By Laura Paskus – Source New Mexico Phoebe Suina ’94 knows all about systems: “If we’re static, that is unsustainable,” she says. Even in the engineering world, she explains, nothing is linear. Similarly, to adapt to the warming world, people must stop thinking that the changing climate and its impacts are part of a linear […]

By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer Josh Skarsgard is a former standout player at Albuquerque Academy; he was a teammate of James Borrego, who is one of the men who has interviewed for the current Los Angeles Lakers coaching vacancy. Skarsgard on Tuesday was named the new head coach of the Academy girls basketball […]

In the frantic world of entrepreneurship, sometimes the most impactful ideas come from unexpected places, sparked by personal experiences and shared memories. For Faizaan Sharif ’97 and Zachary Lovelady ’97, their journey from school friends to business partners led to the creation of Blueink, a pioneering eSignature solution that helped revolutionize the way businesses handle […]

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 When Alicia Keyes, Albuquerque Academy Class of ’93, called up an executive at Netflix, she couldn’t have known it would eventually bring two billion dollars in film and […]

The High Point-Thomasville HiToms have acquired Samford University RHP Alex Gaeto for the 2024 Coastal Plain League Campaign. In 35.1 innings-pitched through two seasons with the Samford Bulldogs, Gaeto has logged 39 strikeouts and has a career record of 1-1 out of the bullpen. Gaeto attended Albuquerque Academy, where he posted a 1.56 ERA and […]

By Andrew Felts – Southwestern University For the first time in Southwestern University’s illustrious history, a student has earned the Barry Goldwater Scholarship. Junior biochemistry and mathematics double major Brian Armijo ’25 was awarded the prestigious, nationally competitive scholarship designated for students pursuing research careers in the natural sciences, mathematics, and engineering fields. “When I […]

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 Lena Moffitt ’01, who directs one of the country’s leading environmentalist organizations, traces the roots of her advocacy to a box of yellowing newspaper clippings.  She discovered them […]

By Jay Newton-Small / For the Journal In the summer of 2020, Yale University forestry student Ben Christensen was home in Albuquerque weathering the pandemic like most students. He’d just left a large lumber waste pile, which collects waste wood from all over the city, in Los Ranchos and was walking into a Sprouts a […]

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. […]