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 When Chamiza Pacheco de Alas ’96 drops off her sixth-grader at the Academy, she sometimes thinks about arriving there herself […]
What Makes David Eagleman ’89 So Driven?
He Could Probably Design an Experiment to Explain It. Bravery has been brewing inside David Eagleman, Albuquerque Academy Class of 1989, for a long time. On a fall day in the 1980s, when he’d only been a sixth grader at the Academy for a matter of weeks, hot-air balloons touched down on campus, and one […]
Pick Up a Book by an Academy Author
The Academy’s strong English program and focus on writing and clearly expressing ideas have both attracted and produced a number of outstanding authors. If you’re planning to settle in with a good book as the nights get long and temperatures drop, try one of these. (And please contact the alumni office if you have an addition [...]
For Ava Dellaira ’02, Writing is a Means of Processing Hardship, Grappling with Difference
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 As she neared the end of eighth grade, Ava Dellaira ’02 received an offer she couldn’t refuse. She’d gone through […]
Poetry Collection by Gustav Parker Hibbett ’14 on T.S. Eliot Prize Shortlist
The T.S. Eliot Prize has announced the ten poets named to the 2024 shortlist — an eclectic list comprising seasoned poets, two debuts, two second collections, and two previously shortlisted poets from both long-established, and small independent presses. High Jump as Icarus Story by 2014 Academy grad Gustav Parker Hibbett is among the honorees. Gustav is a […]
Looking to Meet Your Neighbors? Get on the Tennis Courts.
A different way to understand your community — and yourself. By Nick Pachelli (Academy Class of 2009) In 2021, I moved from Harlem to leafy Fort Greene, Brooklyn. I’m a longtime competitive tennis player, and one of my first outings in the neighborhood was to an annual community tennis tournament in the park that a […]
Bregman in Albuquerque Academy Hall of Fame Class of 2024
By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer Albuquerque Academy has recognized its 2024 class for its Athletics Hall of Fame. This year’s group is headlined by Alex Bregman (Class of 2012), the former baseball standout who later shined at LSU and is the longtime third baseman for the Houston Astros. He has multiple World Series […]
Academy boys and girls sweep home soccer tournament
By Glen Rosales / for the Journal On homecoming weekend at Albuquerque Academy, the host school put on a boys and girls soccer show in the annual Chargers invitational tournament, sweeping both championships for the first time since 2018. Boys ALBUQUERQUE ACADEMY 4, PIEDRA VISTA 1: After giving up a goal on a 40-yard bomb […]
$2 Million Donation Based on Commitment to the Future
When Brad Scott ’70 learned Julianne Puente had been named the head of school for Albuquerque Academy in 2019, he was pleased that his top choice would be taking the reins. Brad had accepted the school’s invitation to get involved in the head-of-school selection process and felt strongly that it was time for the Academy […]
17 Chargers Named National Merit Semifinalists
The National Merit® Scholarship Corporation has announced that 17 of the Albuquerque Academy seniors who competed in the National Merit Scholarship Program last school year have been named semifinalists in the 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program. As juniors, they entered the 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test […]
