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From Wham! to Mariah: Sally's Ultimate Christmas Playlist
From Wham! to Mariah: Sally’s Ultimate Christmas Playlist
Sally Landahl '30, Writer • December 18, 2024
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
Winter Art Show
Winter Art Show
Larissa Jubay '28, Photographer • December 16, 2024
GNX's album cover, picturing Kendrick Lamar leaning on a 1987 Buick Grand National Experimental (GNX), which he had announced buying earlier in 2024.
GNX: A Review
El Dumas '29, Writer • December 10, 2024
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Finding the Middle Ground: Is the Cell Phone Policy too Extreme?
Finding the Middle Ground: Is the Cell Phone Policy too Extreme?
Kashvi 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...

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 on people's...

State Election Results 2024
State Election Results 2024
Lillie Rosen '29, Writer • December 18, 2024

The 2024 election has come and gone. In the presidential race, Donald Trump defeated Kamala Harris with...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

Academy Across & Down
Academy Across & Down
Anagha Devarakonda '26, School and Local Editor • 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...

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...

Cheers to Academy’s Newest Squad!
Cheers to Academy’s Newest Squad!
Austin Curtis '25, Sports Editor • December 9, 2024

Albuquerque Academy students and fans have a new team to cheer for on the basketball court. After...

Spoon River: A Theatrical Ghost Story
Spoon River: A Theatrical Ghost Story
Larissa Jubay '28 and Naomi Biffa '31 December 9, 2024

Actors from grades 7-9 presented a spooky performance, Spoon River, a week before Thanksgiving...

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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...

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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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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Soccer: A Game Getting Worse by the Minute
Soccer: A Game Getting Worse by the Minute
Krish Mahto '29, Writer • May 13, 2024

For years, the beautiful game of soccer always had teams and players that were fun to watch. But recently that has started to change. The game is played differently thanks to VAR (video assistant referee)...

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We Must Act Now to Control Climate Change
We Must Act Now to Control Climate Change
Blaire Baker '28 December 16, 2024

Worldwide, the past two Septembers have been the hottest on record. According to Europe’s top climate agency, they have been over half a degree...

Teenagers Need More Sleep. Teachers Can Help.
Teenagers Need More Sleep. Teachers Can Help.
Alexis Ortiz '28 December 16, 2024

Dr. Abhinav Singh says, “Sleep deprivation is a high-interest loan with steep payments in the form of health consequences.” This means that...

America Needs More Than Just “Thoughts and Prayers.” We Need Change.
America Needs More Than Just “Thoughts and Prayers.” We Need Change.
Alex Rollstin '28 December 16, 2024

In the first 10 months of 2024, there were 58 school shootings in America. 44 of those at grade schools, the rest on college campuses. In 2022,...

Americans Deserve Accessible Healthcare
Americans Deserve Accessible Healthcare
Cole Carothers '28 December 16, 2024

In the first three months of 2023, 25.3 million people who needed healthcare didn’t have access to it. All U.S. citizens should have the ability...