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Taylor Swift performing at the Tree Fort Music Hall.

The End of An Era

Lillie Rosen '29, Writer November 18, 2024

The number of cities left in Taylor Swift’s world-renowned Eras Tour. It is currently the highest-grossing tour ever. Each Swiftie who visited a city where the Eras Tour was held spent an average of...

Watercolor Rolling Stones

Let It Bleed: 55 Years Later

Matthew Rundle '27, Writer November 11, 2024

Let it Bleed was released by the Rolling Stones in late 1969 and would become one of the greatest albums the band ever produced. Despite being made by a British rock band, the album includes influences...

Dancers in last year's performance.

Beneath the Hunter’s Moon Dance Concert

Bea Busby '28, Writer November 4, 2024

“Once a year, under the Hunter's moon, [many] creatures meet and come together and have an evening of festivities.” Albuquerque Academy’s Fall Dance Concert stands out as a captivating blend of creativity...

The Parade of Lights: Academy's Take on Diwali

The Parade of Lights: Academy’s Take on Diwali

Krish Mahto '29, Writer October 28, 2024

Diwali, one of the most celebrated Hindu holidays, was hosted at Albuquerque Academy for the second time this year. Diwali has been a holiday for a long period of time, but it only recently became...

The Thespians Light Up The Stage With A Midsummer Night's Dream

The Thespians Light Up The Stage With A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Naomi Biffa '31, Writer October 22, 2024

To kick off the second quarter of the school year, AA students present A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare, directed by Alexis Scott. This 90-minute play contains love triangles, quarrels,...

Signs of Life - Karl Orozco

Signs of Life – Karl Orozco

Brighton Ludwig '25, Photography, Video, and Social Media Editor September 23, 2024

Mr. Karl Orozco, our visual arts department's graphic design and senior studio teacher, has a show at the Sanitary Tortilla Factory, 401 2nd St SW, Albuquerque, NM, September 20th through October 25th....

To Live for the Vote of It All

To Live for the Vote of It All

Iyla Hernden '26, Arts and Culture Editor September 23, 2024

For the first time since Hillary Clinton, the United States could have its first female president! While many people sit and wait for November, some groups are standing up and taking the opportunity to...

Marvel's Destiny: Superheroes or Super Dilemmas?

Marvel’s Destiny: Superheroes or Super Dilemmas?

Ella Garcia '25, Writer September 23, 2024

To say the past five years have been tumultuous for Marvel Studios is an understatement. Since the release of “Spider-Man: Far From Home” in July of 2019 (the official end of Phase Three), the studio...

Did you have a brat summer?

Did you have a brat summer?

Elizabeth Wilder '26, Writer September 16, 2024

Since coming back to school, has anyone asked you if you had a “brat summer”? Were you thinking, what on earth does that mean? On June 7, singer Charli XCX released her 6th studio album titled “brat.”...

Around the World in 196 Books Volume 1

Around the World in 196 Books Volume 1

William Landahl '26, Writer September 16, 2024

Last summer, as I was deciding which English class to take, I was immediately drawn to Envisioning Our World, a globally oriented junior English course taught by Dr. Citrin. When I read the course description,...

Nori Little '25 and Addie Nayback '25 in Into the Woods.

“Into the Woods” Wins Big at Enchantment Awards

Elizabeth Wilder '26, Writer May 21, 2024

If you happened to attend our spring musical this year, “Into the Woods,” you should know that five of the actors were nominated for an award at the Enchantment Awards, a celebration of New Mexican...

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