The UNM College of Fine Arts Department of Music will present the music of National Medal of Arts winner Morten Lauridsen tonight, 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Popejoy Hall. The performance will feature a number of groups, including a High School Festival Choir featuring eight Academy students. Also performing are the UNM Concert Choir, Las Cantantes, The […]
Ben Albin to Play Golf at Notre Dame
Last week, Ben Albin ’15 signed a National Letter of Intent to play golf at the University of Notre Dame next year. Ben has been playing golf since he was three years old, and played several other sports until he came to Albuquerque Academy in ninth grade. Ben has played on the Academy golf team for four […]
Skye Watterberg ’15 Cast in Fusion Theatre Production
Update: Fusion Theatre Company has added five more performances, extending the show through Sunday, November 23. Get your tickets now! Skye Watterberg ’15 is cast as Phillipa in the Fusion Theatre Company’s production of Year of the Rooster, by Eric Dufault, directed by Aaron Worley. The regional premiere opens on Thursday, November 6 and runs through Sunday, November 16. Click here for details […]
Speech and Debate Team Named One of the Top 64 in International Public Policy Forum
A speech and debate team of seniors — Ria Mazumdar, John Chappell, Grace Su, and Victor Wu — are participating in the 14th Annual Bickel & Brewer/New York University International Public Policy Forum (IPPF) debates, and have been named one of the Top 64 teams. The team submitted a written essay on the topic “Resolved: Mass surveillance is not a […]
David Welch Featured in Painting Exhibition
An exhibit titled “Aligned with Nature: Landscapes, Gardens, and Farm Paintings” featuring oil paintings by visual arts faculty David Welch and his wife Cynthia Wister, will be on display at the Matrix Fine Art Gallery (3812 Cental Ave SE) from November 7 through November 29, 2014. An opening reception will be on held Friday, November 7 from 5-8 p.m.
Eighteen Seniors Named National Hispanic Scholars
The College Board recently announced that 18 Albuquerque Academy students in the Class of 2015 have been named 2014-15 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. […]
Catching Up with Speech and Debate
The Albuquerque Academy Speech and Debate team placed well in tournaments entered so far this year. A few highlights: September 27-28, 2014 A group of students in grades 7-10 participated in the first tournament of the school year. Varsity Policy Debate Jess Berry ’15 and Ria Mazumdar ’15 – 1st Place Novice Policy Debate Raffy Schleder ’18 and Calvin Abdallah […]
Albuquerque Academy Receives 2013-2014 Directors
Albuquerque Academy is the 2013-14 winner of the Class 4A Director’s Cup, awarded by the New Mexico Activities Association (NMAA). The Director’s Cup, which began in the 2003-04 school year, is awarded annually to the top New Mexico Activities Association member schools based upon success in activities and athletics. Previous years in which Albuquerque Academy received the […]
Air & Hammers Duo to Perform Tomorrow
Air & Hammers, a duo comprising performing arts faculty member Edmund Connolly (baritone) and his wife, Maxine Thevenot (piano), will present a recital on Thursday, October 30 at 7 p.m. at Robertson’s Recital Hall (inside Robertson’s Violin Shop at 3201 Carlisle Blvd NE). The hour-long program is themed around the centenary of the outbreak of World War I, and features […]
Community Service Club Hosts Blood Drive
Members of Albuquerque Academy’s Community Service Club, Connect, hosted their first blood drive of the year on Tuesday, October 21. With 27 donations, this was the club’s most successful blood drive to date. “Blood from each donor can be donated to three different patients,” explains Dara Johnson, director of Community and Global Citizenship. “That means […]
