Of the 48 guitar students from around New Mexico accepted into the All State Guitar Ensemble, 11 are Academy students, including three ninth graders. “We are very proud of these students for their hard work and focus,” says guitar instructor Jeremy Mayne. Chris Aubin ’22 Philippe Bakhirev ’23 Caiden Fine ’23 Theo Gallant ’25 Isabelle […]
All State Orchestra Participants Selected
Seven students from Albuquerque Academy have been selected to participate in this year’s All State orchestras that will perform at the All State Festival at UNM on January 8. “They worked really hard to prepare for an unusual audition this year,” says orchestra instructor Carrie Hurtado. “They pulled through the strange circumstances and put together […]
Emotional Academy Holds Off Persistent Lovington in Soccer Final
BY GLEN ROSALES / FOR THE JOURNAL Not to get too mystical, but Albuquerque Academy gave credit to its 12th man Friday for its Class 4A boys state soccer championship double-overtime victory over Lovington. “It’s been the most heartbreaking year, and getting these 22 young men to come together and deal with real-life moments that […]
Academy Nips Highland, to Meet Lovington in Championship
BY JAMES YODICE / JOURNAL STAFF WRITER The synced-up duo of Sanchit Singh and Neven Zapatka on Wednesday afternoon sent the Albuquerque Academy boys soccer program back to another state final. Singh masterfully set up both of Zapatka’s goals, including a header off a cornerkick in the 62nd minute that broke a tie, and the […]
A 14-year-old won a prestigious award for his discoveries on ‘antiprime’ numbers
NELL CLARK / NPR Akilan Sankaran, 14, is on his school’s varsity track team and plays the piano, the flute and drums — and yet somehow he still found time to devise a computer program that could speed up some of your favorite apps. That program won Akilan, who’s from Albuquerque, N.M., the $25,000 Samueli […]
Academy’s Prime-Time Debut is a Pure Triumph
BY JAMES YODICE / JOURNAL STAFF WRITER The most interesting glow Saturday night wasn’t the one at Balloon Fiesta Park. For the first time in its history, Albuquerque Academy’s football team played a home night game. The Chargers, ranked No. 4 in Class 4A by that division’s coaches, made it a smashing success with a […]
Prep Notes: Academy’s Track Renovated
BY JAMES YODICE / JOURNAL STAFF WRITER Adolphe Pierre-Louis/Journal Albuquerque Academy has completed upgrades to its track and field/football stadium, Richard Harper Memorial Field. Most prominently, the school has replaced its previous track, which was visibly beaten down in recent years, with a new MONDO track, which is what was used at the recent Tokyo [...]
13 Academy Students Named 2022 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists
The National Merit® Scholarship Corporation has announced that 13 of the Albuquerque Academy seniors who competed in the National Merit Scholarship Program last school year have been named semifinalists in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program. Juniors entered the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the 2020 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®), [...]
Chargers Shred Rattlers’ Defense
QUAY COUNTY SUN Albuquerque Academy’s passing game shredded Tucumcari’s defense during a 51-0 Chargers victory Saturday afternoon in a game that ended at halftime due to the mercy rule. Chargers quarterback A.J. Rivera threw for four touchdown passes and ran for another score. Academy, coming off a blowout of Tohatchi the previous week that also […]
Academy Stadium to Make Its Under-the-lights Debut
BY JAMES YODICE / JOURNAL STAFF WRITER Albuquerque is gaining an additional high school football stadium with lights this fall. For one night, at least. One of the highlights of the upcoming 2021 prep football season in the metro area is the experiment Albuquerque Academy is attempting on Saturday, Oct. 2. The private school will […]
