Think Summer Class Highlighted by Game Designer
Game designer Matt Leacock — known for cooperative games like Pandemic and Forbidden Island — gave a shout-out to Life Sized Board Games, a 2026 Think Summer class, in the October issue of his newsletter, Leacock’s Lab. The students, second- and third-graders, created a game called Animal Rescue Team using plushies for the animals and […]
2026 Grad Named Presidential Scholar
Academy graduate and Stanford first-year student Aarush Tutiki ’26 has been named a 2026 U.S. Presidential Scholar — one of just 161 students nationwide chosen for this prestigious honor. Aarush is a first-year student at Stanford University studying physics, math, and international politics. During his time as a Charger, Aarush was involved in myriad activities, […]
Knapp Publishes Literary Review
Academy English teacher Dr. John Knapp has published a review of Dan Poston’s Joseph Addison: An Intellectual Biography in the Summer 2026 issue of the journal Eighteenth Century Studies. “He brings his characteristic wit and scholarly acuity to Poston’s effort to rescue Addison from his apparent disappearance from modern literary consciousness,” says English Chair Scottie […]
Ninth Grader Hits Hole-in-One
Anabel Haas ’30 hit a hole-in-one on the 10th hole at Twin Warriors Golf Club. She capped off her incredible shot by winning individual champion honors at the Rio Rancho Tournament, shooting an even-par 72! Her sister Adelyn Haas ’27 finished 3rd, Addie Kiburz ’29 placed 5th, and all five Chargers placed in the top […]
Harper Dunn leaning on her ‘Ag life’ roots to get back on the basketball court
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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