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A Look into the 2025 Scholastic Visual Arts Gallery
A Look into the 2025 Scholastic Visual Arts Gallery
Larissa Jubay '28, Photography and Graphics Editor • February 24, 2025
Lunar New Year Parade Gallery: The Sequel
Lunar New Year Parade Gallery: The Sequel
Larissa Jubay '28, Photography and Graphics Editor • February 24, 2025
Academy Across and Down: Valentine's Day Edition
Academy Across and Down: Valentine’s Day Edition
Anagha Devarakonda '26, Editor in Chief • February 10, 2025
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Here We Go Again: Superbowl LIX sees a rematch of the Chiefs and Eagles
Here We Go Again: Superbowl LIX sees a rematch of the Chiefs and Eagles
Russel Hiller, Writer • February 3, 2025

This year, the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles will battle for glory in Super Bowl 59. For...

Chargers Girls Basketball Beats Hope Huskies 55-49
Chargers Girls Basketball Beats Hope Huskies 55-49
Kira Lopez '26 January 27, 2025

Academy Achievers: Celebrating Student Successes On and Off Campus
Academy Achievers: Celebrating Student Successes On and Off Campus
Townes Richardson '25, Writer • January 27, 2025

Academy Achievers The Advocate would like to periodically recognize students in the 10-12 division for...

Academy Across & Down
Academy Across & Down
Anagha Devarakonda '26, Editor in Chief • January 27, 2025

Freiburg Weihnachtsmarkt, a classic Christmas Market that happens in each city
The World as a Classroom: Study Abroad Programs at Academy
Anna Hastings '26, Writer • January 13, 2025

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to study abroad? Are you considering it? At the Academy,...

The Party of Donald Trump
The Party of Donald Trump
Matthew Rundle '27, Writer • December 18, 2024

Domestic Recently, Donald Trump was elected as president of the United States along with a Republican...

AA Class of '25 College Map!
AA Class of ’25 College Map!
December 18, 2024

It's that time of year again! As seniors begin to make their college decisions, keep up to date with The...

Finding the Middle Ground: Is the Cell Phone Policy too Extreme?
Finding the Middle Ground: Is the Cell Phone Policy too Extreme?
Kay Rai '28, Writer • December 18, 2024

If you asked any student on campus about any major changes in our community since the beginning of the...

Mr. Anderson and Mr. Peknik's Classroom down in 6/7
Deep Dive into 6/7 Student Council
Aspen Boswell '31, Writer • February 24, 2025

There are a lot of fun activities and memories down on west campus. But, sometimes upper grades...

Pick Your Favorite New Mexican Attractions and We'll Tell You Which Rom-Com Lead to Take There on a Date!
Pick Your Favorite New Mexican Attractions and We’ll Tell You Which Rom-Com Lead to Take There on a Date!
Anagha Devarakonda '26, Editor in Chief • February 10, 2025

What is your Favorite Valentine's Day Gift?
What is your Favorite Valentine’s Day Gift?
Elizabeth Hiller '25 February 10, 2025

Pick Your Favorite Academy Locations and We'll Tell You Which 2000s Rom-Com to Rewatch!
Pick Your Favorite Academy Locations and We’ll Tell You Which 2000s Rom-Com to Rewatch!
Elizabeth Hiller February 10, 2025

Are Screens Damaging Your Life?
Are Screens Damaging Your Life?
Krish Mahto '29, Writer • December 18, 2024

Throughout the 2010s, screens and social media have developed and increasingly had a big impact...

State Election Results 2024
State Election Results 2024
Lillie Rosen '29, Writer • December 18, 2024
Winter Art Show
Winter Art Show
Larissa Jubay '28, Photography and Graphics Editor • December 16, 2024
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Civilians in Homs, Syria’s third largest city, celebrating on the street. Source: The Atlantic
Middle East News Update
Abhay Roy '28, Writer • December 18, 2024

In the last couple of years, many different events took place in the Middle East, resulting in major...

