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2014-2015 Editorial Board:

Editor-in-Chief: Eliza Ennis '15
Web Editor: Caroline Bay '15
Assistant: Hisham Temmar '16
Copy Editor: Abbie Reeves '15
Cover Story Editor: Abby Williams '15
Assistant: Eryn Ormesher '17
Op

inion Editor: Simin Liu '15
Assistant: Holly Liu '17
Co-News & Features Editors: Kobie Boslough '16 , Samsara Durvasula '16
Assistant: Jenny Lee '17
Arts & Leisure Editor: Haley So '16
Assistant: Keira Seidenberg '17
Sports Editor: Judy Choi '16
Co-Graphics Editors: Karen Luo '15, Rosa Sun '17
Photo Editor: Laurel Howell '15
Assistants: Sophie Brundell '16, Jey Nguyen '17
6th-grade coordinator: Abi Hunter '15
7th-grade coordinator: Stephanie Yang '15
Business Manager: Carrie Hicks '16
Assistant: Jenna Lin '16
Puzzle Editor: Keith Herrmann '15
Faculty Adviser: Melanie Peterson
Assistant: Danny Packer

Hope you had a good week Chargers! Check out this weeks new stories!-With election day quickly approaching, tensions are...
10/22/2022

Hope you had a good week Chargers! Check out this weeks new stories!

-With election day quickly approaching, tensions are increasing between Democratic incumbent Michelle Lujan Grisham and Republican Mark Ronchetti. Abhishek Narahari'24 breaks down last Wednesday's gubernatorial debate, take a look at what you missed.

Opinion:

-Melissa Canavan'26 opines on the misogyny embedded in the modeling industry. Can the industry both empower and exploit?

Don't Forget:

-Austin Curtis'25 gave in depth-coverage to last week's Charger football game.

-Liliana Varley'25 added to The Advocate's collection of New Teacher Profiles.

-Darin Eberhardt'25 explores Queen Elizabeth's legacy.

-Sowmya Sankaran'27 reports on the Nobel Prize Laureate in Literature, Annie Ernaux.

On Friday, October 14, the Academy Boys Varsity Football team faced a gridiron great, finding out why the 4A District Po...
10/22/2022

On Friday, October 14, the Academy Boys Varsity Football team faced a gridiron great, finding out why the 4A District Portales Rams are ranked number one. Austin Curtis ‘25 has the report.

We have great student journalism from theacademyadvocate.com. Check it out!Here is a recap of the recent 8th Annual Reyn...
09/30/2022

We have great student journalism from theacademyadvocate.com. Check it out!

Here is a recap of the recent 8th Annual Reynolds Regatta cardboard and duct tape boat race! https://theacademyadvocate.com/13384/school-and-local/reynolds-regatta-aarush/

The eighth annual Reynolds Regatta kicked off on Friday, September 23, 2022, better known as Community Day. Every advisory from sixth through twelfth grade is eligible to participate by submitting...

Ed board had a great time at our kickoff event last weekend! We have lots of big things coming. Stay tuned for new stori...
08/17/2022

Ed board had a great time at our kickoff event last weekend! We have lots of big things coming. Stay tuned for new stories and info on how to join the staff…

Also make sure to check out Darin Eberhardt ‘24’s piece which takes a stance on Gen Z’s role in current controversies ev...
05/22/2022

Also make sure to check out Darin Eberhardt ‘24’s piece which takes a stance on Gen Z’s role in current controversies events. Link in bio.



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Check out this recent article by Kaeli Kampschmidt ‘23 who was tasked with trying boba from nine different places (inclu...
05/22/2022

Check out this recent article by Kaeli Kampschmidt ‘23 who was tasked with trying boba from nine different places (including Academy’s very own Common Grounds Café) over the past few months. She is here to report her findings on the different flavors she tried as well as the overall best boba in Burque. Link in bio.



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Check out another review done by Haley Pedersen ‘25 who checked out Academy’s Spring One Acts. This year, the show featu...
05/19/2022

Check out another review done by Haley Pedersen ‘25 who checked out Academy’s Spring One Acts. This year, the show featured five short works, all either written or directed by students. Link in bio.




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Kendrick Lamar, the first rapper to win the Pulitzer prize for his genius in his fourth studio album, Damn, has combined...
05/19/2022

Kendrick Lamar, the first rapper to win the Pulitzer prize for his genius in his fourth studio album, Damn, has combined 18 songs into a 1 hour and 13 minute conversation that is much deeper than late night car jams in his first double album: Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers. Read Sophia Liem ‘23’s Review on the album. Link in bio.




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After Albuquerque Academy unveiled a new schoolwide schedule this year, The Advocate got the inside scoop on how teacher...
05/09/2022

After Albuquerque Academy unveiled a new schoolwide schedule this year, The Advocate got the inside scoop on how teachers and students have adjusted to the change and how they feel about the new format almost a year in. News and Web Editor Uzair Hammad ‘24 reports opinions on this new schedule.


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If you’re a teenager, or know one, then you know how hard it is to get up in the morning. If you are in school, you know...
05/09/2022

If you’re a teenager, or know one, then you know how hard it is to get up in the morning. If you are in school, you know that it consists of high-level thinking early in the morning. In light of this never-ending struggle, Ainara Vecchia ‘24 proposes in a new Op-Ed piece that we move Albuquerque Academy’s existing schedule back an hour. Link in bio.


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Heard on the Quad is a series of opinions from Academy students. In this first feature, we collected Academy’s controver...
04/21/2022

Heard on the Quad is a series of opinions from Academy students. In this first feature, we collected Academy’s controversial opinions. These hot takes, listed in Marly Fisher 23’s most recent article, anonymously represent Academy student controversy and opinions on topics big and small. Link in bio.


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For Women’s History Month this March, Advocate writers are reflecting on the many contributions women make to society. E...
03/17/2022

For Women’s History Month this March, Advocate writers are reflecting on the many contributions women make to society. Explore our collection (link in bio) to join us in celebrating women in both our community and across the globe. All of the pieces in this collection were written, edited, designed, and published by female-identifying members of The Advocate staff.


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