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The Advocate

Sabrina Carpenter: The 5ft singer showed up the red carpet, stunning and pantless. When asked why, she simply said that because of her height, she had been told not to wear pants. 4’8 Simone Biles must be feeling left out after this comment.
Reviewing the Best, Worst, and Weirdest from Met Gala 2025
Lillie Grace '29 and Anonymous Friend May 19, 2025
Chargers at Work: What is It Like to be an Academy Student with a Job?
Chargers at Work: What is It Like to be an Academy Student with a Job?
Elizabeth '26, Writer • May 19, 2025
Revisiting Stripped 23 Years Later
Revisiting Stripped 23 Years Later
Tazreen '27, Writer • May 19, 2025
What is the Best Fidget Toy?
What is the Best Fidget Toy?
Aspen'31, Writer • May 19, 2025
Spring Art Show
Spring Art Show
Larissa '28, Photography and Graphics Editor • May 12, 2025
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Come Peruse the Buffet of Academy Clubs
Come Peruse the Buffet of Academy Clubs
Abhay '28 September 12, 2025

The Academy club fair was held on Friday the 29th of August. Clubs are fun ways to interact with the...

NBA Playoffs Tip Off
NBA Playoffs Tip Off
Aaron '30 and Will '30 May 12, 2025

Western Conference In the Western Conference, the Oklahoma City Thunder came in looking hot, with a...

Chargers Compete in 2025 Harper Memorial Track Meet
Chargers Compete in 2025 Harper Memorial Track Meet
Krish '29, Writer • May 6, 2025

On April 25th and 26th, one of the biggest meets in New Mexico, the Richard Harper Memorial Track...

Mosquito Populations Grow As Weather Warms
Mosquito Populations Grow As Weather Warms
Audrey '27, School and Local Editor • May 2, 2025

  For many, a single mosquito is too many. But, in recent years, it definitely seems that...

Egg-straordinary Prices
Egg-straordinary Prices
Audrey '27, School and Local Editor • May 2, 2025

What can you purchase for $5.00? A jar of peanut butter? Sure. A bag of apples? Yep. A dozen eggs? Nope....

New Mexico United's Additions to the Roster
New Mexico United’s Additions to the Roster
Aaron '30, Writer • May 2, 2025

As the United Soccer League season starts, the teams begin to look for new and better players and coaches....

Lillie's Digital Detox
Lillie’s Digital Detox
Lillie Grace '29, Writer • May 2, 2025

The average American highschooler spends about 7 hours and 22 minutes on their phone per day. In other...

Mystical Lore: Lord Huron's "Vide Noir"
Mystical Lore: Lord Huron’s “Vide Noir”
Kay '28, Writer • May 2, 2025

Cosmic Curses. Existentialism. Wanderers. The call of the "pure, black void." If any of these descriptions...

Captains and Dancers Add Humor and Fun to Homecoming Weekend
Captains and Dancers Add Humor and Fun to Homecoming Weekend
Tazreen '27, Writer • September 30, 2025

The Junior-Senior Homecoming Dance Competition is an annual spirit event in which the girls...

Meet Lili, Hungarian Exchange Student with an Affinity for Sour Cream
Meet Lili, Hungarian Exchange Student with an Affinity for Sour Cream
Kira '27, Writer and Graphic Artist • September 30, 2025

The Advocate would like to warmly welcome Lili ‘27 to the Academy. Lili is an exchange student...

Juniors and Seniors Tie in This Year's Flag Football Game
Juniors and Seniors Tie in This Year’s Flag Football Game
Russel '28, Sports Editor • September 26, 2025

There are many traditions in Albuquerque Academy’s long history, but one of the most...

Chargers and Cheer Team Draw Crowds Under the Lights
Chargers and Cheer Team Draw Crowds Under the Lights
Krish '29 and Larissa '28 September 15, 2025

Playing is fun, but you know what’s better? Playing under the lights and having hundreds...

Thousands march at Daley Plaza, in Chicago.
Hands Off Protests Gain Momentum as Support Builds
Iyla '26, Writer / Graphics • April 21, 2025

On April 5th and 19th, 2025, millions of demonstrators flooded the streets chanting “Hands...

Reflections on My Year at Academy
Reflections on My Year at Academy
Vilte '26, Writer • April 20, 2025
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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...

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...

$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 '25, Editor • April 6, 2025

Thanks to a generous family gift, Academy’s athletics and academics will see a tremendous boost....

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

LA sunset with smoke from the fires.
The City Is on Fire: A Diary of the LA Wildfires
Lillie Grace '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
State Election Results 2024
State Election Results 2024
Lillie Rosen '29, Writer • December 18, 2024
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
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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 about their time as a sixth or seventh grader. So I thought I’d inform you of what is happening...

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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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Failure is Not the End
Krish Mahto '29, Writer • April 20, 2025

Here at Albuquerque Academy, many people are known for their accomplishments. Just by looking at the Academy’s Instagram page, it’s easy...

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 among students and even some teachers. Its lessons...

BookTok: A Flop?
BookTok: A Flop?
Vilte '26, Writer • February 24, 2025

Since the rise of social media platforms and the creation of short viewed forms of media: TikTok, Instagram reels and Youtube shorts, reading...

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