Senior Akilan Sankaran has advanced to be one of the top 40 finalists in the prestigious Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS) 2025, a highly regarded national science and math competition for high school seniors. His project, From Walking to Tunneling: An Investigation of Generalized Pilot-Wave Dynamics, was part of a comprehensive evaluation that considered research […]
Film by Seventh Graders Selected for International Festival
Skip to My Rick, an almost-two-minute film created by seventh-grade drama students at the Academy, is one of 16 films selected from nearly 450 submissions from around the globe for the Experiments in Cinema v. 20.0 Youth Lens Festival. “The students wanted to make a film, and this is what they came up with,” says […]
Teenage Project ECHO Intern Develops Virtual Mental Health Education Project
Most 17-year-olds are enjoying their senior year of high school and imagining what mark they may leave on the world someday. Evan Chang decided not to wait to find out. Chang, who earned the rank of Eagle Scout – a feat fewer than 4% of Boy Scouts ever achieve – used the leadership skills he […]
Student Artwork Honored at State Competition
Work by dozens of Albuquerque Academy artists has been recognized by the New Mexico Art Education Association (NMAEA), in conjunction with the national Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, and will be shown at The Orpheum Community Hub beginning January 31 through March 1. Gold and silver key pieces will be physically displayed; honorable mention works […]
Chargers Receive Fall Sports Recognition
Congratulations to these student-athletes for receiving state, district, and metro honors at the close of the Fall 2024 athletic season! VOLLEYBALL All-Metro 1st team: Kiki Brown ’28 and Kristin Newell ’25 2nd team: Rowan Jaime ’28 and Sadie Jorgensen ’27 3rd team: Ruby Winham ’27 All-District 1st team: Kiki Brown ’28, Rowan Jaime ’28, and […]
The Implacable Ranalda Tsosie ’96
Teaching the Next Generation of Indigenous Environmental Scientists By Ted Alcorn ’01 As her mother remembers it, Ranalda Tsosie ’96 did not tell anyone she had applied to Albuquerque Academy until she was accepted. Somehow, word of the school had reached the eighth grader at Red Mesa Junior High, up the road from the Four […]
New Bus Service Begins in August 2025
Starting next school year, Charger families—both current and new—will have the option of a convenient bus service. One route will make stops in the Nob Hill/UNM area near Carlisle and I-40 and downtown near the Albuquerque Country Club. Another route will make stops on the westside near Coors and Alameda and in the north valley […]
New Charger Cheer Team Ramps Up School Spirit
After four decades, Charger cheer is back! The new 48-member, all-gender, no-cut team made their debut at the boys varsity basketball game on December 3, where they honored cheer alumni Karroll Candelaria-Bauer ’81, Becki Branch ’84, Dee-Dee Butterfield ’84, and Robin Napoleone ’84. The squad was founded by seniors Miel Padilla and Izzy Romero with […]
Academy Thespians Shine at New Mexico Festival, Qualify for International Stage
Twenty-four students from Albuquerque Academy’s Thespian Troupe attended the New Mexico Thespian Festival and NMAA One-Act Competition along with over 560 students from 25 other schools. They made friends with students from other schools, participated in workshops such as Dancing to Hamilton and Creating Short Films, and watched over 20 one-act plays. For 17 Chargers, […]
A Lasting Legacy: The John Truitt Classical Guitar Fund
At the December 7 Levanta concert featuring the music of former performing arts faculty member John Truitt, Head of School Julianne Puente welcomed guests with the exciting news of a new fund honoring him. Diane Sansonetti and John Batty, parents of Academy alumni Clare ’10 and Luke ’12, have created the John Truitt Classical Guitar […]
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