How I Hypothetically Would Have Lost Money Betting on Kamala Harris to Win the Election
How I Hypothetically Would Have Lost Money Betting on Kamala Harris to Win the Election
Brighton Ludwig '25, Photography, Video, and Social Media Editor • November 18, 2024

Tuesday afternoon, the day of the election, as I was driving home from school, a billboard caught my...

EDITORIAL: The Value of Voting
EDITORIAL: The Value of Voting
The Advocate Editorial Board November 4, 2024

Dear Readers, Today millions of Americans across the country will make their way to the polls as they...

Join the B.F.K. 5K to Help Children in New Mexico Foster Care!
Join the B.F.K. 5K to Help Children in New Mexico Foster Care!
Evie Soule '26, Writer • November 4, 2024

Backpacks for Kiddos, a project that I started last spring, is an initiative to give children in foster...

Despite their differences, Democrats and Republicans in New Mexico agree on the need for a safe border and an efficient pathway to citizenship.
How immigrants are shaping the election
Matthew Rundle '27, Writer • October 28, 2024

New Mexico is not new to the impact of immigration as we lie just above the Mexico-United States border....

A sign criticizing UNM's attempts at clearing the encampment and charging students with trespassing.
Gaza Campus Protests Come Home
Darin Eberhardt '25, Opinion, News, and Features Editor • May 21, 2024
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Unpacking HIT ME HARD AND SOFT: Billie Eilish's Latest Album
Unpacking HIT ME HARD AND SOFT: Billie Eilish’s Latest Album
Aspen Boswell '31, Writer • December 18, 2024

Earlier this year back in May, Billie Eilish released her third studio album, HIT ME HARD AND SOFT. The album has a bedroom-pop sound to it that I personally really enjoy. Although this album might not...

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Keeping Up With the Chickens
Keeping Up With the Chickens
Aspen Boswell '31 and Naomi Biffa '31 November 11, 2024

The D.O.T. Garden, an essential part of campus, helps the Science department to teach grades 6-12 about regenerative agriculture. The most overlooked part, hiding in the back corner of the garden, is the...

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Welcome to Academy, Mr. Benedict!
Welcome to Academy, Mr. Benedict!
Sebastian Sydow '31, Writer • November 4, 2024

Say hi to Mr. Benedict! He is a Computer Science teacher for grades 9-12 and has not taught at The Academy before. He seems to really be enjoying himself at The Academy. He said, “I figured I wanted...

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Mr. Lipkowitz and his beloved poodle, Mazl.
Welcome back to Academy, Mr. Lipkowitz!
Lauren Shedivy '30, Writer • October 28, 2024

We are so happy to welcome a new math teacher to Albuquerque Academy this year! Last school year he took over for four 8th grade math classes, but Mr. Lipkowitz is back this year for his first official...

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How Body Dysmorphia Can Cause Eating Disorders or Worse
How Body Dysmorphia Can Cause Eating Disorders or Worse
Celeste Gutierrez '28 December 16, 2024

Body dysmorphia can seriously mess with your mental health. And when someone dislikes their body.  It can lead to eating disorders. I know this...

Professional Sports are Unequal, It is Time for that to Change
Professional Sports are Unequal, It is Time for that to Change
Lilly La Fata '28 December 16, 2024

Fans of the Indiana Fever basketball team and sports fans all over were thrilled when Caitlyn Clark was picked first for the W.N.B.A. draft,...

If You Want A Two-State Solution In the Middle East, Don't Vote Trump.
If You Want A Two-State Solution In the Middle East, Don’t Vote Trump.
Emma Tomasson '28 December 16, 2024

It’s been about a year since the most recent Israel-Palestine conflict started. Many Arab Americans are asking themselves who they are going...

Political Polarization is Holding us Back
Political Polarization is Holding us Back
Anaïs Kumar '28 December 16, 2024

Political polarization is a growing issue that occurs when political beliefs, attitudes, and values become increasingly opposed, creating larger...