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Bosque student attends High School Summer Scholars Program
New Mexico Scholar/Athlete Award
John Philip Sousa Band Award
Junior One Of 36 Students Chosen For Prestigious Summer Science Program
6th Grader To Play Honors Recital at Colorado Suzuki Institute
2010 Bosque School Award Winners
Sussman-Miller Scholarships Given to Two Bosque Seniors Bosque School seniors Jens and Carter are both receipients of a 2010 Sussman-Miller Educational Assistance Award Program Scholarships. This program provides financial assitance to address the "gap" in financial aid packages for both students graduating from high school and those continuing their education. The program received over 100 applicants this year, and 6 recipients were chosen to receive an award. Jens will be attending Reed College in Portland, Oregon, and Carter will be attending Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois. May 6, 2010
Mathematical Olympiads
Gates Millenium Scholars
May 7, 2010
Bosque Sophomore Receives Summer Music Scholarship at Northwestern University
Physics Class Sets Sail!
Envirothon 2010 Bosque School Team, consisting of Aaron, JoJo, Ted, Sam, Claire and Catherine, placed 4th in the statewide competition of the New Mexico Envirothon, held April 23-24, 2010 at Hummingbird Music Camp in Jemez Springs, NM. Envirothon is a hands-on environmental problem solving competition for high school-age students in the United States and Canada. Participating teams complete training and testing in five natural resource categories: soils and land use, aquatic ecology, forestry, wildlife, and current environmental issues. Teams of 5 students prepare themselves for this two-day outdoor competition and work to answer natural resource questions and develop solutions to environmental problems. The overall goal of the New Mexico Envirothon is to develop knowledgeable, skilled and dedicated citizens who are willing to work toward achieving and maintaining a balance between the quality of life and the quality of the environment. May 5, 2010
Congratulations to the Girls Golf Team! The Girls Golf Team won the District 1A-AAA championship at Isleta Eagle Golf Course.
Pictured are (lf to rt): Claire , Shelby, Asst Coach Jacqui Spence, Abby, and Taryn. Missing from the photo is Bella. Individual placings for the girls were Claire in 3rd, Bella in 4th and Shelby in 5th.
Go Bobcats!
Model UN Conference in Spanish
National Chess Championships Bosque School junior, Gabe, competed in the United States Chess Federation National High School Championships April 15-18 in Columbus, Ohio. Gabe played in the Open division and tied for 47th place out of about 300 competitors in his division. In all divisions combined, about 1200 students participated from around the country. Gabe brought home a trophy for finishing in first place within his rating class of competitors with USCF ratings of 1700-1800 points.
In eighth grade at the 2007 USCF National Junior High School Championships in Sacramento, Gabe won the national title in the U-1250 division. In 2008, Gabe and his brother Isaac, Bosque class of '13, teamed up to win the New Mexico Bughouse Chess Championship against competitors of all ages. Bughouse chess is a very rapidly-played game between two teams of two players each. April 20, 2010
NM Short Story Contest in Spanish
MATHCOUNTS Students Compete in State
Bosque Students Donate Lacrosse Equipment
Art Award Winner
Chess Masters
NM Geography Bee Semi-Finalist
Bosque School Freshman Chosen For 2010 U-15 National Team
March 9, 2010
NM Junior Classical League Convention
Bosque Students Win Wildlife Research Awards
Sam and Sean’s presentation: “East-West wildlife conductivity through the City of Albuquerque’s arroyo and drainage systems”
Krystal and Sarah’s presentation:
“Effectiveness of us Maddie and Dara’s presentation:
“Effectiveness of wildlife highway over and under
passes within Petroglyph National Monument
Bobcats Swim To A Big Win!
Bosque Medical Reserve Corps students reach out to Haiti Victims
Help for Haiti
All Harrier Bobcats
Mexican Exchange Students visiting Bosque School
Bosque students receive Three Cups of Tea
January
21, 2010 Middle School Spelling Champs
Middle School supports group in Uganda
Bobcats Come Home!
Bosque Students Attend 2009 Diversity Leadership Conference
Student Groups Collect Gifts
Bosque School Receives College Readiness Recognition
December 18, 2009
Key Club and K Kids Team Up To Collect Food
US Journalism Class publishes Lugares
2009 Middle School Spelling Bee
Bosque 7th Graders learn JAVA
New Mexico All State Choir Students
High School Mixed Choir – Jasmine High School Treble Choir – Kelsey Youth Choir – Sydney, Olivia, Taryn, Kalin, Nana, Claire, Hannah & Laura Elementary Choir – Trent, Freya, Jacqueline, Lily, Maya & Lukas December 9, 2009
All State Band Students
Justin – All State Symphonic Orchestra and Band. Justin will be performing with the All State Symphonic Band in Popejoy Hall on the campus of UNM on Saturday, January 9, 2010. Noah – All State Jazz Band III (Saxophone). Blane – All State Jazz Band 1 (Piano). Blane is ranked #1 in the state of New Mexico, as only one piano player per band is allowed! Both Noah and Blane will perform as members of the three elite jazz bands at UNM on Sunday, January 24, 2010. December 9, 2009
Bosque Soccer Players named to 2009 All Metro Teams Nick (’11) was named to the Albuquerque Journal 2009 All-Metro Boys Soccer 1st Team, and Brynn (’10) was named to the Albuquerque Journal 2009 All-Metro Girls Soccer 2nd Team. Congratulations Nick and Brynn – Go Bobcats! December 9, 2009
