Albuquerque Academy held its fifth annual LogosVocabulary Contest on May 11. The contest is a vocabulary competition specifically designed for 8th grade students. Earlier in the year, all eighth grade students took a preliminary 50 question multiple-choice test to determine who would compete in the final oral round, conducted in a manner similar to a spelling […]

Students recently got a glimpse of the world of international politics in a mock session of the United Nations Security Council and activities based on the United Nations Millennium Development Plan. Last week, about 125 sophomores — every member of the Class of 2017 except those taking AP History courses — participated in Sophomore Model […]

On Saturday, May 2, students in Grades 6-12 competed in the 4th Annual Trashion Fashion and Art Show. Recycled materials used to create costumes and art included aluminum cans, milk cartons, newspaper, and cardboard. Through their creative use of recycled materials, students hope to teach the community about conserving natural resources and the protection of […]

A group of young Academy scientists spent the first weekend in May in Washington, D.C. at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Science Bowl®, a competition that tests students’ knowledge in all areas of science and mathematics. The Academy’s Middle and High School teams earned the honor of representing New Mexico by winning the […]

Two Albuquerque Academy teams competed in the year-long 2014-2015 New Mexico Supercomputing Challenge. Both were selected to the top 10; one team placed second. Sixty-four teams from throughout New Mexico competed in the finals at the supercomputing contest held at Los Alamos National Lab on April 20-21, 2015. Comprising all sophomores, the two teams that placed […]

Five Albuquerque Academy students participated in the 2015 New Mexico District 1 Congressional Art Competition, a nationwide high school visual art competition sponsored by the Congressional Institute. Students submit their entries to the state representative’s office, and a panel of district artists then select the winning entries. Selected pieces this year are: Libby Marrs ’16, one […]

Molly Sandweiss ’16 is one of 36 candidates selected to attend a week-long summer program at the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, MA. The summer program brings together students from diverse backgrounds for a collaborative exploration of a literary canon that spans centuries, continents, ideologies, and artistic styles. Participants will stay in dorms at Hampshire College […]

Works by Albuquerque Academy visual arts students in grades 9 through 12 have been selected for a week-long emerging artist exhibition in Santa Fe hosted by Turner Carroll Gallery. Students submitted over 270 pieces of art for consideration by a panel of six art historians, artists, curators, director of a creative think tank, and gallery […]

Eleven Albuquerque Academy students currently enrolled in Latin I and Latin II took the National Latin Exam and received the following honors: Perfect Scores Alexander Touche ’17 — the first Albuquerque Academy student to achieve a perfect score twice Charles Touche ’17 Ellie Wynn ’16 — the first Albuquerque Academy student to achieve a perfect score on the advanced Latin II exam Gold […]

Fourteen works by Albuquerque Academy students will be on display at the Albuquerque Museum from May 3 through June 7, 2015. An opening and awards ceremony will be held on Sunday, May 3 at 1 p.m. Each year high school students from throughout Albuquerque are invited to submit work to the Focus on Youth Photography […]