Twenty-three students in grades 9-12 participated in 36 competitions at the HOSA State Leadership Conference, with 13 receiving awards and recognition. Many of them will attend the International Leadership Conference in June. Academy’s HOSA (Future Health Professionals) chapter has grown from four students to close to 30 students in four years. 1st Place TJ Miller […]
Ten Chargers Qualify for National S&D Debate Championship
Ten Academy students — twice as many as last year — have qualified for the National Speech & Debate Championship, and four were crowned district champions, at the 2025 District National Qualifier Tournament at the end of March. They are: Aarush Tutiki ’26 — International Extemporaneous Speaking District Champ Ayla Zomermaand ’25 — International Extemporaneous […]
Twelve Academy Students Earn High Marks at State Math Contest
Open to students in grades 5-12, the PNM-UNM Statewide High School Mathematical Contest aims to promote mathematics education in New Mexico. The contest features two rounds: an online preliminary exam and an in-person final round at the University of New Mexico. Finalists not only compete in a challenging written exam but also attend a presentation […]
Science Fair Club Snags Numerous Awards at Central NM Event
Seventeen members of the Science Fair Club took part in the Central New Mexico STEM Research Challenge, with Ahana Kushik ’28 and Sowmya Sankaran ’27 earning spots at the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in May and several students qualifying for the state science fair on April 12: Andrew Auyang ’31, Max Berger ’30 […]
Garcia family’s $1 million donation goes toward improving Academy summer school program, upgrading tennis facility
Albuquerque Journal Staff Report Albuquerque Academy on Saturday recognized a $1 million gift from a family of former students who donated the funding to honor two former Academy teachers and to improve the school’s academics and athletics. The grant was used to both enhance a summer school program that introduces young students to the school, […]
Suspenseful sounds: Live film concert of Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘The Lodger’ comes to Albuquerque Academy
By Rozanna M. Martinez / Branded Content Editor Some talented New Mexico musicians, including an Albuquerque Academy alumnus, are returning to their roots for a one-night film concert of Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog.” Austin, Texas-based composer Joseph V. Williams II, who is originally from Belen, was commissioned by the […]
Eighth grader wins New Mexico State Spelling Bee for second time in three years
By Matthew Reisen / Journal Staff Writer For hours, they fought hard and, with the ding of the bell, dropped like flies — bested by words most people won’t hear in a lifetime. It ended in dramatic fashion Saturday as two eighth graders, barely tall enough to see over the microphone, went back and forth […]
How land-loving iguanas from North America may have ended up in Fiji
Research by Simon Scarpetta ’10, an evolutionary biologist at the University of San Francisco, and his team proposes an answer. Read the article from NPR.
Junior Breaks 3200m School Record
Nicholas Ponte ’26 set a school record in the 3200-meter run during the Chandler Rotary Invitational in Arizona on March 21. His time of 9:15.87 broke the existing record of 9:16.65 set by Benjamin Johnson ’08 in 2007.
Spring Day of Giving: Reflections on 50 Years of Ex Ed
By Danny Packer To help celebrate Spring Day of Giving on Wednesday, April 2, which honors 50 years of Bear Canyon and experiential education, former history teacher and Ex Ed leader Danny Packer reflects on his years guiding students through outdoor adventures. Click here to support Spring Day of Giving. The Bear Canyon Project. The […]