All Metro Girls Varsity Volleyball
Congratulations girls – Go Bobcats! December 8, 2009
Bosque Senior Wins Aldo Leopold Writing Contest Girls Cross Country State Champs
Bosque School Boys Soccer Repeats State Title
4 Years in a Row!
All State String Students
Spanish students Experience Flamenco
National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist Angie (’10) was named as a semifinalist in the 2010 National Merit Scholarship Program. She has an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 8,200 National Merit Scholarships that will be offered in Spring 2010. The nationwide pool of Semifinalists, which represent less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors, includes the highest scoring entrants in each state. October 7, 2009
Presenting the Class of 2009
Where in the World is the Class of 2009? (Click on link to see) Seven 2009 Graduates to Participate in College Athletics Programs Congratulations to the seven 2009 Bosque graduates that will be participating in college athletics:
July 2009
Bosque student artwork donated to Animal Shelter
July 12, 2009
People to People Leadership Program Sara and Stacy, both class of 2015, attended the People to People World Leadership Forum during their 6th grade year. This program was held in Washington D.C. and allowed the girls to study leadership and explore some of the United States’ most prominent monuments and institutions. Participants engaged in small-group discussions and exercises to experience first-hand how successful leaders develop strategies, make decisions, build consensus, and foster change. Students are selected for this program based on outstanding scholastic merit, civic involvement, and leadership potential. June 1, 2009
Shakespearean Journey
NM Girls Chess Champion
http://susanpolgarfoundation.blogspot.com/2009/04/rules-and-conditions-for-2009-spni.html009 Congratulations and good luck to Rebecca! May 4, 2009
First Place Trophy for Bosque Upper School Band The Bosque Upper School Band traveled to Colorado Springs on Friday, April 24th to compete in the Cavalcade of Music Band Competition at the Pikes Peak Convention Center. Our band competed in the AA Jazz Band Category and received a Superior Rating from all three judges who awarded the Bosque Band the first place trophy. Congratulations to Band Director Stuart Fessinger and all the musicians!
International Thespian Society Induction The International Thespian Society is a world wide organization that was created in 1929. The guiding principle is dedication to excellence in educational theatre, and its purpose is to honor students who excel in theatre. At Bosque School, theatre is brought to the community, as students perform at Morning Meetings, Lunch Time and Activity Blocks. Students earn points based on their theatre work, and when they accumulate 600 hours of theatre work, they wear a Thespian Honor Cord when they graduate. April 30, 2009
2009 Envirothon Champs!
Spanish Honor Society Induction
2009 National Latin Exam Results In early March 2009, 86 Bosque Upper School students participated in the National Latin Exam along with over 135,000 students from all 50 states and 11 foreign countries. This is the second year that Bosque students have participated in this exam, and like last year, Bosque students did exceptionally well. Nearly half of those students who took the exam received recognition for their work, and 18 students received the highest honors – summa cum laude (gold medal) and maxima cum laude (silver medal) for their work on the exam! April 24, 2009
Independent Schools Association of the Southwest (ISAS) Arts Festival 2009
Junior Civitan Governor is Bosque Junior
2009 Tri M Honor Society Reception
Planet Connect Grant awarded to Bosque student Two Bosque Seniors Named as Golden Apple Pathway Scholars
March 6, 2009
The 2008-2009 Bosque Boys Varsity Basketball Team celebrates after
winning the District 8 - Class AA Championship! March 3, 2009
The
Performing Arts Department would like to thank all the incredible
parents, volunteers and students for making Bosque’s musical a wonderful
production. We could not have done it without your outstanding commitment
and support. We as always must remember too our audience members who come
and support the students. Without you, we would not have a show. We are
eternally grateful to you all!
“For my school project I was asked to come up with a way to "Pay it Forward" by doing random acts of kindness for others. I enjoy knitting and crocheting so I decided to reach out to fellow knitters and crocheters to help give the gift of warm blankets to children who need them the most. I believe that a seriously ill or abused child can be greatly comforted by a security blanket.” Check out Reiley’s website at http://thehookiepookie.typepad.com/ February 11, 2008
Spaghetti & Serenades Bosque School’s Cantate, sang and performed for a crowd in Budagher Hall, at the “Spaghetti and Serenades” dinner on Wednesday, February 11th. The evening concert was held as a benefit to raise money for the Cantate group to travel to Houston, Texas, April 2-4, 2009 and attend the Independent School Association of the Southwest Arts Festival.
Bosque Students Perform in Las Cruces
6th Graders Plant Trees
Bosque 6th grader Morgan, was selected to play clarinet for the Albuquerque Youth Symphony Junior Youth Band. Morgan also plays clarinet for the Bosque School 6th grade band. February 7, 2009
Bosque student performs with Opera Southwest
February 5, 2009
Bosque Seniors Awarded the All Harrier
Bosque Senior awarded Player of the Week
Bosque Junior named National President
Bosque students promote the MS Walk
Two Bosque Students Nominated for the 2009 Amy Biehl Spirit Award
Operation Smile Student Educators Selected
Bosque School Swim Team Members
Qualify For State Swim Meet Three Bosque students are spending their 2008 spring semester studying abroad Bosque junior Angie will be in the village of Mettray, France, a small village outside of Tours in the Loire Valley. She will be studying at a French High School as part of the AFS student exchange program, and living with a French family. She spent 18 months working with a tutor to learn to speak French fluently!
Bosque senior Jessie is completing her senior year as a foreign exchange student in Argentina, with the AFS student exchange program. She participated in the Amigos de la Americas program the previous two summers, first in the Dominican Republic and then Paraguay. Jessie plans to major in Latin American studies and Public Health in college.
Bosque junior Robin will be attending The Traveling School, and studying in Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and El Salvador.As she experiences life in another culture, she will earn academic credit towards graduation, and complete service and volunteer projects. The Traveling School’s main goal is for students to earn full high school academic credit for unique and unrivaled courses in math, history, science, language arts, foreign language, PE and global studies.
Two other Bosque students are spending the entire 2008-2009 school year studying abroad. Brystal is in the Netherlands and Diego is in Honduras.
Nine Bosque Students Make All-state As Musicians, Two Selected As Alternates Over 4000 student musicians from all over New Mexico auditioned, yet only about one in eight was selected to perform in one of two all state choirs, two all state orchestras, or three all state bands. Bosque’s eleven honored musicians include six from chorus, three from orchestra, and two from band.
Senior alto Anna and sophomore soprano Iris each made all state treble choir. Senior soprano Sarah was selected as an all-state vocal alternate.
Junior violist Calvin and freshman violist Thomas each made all-state concert orchestra. Sophomore percussionist Justin made all state symphonic band. Sophomore saxophonist Noah as selected as a concert band alternate.
Bosque Students Attend Diversity Leadership Conference Bosque juniors, Nicole, Angie and Joel attended the Diversity Leadership Conference in New Orleans on December 5-7, 2008. The theme of this year’s conference was “Preserving Self, Building Community and Sustaining Change: The Essence of Student Leadership”. The Student Diversity Leadership Conference is a multiracial, multicultural gathering of upper school student leaders (grades 9-12) from around the country that focuses on self-reflecting, forming allies and building community.
