A painting by Corinne Sherer ’29 was named Best of Show at the New Mexico State Fair Youth Native American Indian Art Gallery. Corinne’s work is an acrylic landscape of Pyramid Rock, part of the red rock formation outside of Gallup, where her family is from. She also took first place at the Gallup Inter […]
Three Students Earn First Global Seals of Biliteracy
Sophomores Valentina Macias and Emilio Houghton and junior Isabella Fuentes are the first three students at Albuquerque Academy to earn the Global Seal of Biliteracy, a language certification recognizing their fluency in English and Spanish and a valuable credential students can include in college and scholarship applications and resumés. To achieve this recognition, they took […]
8-9 Students Earn Top 300 Recognition for Science Fair Projects
Sahana Paruchuri ’30 and Zoheb Barrantes ’31 have been named Top 300 Junior Innovators in the 2026 Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge (JIC), the nation’s premier STEM research competition for middle school students. Nearly 60,000 students nationwide participate in affiliated science fairs each year, and only 300 students were selected for this honor from […]
Eleven Seniors Named National Merit Scholar Semifinalists
The National Merit® Scholarship Corporation has announced that 11 of the Albuquerque Academy seniors who competed in the National Merit Scholarship Program last school year have been named semifinalists in the 2027 National Merit Scholarship Program. The nationwide pool of semifinalists, representing less than 1% of high school seniors, includes the highest-scoring entrants in each […]
Academy’s Diego Friedrich wins the boys race at UNM
James Yodice, Albuquerque Journal The University of New Mexico North Golf Course was decorated in Eldorado burnt orange Saturday morning. Not that the Eagles girls cross country team has anything to prove, but they’re already in full flight, dominating the Lobo Invitational. Freshman Helene Gessner of Eldorado and Diego Friedrich, a sophomore at Albuquerque Academy, […]
More Than Medicine
By Michelle G. McRuiz, Mirage Magazine A World of Opportunity Close to Home Presidential Scholarship Program marks 50 years of supporting exceptional New Mexico students For half a century, UNM’s Presidential Scholarship Program (PSP) has invested in identifying, supporting, and retaining New Mexico talent by offering renewable scholarships to extraordinary high school students from every […]
One answer but with more than one way to get there
Jon Star, professor of teaching and learning, finds flexibility is key to helping students master math Liz Mineo, Harvard Staff Writer Finding a calling wasn’t the hard part for Jon Star. That came when he started figuring out the complexities of his chosen profession. Growing up in Columbus, Georgia, Star worked as a camp counselor […]
Leaving his own mark: Notah Begay III ’90 honored for Native youth work
The Albuquerque golfer and analyst receives the 2026 Payne Stewart Award for his NB3 Foundation’s work supporting Native youth health and leadership. Geoff Grammer, Journal Staff Writer He’d rub a small strip of chiih across his cheek — just a little below each eye — before every match. It was part of the routine for […]
Academy Joins Polaris Athlete Hub Pilot Program
The Academy’s Student-College Outreach Program, developed and led by the College Guidance Office’s Shaun Gehres, is one of 24 schools selected to participate in the Polaris Athlete Founding Pilot Program. Polaris Athlete provides tools to schools and student-athletes that streamline communication and track progress. Through this partnership, student-athletes participating in the Academy’s SACO program will have […]
Albuquerque teens sweep national javelin championship
Pedro Cuadra IV ’30 and Malik Sulaimon finish 1st and 2nd at the USA Track & Field National Junior Olympic Championships in California Austin Curtis | For the Journal [Albuquerque Academy ninth grader] Pedro Cuadra IV had one throw left. The 14-year-old from Albuquerque, javelin in hand, prepared for his final throw at the 2026 […]
