John Knapp, English department faculty member, recently received two significant national recognitions. John has received a contract with Lehigh University Press to write a scholarly book, The Hymn Genre in 18th-Century Poetry. He also has been awarded an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation fellowship at the Huntington Library in Pasadena, CA. John will be in residence for two months […]

Albuquerque Academy’s speech and debate team received first place overall and first place in speech at the National Qualifying Tournament held on the Academy campus over the weekend of April 3-5,2014. Additionally, Michael Chavez ’14 was named the New Mexico State Student of the Year, and is now in the running for National Student of the Year. […]

The results are in for the 2014 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards national medalists. Savannah Bustillo ’14 and Calvary Fisher ’14 have both been awarded silver medals for their art portfolios. The results are in for the 2014 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards national medalists. Savannah Bustillo ’14 and Calvary Fisher ’14 have both been awarded silver medals for their art portfolios. Go to www.www.aa.edu/visualarts to view […]

Hannah Musson ’15 received an honorable mention for her portrait from the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery teen portrait competition. Click here to view the 2013 winning entries.

Albuquerque Academy participated in the Central New Mexico Science & Engineering Research Challenge held at the University of New Mexico on March 21-22, 2014. Five award winners will advance to State finals on April 4-5. The following Albuquerque Academy students participated in the Central New Mexico Science & Engineering Research Challenge held at the University of New […]

The Albuquerque Academy Speech and Debate team captured first placed with a lead of 132 points! Forty-nine members of the Albuquerque Academy Speech and Debate team participated in the three-day State tournament in March, demonstrating group effort in critiquing one other, offering new ideas, and researching topics. The team won first place with a lead […]

On Monday, March 10, 2014, Governor Susana Martinez signed Senate Bill 158 (SB 158), sponsored by Senator Daniel Ivey-Soto of Albuquerque and lobbied by Adam Foster ’18, a current eighth-grade student. Working closely with Senator Ivey-Soto, Adam testified before the Senate Consumer and Public Affairs, Senate Education, and House Education committees to help get this bill passed. SB […]

The results from MATHCOUNTS, UNM-PNM, and AMC competitions are in! ***** MATHCOUNTS State Competition Over 150 mathletes attended the state competition held Saturday, March 8 on the Academy campus. Albuquerque Academy’s team — Carter Abdallah ’18, Zach Auster ’20, Henry Luo ’18, and AnaMaria Perez ’20 — placed 3rd overall, and Henry Luo placed in the top 16 for individuals. Calvin Abdallah ’18, Sophie […]

Congratulations to Kobie Boslough ’16, who won the 2014 Aldo Leopold Writing Contest in the Grades 10-12 category. This year’s prompt asked students to “describe what wilderness means to you and your community.” In addition to winning $500, Kobie will be honored at the Wilderness 50 Festival in October. “Kobie has a heartfelt commitment to environmental […]

Physical Plant Director John Christensen’s article, “Power on the Mesa: Albuquerque Academy’s Solar Array,” will be included in Critical Issues in Facilities Management, a new book series published by the Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers (APPA). Physical Plant Director John Christensen article, “Power on the Mesa: Albuquerque Academy’s Solar Array,” will be included in Critical […]