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Musee Mechanique

Jessica Allen, Writer May 18, 2018

When entering Musee Mechanique, visitors become children once again as they gaze at the nostalgic games and toys they once fiddled with when they were young. In 1933, at only 11 years old, Edward Galland...

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A Ride to Remember

Jessica Allen, Writer May 18, 2018

Even in the 21st century, visitors are able to experience the feeling of riding on one of the San Francisco’s traditional transportation methods: the cable car, a wooden, box-shaped vehicle that...

Unearthing ancient civilizations- inside the eighth grade Dig

Unearthing ancient civilizations- inside the eighth grade Dig

Sydney Wright October 17, 2016

On September 22, Academy’s eighth grade class spent a long , but enlightening day living the life of an archaeologist. The day of the dig has been an eighth grade tradition for the last 32 years, according...

Environmental Science Teacher Conducts Research in Alaska

Environmental Science Teacher Conducts Research in Alaska

Karen Sabol October 12, 2016

Science faculty member Karen Temple Beamish recently traveled to Alaska with a team of researchers to study the effects of global warming on the tundra. She traveled as part of the PolarTREC PolarConnect...

Academy students lauded for artwork

Academy students lauded for artwork

Sarah Weber April 27, 2016

Last December, Academy art students submitted their finest works to be reviewed by a panel of judges for the prestigious New Mexico Scholastic Art Awards. Over 130 pieces made by Albuquerque Academy students...

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Mourning the death of a royal: a look into the life of Prince

Academy Staff April 27, 2016

Prince’s name hovers in the air. He is known not only for his exceptional talent as a musician, but for what he stood for as an artist who was, in many ways, responsible for creating a new musical generation....

Get to know the 2016 candidates

Get to know the 2016 candidates

Mark Joseph April 24, 2016

The Presidential primaries have lasted for months and are heating up as the fight for delegates is becoming more brutal. Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are contending to be the Democratic nominee for...

Charger Softball takes second in Sandia Prep Invitational

Charger Softball takes second in Sandia Prep Invitational

Sydney Wright April 9, 2016

This March, Albuquerque Academy’s Varsity Softball team took second place in the Sandia Prep Invitational; an accomplishment that hasn’t been achieved for the last few years. “Each year is a little...

Books HD

Laura Matter opens up about her year off

Stella Asmerom December 2, 2015

Laura Matter, English faculty member, has taken a year off from teaching to work on a book she is writing. Information is accurate to October 2015.   What will the book be about? I’m writing...

Blood Moon: Full Lunar Eclipse

Blood Moon: Full Lunar Eclipse

Academy Staff October 1, 2015

On Sunday, September 27, around 8:22 PM, a full lunar eclipse occurred, turning the moon a rusty blood-red.

Wildlife on Campus

Wildlife on Campus

Academy Staff May 10, 2015

In addition to its 1,129 students, the Academy also hosts a wide variety of local wildlife that uses the campus for feeding, breeding and living grounds. The existence of some of these creatures is common...

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