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 […]

The Regional High School Science Bowl took place on Saturday, January 25, 2014 at Highland High School. Albuquerque Academy fielded two teams, with one team bringing home a second place overall. Clay Wynn ’14, Raine Min ’15, Andy Chen ’15, Jason Hou ’15, and Eric Li ’14 demonstrated depth of knowledge and cutting-edge speed against Los Alamos (first place team). The […]

An essay by sixth-grader Zach Auster, “What Patriotism Means to Me,” won first place for the VFW Post 401 in Albuquerque in the Patriot’s Pen essay writing contestsponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW). Students were to draft a 300-400 word essay, expressing their views based on a patriotic annual theme chosen by the VFW […]

Albuquerque Academy hosted the annual State Thespian Conference on Friday-Saturday, January 17-18, 2014. Almost 300 theatre students and their teachers from 17 schools throughout the state attended. Forty theatre professionals also attended to evaluate student presentations, and help with over 60 workshops offered on a wide range of theatre topics and skills. In addition to […]

Academy students enrolled in Alison Green’s Ceramics I class recently created dynamic clay sculptures inspired by photographs from the book Seeds: Time Capsules of Life, by Rob Kesseler and Wolfgan Stuppy (Firefly Books, 2006). Students transformed the seed concept into larger abstract forms, and then glazed their pieces using a contemporary color palette. Students emphasized texture, design, and […]

Albuquerque Academy began a project in May 2013 to retrofit 681 lighting fixture to LED (light emitting diode) lamps. The project included lamps in all of the outside parking lots, the perimeter road, walkways, and exterior fixtures on campus buildings. The project also included the three gymnasiums, East Dining Hall, and Natatorium. LED fixtures consume […]