The New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD) announced that it has hired Lela Wendell to serve as Director of the Policy, Research, and Quality Initiatives Division. In this role, Wendell will lead the department’s policy and research efforts, continue to improve the collection and analysis of early childhood data in New Mexico, […]

In honor of 50 years of coeducation at Albuquerque Academy, Alumni Council member Ted Alcorn ’01 is telling the stories of women alumni. When 15-year-old Loretta Cordova arrived at the Academy in 1974, she was no stranger to the place. Her dad, Vincent Cordova, taught math here and was one of the basketball and track […]

Fifty years ago, a landmark decision by the Board of Trustees transformed our school from Albuquerque Boys Academy to Albuquerque Academy. In the fall of 1973, 22 girls entered the sophomore class. From distinguished scholars and pioneering athletes to compassionate philanthropists and trailblazing professionals, these women have made an indelible mark on our school and […]

BY ABQJOURNAL NEWS STAFF Albuquerque native James Borrego has accepted a position as assistant coach for the NBA’s New Orleans Pelicans, ESPN reported Saturday. Borrego, 45, was head coach for the Charlotte Hornets from 2018-22. His title with New Orleans will be associate head coach, ESPN said. It is his second time around on the […]

Seniors Tessa Anderson (women’s soccer) and Lucas Kramarczuk (men’s track and field) were recognized as the 2022-23 recipients of the Dave Hauck Award by the St. Olaf College Athletic Department at the first Golden Oles Awards on Tuesday evening. Established in 2010 in honor of longtime head men’s and women’s swimming and diving coach Dave […]

By Ashley Strickland, CNN Giant solar balloons were sent 70,000 feet up in the air to record sounds of Earth’s stratosphere — and the microphones picked up some unexpected sounds. The stratosphere is the second layer of Earth’s atmosphere, and its lower level contains the ozone layer that absorbs and scatters the sun’s ultraviolet radiation, […]

By Rebecca Goldfine The biology major is just one of 120 undegraduates this year to win an Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship, which offers college tuition support and a summer internship with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The scholarship program recruits and prepares promising students for science-related public service careers with NOAA or […]

Distinguished Alumni Award: Amy Loyd ’93 The Alumni Council annually presents the Distinguished Alumni Award to an alum of the school in recognition of extraordinary achievement or service that exemplifies the principles and values of Albuquerque Academy. Dr. Amy Loyd, Class of 1993, serves as the Assistant Secretary for the Office of Career, Technical, and […]

(KRQE) — James Borrego’s journey in life has brought him back home to Albuquerque for now. The former Charlotte Hornets head coach could find himself back on an NBA bench in the future, but for now, he is enjoying the benefits of connecting with family. Borrego has had a busy life since graduating from Albuquerque […]