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Pope Francis Leaves a Lasting Legacy on the Catholic Church

Pope Francis Leaves a Lasting Legacy on the Catholic Church

Darin Eberhardt ’25, Opinion, News, and Features Editor April 22, 2025

Pope Francis, who served as the leader of the Roman Catholic Church beginning in 2013, died in the morning of Monday, April 21st, 2025, in the Vatican City, from heart failure and a stroke. He was 88 years...

Thousands march at Daley Plaza, in Chicago.

Hands Off Protests Gain Momentum as Support Builds

Iyla Hernden ’26, Arts and Culture Editor April 21, 2025

On April 5th and 19th, 2025, millions of demonstrators flooded the streets chanting “Hands Off Our Democracy!” in cities across the United States, with London, Paris, and Berlin joining in solidarity. 50501,...

Three Years On, HB 134 is Helping Kids Focus on Learning

Three Years On, HB 134 is Helping Kids Focus on Learning

Anna Hastings ’26, Writer April 7, 2025

Almost three years ago, a group of Albuquerque Academy seniors, Noor, Marly, Sophia, and Mireya, drafted and passed a bill that required menstrual products to be supplied in elementary, middle, and high...

$1 Million Donation for Academy to Serve up Success On and Off the Court

$1 Million Donation for Academy to Serve up Success On and Off the Court

Austin Curtis ’25, Sports Editor April 6, 2025

Thanks to a generous family gift, Academy’s athletics and academics will see a tremendous boost. On Saturday, March 29, more than 150 Academy alumni, families and friends celebrated the dedication...

Learn about the 2024 Nobel Prize Winners

Learn about the 2024 Nobel Prize Winners

Audrey Finkelstein ’27, School and Local Editor 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 was January 7th and I was on a plane flying to the sunny city of Los Angeles. To say I was California...

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 majority in the Senate and the House of Representatives. All of this combined with the Supreme Court’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 312 electoral votes. There were several local races that we covered at The Advocate, back in November,...

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 headlines. Some of these events impact us every day, from rising oil prices to strains in the supply...

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 eye (are you starting to see a pattern)? The billboard read, “Put your money where your mouth is”...

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 vote for the 47th president of the United States as well as many other policies and positions. After...

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 care the supplies that they are often lacking. Children in foster care are usually left without a...

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