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” […]
Academy Sends Two Teams to State Mock Trial Competition
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 […]
Academy Speech and Debate Team Named Tops in New Mexico
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 […]
Albuquerque Academy Students Take Home Gold, Silver Keys and Honorable Mentions at Regional Scholastic Art Competition
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 […]
Albuquerque Academy Chorus Students To Represent School At All-State Festivals
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 […]
Class of 2018 Tops ACT National Average by Nearly 10 Points
Albuquerque Academy's Class of 2018 achieved an average composite score of 30.1 on the ACT. With a possible top score of 36 in each section of the test, a 30.1 places 2018 Academy graduates well above the national average of 20.8 and the New Mexico average of 19.4. It is also the first time an [...]
Chargers Primed for Fall State Tournaments
The Charger cross country teams are once again heading into the state tournament with high expectations. Both the boys and girls teams have had very successful regular seasons, and paired with being defending state champions, both Academy teams have targets on their backs. The girls team is undefeated in New Mexico meets this fall with [...]
Academy Honors Legacy of Barbara Young Simms
Last weekend the Academy family lost a dedicated friend and supporter in the passing of Barbara Young Simms, age 98. Barbara and her husband Albert G. Simms II, M.D., were committed to advancing education in Albuquerque. The Simms family was instrumental in the development of Albuquerque Academy, as well as the founding of Sandia Preparatory […]
Mariner Breaks Records
Academy senior Eliza Mariner broke two state records this past week on the soccer pitch. A four-year starter on the girls’ varsity soccer team, Eliza broke the record for career goals in the state’s second-largest classification (currently Class 4A, formerly Class 5A). Last week, Eliza scored 12 total goals - seven against Bernalillo High School [...]
Eight Academy Guitar Students Selected For All-State
The following eight students have been selected to participate in the 2019 New Mexico Music Educators Association All-State Guitar Program. The guest conductor for this year’s program is former Albuquerque Academy faculty member John Truitt. The selected students are: Ryan Benavides ’19 John Dominguez-Trujillo ’21 Chris Kuang ’19 (Concert Master) Oliver Kumar ’22 Ashley Melendres […]
