About
- - - We believe that children's lives change when their natural passion for learning is nurtured and transformed into habits of life-long learning and reflection. We believe that the world changes as these children learn to serve country and community with wisdom, conviction, and compassion.
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Admission
- - - At Albuquerque Academy, we look for the brightest students in the region, those with intelligence, character, and an eagerness to learn. We're serious about creating an educational experience that shapes sharp-minded students into purposeful, ethical, independent learners.
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Academics
- - - Albuquerque Academy is an independent, college preparatory day school for boys and girls in grades six through twelve. The Academy prides itself on offering an educational program based on creative, independent doing and thinking.
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Athletics
- - - Athletics is an integral part of the Academy experience. Every season our student-athletes gain lifelong lessons in the value of competition, perseverance, hard work, and the true meaning of teamwork.
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Campus Life
- - - Beyond the classroom, nearly all Albuquerque Academy students are involved in multiple extracurricular activities. Opportunities abound to participate in a wide range of clubs and activities, exchange programs, community service and sustainability initiatives, and student publications.
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Community
- - - Inherent in the Albuquerque Academy mission is a commitment to supporting the wider community through outreach and community service. In addition to the Community and Global Citizenship program that is part of the curriculum, the Academy offers a number of other programs for the wider community.
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Tryouts

Athletic Tryouts

Fall 2017 Tryouts

Schedules will be given to athletes by coaches after the first day of practice. Tryouts are mandatory for all high school sports teams (c-team through varsity).

All students must have a physical on file before tryouts and practice. The physical must be dated after April 1, 2017.

Football (Grades 9-12)
Head Coach Kevin Carroll
July 31, 7:30 a.m.
Meeting Gardenhire (Brown Hall); practice will follow meeting.

Football (Grades 7-8)
August 7, 3:50-5:30 p.m.
Field west of East Campus Gym

Boys Soccer (Grades 8-12)
Head Coach Laney Kolek
August 7, 9 a.m.-noon
Upper School Field

Girls Soccer (Grades 8-12)
Head Coach Peter Glidden
August 7, 9-11 a.m. and 6-8 p.m.
Middle School Field

Tennis (Grades 6-7)
August 21, 3:45-5 p.m.
Tennis Courts

Volleyball (Grades 9-12)
Head Coach Maribeth Dvorak
August 7, 4-6:30 p.m.
East Campus Gym

Volleyball (Grade 8)
August 17, 2:45-4 p.m.
East Campus Gym

Volleyball (Grade 7)
August 21, 3:45-5 p.m.
West Campus Gym

Cross Country (Grades 8-12)
Head Coach Adam Kedge
August 21, 7 a.m.
Field west of East Campus Gym

Cross Country (Grades 6-7)
Head Coach Lisa Brunacini
August 21, 3:45-5 p.m.
Just north of Natatorium
More info on middle school cross country can be found here.