Academy seventh grader Shannon Porter recently passed her “Senior Moves/Gold” test in figure skating — the highest achievement in freeskating and moves — earning her the designation of U.S. Figure Skating gold medalist. Shannon is the youngest person from Albuquerque (age 12) to have ever passed this test. Becoming a U.S. Figure Skating gold medalist is the […]

Under the guidance of faculty member Hughlings Himwich, Academy students are studying Latin at various levels, with impressive showings on national exams. Congratulations to the following students for achieving impressive scores on the 2014 National Latin Exam: Perfect Score: Julia Ho ’18, Remy Link ’16, and Alexander Touche ’17 Gold Medal: Anna Rekow ’16, Christina Vergara Ossenberg ’16, and Ellie Wynn ’16 Outstanding […]

Nine Academy students will have their photographs on display in the Albuquerque Public Schools Focus on Youthexhibition in May. Focus on Youth is an annual juried high school photography exhibition sponsored by Albuquerque Public Schools, featuring one hundred photographs selected from schools throughout Albuquerque. An opening and awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, May 4 from 1 to […]

After competing and winning All-Around in the NM Optional State Meet in March, Kitty Foos ’15 competed in the USA Gymnastics Regional Championships for Region 3 (Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Wyoming), winning the All-Around championship in the Senior age division. She received her highest score for her performance on the balance beam. Over 200 athletes […]

English Department faculty member Melanie Petersonhas been accepted to a National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute. English Departmnet faculty member Melanie Petersonwill spend part of the summer attending a program offered to teachers through the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). She will go to New York in July for an institute entitled A Reverence for Words: Understanding Muslim […]

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 […]