The College Board recently announced 13 Albuquerque Academy students in the Class of 2019 have been named 2018-19 National Hispanic Recognition Program (NHRP) Scholars. NHRP Scholars are identified as academically outstanding high school students who scored in the top 2.5% among Hispanic and Latino PSAT/NMSQT test takers in our region while maintaining a high GPA. Each year, […]
25 Academy Students Named Semifinalists in the 2019 National Merit Scholarship Program
The National Merit® Scholarship Corporation announced earlier this week that 25 of the Albuquerque Academy seniors who competed in the National Merit Scholarship Program last spring have been named Semifinalists in the 2019 National Merit Scholarship Program. Approximately 1.6 million juniors in more than 22,000 high schools entered the 2019 National Merit Scholarship Program by [...]
Chargers Finish 19th in MaxPreps Cup Standings
With seven state championships, multiple individual championships and awards, and 14 college signees, Albuquerque Academy student-athletes had another monumental school year in 2017-18. Academy finished 19th in the MaxPreps Cup standings, a ranking system developed to rate every high school sport state championship in the country to determine the nation’s best overall high school sports […]
Ale Geisel-Zamora ’19 Awarded Superior Writing Award in the 2018 NCTE Writing Competition
Albuquerque Academy junior Ale Geisel-Zamora has been awarded a superior writing award in the 2018 National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) writing competition. The purpose of this competition is to encourage high school juniors to write and to publicly acknowledge the best student writers. The student’s pieces are judged based on the expression of […]
Micah Sandman ’19 Selected for Bronfman Fellowship
Micah Sandman ’19 has been selected to the Bronfman Fellowship’s 32nd cohort. Micah is one of 26 fellows selected from 220 North American applicants who will participate in a five-week program of study and travel in Israel. This is followed by a year of rigorous programming centered around pluralism, social responsibility, and Jewish texts. For […]
Film by Addison Fulton ’22 Selected as Finalist in the 2018 New Mexico Filmmakers Showcase
A film written, directed, filmed, and edited by Addison Fulton ’22 is one of five finalists in the Student Category of the 2018 New Mexico Filmmakers Showcase. The film, The Next Page, was created for the Community Day student film contest and featured several Academy students and teachers. The awards for the top film in […]
Academy Students Receive Catalyst Citation at the Global Online Academy Catalyst Conference
Angeline Grine ‘19 and Zach Auster ’20 were recently recognized at the 2018 Global Online Academy Catalyst Conference. The Catalyst Conference is a global, online event for students in the GOA consortium to share projects designed to spark change in their communities. Each presentation is the culmination of a capstone project that asked students to [...]
Two Academy Visual Arts Students Receive First Place Awards at the Future Voices of New Mexico Competition
Two Albuquerque Academy students received first place awards for their work submitted to the Future Voices of New Mexico Competition. John Kelley ’19 took first in the Narrative Film category with his film titled, “Wingman.” Maria Metzger ’19 took first in the Architectural Photography category with her photo titled, “Chance Meeting.” For more information on […]
Two Students Receive National Merit Scholarships
Fifteen New Mexico high school students, including two Albuquerque Academy students, are among 2,500 recipients of National Merit Scholarships. The winners were picked from a national pool of more than 15,000 finalists in the program. The National Merit Scholarship Corporation said the winners in each state are those judged to have the strongest combination of […]
Chargers Win High School Musical Theatre Awards
On Saturday, May 5, three participants in this year’s Spring Musical, Once Upon a Mattress, were recognized during the 3rd annual New Mexico High School Musical Theatre Enchantment Awards ceremony (formerly the PopeJoy Awards). Faculty member Mickey Prokopiak won in the Best Direction category, pointing out in his acceptance speech that it was really a […]
