By JENNIFER IYER | Redlands Daily Facts More than 100 students at Crafton Elementary School in Redlands will receive a free hardcover book to call their own, and with it, perhaps, a love of reading for their whole family. University of Redlands graduate Jordan Buttner organized the Redlands Reads campaign to garner the books this […]
James Borrego ’96: Every NBA head coach ranked by playing career.
“In high school, he helped lead his team, Albuquerque Academy, to two state championships. Coaching was rightfully his ultimate passion and he took over as an assistant coach at his alma mater, the University of San Diego, while he was in grad school. After a few seasons there, he moved on to the NBA and […]
Beach decides it is time to chase a different goal
BY RICK WRIGHT / JOURNAL STAFF WRITER Track and field took Curtis Beach to Spain, Germany, Belgium, Trinidad and Tobago and the Czech Republic. It earned him a scholarship at a prestigious university. It brought him collegiate and professional national titles. It brought him to within eight tantalizing points of the medal stand at the […]
Lobo Baseball: Chase Weissenborn ’20 Hopes to Build on Promising Start
BY RANDY HARRISON / JOURNAL SPORTS EDITOR Chase Weissenborn may be happier than anyone when the University of New Mexico baseball team returns to action Friday. It’s been a long, painful wait between games and, in Weissenborn’s case, COVID-19 had nothing to do with it. Yes, the coronavirus pandemic is a significant player in this […]
WeWork Documentary Explores a Decade of Delusion: Jed Rothstein ’92
By Lizzie Widdicombem, The New Yorker The pandemic has really done a number on our sense of time. The documentary “WeWork: Or the Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn,” which was released last week, on Hulu, spans 2008 to 2019, a period that technically ended just eighteen months ago. But, at times, watching […]
Scott Elder ’85 Voted Superintendent of Albuquerque Public Schools
By Christina Rodriguez, Grace Reader The Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education voted 4-3 to select Scott Elder as their new superintendent. In a statement, the board cited his knowledge of the district and their current challenges. Scott Elder has served as the district’s interim superintendent since former APS Superintendent Raquel Reedy retired in 2020. Elder is a product […]
Amplify Austin: Tony Mariano ’11
BY ANGELICA CAMPBELL The past year has brought us many challenges, new opportunities for growth, a broader community, and new inspirations. The world of music education had to drastically shift methods and focus to adapt to the life this past year brought us. Luckily, we have an incredible community of music educators who were able […]
Hart ’76, Begay ’90, Equivel ’02 Named to First Hall of Fame Class
BY JAMES YODICE / JOURNAL STAFF WRITER Notah Begay and a coach he once played for, Mike Brown, headline the first-ever Hall of Fame athletics class at Albuquerque Academy. Begay and Brown are joined by: Joe Armijo, the Academy athletic director from 1969-97; Micaela Esquivel from the Class of 2002 who played soccer, basketball and […]
Alex Flores ’04 Named One of HNBA’s Top Lawyers Under 40
“The HNBA is pleased to honor 26 of our outstanding young Hispanic lawyers from across the nation and across sectors that showcase the exceptional legal talent and leadership that our community has to offer,” said Elia Diaz-Yaeger, HNBA National President. “The award recipients were selected from a number of highly qualified candidates. The overwhelming number […]
Tonic for the Times: Cindy Conn ’93
Virtual Fundraiser for New Mexico’s Health Care Workers By Devon Jackson for The New Mexican When a local philanthropist who had been aiding in COVID-19 relief efforts decided he wanted to do something spotlighting New Mexico’s health care workers, he turned to people in the community who knew people. The result: Tonic for the Times, […]
