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 […]
Albuquerque Academy Wins in First Round of Soccer Invite
Juniors, Seniors Recognized by College Board
Thirty Academy students have earned academic honors from the College Board National Recognition Programs. These National Recognition Programs grant underrepresented students academic honors that can be included on college and scholarship applications and connect students with universities across the country, helping them stand out during the admission process. Students who may be eligible have a […]
Sixteen Seniors Recognized as National Merit Scholar Semifinalists
The National Merit® Scholarship Corporation has announced that 16 of the Albuquerque Academy seniors who competed in the National Merit Scholarship Program last school year have been named semifinalists in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program. As juniors, they entered the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test […]
New Mexico prep volleyball: Contending teams and 10 players to watch
By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer Class 4A Both Hope Christian and Albuquerque Academy should have strong teams, even as both transition with new head coaches. Michael Smith has taken over the Chargers, who return senior hitter Emma Eden. She is committed to play at Pepperdine — in beach volleyball. “We talked about our […]
