To celebrate 50 years of educating girls at Albuquerque Academy, Alumni Council member Ted Alcorn ’01 is telling the stories of women alumni. By Ted Alcorn ’01 As a five-year-old, in the company of her maternal grandmother, Elianna Boswell ’12 went to China.  It was one of many countries she had already visited. That “China” […]

By Ryan Boetel – Albuquerque Journal Business Editor Albuquerque native and Houston Astros All-Star Alex Bregman earlier this month launched Wild Sol, a Southwest food brand that is beginning with a lineup of four salsas, each of which includes fresh ingredients and a minuscule amount of tequila for taste, Wild Sol CEO Michael Posey said. […]

To celebrate 50 years of educating girls at Albuquerque Academy, Alumni Council member Ted Alcorn ’01 is telling the stories of women alumni. By Ted Alcorn ’01 Catherine Gordon, Academy Class of 1977, the first woman ever to coach men’s professional soccer in the U.S., did not start coaching until she was nearly 40. And […]

By Jennifer Ramo, published in the Albuquerque Journal “It’s a mud day,” Dr. Karen Sanchez-Griego mentioned on our call. It took my brain a few seconds to register what a mud day might be. It was a snow day but with mud. The entire student body of the Cuba Independent School District (CISD) was working […]

In honor of 50 years of coeducation at Albuquerque Academy, Alumni Council member Ted Alcorn ’01 is telling the stories of women alumni. Laura Hochla ’97 was about to introduce America’s highest ranking military officer, General Mark Milley, to the pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis. But she was thinking about her seventh-grade […]

In honor of 50 years of coeducation at Albuquerque Academy, Alumni Council member Ted Alcorn ’01 is telling the stories of women alumni. When Phoebe Suina describes her feelings for the mountains, fields, and rivers of New Mexico, even the word “love” doesn’t seem adequate. “It’s in my bones, and it’s in my blood,” she […]

In honor of 50 years of coeducation at Albuquerque Academy, Alumni Council member Ted Alcorn ’01 is telling the stories of women alumni. Jocelyn Swigger ’89 can hardly remember a moment of her childhood when the radio wasn’t on. Her dad liked to tune into the classical music of Albuquerque’s KHFM right after the morning […]

The New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD) announced that it has hired Lela Wendell to serve as Director of the Policy, Research, and Quality Initiatives Division. In this role, Wendell will lead the department’s policy and research efforts, continue to improve the collection and analysis of early childhood data in New Mexico, […]

In honor of 50 years of coeducation at Albuquerque Academy, Alumni Council member Ted Alcorn ’01 is telling the stories of women alumni. When 15-year-old Loretta Cordova arrived at the Academy in 1974, she was no stranger to the place. Her dad, Vincent Cordova, taught math here and was one of the basketball and track […]

Fifty years ago, a landmark decision by the Board of Trustees transformed our school from Albuquerque Boys Academy to Albuquerque Academy. In the fall of 1973, 22 girls entered the sophomore class. From distinguished scholars and pioneering athletes to compassionate philanthropists and trailblazing professionals, these women have made an indelible mark on our school and […]