Albuquerque Academy students made an impressive showing in the writing portion of the 2016 Southwest Region Scholastic Art and Writing Awards.  Thirteen students received a combined 25 awards, and most submitted several pieces of writing in a variety of genres (listed below). Established in 1923, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards is the nation’s largest, longest-running, most […]

25 students performed this past weekend at the Youth All-State Chorus Festival in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The students who performed are: Bobby Bradley ’20 Emily Brodie ’21 Amanda Carey ’22 Kyle Crist ’20 Talia Czuchlewski ’22 John Dominguez-Trujillo ’21 Gretchen Eberhardt ’21 Ella Evans ’21 Laurie Fleenor ’21 Spencer Goss ’22 Tatiana Gross ’20 […]

After performing in the New Mexico State Thespian Conference in Santa Fe, 14 Albuquerque Academy students have qualified for the National Thespian Festival this summer at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. The qualifying students are: Monologue Maddie Roeber ’18 – “Butterflies are Free,” “Lost in Yonkers“ Lily Gates ’18 – “Barbara’s Wedding“ Aria Gaston-Panthaki ’17 – Masha […]

Seventh-grader Wyatt Ziehe won the Geography Bee for the second year in a row. Initially, 16 students participated before two finalists were selected. The final round went into sudden death and exhausted all of the tiebreaker questions before Wyatt was able to win the Bee by correctly identifying Hobart as the capital city of Tasmania. […]

Regional results for the 2016 Scholastic Art & Writing competition are in for the art portion, with a number of visual arts awards going to Academy students (listed below). Established in 1923, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards is the nation’s largest, longest-running, most prestigious visual and literary arts program symbolizing excellence and recognizing accomplishments of students […]

Eighth-grader Zach Auster won first place in the Academy Spelling Bee earlier this week, competing against 27 sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students to win the title. The winning word was “gravigrade.” Hannah Park ’22 earned a second place finish. The first and second place winners were declared in eleven rounds. It took another eight rounds to determine […]

Twelve Albuquerque Academy band students have been selected to participate in the All-State Music festival in January. The students and bands are: Symphonic Band Kobie Boslough ’16, Oboe Paul Devine ’17, Trombone Matt Goff ’16, Oboe Hugh Jenkins ’16, Clarinet Annie Spahn ’17, Clarinet Ann Thompson ’18, Horn Concert Orchestra Jeremy Wesevich ’18, Piccolo Concert […]

Three Albuquerque Academy seniors were recently honored as Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy by the Association of Fundraising Professionals. Samsara Duravasula ‘16, Shannon Fonseca ‘16, and Elizabeth Moeser ‘16 were presented the award at the annual National Philanthropy Day luncheon on November 4, 2015. They were selected for the award because of their volunteer efforts in our community, but especially […]

Ten Albuquerque Academy students have been selected to participate in the All-State Music Festival Orchestra in January. The students selected are: Henry Berry ’18, Nathaniel Byram ’18, Rachel Jones ’18, Anna Lee ’18, Jenny Lee ’17, Holly Liu ’16, Molly McCarthy ’17, Sage Min ’19, Maya Taylor ’18, and Lauren White ’18.

History faculty member Rich Field’s book, From the Sands of the Arena: Ancient World Trivia for the 21st Century, was recently published. From questions that make us slap our foreheads to questions that leave us staring off, the trivia questions in this book form a mosaic of the ancient Greek and Roman world. The book is […]