Meet the 2026 Creative Bravos Awards honorees shaping Albuquerque’s cultural landscape
Logan Royce Beitmen, Journal Staff Writer The winners of the 2026 Creative Bravos Awards were announced last week, and the public will have the chance to honor the recipients at an award ceremony on Saturday, March 14, at the Albuquerque Museum. The Creative Bravos, now in their fourth decade, are co-presented by the city of […]
Three Wrestlers Podium at State
Freshman Vivienne Popadiuc capped a perfect 32-0 season with a 4A state wrestling championship. She took a 3-1 decision in the final at 110 pounds. Senior Isaiah “Tank” Rivera was the runner-up at 215 pounds, and senior Sydney Koranyi took third at 115. View the full results.
Two Swimming Championships: 10 in a Row and a Repeat
Make room in the trophy case! Charger swimmers and divers successfully defended their state titles, the second in a row for the boys and a state record 10 in a row for the girls. “The girls absolutely dominated,” said Coach Bob Anderson, beating Clovis by a commanding 469-256, with La Cueva rounding out the top […]
New Mexico high school senior among best gymnasts in America
New Mexico has a storied history of male gymnasts competing for Team USA and advancing as far as the Olympics. Now, another young gymnast from Albuquerque is on his own path to potentially do the same. Nartey Brady, a senior at Albuquerque Academy, began competing in gymnastics when he was three years old. He won […]
6th-Grade Archer Qualifies for National Tournament
With a 275-point performance at the NASP New Mexico State 3D Archery Tournament, Hugo Hashagen ’32 qualified for the Western National Tournament in Utah. He finished first among 6th-grade boys, third among 137 middle school boys, and eighth overall in a field of 252. In 3D archery, archers take five shots each at six different […]
Think Summer program fosters creativity and wonder
Monica Wicke, KRQE Think back to when you were a kid. For many of us, summer camps are what occupied a lot of our time when taking a break from the classroom, and it’s where so many memories were made. That’s why Albuquerque Academy created the Think Summer program more than four decades ago. “Yeah, […]
Nicholas Ponte ’26 Named Gatorade New Mexico Boys Cross Country Player of the Year
By JP Murrieta, NMAA Gatorade today announced Nicholas Ponte of Albuquerque Academy is the 2025-26 Gatorade New Mexico Boys Cross Country Player of the Year. Gatorade Player of the Year is the top honor in high school sports, celebrating the nation’s best high school athletes for their excellence in sport, academics and community. The award […]
Hastings to run two indoor races in Boston
James Yodice, Journal Staff Writer Next month, standout runner Anna Hastings of Albuquerque Academy will compete in the New Balance Indoor Nationals in Boston. She will compete in the 1-mile and 2-mile races on the trip. She punched her ticket to the 1-mile race with a qualifying time last month at an indoor meet at […]
U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze Visits Campus
When students asked Arthur Sze how he first knew that writing was what he wanted to do, he traced the answer back to his freshman year at MIT. He arrived intending to study math and science, he told them but began taking poetry workshops almost by accident — a discovery that ultimately reshaped his academic […]