The following high school and middle school students joined the Bosque
BEMP staff, Melanie Keithley and Jen Schuetz, and UNM Bosque interns to
represent BEMP, and talk about the importance of our water based bosque,
at the annual Albuquerque Water Festival, on October 27 and 28. The Water
Festival is open to 400 4th graders from around the city, and give kids a
real hands on approach to water learning. Students presenting were:
Mary Lee,
Advanced Placement Scholar Award Congratulations to Bosque School Drama Department
For the 3rd year in a row they won first in State - One
Act Play, San Juan College One Act Play and first in Sweepstakes,. The
One Act Play was The Insanity of Mary Girard
Ridgley - 3rd Serious Monolog
Bosque School Senior Wins 3 Awards in New Mexico Youth Photographic Competition
Border Wide Environmental Education Conference
Bosque Student Earns EMT
Bosque Student Wins 1st Place in Annual 505 Youth Film Festival
Bosque Tennis Player Signs with Davidson College
Bosque Students Achieve Latin Honors
Several Bosque School students took the 2008 National
Latin exam this spring for the first time. There were 134,000 students
internationally who participated in this year’s exam. The following
Bosque students achieved recognition and high marks on their exam:
Maxima Cum Laude (Silver)
Magna Cum Laude
Cum Laude Envirothon Champions A five-member team from Bosque School captured top honors at the Canon Envirothon state competition in April. The Bosque team members include David, Brynne, Sarah, Tristan and Kelly. These students will represent New Mexico in Flagstaff for the national competition in July 2008. The Canon Envirothon is an annual competition in which winning state/provincial teams compete for recognition and scholarships by demonstrating their knowledge of environmental science and natural resource management. The teams, each consisting of five high school-aged students from participating US States and Canadian Provinces, exercise their training and problem-solving skills in a competition centered on four universal testing categories (i.e., soils/land use, aquatic ecology, forestry, and wildlife) and a current environmental issue. Cantate Performs in Georgia
Key Club Chartered at Bosque School
Bosque School’s first Key Club officers are Mary, president; Kathryn, vice-president; Mariah, secretary; Holly, treasurer; Megan and Medora, co-editors. The faculty advisor is Ms. Mari Bauman, Bosque School’s Service Program Director and also a Key Club parent. The Kiwanis Club of Corrales will partner in service with the Key Club and provide general guidance and support. Kiwanis District 2 Lieutenant Governor, Anne Wiker, will assist with the charter presentation. Students Attend Environmental Conference Three Bosque School students participated in the 1st ever US Fish and Wildlife Youth Forum held at the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge in April! This was a regional youth forum with 40 students representing: New Mexico, Arizona, Texas & Oklahoma.
The Bosque team presented "BEMP as a community monitoring program". The team included Anthony, Addie, and Claire along with a UNM student intern, Stephen. The theme of this year’s conference was "young people can do green things" and it was an opportunity for students to network with other students that have also been working on green-themed programs at their school or in their community. Other presentations included: introducing a recycling program to a school and community in Oklahoma; working with red-eared slider turtles; restoring riparian habitat for salamanders; squirrel population studies in northern New Mexico; and creating an outdoor classroom, wetlands, amphitheater & butterfly garden at a school in Oklahoma. Students also had the opportunity to work with UNM professors doing a variety of desert ecology studies, including: jackrabbit survey, small mammal trapping, arthropod collecting and a Smokey the Bear boot camp! Junior Civitan Students Awarded The Southwest Junior Civitan organization presented Bosque School with five awards at the recent southwest Junior Civitan meeting in April:
The district board of directors also elected 4 of the 5 board positions to Bosque Students for the upcoming year. Eighteen Bosque Upper School Students Earn Spanish Honor Society Awards Eighteen upper school students were officially inducted into the Spanish Honor Society on April 3, 2008. The students earning this recognition include: Joel, Alex, Madeleine, Amanda, Taylor, Angie, Katrin, Dara, Sheila, Lindsey, Ali, Amber, Galen Carter, Emily, Samantha, Holly, and Maja. Congratulations to all! Bosque School 6th Grader Wins the New Mexico Polgar Chess Championship Bosque School sixth grader, Rebecca, won the New Mexico Girls’ Chess Championship in March. This is the Polgar Championship award and allows Rebecca to compete in the National Championship in August. Bosque Student Organizes LiveSTRONG Day Ride 2008
The event
organized by Michael is one of 500 local LiveSTRONG Day events to be held
across the country to engage communities with experiences that increase
awareness and show support for cancer survivors and their loved ones. On
Tuesday, May 13, 2008 in Sandia Resort and Casino’s east parking lot from
10:45 A.M. until 2:00 P.M., LiveSTRONG Day 2008 will occur. In honor of
the estimated 560,000 people whose lives are taken by cancer every year,
Michael Sheppard, on the behalf of the Lance Armstrong Foundation, has
organized a 5.6 mile bicycle ride. The ride will be followed by further
advocacy, fundraising, guest speaking, and more. There are going to be an
estimated 100 riders and numerous spectators. All proceeds will go to the
Lance Armstrong Foundation. “Participating in LIVESTRONG Day is important to me because cancer truly should be a national priority and the fight against cancer is a fight that people all over the world can, indeed, win,” said Michael. “It is an honor to have the opportunity to support cancer survivors and encourage people in Albuquerque to unite together to end the needless death and suffering from the disease that affected nearly 7.6 million worldwide in 2007 alone.”
Bosque School Students Shoot Hoops For
Hearts Bosque School Students Take First in Science Competition
Bosque Soccer Player Signs with
the University of Tampa
Bosque School 7th Graders Send
Over 100 Care Packages to Servicemen and Woman Oversees
Bosque School Students Sweep the
West Mesa Cluster Spelling Bee
Bosque
Students Donate to Ronald McDonald House
Bosque
School Students Attend Diversity Leadership Conference
Bosque School Students Win the
New Mexico Bug House Chess Championship
The
Class of 2013 Show off their Ceramic Bowls for Full Hearts filling Empty
Bowls Bosque School Students Form a Medical Reserve Corps Unit
The group of licensed EMT’s from Bosque School includes Asad, Tommy, Quinn, Chris, and Ivan. Several other students including Dupuy, Gordon, Max, and Sam are participating in either a First Responder course at Bosque School or an Outdoor Emergency Care class, a course run through the national ski patrol, which is equivalent to EMT duties without state licensure.
