By David Steinberg / For the Journal Rachel Kolb of Albuquerque, author of the new book “Articulate: A Deaf Memoir of Voice,” was born profoundly deaf in 1990. According to her family’s lore, when she was 2 years old, Kolb’s speech therapist gave her mother an update on a particular day’s therapy session, adding this […]
18 Seniors Named National Merit Scholar Semifinalists
Congratulations to the Academy’s 18 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists from the Class of 2026! Jane Bielejec Anagha Devarakonda Rosa Duvall Leo Griscom Anna Hasting Elliot Hickey Gian Hwang Aidan Koudelka William Landahl Claire Lim Ian Marin Gavin Mitchell Videet Modhia Harrison Schiek Aarush Tutiki Benjamin Volk Ethan Xia Duanduan Zheng These Chargers are among 16,000 […]
Chargers Make Lists of Most State Championships, Longest Win Streaks
Academy sports continue to earn recognition from MaxPreps, making its latest honor rolls for most state championships and the longest win streaks in the U.S. With 200+ state championships (203 per MaxPreps, 209 per Academy records, the Chargers are #15 on the list. View the full list on MaxPreps. And Charger tennis made the list […]
New Mexico high school football teams ranked (Sept. 2)
Here are the Sept. 2 coaches top 10 polls for high school football teams in New Mexico. The number in parentheses is how many points the team received — and how many first-place votes, if any. Class 4A 1. St. Pius X, 2-0 (113 – 7) 2. Bloomfield, 1-1 (112 – 5) 3. Bernalillo, 2-0 […]
New Mexico high school volleyball teams ranked (Sept. 2)
Journal Staff Report Here are the Sept. 2 coaches top 10 polls for high school volleyball teams in New Mexico. The number in parentheses is how many points the team received — and how many first-place votes, if any. Class 4A 1. St. Pius X, 2-0 (100 – 9) 2. Albuquerque Academy, 2-0 (86 – […]
Boys soccer: Albuquerque area once again filled with state contenders
By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer Defending 4A state champion Albuquerque Academy graduated 14 players, leaving the Chargers somewhat in transition. But they’ll lean on players such as sophomore forward Cruz Tomori, senior defender Joshua Ma and senior goalkeeper Alex Saiz. “We’re asking players that are fresh in the pool to step up and […]
Girls soccer: Which teams can challenge La Cueva, Hope Christian?
By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer Academy has a small senior class, but has several impact players on the pitch, such as senior goalkeeper Sophia Hasse, senior forward Isabella Barnes and junior center back Addison Cates, who missed last season with a knee injury. Academy is similar to Hope in that a large majority […]
Senior Earns Top Award at Research Science Institute
Aarush Tutiki ’26 received top-five recognition for his oral presentation of his work at the 42nd annual Research Science Institute June 22-August 2, sponsored in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The institute consisted of one week of theoretical classroom work, followed by 4 1/2 weeks of innovative research under the mentorship of leading […]
UNM’s Clark Sonnenberg ’24 rolls to Albuquerque City Championship win
By Sean Reider / Journal Staff Writer When Clark Sonnenberg was 12, he won the net flight of the Albuquerque City Championship — no small deal for one of the metro area’s finest junior golfers. “I wanted to win the championship flight after that, but I was really happy back then,” the incoming sophomore golfer […]
Albuquerque Academy athletics garners national ranking
By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer Albuquerque Academy already was one of the state’s winningest schools, but the 2024-25 school year saw the Chargers bag a record 10 sports blue trophies. And with those 10 comes some national recognition. MaxPreps named Academy the 13th best high school athletics program in the country for the […]
