Nearly half of the Academy DECA team will represent New Mexico at the national competition in Atlanta in April. Sixty-six students in grades 10-12 participated in DECA’s district competition, with 40 advancing to state. Of this group, 27 Academy students – a record number – placed first, second, or third in their event, qualifying for […]
High school basketball: Academy boys secure district title
BY JAMES YODICE / JOURNAL STAFF WRITER There won’t be a playoff in District 6-4A boys basketball, nor will there be one in District 5-3A. As the prep basketball regular season approaches its final day on Saturday, the penultimate night offered some clarity and two doses of perfection. At Albuquerque Academy, the Chargers won their […]
Girls state swimming: Academy has the title
BY JAMES YODICE / JOURNAL STAFF WRITER Make it a six pack in the water for Albuquerque Academy. The Chargers, in their home natatorium, won the girls state swimming and diving championship on Saturday, the sixth consecutive year Academy has stood out as New Mexico’s best squad. This was the first blue trophy for Academy’s […]
Science Bowl Team Takes Third in Tight Competition
Two Academy science bowl teams competed at the High School Science Bowl Regionals – essentially the New Mexico state competition –Â in February. Academy’s A Team just a few points shy earning a spot in the finals. Instead of facing teams head to head as in past years, for the online competition, all teams answered the […]
Levanta Institute Offers Summer Music Program for High Schoolers
What started as a germ of an idea in July 2021 has developed into a new music conservatory being offered at Academy. The idea for the Levanta Institute for Music and Creativity began when Head of School Julianne Puente, new to the Academy, quickly realized the potential of offering the Academy’s incredible facilities and expertise […]
Academy Wins 2021 AP CSP Female Diversity Award
We are proud to announce that Albuquerque Academy earned the 2021 College Board AP Computer Science Principles Female Diversity Award. The award recognizes expanding the access of young women to the AP course itself and, more broadly, to computer science education in general. The Academy is dedicated to ensuring access for all of our students […]
Faculty Member Peter Nash Publishes Book
Peter Nash, one of our English Department faculty members, has recently published his latest book, titled The Least of It. Opening one late spring morning in Mexico City, The Least of It tells the story of an American translator who is reunited with his longtime friend, a New York psychiatrist, after years of estrangement. Spanning […]
Art Award Winners on Display at Downtown Gallery
Artwork by more than a dozen Academy students was recognized during the regional round of the Scholastic Art Competition. Founded in 1923, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards recognize creative teenage students in 28 categories of art and writing. Pieces created by Albuquerque Academy students placed in the Gold Key, Silver Key, and Honorable Mention […]
Senior Recognized with National Voice Honor
Talia Czuchlewski has received a 2022 YoungArts award in Voice. Czuchlewski has been recognized at the Merit level, the organization’s third highest honor, joining 720 of the most accomplished young visual, literary, and preforming artists from throughout the county. YoungArts award winners gain access to one of the most comprehensive programs for artists in the […]
Charger Football Players Honored with Several Awards
Congratulations to the following Charger football players for being recognized this season. The following players were named to the 4A District 5/6 All-District Teams: First Team All-District Cole Conway ’23 – Running Back Kellan Gehres ‘23 – Wide Receiver Tyler Wilson ‘22 – Tight End and Punter Jon Davis ‘22 – Center Brody Whitaker ‘24 […]