Students
Support Operation Smile
Bosque School Student Lobbies Congress for Food Allergy Legislation |
Melissa
(’12) attended a five week High School Summer Scholars Program at
Washington University in St. Louis. She was part of a small,
select group of rising juniors and seniors experiencing college
life and earning college credits. The goal of the Summer Scholars
Program is to develop students’ academic and social skills to give
them a head start on their college careers. Courses offered
include humanities, sciences, mathematics, languages, arts and
social studies. Students live in a college residence hall, attend
classes and participate in a variety of social and cultural
opportunities.
Bosque
Senior Brynn has received the New Mexico Athletic Directors
Association (NMADA) Scholar Award for Bosque School. This award is
based on an exhibited excellence in academics and athletics, in
addition to Brynn’s essay on “What athletic participation has meant
to me”, letters of recommendation and community service
involvement. Brynn will be playing for the Women’s “Prairie Fire”
Soccer Team at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois.
Congratulations Brynn! May 19, 2010
The
2010 John Philip Sousa Band Award has been given to Bosque senior
Scott. Created in 1955, the award honors the top student in a
high-school band and recognizes superior musicianship and
outstanding dedication, and is the pinnacle of achievement for high
school band students. It was developed with the cooperation of
Helen Sousa Albert and Priscilla Sousa, daughters of the famous
composer and bandmaster. This prestigious award is presented to
the most outstanding graduating senior band member. The recipient
of the Sousa award is selected by the band director, and must have
been loyal, with good character and discipline while achieving the
high standards that are required in instrumental music.
May 19, 2010
Bosque
student Reed(’11) will spend 6 weeks this summer at the New Mexico
Tech Campus, as part of the 52nd Annual Summer Science Program.
Reed is one of 36 students chosen from candidates across the United
States and the world for this residential enrichment program in
which high school students compete a challenging, hands-on research
project in celestial mechanics. His class includes students from
Greece, India, China and Mexico. By day, students will learn
college level astronomy, physics, calculus and programming. By
night, working in teams of three, students will take a series of
telescopic observations of a near-earth asteroid, and write
software to convert those observations into a prediction of the
asteroid’s orbit around the sun. Guest speakers and field trips
will round out the curriculum. The Summer Science Program strives
to accelerate students’ intellectual and personal development, and
inspires them to seek equally challenging educational and career
paths. May 17, 2010
On Saturday, May 8, 2010, Melina(’12), organized a concert to
benefit the New Mexico Make-A-Wish Foundation, which is how Melina
chose to celebrate her 16th birthday. The benefit was
held at Warehouse 508 in Albuquerque, and Melina arranged for five
bands to perform free of charge. The Make-A-Wish Foundation will
be using the over $800 raised to help send a 14 year old girl (who
attended the concert with her sister) and her family to Hawaii.
Melina would like to thank everyone from the Bosque School
community that contributed! May 12, 2010
Freya
('16) has been chosen to play her violin at an Honors Rectial at
the 2010 Colorado Suzuki Institute in Beaver Creek, Colorado this
summer. Freya sent in a recorded violin audition, and was chosen
"as a fine example of Suzuki performance for your age and level".
She will be perfoming the same polished piece from memory at an
Honors Recital during the Colorado Suzuki Institute Summer
Program. Each year hundreds of students turn in audition tapes,
and only 12 students are chosen to play in honor recitals.
Congratulations Freya!
Fourteen
Middle School students from Bosque School were among 150,000
students worldwide to participate in the 2010 Math Olympiad
Program. In a series of five monthly contests of 5 problems
each, held November 2009 to March 2010, along with weekly practice
sessions and coaching with Math Faculty member Kim Lester, the
students were taught to solve unusual and difficult problems and
think creatively. Bosque School placed in the top 20%
in overall scores. Students participating in the program included:
Bosque
seniors Joel and Steven have both been awarded college scholarships
through the Gates Millenium Scholars Program. This prestigious
program receives 20,000 applicants each year, and a total of 1,000
scholarships are awarded. Established in part to provide Native
American students with an opportunity to complete an undergraduate
college education, scholarships are awarded based on cumulative
high school GPA, demonstrated leadership abilities through
participation in community service and extracurricular activities.
Thomas
(’12), received a scholarship from Bienen School of Music at
Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois to study viola as
part of the 2010 Summer National High School Music Institute. An
integral part of Northwestern University’s acclaimed Henry and
Leigh Bienen School of Music, the National High School Music
Institute offers an intimate look at collegiate-level music study
and music as a career. The highly selective music division admits
approximately 180 musicians, who may choose from eight areas of
study. With a renowned faculty of more than 100, over 24
performance ensembles, and a myriad of classes, the institute
offers an ideally challenging summer to the serious high school
musician. May 5, 2010 
Ben
Curry and his Upper School physics class traveled to West Mesa
Aquatic Center to test out boats made by the students – entirely
out of cardboard and duct tape. Students had to prove their
vessels were able to hold their body weight and then circumnavigate
the pool to earn a grade. A few boats were lost at sea, but most
were incredibly sea-worthy – proving that you can learn and have
fun in Physics class at the same time!
Bosque
School Spanish Seminar students participated in the 1st
Annual Model UN Conference in Spanish. For four days, students
discussed and debated over issues related to corruption and education
in Latin America. Prior to the conference, students spent 2-1/2
intensive weeks researching various sources (in Spanish) in preparation
for this important event. The Model UN forum was a culminating project
that allowed students to achieve a deep understanding of Latin American
perspectives on issues of global importance, to debate different inter
and intra country perspectives, and to formulate possible solutions.
Their Spanish faculty mentor Maria Clara Rekow and the entire Spanish
Department at Bosque School congratulate each one of the students for
their outstanding performance during the conference. “Bravo,
muchachos!” April 30, 2010 
Two
Bosque School students were winners in the 2010 New Mexico Short Story
Contest in Spanish (Cuentistas: Concurso literario en espanol del
estado de Nuevo Mexico), in the category of non-Spanish speakers.
