Parent Conferences)	Tuesday March 7 7 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Beginning Classical Guitar (Youth) Beginning Classical Guitar (Youth) 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM Beginning Fingerstyle Guitar (Adults) For more information: http://www.aa.edu/levanta	Wednesday March 8 8 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Basics and Beyond for the Beginning Wind Instrument Player (Youth) Basics and Beyond for the Beginning Wind Instrument Player (Youth) 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM Latin Music in the United States (Adults) For more information: http://www.aa.edu/levanta	Thursday March 9 9 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM Beginning Electronic Music Composition (Adults) For more information: http://www.aa.edu/levanta 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM Spring Musical- Chicago: Teen Edition Simms Center for the Performing Arts Spring Musical- Chicago: Teen Edition 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM Thursday Seminar: Plato’s Crito Simms Library, Room 141 What is of particular interest in the Crito is how Socrates turns his socratic method against his own apparent self-interest and argues against escaping the “unjust” punishment imposed by his fellow Athenians. We will discuss the value of using the socratic method for examining ourselves, i.e., what is truly in our self-interest. A complete list of seminars for the year can be found here: https://padlet.com/hughlings/epmsfx5xzdoww9r7	Friday March 10 10 Regular Admission Decision Enrollment Contracts Due Regular Admission Decision Enrollment Contracts Due 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM Early 2023 Campus Tours Campus tours are available Friday mornings from 8:30-10 a.m. You’ll see our facilities and classes in action, meeting teachers along the way. If these dates do not work for you schedule, please feel free to reach out to our office at (505) 828-3208. For families with children applying, your child will see most of the campus during their buddy day visit. Campus tours are not a required part of the application process. 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Spring Musical- Chicago: Teen Edition Simms Center for the Performing Arts Spring Musical- Chicago: Teen Edition	Saturday March 11 11 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM SAT Brown Hall SAT 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Levanta Institute Workshop - Joyous Performances: How to Manage Performance Anxiety Music Building Performance Hall To register for this workshop please visit: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSevbUiyFYVV5m1Nuj-N_XK6Q9YlVHvVXMy6BVNwqME5JPnN9w/viewform 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Spring Musical- Chicago: Teen Edition Simms Center for the Performing Arts Spring Musical- Chicago: Teen Edition	Sunday March 12 12
Monday March 13 13	Tuesday March 14 14 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Beginning Classical Guitar (Youth) Beginning Classical Guitar (Youth) 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM Beginning Fingerstyle Guitar (Adults) For more information: http://www.aa.edu/levanta	Wednesday March 15 15 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Basics and Beyond for the Beginning Wind Instrument Player (Youth) Basics and Beyond for the Beginning Wind Instrument Player (Youth) 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM Latin Music in the United States (Adults) For more information: http://www.aa.edu/levanta	Thursday March 16 16 Spring Break Spring Break 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM Beginning Electronic Music Composition (Adults) For more information: http://www.aa.edu/levanta	Friday March 17 17 Spring Break Spring Break	Saturday March 18 18	Sunday March 19 19
Monday March 20 20 Spring Break Spring Break Think It Spring Break Program Think It Spring Break Program	Tuesday March 21 21 Spring Break Spring Break Think It Spring Break Program Think It Spring Break Program 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Beginning Classical Guitar (Youth) Beginning Classical Guitar (Youth) 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM Beginning Fingerstyle Guitar (Adults) For more information: http://www.aa.edu/levanta +1 more events	Wednesday March 22 22 Spring Break Spring Break Think It Spring Break Program Think It Spring Break Program 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Basics and Beyond for the Beginning Wind Instrument Player (Youth) Basics and Beyond for the Beginning Wind Instrument Player (Youth) 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM Latin Music in the United States (Adults) For more information: http://www.aa.edu/levanta +1 more events	Thursday March 23 23 Spring Break Spring Break Think It Spring Break Program Think It Spring Break Program 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM Beginning Electronic Music Composition (Adults) For more information: http://www.aa.edu/levanta	Friday March 24 24 Spring Break Spring Break Think It Spring Break Program Think It Spring Break Program	Saturday March 25 25	Sunday March 26 26
Monday March 27 27 Spring Break Spring Break	Tuesday March 28 28 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Beginning Classical Guitar (Youth) Beginning Classical Guitar (Youth) 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM Beginning Fingerstyle Guitar (Adults) For more information: http://www.aa.edu/levanta	Wednesday March 29 29 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Basics and Beyond for the Beginning Wind Instrument Player (Youth) Basics and Beyond for the Beginning Wind Instrument Player (Youth) 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM Latin Music in the United States (Adults) For more information: http://www.aa.edu/levanta	Thursday March 30 30 GrandDays Grades 6-8 GrandDays Grades 6-8 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM Beginning Electronic Music Composition (Adults) For more information: http://www.aa.edu/levanta 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM Thursday Seminar: Peter Nash: In the Place Where We Thought We Stood Simms Library, Room 141 A complete list of seminars for the year can be found here: https://padlet.com/hughlings/epmsfx5xzdoww9r7	Friday March 31 31 GrandDays Grades 9-12 GrandDays Grades 9-12

