Lakshay Sood ’23 is the New Mexico State Champion for the National Geographic’s Geography Bee for the fifth year in a row. He is the first student in the nation to win his state bee — open to fourth through eighth graders — for all five years. He will compete at the national bee in […]

At the Speech and Debate National Qualifying Tournament, 16 students earned spots to participate at nationals in Dallas. Chargers will represent more than 30 percent of the students from New Mexico at the national competition. They are: Zachary Auster ’20 in International Extemp Shea Fitzgerald ’19 in Public Forum Debate Addison Fulton ’22 in Dramatic […]

The Chargers Speech and Debate team was named Overall School of Excellence following the third and final state championship event in March. The three tournaments are for speech, debate, and congress. At the final event, Sierra Romero ’20 earned the Top Speaker Award. In Policy Debate, Romero and Akshay Warrier ’19 took 1st place. Gabriel Sandoval […]

The Albuquerque Academy Red Mock Trial team won the State Mock Trial Tournament in early March. A first for Albuquerque Academy Mock Trial, the championship round of the tournament was between Albuquerque Academy Red team and Albuquerque Academy Black team. “Albuquerque Red is the youngest team ever to compete in, and win, a state championship,” […]

Five students have received national recognition for their work in the Scholastic Art and Writing Competition, the most prestigious high school art and writing competition in the country. Emily Buehler ’20 won a gold medal for her painting, Pigs and Fly. Maria Metzger ’19 won a gold medal and an American Visions Medal for her […]

Four young writers from the Academy recently received Gold Key Awards—the highest regional honor—for the 2019 Scholastic Writing Competition. Their work will be considered for national honors in New York City, to be announced in March. Rosa Bieber-Stanley ’21: critical essay, “Moon Stalker: The Poet of Death” Marwa Chohan ’21: short story, “In Heaven Above” […]

Both Academy mock trial teams were undefeated in the state qualifier last weekend, advancing to the state competition next month. The Academy Red team is made up of Megan Blackwell ’21, Marwa Chohan ’21, Michael Kienzle ’23, Mireya Macias ’23, Roman Martinez ’21, Reeya Patel ’22, and Naima Pyarali ’22. The Academy Black team members are Stella Asmerom ’19, Rosa Bieber-Stanley ’21, Raajvi […]

The National Speech and Debate Association recently ranked the Academy team number one in New Mexico, a determination based on points. The achievement follows a string of successes in January. At the Arizona State University tournament, Brianna Xie ’21 and Evelyn Nguyen ’21 placed 5th in Duo, and Carolyn Wang ’19 took 3rd in Prose, 2nd […]

The following students have had their artwork recognized by the jury for the regional portion of the Scholastic Art Competition. The work of the students who received a gold key will advance to the national level and be reviewed in New York City by arts professionals. The winners of the national competition will be announced […]

The New Mexico Music Educators recently announced the qualifying students for the 2019 All-State Chorus (grades 9-12), and Albuquerque Academy will be well represented this year. The audition process is highly competitive, with students spending five full days on their auditions and competing with students from around the state. Students from both choruses will have […]