MaxPreps selected the top female athlete in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The athletes recognized were selected either for exceptional all-around success across multiple sports or for achieving elite, national-level distinction in a single sport. From versatile multi-sport standouts to dominant specialists who ranked among the nation’s best, each selection represents the […]
Academy Wins 8th Consecutive NMAA Director’s Cup
For the eighth year in a row, Albuquerque Academy has been awarded the 4A Director’s Cup from the New Mexico Activities Association. Overall, it’s the 18th time the Academy has been recognized with this award, which was introduced in the 2004-05 school year. With 3,440 points, the Academy outscored schools in all divisions. The Chargers […]
Meet the 2025-26 Journal Metro Athletes of the Year for each sport
James Yodice, Journal Staff Writer Here are the best of the best among Albuquerque-area high school athletes. Girls Track & Field: Grace Erinle ’27 One of my favorite athletes to watch, in either gender, in any sport. Erinle is simply a force of nature at a track facility, whether she’s dominating the long jump or […]
NM prep stars shine at Great Southwest Classic
James Yodice, Journal Staff Writer Some of New Mexico’s elite prep athletes shined some more on Saturday at the Great Southwest Track and Field Classic. The Great Southwest brings together scores of top boys and girls from the region, and while not all of New Mexico’s superstars were entered this weekend, some of those who […]
BBC Radio Wales Highlights Song by Sophia Golding ’24
“I Could Lie,” a single by Sophia Golding ’24, is getting regular airplay on BBC Radio Wales as part of the Welsh A-List. The BBC Radio Wales Welsh A-List is a weekly music initiative designed to celebrate and support new, independent, and emerging Welsh artists. Throughout the week, the station rotates selected tracks from the […]
Academy Senior Takes 3rd at Supercomputing Challenge
Supercomputing Challenge brings New Mexico students to Los Alamos The 36th Annual Supercomputing Challenge brought 16 teams of middle and high school students from across New Mexico to Los Alamos April 20 and 21 to present the results of their yearlong computing projects and celebrate the award winners. Judges selected the winners at the expo […]
New Mexico prep sports year in review: Dynasties, records and more
James Yodice, Journal Staff Writer We turn down the lights today on the 2025-26 New Mexico prep sports calendar, another fantastic nine months of electrifying highlights and lasting memories. And away we go. Dynastic So many of the state’s current dynasties kept right on rolling. But as I sit down and begin to peck away […]
10th Grader Taking Three Works to National ACT-SO Competition
Mekhi Bradford ’28 will represent the NAACP Albuquerque branch at the 2026 National ACT-SO Competition in July in three categories: written poetry, spoken work, and original written essay (about his CommuniEats project). The Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological, and Scientific Olympics (ACT-SO) is a year-round achievement program designed to recruit, stimulate, and encourage high academic and cultural […]
Seventh Grader Earns Honorable Mention in Writing Contest
“It’s possible to understand the world from studying a leaf,” wrote Misha Kassam ’31 in her essay that earned an honorable mention in the 2026 Aldo Leopold Writing Contest. Misha likened her family’s journey to a drought-stricken plant revived by the first splash of rainfall. The contest received more than 600 submissions. Each year, the […]
Three Chargers Recognized with Scholastic Writing Awards
Works by three young Albuquerque Academy writers were recognized with 2026 Scholastic Writing Awards. Larissa Jubay ’28 received a Silver Key in the Personal Essay & Memoir category for her piece “Formation of a Crane.” Kristina Lane ’27 received a Silver Key in the Speculative Fiction category for her story “Dust to Dust.” Audrey Finkelstein […]
