By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer Call her a weapon, call her an asset, call her completely invaluable to the cause. On Tuesday, Melissa Purcella fit all those descriptions in bulk. The Albuquerque Academy senior has a Division I career awaiting her on the East Coast, at Rider University in New Jersey, but she […]
Manzano freshman, Academy boys are metro golf champions
By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer A birdie binge sent a Manzano freshman to the Albuquerque Metro Golf Championship on Tuesday. Isaiah Schmedes overcame a poor start and finished with a flourish to shoot a 2-under par round of 70 — the only player in the field to finish in red numbers — and […]
Junior Wins Scholarship at National Science Competition
Aarush Tutiki ’26 was one of 48 students recognized for his work – ICEFAB-Nano: An Integrated Computational-Experimental Framework to Accelerate the Development of Highly Biofunctional Nanotherapeutics for Healthy and Cancerous Applications – at the 63rd National Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS). Aarush placed second, earning an $8,000 scholarship, in the chemistry oral presentations category. […]
Albuquerque Academy sweeps at metro girls golf
By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer The thing about a good short game is that it translates just about everywhere. On Monday afternoon at Ladera Golf Course, consider the dilemma facing sophomore Addy Haas of Albuquerque Academy: In the second hole of a playoff with West Mesa’s Alyssa Rodriguez, Haas turned a perfect tee […]
Record-breaking day by familiar faces at the Harper
By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer One of the athletes who found herself surprised at her victory was junior Antonella Begay, the daughter of former Academy athlete and New Mexico golfing legend Notah Begay III. Begay, a Charger like her dad, was among the final three in the girls high jump, along with Highland’s […]
Academy girls (close), Cleveland boys (not close) take Harper titles
By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer The difference Saturday afternoon between an outright team championship for the Albuquerque Academy girls track and field team, and a first-place tie with Los Alamos, was this: 0.08 seconds. The Richard A. Harper Memorial meet at Academy was in doubt — at least for the girls — until […]
Top seeds capture Metro singles championships
By Tristen Critchfield / for the Journal Austin Curtis and Ketan Garg have been playing tennis against each other since elementary school, but the stakes were arguably at their highest for their showdown on Saturday. The latest chapter in their rivalry played out in the finals of the APS Metro Tournament, with Albuquerque Academy’s Curtis […]
Eight Language Students Honored by Alliance Française d’Albuquerque
Alliance Française d’Albuquerque awarded prizes of excellence to eight Albuquerque Academy students at the organization’s Distribution de Prix 2025 ceremony. French I – Arundhati Satpathi ’29, Claire Geballe ’29 French II – Tochi Adi ’29, Marco Fossuo ’27 French III – Imani Kassam ’27, Adelyn Haas ’27 Advanced French IV – Grace Wascoe Bauman ’26 […]
Out of Uncertainty and Peril, Gratitude and Generosity
To shine a light on the transformative power of tuition assistance, Alumni Council member Ted Alcorn ’01 is telling the stories of alumni who were grateful recipients during their Academy years. By Ted Alcorn ’01 Ian Bourland ’00 was in fifth grade when his world fell apart. Up until then, he’d led, in his words, […]
Academy Latin Scholars Earn Top Marks on National Exam
Several Albuquerque Academy students were recognized for their performance on this year’s National Latin Exam. Intermediate Latin Audrey Finkelstein ’27 earned a Gold Medal and Summa Cum Laude honors for the third year in a row. “Audrey’s achievement is especially notable because she has worked independently with me for one hour a week, 52 weeks […]