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					Saturday April 1 1	Sunday April 2 2
Monday April 3 3	Tuesday April 4 4 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Beginning Classical Guitar (Youth) Beginning Classical Guitar (Youth) 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM Beginning Fingerstyle Guitar (Adults) For more information: http://www.aa.edu/levanta	Wednesday April 5 5 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Basics and Beyond for the Beginning Wind Instrument Player (Youth) Basics and Beyond for the Beginning Wind Instrument Player (Youth) 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM Latin Music in the United States (Adults) For more information: http://www.aa.edu/levanta 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Dance Concert, Grades 6-12 Simms Center for the Performing Arts Dance Concert, Grades 6-12	Thursday April 6 6 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM Beginning Electronic Music Composition (Adults) For more information: http://www.aa.edu/levanta 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Dance Concert, Grades 6-12 Simms Center for the Performing Arts Dance Concert, Grades 6-12	Friday April 7 7 Academy Tennis Tournament Tennis Courts Academy Tennis Tournament No Classes No Classes	Saturday April 8 8	Sunday April 9 9
Monday April 10 10	Tuesday April 11 11 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Beginning Classical Guitar (Youth) Beginning Classical Guitar (Youth) 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM Beginning Fingerstyle Guitar (Adults) For more information: http://www.aa.edu/levanta 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Advanced Guitar Solo and Ensemble Recital Performance Hall Advanced Guitar Solo and Ensemble Recital	Wednesday April 12 12 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Basics and Beyond for the Beginning Wind Instrument Player (Youth) Basics and Beyond for the Beginning Wind Instrument Player (Youth) 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM Latin Music in the United States (Adults) For more information: http://www.aa.edu/levanta	Thursday April 13 13 7:30 AM Staff/Faculty Meeting Staff/Faculty Meeting 7:30 AM Staff/Faculty Meeting Science Conference Room AAPA All School Faculty/Staff Appreciation Breakfast 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM Beginning Electronic Music Composition (Adults) For more information: http://www.aa.edu/levanta 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Tri-school Case Studies Program Simms Auditorium, Brown Hall classrooms, Performance Hall Juniors and parents of juniors from Albuquerque Academy, Bosque School, and Sandia Prep are invited to this event. Attendees will review mock applications in groups led by college representatives from around the country. A mini college fair will be held at the end of the program. +1 more events	Friday April 14 14 ISAS Arts Festival Fort Worth, TX ISAS Arts Festival	Saturday April 15 15 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM ACT Brown Hall ACT	Sunday April 16 16
Monday April 17 17 7:00 PM – 8:15 PM Jazz Concert, All Ensembles Simms Center for the Performing Arts Jazz Concert, All Ensembles	Tuesday April 18 18 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Beginning Classical Guitar (Youth) Beginning Classical Guitar (Youth) 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM Beginning Fingerstyle Guitar (Adults) For more information: http://www.aa.edu/levanta 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Guitar III - Advanced Guitar Orchestra Concert Simms Center for the Performing Arts Guitar III – Advanced Guitar Orchestra Concert	Wednesday April 19 19 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Basics and Beyond for the Beginning Wind Instrument Player (Youth) Basics and Beyond for the Beginning Wind Instrument Player (Youth) 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM Latin Music in the United States (Adults) For more information: http://www.aa.edu/levanta 7:00 PM – 8:15 PM Band Concert, Grades 6-12 Simms Center for the Performing Arts Band Concert, Grades 6-12	Thursday April 20 20 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM Beginning Electronic Music Composition (Adults) For more information: http://www.aa.edu/levanta 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM Thursday Seminar: Franz Kline: The Artist’s Materials Simms Library, Room 141 A complete list of seminars for the year can be found here: https://padlet.com/hughlings/epmsfx5xzdoww9r7	Friday April 21 21 Harper Memorial Track Meet Harper Memorial Field Harper Memorial Track Meet No Classes No Classes	Saturday April 22 22	Sunday April 23 23
Monday April 24 24 No Classes No Classes	Tuesday April 25 25 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Guitar Concert 6-7 Level I - Guitar II Simms Center for the Performing Arts Guitar Concert 6-7 Level I – Guitar II	Wednesday April 26 26 7:00 PM – 8:15 PM Orchestra Concert, Grades 6-12 Simms Center for the Performing Arts Orchestra Concert, Grades 6-12	Thursday April 27 27 7:00 PM – 8:15 PM Chorus Concert, Grades 6-12 Simms Center for the Performing Arts Chorus Concert, Grades 6-12	Friday April 28 28	Saturday April 29 29 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM 9th Grade Ball Simms Center for the Performing Arts Lobby A semi-formal dance for all 9th grade Academy students and their approved guests. Semi-formal attire highly recommended. Snacks and beverages provided.	Sunday April 30 30

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Monday May 1 1	Tuesday May 2 2	Wednesday May 3 3	Thursday May 4 4 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM Thursday Seminar: Mary Oliver: Devotions Simms Library, Room 141 A complete list of seminars for the year can be found here: https://padlet.com/hughlings/epmsfx5xzdoww9r7	Friday May 5 5	Saturday May 6 6 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM SAT Brown Hall SAT	Sunday May 7 7
Monday May 8 8	Tuesday May 9 9	Wednesday May 10 10	Thursday May 11 11	Friday May 12 12 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Theatre Performance - student directed Simms Center for the Performing Arts Student-directed one-act plays	Saturday May 13 13 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Theatre Performance- student directed Simms Center for the Performing Arts Student-directed one-act plays	Sunday May 14 14
Monday May 15 15	Tuesday May 16 16	Wednesday May 17 17	Thursday May 18 18 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM Thursday Seminar: Getting the News from Poems Simms Library, Room 141 Participants share a favorite poem or one or more of their own. A complete list of seminars for the year can be found here: https://padlet.com/hughlings/epmsfx5xzdoww9r7	Friday May 19 19	Saturday May 20 20	Sunday May 21 21
Monday May 22 22	Tuesday May 23 23	Wednesday May 24 24 Last Day of Classes Last Day of Classes	Thursday May 25 25	Friday May 26 26	Saturday May 27 27 Commencement Commencement	Sunday May 28 28
Monday May 29 29 Memorial Day Memorial Day	Tuesday May 30 30	Wednesday May 31 31

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