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 […]
Teen’s new app guards against the rise of villainous AI bots
By Katie Grace Carpenter, Science News Explores People have increasingly been turning to chatbots, agents and other AI helpers for advice and more. For instance, more than 900 million people use ChatGPT weekly. But sometimes artificial-intelligence helpers give dangerous advice. Hoping to counter this problem, Sowmya Sankaran, 16, developed an app. It gives certain bots […]
Academy’s Dunn going to Colorado for national tryout
James Yodice, Journal Staff Writer Harper Dunn of Albuquerque Academy is on her way back to Colorado Springs. Dunn, who just finished her junior season with the Chargers, has been invited to participate in USA Basketball’s Women’s U17 Trials. The trials run Thursday through Sunday. USA Basketball announced that it has invited 46 players to […]
Albuquerque Academy hosts signing days for athletes
James Yodice, Journal Staff Writer Albuquerque Academy on Wednesday will have a signing ceremony for some of its athletes. Here is the list: Quinn Douangpanya (Lewis & Clark College in Oregon, tennis); Addie Spratley (University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, women’s basketball); Nartey Brady (Stanford, gymnastics); Shepard Camp (Pacific Lutheran University, swimming); Sophia Hasse (Flagler […]
Rebel with a Cause: Dona Sosa ’95 is Part of a Revolution in Early Childhood Care
The yearbook editors had their reasons for crowning Dona Sosa the class "terror." Her Nissan Sentra was fitted with McLean wheels, hydraulics, and a sound system that announced her arrival in the parking lot well before her arrival. Bravado came easily. “I was a little on the edge there,” she recalled. 1995 Yearbook It is [...]
Academy sweeps in Class 4A
James Yodice, Journal Staff Writer Albuquerque Academy swept the team titles in 4A. The boys scored 91 points, with Artesia — which enjoyed a strong meet across the board — second with 74½ points. Silver (60) was third. The Academy girls, led by their two alphas, junior sprinter/jumper Grace Erinle and senior distance specialist Anna [...]