German exchange student Felicitas won 1st prize with
“Hermanas”, and senior Madeleine took 3rd prize. The
contest was sponsored by the Ministerio de Educacion de Espana, the NM
Public Education Department, the National Hispanic Cultural Center and
the UNM Continuing Education. Both students will attend an awards
ceremony at the National Hispanic Cultural Center on April 21st.
A
team Bosque Middle School students took part in the New Mexico
MATHCOUNTS Competition on Saturday, March 27th and placed 7th
out of 27 teams! Congratulations go to Grant, Nikki, Jason, Rebecca,
Bryan and Annika.
The
Bosque lacrosse team began three years ago with only two other lacrosse
teams in New Mexico. Sandia Prep soon followed and then Bosque helped
start a fifth team at Sandia High School by providing coaching
instruction and introductory drills to their new team. There are now
five school teams throughout the state playing in the New Mexico
Lacrosse league with a sixth on the way. The newest team to form is
from Taos and the Bosque School team has donated a set of ten shoulder
pads to help their program get up and running. “Bosque has been
integral to the spread of the sport throughout the state through
clinics, summer camps, and as the host of the annual championship
tournament. I was especially excited to help get the Taos program
underway because they will be including a number of young people from
Taos Pueblo and since lacrosse originated in Native America it seems
fitting to help return the sport to its roots” says Eric Whitbeck,
Bosque School Lacrosse Coach. March 29, 2010.JPG)
Bosque
School
Three
Bosque students, Gabe(’11), Isaac(’13) and Rebecca(’14) have been
competing in Chess Tournaments for many years, and have various
achievements to be proud of! In the December 2009 New Mexico Grade
Level Chess Championships, Gabe took 1st place for all 11th
graders in the state, and Rebecca took 1st for all 8th
graders in the state. Isaac took 2nd place in the Open
Section of the New Mexico K-12 Championships in February 2010, and had
the highest score of all freshmen competitors. Isaac also qualified
for the Denker Tournament as one of six contenders that would play off
against one another to identify who will represent New Mexico in the
National Denker Tournament. Rebecca is now moving on to compete in
the New Mexico State Girls Championships, 
Bosque
7th grader, Max, has qualified to represent our school as a
Semi-Finalist in the 2010 New Mexico Geography Bee to be held on
Friday, April 9, 2010. One hundred top-scoring students will
participate in the Geography Bee. Way to go Max!
On
Saturday, February 13th, students from around the state of New Mexico
attended the first annual New Mexico Junior Classical League convention
co-sponsored by Bosque School and Albuquerque Academy. Students
participated in several events and competitions involving the Latin
language, Roman culture and mythology. All our Bosque students did an
outstanding job! Special congratulations go to Bosque Freshman Claire, who won the prize for the best overall performance of a 9th
grade student at the convention. February 17, 2010 
The
Bosque School MATHCOUNTS Team placed 3rd out of 17 teams that competed
over the weekend of February 12-14, 2010, and will now move on to
compete in the New Mexico State Competition on March 27th. The
MATHCOUNTS Competition 2010 consisted of 6th, 7th and 8th grade Bosque
students that were selected through a series of math challenges held
throughout the semester. This year’s participants were Aaron, Jason,
Grant, Rebecca, Nikki, Nicole, Annika and Bryan. The MATHCOUNTS
Competition is a national middle school coaching and competitive
mathematics program that promotes mathematics achievement through a
series of fun and engaging “bee” style contests. The program exists in
all 50 states plus 5 U.S. territories and the Department of Defense and
State Department schools, and is supported by the National Society of
Professional Engineers at the state and local levels. February 16,
2010
Bosque
School Freshman Lucy and her horse Cosmo were the Champions of Children
Hunters (age 14-17) and Equitation (age 15-17), as part of the
Hunter/Jumper Competition at Tucson HITS (Horse Shows in the Sun) in
Tucson, Arizona, February 4-7, 2010. Says Lucy “It was a ton of fun and
it’s a great feeling when all your hard work pays off!” Congratulations
Lucy! February 17, 2010
Eight
Bosque students traveled to Chicago February 4-7, 2010 to attend the
Model United Nations of the University of Chicago. Zainab, Amy, Holly,
Annie, Amber, Gabe, Jessie and Claire joined high school and college
students from around the world to receive a unique education in
politics, diplomacy, and foreign affairs. The Model United Nations
experience brings to life the problems that face the real world and
allows participants to represent their assigned country’s position and
work toward resolving issues of global importance. February 10, 2010
Four
Bosque students have been selected to work as volunteer student
educators on Operation Smile medical missions in 2009-2010. Operation
Smile’s network of volunteers works worldwide to repair childhood
facial deformities including cleft lips and cleft palates. Maja(’10)
will be traveling to Santa Cruz, Bolivia in March 2010; Krystal(’11)
will be traveling to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in May 2010; Ben(’11) will
be traveling to Amman, Jordan in June 2010; and Danielle(’10) traveled
to Pakse, Laos in November 2009. Operation Smile depends on students
around the world, contributing their youthful energy and imagination to
making a child smile. The role of these students on missions is to
teach primary health care to patients and families at the mission 
site,
local h
ospitals,
schools and orphanages;
in addition to comforting children before and after surgery. February
8, 2010 
Six
Bosque students attended the 2010 Joint Annual Meeting of the Arizona and
New Mexico Chapters of The Wildlife Society and the Arizona/New Mexico
Chapter of the American Fisheries Society held in Flagstaff, Arizona,
February 4-6, 2010. Krystal, Sarah, Maddie, Dara, Sam and Sean presented
technical posters concerning their wildlife and fisheries research
projects in New Mexico. As the only high school students in attendance,
all of their work was recognized as professional and on par with the
presentations done by both undergraduate and graduate students! February
8, 2010
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student collected longitudinal data from two otherwise unmonitored
streams”
Both boys and girls swim teams won the Capital City Invite over the
weekend of February 6-7, 2010 in Santa Fe, NM. The Bobcats prevailed over
7 other school teams, and won another first for Bosque School, as we have
had boys win a meet or girls win a meet but never both together to win
the entire meet! Go Bobcats! February 8, 2010
Members of
the Bosque School Medical Reserve Corp have applied, through Operation
Smile, to travel to Haiti and help will the Haiti Disaster Relief
effort. The Medical Reserve Corp is dedicated to establishing teams of
local volunteer medical and public health professional to contribute
their skills and expertise throughout the year as well as during times
of community need. Thank you Bosque students for your desire to help
others and build a better world together! February 3, 2010 
Two
days following the crisis in Haiti, 8th grade Bosque students Olivea,
Ashlyn, Savannah, Hunter, Sydney, and Sandia Prep student Sam put their
heads and hearts into action. They planned, shopped, located a venue,
baked and finally held a bake sale the Saturday following the
earthquake and raised $188.00. Solamor Hospice matched the sum
resulting in $364.00 donated to the Red Cross for the Haiti relief
fund. January 30, 2010
The
37 smiling faces of the Bosque School 2009-2010 Spanish Honor Society!
The Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica (SHH) is an honor society for high
school students enrolled in Spanish and Portuguese and is sponsored by
the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese. The
purpose of the society is to recognize high achievement of high school
students in the Spanish and Portuguese languages and to promote a
continuing interest in Hispanic and Portuguese studies. February 2,
2010
Bosque
seniors Amanda (’10) and Madeleine (’10), were named to the New Mexico
All Harrier A-AA girls cross country team by the New Mexico Track and
Cross Country Coaches Association. The All Harrier team is comprised of
the top senior runners in each division. Go Bobcats! February 1, 2010
Bosque
School is hosting ten Mexican exchange students and teachers
from Colegio Reina Elizabeth in Mexico City. The students will spend
two weeks here, attending classes and going on special field trips with
their Bosque buddy and host families. The photo featured here is the
exchange students visiting Acoma Pueblo. Bosque students will
participate in an exchange program to Mexico City in March 2010.
January 26, 2010
When
Greg Mortenson, author of the recently released Stones Into Schools:
Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan,
visited Bosque School in December 2009, he was so impressed by Bosque
students that he pledged a book to each of them! Each Upper School
student received a copy of The New York Times #1 Bestseller Three Cups
of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace, One School At A Time. Each
Middle School student received a copy of The Young Readers edition
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Journey to Change the World...One Child at
a Time. 
Middle
School spelling champs, 7th grader Jaclyn (#11) and 8th grader Eve
(#39), represented Bosque School at the Albuquerque Private/Parochial
Spelling Bee round of the 2010 Albuquerque Newspapers in Education
Scripps National Spelling Bee, held January 12th at Legacy Academy.
Congratulations to both girls! January 15, 2010 
Through
fundraising efforts, the Bosque Middle School government raised $300,
researched different enterprises they could support, and chose a group
associated with KIVA – whose mission it is to connect people through
lending for the sake of alleviating poverty through short term loans.
Grace Ssaku was the recipient of the $300 loan. She owns a clothing
sales business in Mukono, Uganda and has been selling clothes for nine
years. She will use the loan to buy more clothes for her shop
expansion. KIVA is the world’s first person to person micro lending
website, empowering individuals to lend to unique entrepreneurs around
the globe. January 13, 2009 
In
the spirit of community, the Class of 2009 returned to campus to
connect with seniors and share their college transition experiences and
life after Bosque.
Eight
Bosque students – Melina, Nikki, Gloria, Andi, Angie, Annie, Joel and
Cameron, attended the 2009 Student Diversity Leadership Conference (SDLC),
December 3-5, 2009, in Denver Colorado. The SDLC is a multiracial,
multicultural gathering of upper school student leaders (grades 9-12)
from across the country that focuses on self-reflecting, forming
allies, and building community. Led by a diverse team of adult and
peer facilitators, participants develop effective cross-cultural
communication skills, better understand the nature and development of
effective strategies for social justice, practice expression through
the arts, and learn networking principles and strategies. J
Bosque School Upper
School students collected gifts through the “Giving Snowman” that will
be distributed to children staying with their families at the local
Ronald McDonald house during the holiday season. Middle School
students collected gifts through a “Giving Basket” that will be taken
to a local APS Elementary School that has children in need. Bosque
School Key Club baked homemade cookies that are also being taken to
Ronald McDonald house for families to enjoy!
Bosque
School has received the “2009 College Readiness Award” from the New
Mexico ACT Council for increasing the number of students taking the ACT
Assessment over the past five years and significantly increasing their
level of achievement and college readiness. This resulted in greater
numbers of Bosque students being college ready as a result of the
efforts of Bosque students and staff. Only 11 high schools in New
Mexico have accomplished this feat!
Bosque School Key
Club and Corrales Elementary School K-Kids teamed up and collected
enough canned food to feed over 25 local families during the Holiday
Season! Key Club is a student driven high school service organization,
and K-Kids is an elementary school student service organization. Both
of these groups serve under the local Corrales Kiwanis Club.
Lugares, 
Andrew Wooden
congratulates Jacqueline, winner of the 2009 Middle School Spelling
Bee. Congratulations Jacqueline! 
Three Bosque 7th
graders, Nick, Koyla and Adrian, are going to UNM every Monday to take
a Java class at the Computer Science department. Drew Levin, a PhD
student at UNM, is teaching the class. The kids are very excited about
learning this language and hope to participate in the State Science
Fair or work on a project for the Supercomputing Challenge. According
to Faculty member Eduardo Aleixandre, “their enthusiasm is
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Congratulations to
our Bosque students that were selected for All State Choir!
Congratulations to
the Bosque School students that were selected for 2009 New Mexico All
State Band Awards:
The following members
of the Bosque School Girls Varsity Volleyball Team were awarded All
Metro honors:
Bosque
School students won the NMAA State One Act Competition for the 4th year
in a row! The students competed in the smaller school division, called
“Sparta”, and another named “Athens”. Congratulations to our talented
thespians! 
A
group of talented Bosque string students auditioned for and were accepted
for New Mexico All State Orchestra! 
