Chargers boys and girls are track and field state champs! That’s two championships in a row for the girls, and five for the boys. The final score of the girl’s team was 73.50, and the boy’s final score was 100. Trey Caperton ’19 (boy’s 110 meter hurdles), Lucas Jepsen ’19 (boy’s 400 meter dash, boy’s […]

AnaMaria Perez ’20 has won first place in the mathematics category at the International Science and Engineering Fair in Phoenix. Her work, Classifying Magic Squares and Their Associated Symmetries Using a Chord Diagram Approach, earned the best-in-category achievement for mathematics. This is the third time AnaMaria has been selected to present her mathematical research at […]

John Knapp, a member of Albuquerque Academy’s English faculty, recently had his book, Fiddled out of Reason, published by Lehigh University Press. The book is a study of several poems spanning the life of Joseph Addison, an 18th-century English poet. Mr. Knapp’s book is not a novel, but a scholarly study of the hymn as […]

The Academy’s performance of The Phantom of the Opera was recognized as Best Production at the 2019 New Mexico High School Musical Theatre Enchantment Awards. This award is given to a New Mexican high school production that receives a high score from a judge that attends one of their live performances and earns the top […]

For the 17th consecutive year in a row, boy’s varsity tennis has won first place at state. Last year, the girls team was the runner-up at state, and this year they earned first place.  Coleton Hootman ’19 and Hunter Hootman ’19 were the state doubles champions and Abraham Yohannes ’19 was the singles champion.

Stella Asmerom ’19, Micah Sandman ’19, and Akshay Warrier ’19 were selected for National Merit Scholarships, out of only 13 students from New Mexico, based on their academic performance and high score on the PSAT. Congratulations!  

Akshay Warrier ’19 is one of 621 students to advance to the U.S. Presidential Scholars final round of competition. Established in 1964, the program recognizes students on the basis of broad academic achievement; for demonstrating exceptional talent in the visual, creating, and performing arts; or for accomplishment in the career and technical education fields. From […]

Dr. Albert Gallatin Simms II was a surgeon, civic leader, and father of five who left an indelible mark on Albuquerque Academy. He passed away on April 21, 2019 at age 98. His relationship with the Academy dates back to 1956, when he and his wife Barbara enrolled their son Albert III in the seventh […]

Academy Latin scholars earned recognition for their stellar performances on the National Latin Exam, including a perfect score by Carolyn Wang ’19 on the Level V/VI exam. “A perfect score on any level of the NLE is rare,” says Latin teacher Hugh Himwich. “But a perfect score on the highest and most challenging level puts […]

Jesse Smith ’20 was named winner of the New Mexico Leopold Writing Contest for students in grades 11 and 12. This year’s contest asked students to write about how they think people should relate to water resources. Students were encouraged to read “The Land Ethic” and other essays in A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold. […]