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. […]

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 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, 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 […]

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 […]

The 2013-14 interscholastic swim season individual and collective achievements have now all been compiled: NISCA National Team Scholar Award Albuquerque Academy Boys Team: number one in the nation with a combined 3.997 team grade point average. Albuquerque Academy Girls Team: number two in the nation with a combined 3.985 team grade point average. NISCA Academic […]

The New Mexico Association of Energy Engineers (NMAEE) recently presented Head of School Andy Watson with the Energy Executive of the Year Award. At an awards ceremony and dinner, Andy accepted the award on behalf of everyone on campus. He commented afterwards… The New Mexico Association of Energy Engineers (NMAEE) recently presented Head of School Andy […]

The National Merit® Scholarship Corporation announced today that 27 Albuquerque Academy seniors have been named Semifinalists in the 2015 National Merit Scholarship Program. The National Merit® Scholarship Corporation announced today that 27 Albuquerque Academy seniors have been named Semifinalists in the 2015 National Merit Scholarship Program. This spring these students will have an opportunity to […]

Senior Max Bernstein has been selected as one of five Grand Prize winners in WNET’s The Story of the Jews essay contest. The BBC and PBS five-part series, The Story of the Jews with Simon Schama, explored the 3,000-year history of the Jewish people. As part of the national education and outreach initiative, WNET Education launched the essay contest encouraging high […]

Two members of Albuquerque Academy’s award-winning Future City Competition team (see story below) participated in the fourth annual White House Science Fair last May. Elias Garcia ’19 spoke with The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) about the experience. Read what Elias had to say here. ***** Albuquerque Academy Students Capture First Future City Regional Winner’s Cup 1/29/2014 Three teams […]