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Time And Space Explained Through Song In Academy's New Musical: The Theory of Relativity
Time And Space Explained Through Song In Academy’s New Musical: The Theory of Relativity
Elizabeth Hiller '25, Editor-in-Chief • March 10, 2025
Fall in Love with These 12 Cheesy Rom-Coms
Fall in Love with These 12 Cheesy Rom-Coms
Iyla Hernden '26, Writer / Graphics • February 24, 2025
"Changing Lives" at Albuquerque Little Theatre
“Changing Lives” at Albuquerque Little Theatre
El Dumas '29, Writer • February 24, 2025
BookTok: A Flop?
BookTok: A Flop?
Vilte Vitkauskaite '26, Writer • February 24, 2025
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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 forget...

A Look into the 2025 Scholastic Visual Arts Gallery
A Look into the 2025 Scholastic Visual Arts Gallery
Larissa Jubay '28 February 24, 2025

The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards are a national art and writing competition for teens in grades...

Lunar New Year Parade Gallery: The Sequel
Lunar New Year Parade Gallery: The Sequel
Larissa Jubay '28 February 24, 2025

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, School and Local Editor • 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

Academy Across and Down: Valentine's Day Edition
Academy Across and Down: Valentine’s Day Edition
Anagha Devarakonda '26, School and Local Editor • February 10, 2025

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...

Do We Need RULER?
Do We Need RULER?
Darin Eberhardt '25, Opinion, News, and Features Editor • March 13, 2025

RULER sucks and we all hate it, but… we might actually need it. It is an unpopular program...

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

Transformation Through Perspective
Transformation Through Perspective
Haley Pedersen '25 and Jaelyn Yu '25 January 27, 2025

The hexagonal structure in the library has slowly taken shape over the past few days, and many...

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...

Academy Across & Down
Academy Across & Down
Anagha Devarakonda '26 January 27, 2025

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Learn about the 2024 Nobel Prize Winners
Learn about the 2024 Nobel Prize Winners
Audrey Finkelstein '27, Writer • March 14, 2025

LA sunset with smoke from the fires.
The City Is on Fire: A Diary of the LA Wildfires
Lillie Rosen '29, Writer • February 25, 2025

“I’d be safe and warm, if I was in LA.” “California Dreamin” The Mamas & the Papas It...

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...

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...

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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

What are some of the best Christmas songs? Which ones are overplayed and you just can’t get them out of your head? Well here’s what I think. Let’s start with the basics, Mariah Carey’s "All I...

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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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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 2024-2025 school year, there’s no doubt...

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 lives. A study from Common Sense...

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,...