Sixteen
Spanish students went to see a magnificent flamenco show at the National
Hispanic Cultural Center as the conclusion to a unit about Federico Garc
Sarah
(’11) was selected from an elite group of female ballet students, and
awarded a scholarship to participate in Boston Ballet’s 2009 Summer Dance
Program in Boston, Massachusetts, June 27-August 1, 2009. Over 2,000
students auditioned for 300 spots in the 2009 Summer Dance Program, which
included dancers from 44 states and 16 countries. Sarah was recently
selected to dance the part of Clara (for the 2nd year in a
row) in the New Mexico Ballet Company’s November 2009 production of
Sarintha
(’12), spent three very hot weeks (110 degrees plus!) in India and Nepal,
as part of the Sustainable Global Youth Leadership Alliance (SGLA)
Program. She was selected after an application process, along with a
group of eighteen other young people from New Mexico that visited
shrines, orphanages and a sustainable village in Nepal. SGLA develops
young leaders with the vision to address critical environmental, economic
and social challenges of our world.
On
May 21, 2009, the 64 members of the Bosque School class of 2009
walked across the stage and received their high school diplomas
from Head of School Andrew Wooden. The commencement speaker
was Amy Costello, former producer at National Public Radio in
Washington, DC, and foreign correspondent covering Africa.
As our seniors head off to college, we wish congratulations and
good luck to all our Bobcats!
Shavanna,
Jonathon and Luca act out a scene from
The
Vectors – Tristan, David, Kelly, Aaron and Sam – took first place
in Forestry, Wildlife, Aquatics and oral presentations at the 2nd
Annual New Mexico Envirothon competition, April 24-25, 2009 in
Bonita Park Camp, Ruidoso. Envirothon is a hands-on
environmental problem solving competition for high school age
students in the United States and Canada. Participating teams
complete training and testing in five natural resource
categories: soil and land use, aquatic ecology, forestry,
wildlife, and current environmental issues. Tristan took first
place, David took second and Kelly took fifth overall. Team
Vector won the overall competition, and will go on to the
National Envirothon in Asheville, NC in August.
Ten
new members were inducted into Bosque School’s Tri M Honor Society,
and eight graduating seniors were honored in a ceremony in Budagher
Hall. Tri M Honor Society is the international honor society
recognizing secondary music students for their musical ability,
academic excellence, school involvement, and community service.
Mrs. Joanna Hart is the Bosque faculty representative for this
talented group! 
Sean,
a Bosque junior was awarded a grant to complete an environmental
project as part of a launch of a new social networking site, Planet
Connect, in partnership with The National Environmental Education
Foundation and The Weather Channel. With the help of his Wildlife
Biology and Conservation classmates, Sean will build a kiosk at a
trailhead to provide information to visitors about ongoing research
and monitoring in the 
Bosque
‘cats CAN swim! The Bosque Swim Team has finished up another fantastic
season. Mike and Seth, both Bosque seniors, have been swimming for
Bosque since they were in the 8th grade. Says Bosque Swim Coach Sheri
Mahoney, “It was hard for me to watch them swim their last race. They
have both been huge assets to our swim team and will be missed”. 
Members
of the Middle School Reading Club, Madeline, Isabel and Modesto,
joined Bosque Librarian Mary Tuttle, at the Christina Kent Early
Childhood Center, to read to the 4 and 5 year old group, and donated
over 230 books they had collected in a school book drive, nearly
doubling the size of Christina Kent’s library! The Christina Kent
Center provides low-cost childcare, education, and nutritional services
to the children of low-income working families in a safe and nurturing
environment
Bosque students performed in six SOLD OUT shows of Fiddler on the
Roof!
Reiley, a
Bosque School 7th grader participated in “Pay it Forward Day” in a big
way!
Bosque
students perform at the ACDA NM Elementary and Youth All State Choir
event in Las Cruces, 
6th
grade Bosque students plant trees in the open space behind Bosque School
as part of their Environmental Awareness Community Service Project.
Bosque
7th grader Sydney is performing in
Bosque
senior, Ryan, 6’9” post for the Bobcat Varsity Basketball team, scored 77
points in three victories last week, earning the latest Journal/State
Farm Prep Performer of the Week award. 
Holly,
a Bosque junior, has been elected the 2009-2010 national president of the
Pinto Horse Association of America Youth Organization, which has its
headquarters in Bethany, Oklahoma. Holly has been showing pinto horses
for 6 years.
Bosque
students Julia and Joseph are interviewed by TJ Trout of 94 Rock, talking
about Bosque School’s “Pay it Forward” project, promoting their Bosque
team for the MS Walk. The MS Walk is on April 18, and you can register
to walk by going to 
Bosque
seniors Rachel and Katherine were both nominated for the Amy Biehl Spirit
Award, which honors youth for their commitment to making the world a
better place. Twenty eight New Mexico youth between the ages of 13-26
were nominated for their commitment to community service and philanthropy
in New Mexico. 
Three Bosque
students were selected as volunteer student educators for Operation Smile
2009 medical missions. Gina (’09) will be traveling to Cairo, Egypt;
Rachael (’10) will be traveling to Zhengzhou, China; and Lauren (’10) will
be traveling to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Operation Smile’s network of
doctors and volunteers works worldwide to repair childhood facial
deformities including cleft lips and cleft palates. 
Senior
soprano Niquel made all state mixed chorus
Freshman
sopranos Jenna and Francesca each made the all state youth choir
Senior
cellist Patrice won a spot in the elite all-state symphony orchestra.
Bosque junior, Madeleine, recently won the
Merrill Lynch Training 3-Day Event Horse Trials, with her
horse, Andiamo. Madeleine competes not only in horse events, but also
runs on the cross country and track teams. 
Liv, a senior at BosqueSchool, won 3 awards in the New
Mexico 2008 State Fair Youth Photographic Competition.
A group representing Bosque School and BEMP – the Bosque
Ecosystem Monitoring Program, participated in a three day long conference
focused on environmental education in Juarez, Mexico this summer. Bosque
School science teachers Dan Shaw and Catherine Bailey presented the
workshop with the help of Anna Perez-Umphrey, Bosque High School Senior
and 2006 alumna Kathryn Shaw. The Border Wide Environmental Education
Conference was a gathering of people from the environmental education
community from across the US-Mexico border. The workshop presented by
Bosque School focused on the work and methods of BEMP, which for the past
12 years has involved K-12 students in collecting data from the bosque
that has been analyzed and published by the University of Mexico for use
by government agencies to manage the Rio Grande’s riverside forest.
