Dean of College Guidance Ralph Figueroa participated in a discussion on the future of affirmative action at the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) 2013 National Conference in September. Click here to read more.

English department faculty member John Knappwrote an essay about prosody which will be published in the March 2014 issue of Notes & Queries, a peer-reviewed journal published by Oxford University. English department faculty member John Knappwrote an essay titled “The Canzone and the Stanzas of Sir William Jones’s Hymns,” about prosody — the formal similarities between the Italian […]

Physical Plant Director John Christensen was a guest speaker at the 2013 New Mexico Association of Energy Engineers (NMAEE) award banquet in September. John talked about Albuquerque Academy’s energy conservation initiatives, including a recent conversion of six small buildings to variable refrigerant flow, the installation of almost 700 LED light fixtures and retrofits, and the one-megawatt photovoltaic […]

History department faculty member Danny Packer is one of eighteen educators invited to attend an Ashbrook Center colloquim on Abraham Lincoln. History department faculty member Danny Packer is one of eighteen educators from around the country to have been invited to attend an Ashbrook Center colloquim/discussion on Abraham Lincoln, held in Springfield, IL. Discussion will be led by a […]

Alex Win ’16 is a recipient of the 2012-13 First Team USA Fencing All-Academic recognition. Alex Win ’16 is a recipient of the 2012-13 First Team USA Fencing All-Academicrecognition. The award recognizes young fencers for excelling in high school by maintaining a GPA of 3.85 or higher during the competition year. Alex is one of two New Mexico […]

The National Merit® Scholarship Corporation announced today that 28 Albuquerque Academy seniors have been named Semifinalists in the 2014 National Merit Scholarship Program. This spring these students will have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 8,000 National Merit Scholarships worth approximately $35 million. The National Merit® Scholarship Corporation announced today that 28 […]

Three Academy faculty members will spend part of the summer attending programs offered to teachers through the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). George Ovitt (history department), will participate in the Summer Institute, “Roots of the Arab Spring.” The three-week institute, held on the campus of the University of California Davis, will bring together teachers […]

The Academy community mourns the loss of Sean Hopkins, past Academy tennis coach and non-profit leader. Details of his life and his servicescan be found here, and will be shared more fully in the next issue of the Academy magazine.

Victor Wu ’15, Grace Su ’15, Julia Lu ’14, Alex Prossnitz ’13, Jason Liou ’13, and Ria Mazumdar ’15 participated in the National Forensic League Speech and Debate National Championships in Birmingham, Alabama, June 16-21. Victor Wu ’15, Grace Su ’15, Julia Lu ’14, Alex Prossnitz ’13, Jason Liou ’13, and Ria Mazumdar ’15 participated in the National Forensic League Speech and Debate National Championships in Birmingham, […]

The Albuquerque Academy community expresses deepest condolences to the family of Austin Hudson-LaPore. Authorities in Chicago have now confirmed that Austin drowned during a violent storm on Wednesday, June 12. The Albuquerque Academy community expresses deepest condolences to the family of Austin Hudson-LaPore. Authorities in Chicago have now confirmed that Austin drowned during a violent […]