With a 275-point performance at the NASP New Mexico State 3D Archery Tournament, Hugo Hashagen ’32 qualified for the Western National Tournament in Utah. He finished first among 6th-grade boys, third among 137 middle school boys, and eighth overall in a field of 252. In 3D archery, archers take five shots each at six different […]
Think Summer program fosters creativity and wonder
Monica Wicke, KRQE Think back to when you were a kid. For many of us, summer camps are what occupied a lot of our time when taking a break from the classroom, and it’s where so many memories were made. That’s why Albuquerque Academy created the Think Summer program more than four decades ago. “Yeah, […]
Nicholas Ponte ’26 Named Gatorade New Mexico Boys Cross Country Player of the Year
By JP Murrieta, NMAA Gatorade today announced Nicholas Ponte of Albuquerque Academy is the 2025-26 Gatorade New Mexico Boys Cross Country Player of the Year. Gatorade Player of the Year is the top honor in high school sports, celebrating the nation’s best high school athletes for their excellence in sport, academics and community. The award […]
Hastings to run two indoor races in Boston
James Yodice, Journal Staff Writer Next month, standout runner Anna Hastings of Albuquerque Academy will compete in the New Balance Indoor Nationals in Boston. She will compete in the 1-mile and 2-mile races on the trip. She punched her ticket to the 1-mile race with a qualifying time last month at an indoor meet at […]
U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze Visits Campus
When students asked Arthur Sze how he first knew that writing was what he wanted to do, he traced the answer back to his freshman year at MIT. He arrived intending to study math and science, he told them but began taking poetry workshops almost by accident — a discovery that ultimately reshaped his academic […]
Students Participate in Global Exchange
When Amaya Lucio ’27 learned she had been selected for a fully funded international exchange through AFS Faces of America, her reaction was a mix of excitement and disbelief. She hadn’t applied for the program herself and didn’t even know it existed until she was nominated through the school. Suddenly, she was preparing for her [...]
Reflections of a Cold War Kid
In honor of the school’s 70th anniversary, we asked alumni to share their Academy memorabilia and memories. This submission is from Nate Goetz ’93, today a writer residing in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Standing upon my office bookshelf is a foot-tall statue crafted of cold Soviet steel that once kept watch over a geopolitical landscape […]
For Michael Ulku-Steiner ’88, Teaching is Holy
To highlight the impact of Academy alumni in the field of education, Alumni Council member Ted Alcorn ’01 is sharing the stories of graduates who have devoted their careers to teaching, learning, and inspiring others. Frank Slevin was dying, but that wasn’t going to keep him from the classroom. A legendary teacher who’d schooled generations [...]
Students Recognized in New Mexico Scholastic Art Competition
Academy students earned honors in this year’s New Mexico Scholastic Art Competition, presented by the New Mexico Art Education Association (NMAEA) in partnership with the national Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. Dozens of student works were recognized across all three award categories — Gold Key, Silver Key, and Honorable Mention, showcasing a wide range of […]
Chargers Recognized with Fall Sports Honors
Congratulations to these student-athletes for receiving state, district, and metro honors at the close of the Fall 2025 athletic season! And with one fall state championship and four second-place finishes, Academy Chargers topped the MaxPreps state ranking for fall sports, with 574 points — nearly 100 more than Cleveland High School. CROSS COUNTRY All-Metro Boys: […]
