Hub International adds New Mexico president role, Eric Weinstein ’94 By Brody Foster – Reporter, Albuquerque Business First Hub International has added a new leadership position to oversee its day-to-day operations in the Land of Enchantment. Eric Weinstein was named president for Hub International’s New Mexico operations on Sept. 16. He spent the last 24 years at Aon, an insurance brokerage firm in Albuquerque, where […] http://5a.africansquirrel.com/2024/10/24/hub-international-adds-new-mexico-president-role-eric-weinstein-94/
State’s best make for memorable running day at Albuquerque Academy By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer In Class 4A, the host Chargers had the biggest haul of any school. Not only did Anna Hastings (18:23.50) and Nicholas Ponte (15:40.82) win individual Extravaganza titles, but the Charger boys beat rival Los Alamos 37-51 for the boys, and the girls finished second. “We were really pleased […] http://5a.africansquirrel.com/2024/10/21/states-best-make-for-memorable-running-day-at-albuquerque-academy/
Chamiza Pacheco de Alas ’96: Helping New Mexican Children Thrive To shine a light on the transformative power of tuition assistance, Alumni Council member Ted Alcorn ’01 is telling the stories of alumni who were grateful recipients during their Academy years. By Ted Alcorn ’01 When Chamiza Pacheco de Alas ’96 drops off her sixth-grader at the Academy, she sometimes thinks about arriving there herself […] http://5a.africansquirrel.com/2024/10/21/chamiza-pacheco-de-alas-96-helping-new-mexican-children-thrive/
What Makes David Eagleman ’89 So Driven? He Could Probably Design an Experiment to Explain It. Bravery has been brewing inside David Eagleman, Albuquerque Academy Class of 1989, for a long time. On a fall day in the 1980s, when he’d only been a sixth grader at the Academy for a matter of weeks, hot-air balloons touched down on campus, and one […] http://5a.africansquirrel.com/2024/10/21/what-makes-david-eagleman-89-so-driven/
For Ava Dellaira ’02, Writing is a Means of Processing Hardship, Grappling with Difference To shine a light on the transformative power of tuition assistance, Alumni Council member Ted Alcorn ’01 is telling the stories of alumni who were grateful recipients during their Academy years. By Ted Alcorn ’01 As she neared the end of eighth grade, Ava Dellaira ’02 received an offer she couldn’t refuse.  She’d gone through […] http://5a.africansquirrel.com/2024/10/01/for-novelist-ava-dellaira-02-writing-is-a-means-of-processing-hardship-and-grappling-with-difference/
Poetry Collection by Gustav Parker Hibbett ’14 on T.S. Eliot Prize Shortlist The T.S. Eliot Prize has announced the ten poets named to the 2024 shortlist — an eclectic list comprising seasoned poets, two debuts, two second collections, and two previously shortlisted poets from both long-established, and small independent presses. High Jump as Icarus Story by 2014 Academy grad Gustav Parker Hibbett is among the honorees. Gustav is a […] http://5a.africansquirrel.com/2024/10/01/poetry-collection-by-gustav-parker-hibbett-14-on-t-s-eliot-prize-shortlist/
Looking to Meet Your Neighbors? Get on the Tennis Courts. A different way to understand your community — and yourself. By Nick Pachelli (Academy Class of 2009) In 2021, I moved from Harlem to leafy Fort Greene, Brooklyn. I’m a longtime competitive tennis player, and one of my first outings in the neighborhood was to an annual community tennis tournament in the park that a […] http://5a.africansquirrel.com/2024/10/01/looking-to-meet-your-neighbors-get-on-the-tennis-courts/
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Bregman in Albuquerque Academy Hall of Fame Class of 2024 By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer Albuquerque Academy has recognized its 2024 class for its Athletics Hall of Fame. This year’s group is headlined by Alex Bregman (Class of 2012), the former baseball standout who later shined at LSU and is the longtime third baseman for the Houston Astros. He has multiple World Series […] http://5a.africansquirrel.com/2024/09/19/bregman-in-albuquerque-academy-hall-of-fame-class-of-2024/
Academy boys and girls sweep home soccer tournament By Glen Rosales / for the Journal On homecoming weekend at Albuquerque Academy, the host school put on a boys and girls soccer show in the annual Chargers invitational tournament, sweeping both championships for the first time since 2018. Boys ALBUQUERQUE ACADEMY 4, PIEDRA VISTA 1: After giving up a goal on a 40-yard bomb […] http://5a.africansquirrel.com/2024/09/16/academy-boys-and-girls-sweep-home-soccer-tournament/