Sarah Weber ’19 was selected as an honorable mention in this year’s DNA Day Essay Contest. The contest is meant to challenge students to examine and reflect on important issues in relations to human genetics. This year there were submissions from 43 US states and 22 non-US countries. For more information and to read an […]
16 Albuquerque Academy Students Named National Hispanic Scholars
The College Board recently announced 16 Albuquerque Academy students in the Class of 2018 have been named 2017-18 National Hispanic Recognition Program (NHRP) Scholars. The College Board’s NHRP identifies academically outstanding Hispanic/Latino high school students. Each year, about 5,000 Hispanic/Latino students are selected from a pool of over 250,000 who take the Preliminary SAT/NMSQT. These […]
9 Albuquerque Academy Visual Arts Students Juried Into SITE Santa Fe’s Young Curators Exhibition
Nine students were recently juried into SITE Santa Fe’s Young Curators Exhibition, Guises. Academy being so well-represented in this competitive show speaks to the talent of our students. For more information on the exhibit, click here. The exhibit will be up through May 16. The students in the show are: Isabel Collins ’18 Elizabeth Hanselmann […]
Six Academy Students Bring Home Awards from the Central New Mexico Science & Engineering Research Challenge
At the beginning of spring break, six Academy science students competed in the Central New Mexico Science & Engineering Research Challenge. The Research Challenge is held yearly at the University of New Mexico. Students qualify to participate at the regional level by advancing from their school or local fair. The students and their awards are: AnaMaria Perez […]
Symphonic Band Earns Silver Rating at Festival; Jeremy Wesevich ’18 Receives Two Awards
The Albuquerque Academy Symphonic Band traveled to San Diego, CA, to participate in a Heritage Festivals WorldStrides Onstage event, scoring a Silver rating with their performance of “Overture for Winds,” “October,” and “III. Carnival” from “La Fiesta Mexicana.” For his outstanding performance on piccolo, Jeremy Wesevich ’18 was recognized with an Adjudicators’ Choice award, one […]
Academy Mock Trial Teams Take First and Second at State Tournament
Albuquerque Academy’s Mock Trial teams finished first and second place at the state tournament. Albuquerque Academy’s Black team will participate in the National Tournament this May. Academy Red Team Julia Ross ’21 Roman Martinez ’21 Reeya Patel ’22 Carter Elias ’21 Lauren Leland ’21 Rosa Bieber-Stanley ’21 Megan Blackwell ’21 Adittyo Paul ’20 Academy […]
Six Chargers Qualify for National Speech and Debate Tournament
Academy’s Speech and Debate Team hosted the National Qualifying Tournament in March. Congratulations to the entire team on an excellent performance. Six students qualified for the national tournament in Florida in June. Congratulations to: Savannah Bradley ’18, Nikita Jaiswal ’19, Lauren Kiesel ’18, Gabe Sandoval ’19, Moira Tanedo ’20, and Carolyn Wang ’19.
Academy Students Take Silver and Gold in National Scholastic Art and Writing Awards
Scholastic Art & Writing Awards has just announced the national medalists for 2018, with nine Academy students receiving recognition. Earlier this year, 21 Academy students received gold medals in the 2018 Regional Scholastic Art & Writing competition. Those award-winning entries moved on to review in the national competition, along with thousands of entries from throughout [...]
Albuquerque Academy Speech and Debate Team Awarded School of Excellence at State Tournament
The Albuquerque Academy Speech and Debate team competed in the State tournament last month and was a School of Excellence, meaning Albuquerque Academy is a School of Honor in both Speech and Debate. Here is a list of the students who placed in the tournament: Varsity Policy Debate Akshay Warrier ’19 and Gabriel Sandoval ’19, […]
Sixty-nine Albuquerque Academy Students’ Artwork Selected for Juried Exhibition
Sixty-nine Albuquerque Academy students had their art work selected for a gallery and/or online exhibition at the Turner Carroll Gallery on Canyon Road in Santa Fe. This is the fourth consecutive year the gallery has hosted a juried show featuring the art of Albuquerque Academy students. Congratulations to the many Academy students whose art was […]
