By Tristen Critchfield / for the Journal If a game comes down to penalty kicks, the Albuquerque Academy girls tend to like their chances. That’s due in no small part to the presence of senior goalkeeper Cara Anderson, who denied St. Pius’ final two shots to propel the No. 2 Chargers (17-4-1) to a 4-3 […]
Academy Guitar Students Participate in District VII Honor Group Guitar Festival
Students in grades 6-12 were chosen to participate in the District VII Honor Group Guitar Festival because of their exceptional skills on the guitar. They spent many extra hours of individual practice to get ready for this event. In addition, they rehearsed with guitarists from schools around the district to prepare their performance. The performance […]
National signing period opens: Here are some local prep athletes planning to compete at D-I schools
By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer From the Big Apple to a campus overlooking the Pacific Ocean, some of the metro area’s elite high school talent will be putting pen to paper starting Wednesday as the first major signing period is upon us. Wednesday marks the opening for all Division I and Division II […]
The Ogawa Speaker Series: Fostering Diversity and Intellectual Exploration
Like many families, the Ogawas – Diane Harrison Ogawa, Academy Board Chair; her husband Greg S. H. Ogawa; and their children, Katie Ogawa Douglas ’10 and Al Harrison Ogawa ’14 – find that some of their most profound conversations occur over dinner. “This endowment,” Diane says, “really came about from discussions around our table about how […]
Cross Country Teams Sweep Academy Extravaganza
Academy’s boys and girls each won the 4A races, holding off their top rival in the process. The boys won in an extremely tight finish with rival Los Alamos, 51-53. The Chargers had a slight edge with the No. 4 and No. 5 runners, providing their team victory. Theodore Roundface of Gallup (16:24.88) was the […]
Theatre Students Qualify for International Festival
Several theatre students performed at the New Mexico State Thespian Festival and One-Act Competition in Las Cruces. Earning a superior ranking in their thespian individual event categories and qualifying for the international festival: Ainara Vecchia ’24 in Acting – Monologues. Ainara also performed in the awards showcase because she tied for the highest score at […]
Academy Featured in PBS Story About Affirmative Action
College admissions essays more important for students after end of affirmative action Students who are starting to apply to colleges for the coming year are the first class to deal with the impact of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn affirmative action. For many high school students, this annual rite of passage is now trickier […]
Artwork by Visual Arts’ Chad Waples Featured at Balloon Museum
Chad Waples has created a temporary public art sculpture titled Cosmic Prism for a project commissioned by the Balloon Museum in honor of the annular eclipse on October 14. The sculpture will be on display October 6-15. At the Balloon Museum’s S.T.E.A.M night on Thursday, October 12, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Chad will answer questions about the […]
Julianne Puente Weighs In on Education in New Mexico
Just as the school year was getting underway, Head of School Julianne Puente participated in an Albuquerque Business First panel discussion about education in our state. The audience was made up almost entirely of CEOs, with about 70 attending in person and more online. The discussion, which included Kyle Rhodes, president and CEO of PESCO; […]
’23 Grad Highlighted by Colgate’s Haz La U Grant
Mireya Macias, Academy Class of 2023, a first-year student at Yale University and a 2022 recipient of Colgate-Palmolive Company’s Haz La U educational grant program for high school seniors of Hispanic heritage, was featured in the announcement about this year’s applications. The program will offer 31 educational grants totaling $100,000 to high school students who […]
