The Focus on Youth Photo Exhibit is a professionally-juried student photo exhibition at the Albuquerque Museum. Of the 1,257 pieces submitted, 125 works were chosen to be displayed. The show will be on display at the Albuquerque Museum through June 4. For more information. The students whose art was selected for the show are: 12th […]

A painting by Izzy Jerome ’17 has received theCongressional Art Award for New Mexico’s 1stCongressional District. The piece, “Laney at Window,” will be displayed in the halls of the U.S. Capitol for one year. According to Congresswoman Michele Grisham Lujan’s office, 218 artworks by District 1 high school students were submitted for the 2017 competition. Izzy will be recognized […]

Betty Zhang ’18, an international exchange student from Australia who has spent her junior year at Albuquerque Academy, has been selected for the Clark Scholar Program at Texas Tech University. The program is an intensive seven-week summer research program that provides hands-on practical research experience with experienced faculty. Betty is one of only 12 students […]

Min Marcus ’17 received a Global Online Academy Citation for her project “Public Housing in New Mexico” submitted to the Catalyst Conference. Presentations that earned this distinction demonstrated excellence by identifying and contextualizing the importance of their topic, articulating a realistic and inspiring strategy for change, and engaging visitors through creative, well-designed, multi-modal presentation pages. […]

Albuquerque Academy senior Sophie Long was named the 2017 Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year by the New Mexico Athletic Directors Association on Monday. Sophie earned six varsity letters during her career at Academy, two in volleyball and four in basketball.  In basketball, she was a three-time first team all-district selection, 2017 District 2-5A co-player of […]

Albuquerque Academy’s spring musical, “Chaplin,” has been nominated for four 2017 Popejoy Awards. Sophomore Trey Caperton was nominated in the Best Actor category for his portrayal of title character, Charlie Chaplin. The production also received nominations for Best Production, Best Direction, and Best Ensemble. The Popejoy Awards will be held on Sunday, May 17. The winners […]

The United States Department of Education Commission on Presidential Scholars has announced that Thor Larson ’17 was selected as a semifinalists in the 2017 U.S. Presidential Scholars competition and will now advance to the final round. From nearly 3.5 million graduating high school seniors, more than 5,100, including 12 Academy students, were identified as candidates […]

Academy Technology faculty member Susan Geores has received a grant for more than $4,600 from the CenturyLink Clarke M. Williams Foundation’s Teachers and Technology grant program. The funds will be used to purchase Google Expeditions, a virtual reality platform. The Google Expedition kit will allow students to go on hundreds of teacher-led virtual field trips. […]

Jade Valenzuela ’03, co-director and middle school librarian, has been selected by her peers in the American Library Association and the Association for Library Services to Children to serve a two-year term on the Sibert Committee. This committee will choose the winners and runners up for the Sibert Award, which is given annually for the […]

Albuquerque Academy Science faculty member Karen Temple-Beamish was invited by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to present her climate steward project “Children Capturing Carbon” at the National Science Teachers Association Conference in Los Angeles in March. The presentation highlights how science and technology can be used to teach climate change in the Academy’s Desert […]