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 […]
16 Student-Athletes Commit to College Sports
Sixteen members of the Class of 2023 will continue their athletic careers at the collegiate level. They are: BASEBALL Michelangelo Duva, Swarthmore College GOLF Hallie Vigil, Oklahoma Wesleyan University FOOTBALL Cole Conway, Trinity University Kellan Gehres, Rhodes College Spencer Lyon, Austin College AJ Rivera, Case Western Reserve University SOCCER Anna Babinski, California Polytechnic State University […]
Julianne Puente to Work on Academic Expression Framework with Other Top Independent Schools
Albuquerque Academy’s Head of School Julianne Puente will be joining a group of leaders from independent secondary schools across the U.S. develop a written framework to help secondary schools support academic inquiry, expression, and viewpoint diversity in light of rising levels of partisan rancor and national polarization. “The last few years have seen unprecedented levels […]
Prep baseball: Academy spoils Grants’ title dreams
BY CARL KNAUF/FOR THE JOURNAL Grants’ quest for the school’s first state baseball title ended Thursday, falling to Albuquerque Academy 7-5 in the Class 4A quarterfinals. In the first inning, Academy juniors Satish Raichur and Mat McNaney gave the No. 8 seed Chargers (17-10, 6-2 in 6-4A) a 2-0 lead , and the No. 1 […]
Siblings Win Climate Innovation Challenge
Athena Hanna ’29 and Adrian Hanna ’27 have been awarded the Outstanding Entry for Middle School in the Climate Innovation Challenge. The Climate Innovation Challenge cultivates student leaders to think innovatively and communicate effectively about addressing problems that arise in our changing climate. Watch their award-winning video below: “Athena and Adrian have honed their videography, interview […]
