Math faculty member Jason Zuffranieri’s Jeopardy! streak came to an end Thursday, but not without securing multiple records in the Jeopardy! Hall of Fame. His total winnings of $532,496 place Mr. Zuffranieri in third all-time in total winnings, and his 19 wins places him in a tie for fourth place all-time games won. Mr. Zuffranieri […]
Video: Jeopardy Champ Jason Zuffranieri Reflects on 19 Wins
BY CHAD BRUMMETT/NEW MEXICO LIVING Nineteen wins, more than $532,000 in winnings, and a run for the ages on the hit game show, “Jeopardy.” It’s the legacy of Albuquerque math teacher Jason Zuffranieri. Zuffranieri’s winning streak came to an end on September 26th. However, his legacy on the show is cemented in television history. He […]
Aalisha Bhatt ’21 Giving Back After Getting Much
BY JOLENE GUTIERREZ KRUEGER/ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL I struggle to find a word that is neither presumptuous nor pejorative, a word that doesn’t unduly stereotype a teenager who is an only child with two successful parents, attends a private school and lives in a Tanoan home with a pool and a Kardashian-level baluster-scrolled staircase. And so I […]
Academy Announces New Head of School Julianne Puente
The Albuquerque Academy Board of Trustees announced to the school community September 13 that Julianne Puente has been named the seventh Head of School. She will take on the new position for the 2020-21 school year. Ms. Puente is a graduate of Hackley School in Tarrytown, N.Y.; Cornell University; and Columbia University. She worked at […]
Seventh Grader’s Piano Skills Impress Worldwide Audience
BY CHRIS MCKEE/KRQE A 12-year-old Santa Fe boy is turning heads and ears with his skill in playing some of the toughest musical compositions from memory. Kayden Kelly has a knack for piano that’s already taken him to perform in front of crowds around the world. This Friday, Kelly will be among the state’s most […]
Prep Football: Academy at a Glance
BY JAMES YODICE/ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL Outlook: For the first time since the late 1980s, the Chargers open a season with a new head coach. Gehres actually has been coaching at the Academy for many years in other sports, so he is familiar with the students on campus, which he partially attributes as the reason the school […]
Swim Teams Earn National Top 10 Rank
The Albuquerque Academy swim and dive teams, coached by Dave Barney, were named among the top 10 in the NISCA 2019 National Dual Meet Rankings. Girls took the #6 spot, boys #7. Together they ranked 40th out of 358 schools.
Math Teacher Jason Zuffranieri to Compete on Jeopardy!
Mr. Z will be a challenging contestant on the July 19 broadcast.Read more here.
Eliza Mariner Named 2018-19 Gatorade New Mexico Girl’s Soccer Athlete of The Year
Eliza Mariner ’19 was named the 2018-19 Gatorade New Mexico Girl’s Soccer Player of The Year, an award that honors the nation’s best athletes. Eliza is the second Albuquerque Academy girl’s soccer player to be selected for this honor. The Academy girl’s soccer team won the 4A state championships this year, with Eliza scoring 62 […]
Mock Trial Team Takes Sixth at National Championships
Academy’s Mock Trial team placed sixth this year at the National High School Mock Trial Championship in Athens, GA. Placing sixth earned the Academy team their fourth top-ten victory in the past eight years. Mock Trial team member Raajvi Patel ’19 received an Outstanding Attorney award, and Andrew Pick-Roth ’19 earned an Outstanding Witness award. […]
