Beats

Something you might have missed at club fair was the new affinity groups we have on campus—places for students with common backgrounds to meet and discuss issues that are important to them and their identity. According to Director of Diversity, Culture and Belonging, Peter Gloyd, affinity groups were created because “it’s important to have spaces for students, especially students from unders...

October 28, 2022 Special announcement from the Performing Arts Beat! Thomas Wray ‘24 thinks the Academy needs to find more lower-voice singers- tenors, baritones, and bases, to be specific. So, he’s starting a club to draw more lower-range voices to the performing arts. As of now, there will be no planned performances or auditions. It will just be a place for folks to learn more about harnessing...

10/28/2022 Lots of changes are coming in the 10-12 division-- again. Next week, we’re switching lunch times with the 8-9 division, due to the “messy” tables that have been left for the younger students, says Mr. Kim. Seniors voted on 10-20-22 to either keep or ditch the senior lot. 90% of students chose to keep their senior spot, according to Doc Mike. That means underclassmen are to continue ...

Mr. Orozco is now teaching a new Graphic Design class for 9-12 Graders. This new class teaches students how to use Adobe Illustrator, and essentially lets them explore all types of art through Vector art. In about a month, each student will be pairing up with any type of club, student orgs, performances, events or dances to create posters for them using any type of art they'd like. Mr. Orlando Leyba�...

Your 10-12 Student Senate has been hard at work so far this year, already approving new clubs such as the National History Club, sponsored by Ms. Brill, and Robotics Club, sponsored by Mr. Fowler. You can also expect more town hall/forum style events this year where you can voice your concerns and opinions to your student leadership, along with a newsletter in your email inbox with more updates on...

Scary Good Times in the Q! Looking for something to do in Albuquerque this Halloween season? Check out these local events: Spend the day at McCall’s Pumpkin Patch with over 60 attractions, or quickly pick up a pumpkin and snap some cute photos at Big Jim Farms, with no admissions fee, just pay for what you pick! If you're up for a real scare, visit a haunted house. McCall’s Haunted Farm just added an ext...

Local Library News! First off -if this is your stuffed beagle- it’s dearly missing its owner!Come take it home. Second off, if you enjoy biographies, you’ll be happy to know that the librarians discovered a book written and autographed by Langston Hughes in the 60’s during their weeding process. The weeding process takes out the books that are no longer circulating, the outdated books, ...

Homecoming is around the corner, and with Community Day, the dance, and all the classic Academy festivities coming up, Spirit Week is the perfect way to get pumped. The theme for the dance this year is Beach Bash (see Thursday's theme). Below are the themes:  Monday - Class Colors (12th pink, 11th blue, 10th green, 9th orange, 8th purple, 7th yellow, 6th white) Tuesday - Shiver Me Timbers (Pir...