Albuquerque Academy’s Varsity Mock Trial Team took first place in the New Mexico regional competition on February 21-22. The team now moves on to compete in the state competition in four weeks. The following three teams competed and placed in a field of 30: Red Team — 14th Place: Adam Foster ’18, Sean Jahner ’18, Willow LeTard ’19, Ethan […]

The middle and high school Science Olympiad teams traveled to the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology in Socorro to participate in the New Mexico Science Olympiad tournament on Saturday, February 22. The middle and high school Science Olympiad teams traveled to the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology in Socorro to participate […]

On Friday, February 14, students enrolled in the Biology E: Ecology Emphasis course attended the 2014 New Mexico Organic Farming Conference, organized by Farm to Table, New Mexico Department of Agriculture, and the New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service. Allison Merrell ’15 found the conference inspirational and said “The amount of effort and knowledge that has to […]

Opening Reception Thursday, February 27 3:30-5:30 p.m. Administration Building, Heritage Room (East Campus) Opening Reception Thursday, February 27 3:30-5:30 p.m. Administration Building, Heritage Room (East Campus) Visual Arts Department faculty members — Liz Fritzsche, Alison Green, Anne Hirsh Greene, Orlando Leyba, Tim Mullane, Louis Schalk, Michal Sommers, and David Welch — are all practicing artists as well as teachers. This exhibition […]

Albuquerque Academy students made an impressive showing in writing submissions for the SW Regional Scholastic Arts and Writing Awards. Many received multiple honors, and most submitted several pieces of writing in a variety of genres (listed below). Established in 1923, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awardsis the nation’s largest, longest-running, most prestigious visual and literary arts […]

On Saturday, February 15, Albuquerque Academy hosted the MATHCOUNTS Chapter Competition. Fielding two complete teams of four, and a partial team of two, Academy students brought home a third place overall and advanced to the state competition on March 8. This is a notable accomplishment, even more so because two sixth graders were added to […]

Student members of the Sixth Grade Environmental Club volunteered their time on Friday, February 7 restoring a piece of the Bosque. After learning how the river ecosystem has been changed by human activities (such as flood control), and an introduction to invasive species, enthusiastic students dug holes down to the water table and planted over […]

Albuquerque Academy fielded three teams and brought home a second place win from the 2014 Regional Middle School Science Bowl held on Saturday, February 8, 2014. Albuquerque Academy fielded three teams at the 2014 Regional Middle School Science Bowl held on Saturday, February 8 at Highland High School. Two of the teams placed among the […]

Congratulations to the following students (and faculty member Hugh Himwich) on earning recognition from The American Classical League for their achievement on the National Classical Etymology Exam: Advanced Level Gold — Sarah Blog ’14 Bronze — Keith Herrmann ’15 and Nate Smith ’14 Intermediate Level Gold — Christina Vergara Ossenberg ’16 Silver — Valentin Herrera ’15, Remy Link ’16, Eleanor Wynn ’16, and Anna Rekow ’16 […]

Twenty-two students in grades 6 through 9 competed in the Central Regional Science Olympiad competition held at the University of New Mexico on Saturday, February 1, 2014. Competing in 21 of the 22 events offered, Albuquerque Academy students won 64 individual medals, as well as a second place trophy. The top 5 scoring teams now […]