The Podvocate is the school’s new podcast – the brainchild of two students, Keira Hadlich ’23 and Scarlett Peterson ’23, with an encouraging hand from The Advocate’s faculty advisor, Danny Packer. The seniors, who have recorded four episodes so far, developed the idea together after Keira did some podcasting in English class her junior year. […]
Middle School Spellers Advance to City Bee
Arjun Grandhe ’27, Keith Lee ’29, and Susheer Paladugu ’29 will represent Albuquerque Academy middle schoolers at the city-level spelling bee in 2023. The three competed against several spellers from grades 6-8 in an online school bee, followed by a in-person round with four finalists that included Arjun, Keith, Susheer, and Jacob Thomas ’28. “The […]
Dozens of Fall Athletes Earn State and District Recognition
Congratulations to these student-athletes for receiving state, district, and metro honors at the close of the Fall 2022 athletic season! Boys Cross Country All-State Nate Klein ’23 – 6th place finish Girls Cross Country All-State Anna Hastings ’26 – 2nd place finish Addison Julian ’26 – 4th place finish Katie Patton ’23 – 5th place […]
Shaun Gehres Steps Down as Albuquerque Academy Football Coach
(KRQE) – After four years as the head coach of Albuquerque Academy Football, Shaun Gehres told KRQE on Sunday morning that he is stepping down from his duties. Gehres says that he will stay at Albuquerque Academy and wants to have more time with his family. Gehres rebuilt this football team and, in his final […]
Student-Run Non-Profit Serves Up Science Fun
What started out as one Academy student wanting to bring hands-on science to an APS elementary school has grown into EFFECTS, a 501(c)(3) non-profit that aims to bring inquiry-based science education to underserved elementary school students in Albuquerque. It currently serves more than 500 students at eight schools with 20+ staff members. Based on a […]
Artist Orlando Leyba finds reviving and embellishing older work ‘cathartic’
BY KATHALEEN ROBERTS / JOURNAL STAFF WRITER Orlando Leyba is reclaiming his Chimayó childhood, the fields he plowed with his grandfather and his trips to the tiny Spanish town that bequeathed him a surname. The artist’s work is on display in “Reclaimed: Orlando Leyba” at The Curated Creative through Dec. 2. The Albuquerque Academy art teacher’s […]
Academy Musicians Selected for All-State Performances
Dozens of musicians will represent Albuquerque Academy at the 2023 New Mexico Music Educators Association All-State Festival. The festival showcases the top musical talent from across the state’s high school music programs through large ensembles that include band, orchestra, chorus, guitar, and jazz. Sophomore Quinn Ross was named concertmaster of All-State Guitar as the highest-ranking […]
6-7 Students Earn Honors at New Mexico’s Middle School Mock Trial Debut
Five Academy 6-7 students participated in the New Mexico’s very first middle school mock trial competition in November. The new team did very well over the three rounds, with Armaan Vahab ’28 earning an outstanding attorney award and Kashvi Rai ’28 earning an outstanding witness award. No team winner was announced because the purpose of […]
Academy Sends Its Largest Delegation to Model UN State Conference
The Albuquerque Academy Model UN team sent 24 members to the three-day State Model UN Conference at the New Mexico Roundhouse in early November, where they picked up several honors: Noor Ali ’23 and Sophia Liem ’23 took home the award for Best Delegation, Iraq, in the DISEC committee (UN committee on Disarmament and International […]
School Psychologist Michael Thompson Talks to Community
Students, parents, faculty, and staff took advantage of the opportunity to hear from Michael Thompson, Ph.D., an expert in child and family psychology with two decades of experience working with independent schools, at a series of presentations in early November. Dr. Thompson has authored and co-authored several books focusing on the many facets of child […]
