Secretary of the Army appoints four new CASAs U.S. ARMY PUBLIC AFFAIRS Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth swore in Keith Baranow, Susan L. Malone, Logan O. Morris,and Donna A. White as Civilian Aides to the Secretary of the Army during an investiture ceremony at the Pentagon on July 13, 2023. “It’s an honor to […]
Clark Sonnenberg ’24 wins New Mexico/West Texas Amateur Tournament
Albuquerque Journal LAS CRUCES — Albuquerque Academy’s Clark Sonnenberg shot 5-under-par 67 Friday in the third and final round and earned a three-stroke win in the New Mexico/West Texas Junior Amateur tournament held at the New Mexico State University course. Sonnenberg went 67-71-67 for a 205 over the three rounds and finished ahead of three […]
Director of Charger Aquatics Recognized by USA Swimming
USA Swimming During the spring of 2022, John Butcher, Director of Competitive Swimming for Chargers Aquatics, attended an American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) Clinic in Austin, Texas. At the clinic, Carol Capitani and Mitch Dalton, head coach, and associate head coach of the University of Texas women’s swimming team, respectively, discussed working on their athletes’ […]
Dean of College Guidance Quoted After Recent Supreme Court Ruling About Race in College Admission Process
Time Magazine Rafael Figueroa, dean of college guidance at Albuquerque Academy, was in the middle of tutoring Native American and Native Hawaiian students on how to write college application essays when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the race-conscious college admissions processes at Harvard and the University of North Carolina are unconstitutional. Earlier in the […]
Charger Aquatics Named an ASCA Top 100 Program
The Charger Aquatics (CAQ) program — a swim club located at Albuquerque Academy — has been recognized as a 2023 Age Group Top 100 Club by the American Swim Coaches Association. The results were compiled using USA Swimming results of top-ranked swimmers in the 10 and Under and 11-12 age groups for the 2022 Long […]
Academy Wins NMAA Director’s Cup for Fifth Straight Year
Albuquerque Academy has been awarded the New Mexico Activities Association 4A Director’s Cup for the 15th time since its inception in 2005 and for the fifth consecutive year. “It should not be a surprise,” says Athletic Director Taryn Bachis, “with as many championships we competed in. In fact, we had the most points overall, regardless […]
Report: Borrego is returning to NBA, joining New Orleans as assistant
BY ABQJOURNAL NEWS STAFF Albuquerque native James Borrego has accepted a position as assistant coach for the NBA’s New Orleans Pelicans, ESPN reported Saturday. Borrego, 45, was head coach for the Charlotte Hornets from 2018-22. His title with New Orleans will be associate head coach, ESPN said. It is his second time around on the […]
Spring Athletics Honors
Honors for individual spring athletics have been announced. BASEBALL All Metro 2nd Team Satish Raichur ’24 All District 1st Team Matt Delaney ’25 Michelangelo Duva ’23 Satish Raichur ’24 All District 2nd Team Luke Laskey ’24 All State 1st Team Luke Laskey ’24 Satish Raichur ’24 All State 2nd Team Matt Delaney ’25 Michelangelo Duva […]
Sophomore’s Artwork Selected for the U.S. Capitol
The watercolor, collage, and pastel painting titled “Having the Power to Express & Preserve Beauty” by Ada Ovitt ’25 will be displayed for one year at the U.S. Capitol as well as at the House of Representatives Congressional Art Competition webpage. Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to […]
Academy Mock Trial Takes Second at Nationals
For the first time since 2019, the National High School Mock Trial Championship was held in person, and Albuquerque Academy was there to represent New Mexico in top form, going all the way to the finals for the third time in 11 years and coming within one ballot of a national championship. Team members include […]