Ivan has just earned his Emergency Medical Technician
Intermediate (EMT-1) License and Nurse Tech III from the state of New
Mexico. He is leader of the volunteer student Medical Reserve Corps at
Bosque School, is an on-site EMT for the school, a volunteer member of
the Sandia Peak Ski Area Patrol, and a volunteer with the Los Ranchos
Fire Department and Bosque Farms Fire and Rescue.
Dan
recently won first prize in the first annual 505 Youth Film Festival for
his short film “Calaveras”. The film was screened at the historic Kimo
Theater in downtown Albuquerque. Dan has just completed his next project,
another short film titled “Palido”. 
Molly
’08 has signed a national letter of intent to play Division I collegiate
tennis for Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina. Molly played a
major role in capturing Bosque School’s third consecutive 1A-3A NMAA Team
State Championship in 2008. She capped her third individual state
championship title this May. Outside of Bosque tennis, Molly played on
the Billie Jean King Rural Team and won the Jr. Team Championship on that
team as well. She was selected as the Jr. Player of the Year for the
United States Tennis Association’s southwest section in 2007. 
Sponsored
by the Kiwanis Club of Corrales, the first Key Club at Bosque School will have its Chartering Ceremony Sunday,
April 27th, at the school’s Ford Library. Twenty-two Bosque students will
be inducted into Key Club, a high school service club under the parent
group, Kiwanis International. The largest high school service club in the
world, Key Club was started in 1925 in Sacramento, California, and
currently exists on nearly 5000 high school campuses. It is a student-led
organization whose primary objectives are to develop leadership and
initiative through working together to serve the community. Part of
Bosque School’s core curriculum is community service.
On May 13,
2008, Bosque School student and cancer advocate, Michael, will join the
Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) to unite people affected by cancer and
raise awareness about cancer issues.
Four Bosque School students participated in the 41st Annual Joint AZ-NM
American Fisheries Society and Wildlife Society Chapter meeting in
Prescott, Arizona February 9 & 10. They entered a student poster contest
and won first place competing against graduate students from south west
universities, the two Bosque School student teams tied for first place.
Ivan and Michael’s poster on "How K-12 students monitor their
communities' riparian habitat for natural resource agencies and
professionals" described New Mexico's Bosque Ecosystem Monitoring Program
(BEMP). Katie and Anna compiled several years worth of field work to
present "North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) live capture
technique and the effectiveness of using the sedative medetomidine
hydrochloride (Domitor) and the antagonist atipamezole hydrochloride (Antiseden)
to facilitate handling."
Bosque
School senior, Caroline, signed an official letter of intent to play
collegiate soccer for the University of Tampa in Florida today. The Tampa
Spartans women’s soccer team is the reigning national champions in
Division II. Caroline is a 5’10” forward for the Bosque Bobcat women’s
soccer team and played 8 years with the competitive club team New Mexico
Rush Cheetah’s. Caroline is a two time all-district soccer player and a
two time all-state soccer player in Division A/AAA. She has also garnered
several accolades in track including 2004 District Champion in the 100
meter dash and 200 meter dash and a 2nd place finish in state in the 200
meter dash.
The
7th grade class at Bosque School collected snacks, toiletries, books, and
socks to send to over 100 servicemen and women deployed oversees through
the Rio Rancho Chapter of the Blue Star Mothers organization. Blue Star
Mothers is a national organization with five chapters throughout New
Mexico.
Three
Bosque School 8th graders took the top three honors at the West Mesa
Spelling Bee on January 16, 2008. These three students will represent the
West Mesa High School cluster at the regional spelling bee in March. The
winning students from Bosque School include; Annie -first place, Kili
-second place, and Jared-third place after a competitive 40 rounds of
spelling! 
The Bosque School student government delivered over 150 gifts and
toiletries to the Albuquerque Ronald McDonald house on December 24. The
student government placed the suggested items on snowflakes allowing
students to take them and collect or purchase the items in need. These
items were delivered to families currently staying at the Ronald McDonald
House in Albuquerque. Krystal, class of 2011, said the original plan was
to collect 50 items, but that estimate was tripled.
Four Bosque School students participated in the 14th Annual Student
Diversity Leadership Conference in Boston, MA, November 29-December 1,
2007. This year’s conference, “Learning from the Past, Leading for the
Future: Reshaping Traditions,” was sponsored by The National Association
of Independent Schools (NAIS). The four Bosque School students
participating included members of the junior class, Jaime, Brynne,
Katherine, and Caitlin. The two faculty members participating were
Juaquin Moya, Bosque’s director of college guidance, and Clara Roybal,
math faculty. Along with Bosque School, students from Albuquerque Academy
and Santa Fe Prep also attended the conference. 
Every Bosque 7th grader created an original clay bowl in art
class and over 85 bowls were donated to Project Share for their annual
fundraiser to benefit hunger relief in the Albuquerque metro area. The
annual fundraiser brings in hundreds of supporters who purchase the bowls
filled with soup donated by area restaurants and the supporter takes home
the artistic bowl while helping to relieve hunger in our community.
A
group of five Bosque students are now licensed Basic Emergency Medical
Technicians (EMT) after finishing an160 hour course at CNM. These students subsequently orchestrated
the organization of a Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) unit. The MRC is a
volunteer organization which responds to natural disasters and
emergencies within the United States. With their recent EMT licensure,
these students will assist sporting events on and off campus and respond
to emergency situations within the community and nation wide. The group’s
first assignments were with the NM Special Olympics in May and a skate
park event this summer. Several of the members volunteer their time as
ski patrol at the Sandia Ski Area in the winter months.
A group of 25 Bosque School students spent a year organizing and
fundraising to advocate for the non-profit organization, Operation Smile.
“Throughout the world, Operation Smile volunteers to repair childhood
facial deformities while building public and private partnerships that
advocate for sustainable healthcare systems for children and families.
Together, we create smiles, change lives, heal humanity,” according to
the mission quote from the Operation Smile website. Since 1982, Operation
Smile's volunteers have provided free reconstructive surgery to more than
100,000 children and young adults and thousands of healthcare
professionals have been trained globally. 