Albuquerque Academy recently hosted the New Mexico District National Qualifier for Speech and Debate. Thirteen Academy students competed for the chance to represent New Mexico at the 2023 NSDA National Championship, held in Mesa/Phoenix in June. As a whole, eight participating students qualified for nationals. Students qualified in more than half of the events they […]

BY ALAINA MENCINGER / JOURNAL STAFF WRITER “Your word: privet,” said pronouncer Paul Hopkins at the New Mexico State Spelling Bee on Saturday. “Huh?” asked 11-year-old speller Eren Zeynalov, in response. Eren, a fifth grader at Manzano Day School, was one of the state’s 25 best spellers competing in the state bee hosted at the […]

The Academy Red mock trial team edged out Academy Black at the state competition in mid-March, earning them the privilege of representing Team New Mexico at the High School Mock Trial National Championships in May. Academy Red, an experienced, charismatic team led by Maanav Patel ’23 and Inaaya Hasham ’24, went 3-0 at state, defeating […]

Sowmya Sankaran ’27 and Aarush Tutiki ’26 are taking their work to the state STEM Research Challenge following their success at the Central New Mexico competition. Sowmya’s research into artificial intelligence, An Analysis of the Code Generation Capabilities of Large Language Models ChatGPT and Github, won First Place Junior Physical Sciences, First Place Junior Computer […]

The National Museum of Nuclear Science and History recognized two Albuquerque Academy students for their science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) essays. Alexis Limary ’26 and Rowan Gallagher ’24 were recognized at the museum’s Einstein Gala. “Both Alexis and Rowan are exemplary models of students focused on STEM studies and careers,” said Lisa Guida, director […]

Arjun Grandhe ’27 was ranked #1 at the state MathCounts competition, dominating in the countdown round and finishing first in the final round. He earned a spot on the New Mexico team that will participate in nationals in Orlando in May. Arjun and sixth-graders Mark Goldman, Susheer Paladugu, and Keith Lee took second as a […]

Nearly three-quarters of the Academy DECA team that competed at state qualified to represent New Mexico at the national competition. Of the 39 students registered for the DECA state competition, two are advancing to leadership academies, and 27 qualified for nationals. First Individual Events Harper Craig ’24 Luke Dolan ’24 Dante Lucero ’24 Spencer Lyon […]

Fourteen members of the Model UN team attended the Georgetown University-sponsored NAIMUN LX conference in Washington, DC, where they represented a variety of country delegations and historical and contemporary figures in smaller committees. More than 3,000 high school students from schools across the U.S. and around the globe attended this conference. Our students took a tour […]