The Boys Varsity Tennis team captured its eleventh consecutive state championship on Saturday, May 11, 2013. The Girls Varsity Tennis team made it to the semi-finals. The Boys Varsity Tennis team captured its eleventh consecutive state championship on Saturday, May 11, 2013. The Girls Varsity Tennis team made it to the semi-finals. Individual results are […]
Thor Larson ’17 Leads State MathCounts Team at National Competition
The New Mexico MATHCOUNTS team returned from national competition in Washington, D.C. placing 15th in the nation — the highest achievement yet for a New Mexico team. The New Mexico MATHCOUNTS team returned from national competition in Washington, D.C. placing 15th in the nation — the highest achievement yet for a New Mexico team. The team […]
Mock Trial Team Captures Second Consecutive National Title
The Academy Varsity Mock Trial team participated in the 2013 National Finals in Indianapolis, IN on May 10-13, 2013 and came away victorious, finishing as the only 5-0 team and successfully defending their 2012 national championship. The Academy Varsity Mock Trial team participated in the 2013 National Finals in Indianapolis, IN on May 10-13, 2013, […]
Robert Chen ’13 Named Presidential Scholar
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced this week the selection of Robert Chen ’13 as a 2013 U.S. Presidential Scholar. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced this week the selection of Robert Chen ’13 as a 2013 U.S. Presidential Scholar. Robert is one of 141 outstanding American high school seniors who have demonstrated […]
Dave Barney Receives NISCA Hall of Fame Award
In recognition of his more than 50 years of service to aquatics in New Mexico and his contribution to aquatics on the national and international level, the National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches of America (NISCA) awarded Academy swim coach Dave Barney its highest national award, the NISCA Hall of Fame Award. The award was presented at the […]
Ed Baklini Honored by Award Recipient Zach Lott ’09
In a recent award ceremony at Stanford University, Academy alum Zach Lott ’09 was one of 25 top academic seniors in Stanford’s School of Humanities and Sciences to receive the J.E. Wallace Sterling Scholastic Award. Zach chose to honor Academy history teacher Ed Baklini during the ceremony. In a recent award ceremony at Stanford University, Academy alum Zach Lott ’09 was […]
Academy Guitar Ensembles Ranked First and Second
Sixteen Academy guitarists participated in the District VI Large Group Festival on Saturday, April 27, 2013. Out of 11 New Mexico schools (not just in District VI) participating, the Albuquerque Academy Advanced Guitar Ensemble and the Albuquerque Academy Latin American Guitar Ensemble received superior ratings and were ranked first and second, respectively. Sixteen Academy guitarists […]
Chess Champions
For a fourth consecutive year, the Academy chess team took first place in the 4A/5A State Chess Championship. Congratulations to the following team members: Sarah Blog ’14, Jordan Fonseca ’13, Ryu Hsu ’16, Evan Liu ’13 (captain), Thomas Mathine ’16, Simon Mattsson ’13, and Dylan Purcell ’13. Additional accomplishments in chess include: For a fourth consecutive year, the Academy chess team took first […]
Middle School Science Bowl Team Fares Well in National Competition
The middle school science bowl team just returned from a 5-day whirlwind of activity at the 2013 National Science Bowl in Washington, D.C. The middle school science bowl team, comprising Harrison Bay ’18, Thor Larson ’17, Henry Luo ’18, Eric Swiler ’19, and Mark Swiler ’17, just returned from a 5-day whirlwind of activity at the 2013 National Science Bowl held in […]
Ninth Grade Student One of Nine Finalists in Supercomputing Challenge
Marcus Dominguez-Kuhne ’16 just completed his year-long 2012-2013 New Mexico Supercomputing Challenge on April 23, with a presentation before panels of judges at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Marcus Dominguez-Kuhne ’16 just completed his year-long 2012-2013 New Mexico Supercomputing Challenge on April 23, with a presentation before panels of judges at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Marcus and other […]
