Geoff Grammer, Journal Staff Writer An awful lot raced through the mind of 17-year-old Harper Dunn five weeks ago between the anterior cruciate ligament in her left leg snapping when she landed from a block attempt in volleyball practice and the time it took her body to hit the floor. After all, it does take […]
Dunn deal: Highly-recruited girls basketball star Harper Dunn ’27 announces she will play at Oklahoma
Geoff Grammer, Journal Staff Writer She wasn’t about to stroll through the newly-refurbished offices in the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma, with the muddy barn shoes she had on. But, the 6-foot-6 basketball prodigy who was spending a good portion of that summer of 2024 working on her grandfather’s ranch in nearby Stillwater, Oklahoma, […]
Top 2027 recruit Harper Dunn ’27 commits to Oklahoma
By Talia Goodman, Rivals Top 2027 recruit Harper Dunn has committed to Oklahoma, she told Rivals. The 6-6 post player from Corona (NM) Albuquerque Academy chose the Sooners over Michigan. “I made this decision a few weeks ago, and every day I feel more confident in it,” she told Rivals. Dunn has built a strong […]
Ex-Sandia manager tapped to direct Roadrunner Quantum Lab
David Kistin ’01, who spent more than a decade moving lab tech into the market, will lead the $25 million effort Justin Horwath, Journal Staff Writer David Kistin, who has spent more than a decade spinning technology developed at Sandia National Laboratories into markets, will now direct a new state-funded project that seeks to build […]
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Familiar Face with Deep Athletic Roots
Kenny Barreras Takes the Lead To many in the Albuquerque Academy community, the new athletic director is best known for his years of leadership with Think Summer. What few realize is that Kenny Barreras brings 35 years of public education experience to his new post — including 18 years as district athletic director for Albuquerque […]
Mariah Wilson ’03 Turns Childhood Passion for Horses into a Lifelong Mission
By Ted Alcorn '01 For her Senior Project, which some Academy students treat as a springboard to professional aspirations, Mariah Wilson ‘03 brought her horse to school and rode it bareback in the field beside the library. She said she was demonstrating Aristotle's ideas about leadership and nonverbal communication — that character shows in bearing [...]
Senior creates clothing line to bring awareness to mental health and suicide
KRQE – With September being suicide awareness month, one Albuquerque teen is making it his goal to bring awareness to mental health. He created a clothing company to do just that, with designs he hopes inspire those struggling. “I just started it because of my own struggles with mental health. Also because I see my […]
Empowering Educators Across Borders
Teacher Dan Dudley Provides AI Guidance to Malawi Girls’ School When math teacher Dan Dudley arrived in Malawi as a Peace Corps volunteer in 1994, he couldn’t have predicted how deeply rooted he would become in the country. Thirty-two years into his teaching career — and in his second year at Albuquerque Academy teaching Geometry, […]
Spring 2026 Sports Honors
Scores of Chargers received individual recognition during and following the Spring 2026 season. GOLF Metro Athlete of the Year Adelyn Haas ’27 All State Adelyn Haas ’27, champion Gabby Sanchez ’28 Thomas Whitten ’29, champion Alex Hanna ’27 All Metro Adelyn Haas ’27, champion Gabby Sanchez ’28 Russel Hiller ’28 Josh James ’26 Thomas Whitten […]
