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David Lynch, Principal
David Lynch, Principal
nex+Gen Academy High School
nex+Gen Academy High School
5325 Montgomery Blvd. NE Phone: 505-878-6400
Albuquerque, NM 87109 email: lynch_d@aps.edu
Dear nex+Gen Community,
Fall semester 2025 is officially in the books!
On behalf of the faculty and staff of nex+Gen Academy, I would like to wish you and your family a joyous and restful holiday season. We are grateful for your continued partnership and support, and we are proud of all that our students accomplished this semester.
As we look ahead, we are excited for a strong start to 2026 and the opportunities the new semester will bring.
Please review the important announcements below.
Winter Break: Winter break will run from December 20th to January 5th. The first day of classes for the second semester will be January 6th. If you have any concerns about class schedules, please contact Ms. Hastings as soon as possible.
First Semester Grades: First-semester grades will be available on January 9th.
Winter Ball: Nex+Gen Academy will host our annual Winter Ball Dance on February 28th from 7:00pm-10:00pm. Ticket and theme information will be announced soon.
Chess Tournament: We recently finished our annual chess tournament, and we crowned a new champion for 2025-2026. Congratulations, Kai Schwartz De Rossi!
Drop Deadline: The deadline to drop a class without risk of a Withdraw Failing is January 20th.
Winter Break: Winter break will run from December 20th to January 5th. The first day of classes for the second semester will be January 6th. If you have any concerns about class schedules, please contact Ms. Hastings as soon as possible.
Book Drive: Our National Honor Society is holding a book drive during the month of January! They are looking for new or used books, preferably for younger children. They are mainly looking for books in other languages or baby board books. NHS has wanted to spread the message that kids in Albuquerque are in dire need of books, with some households unable to have access to literature themselves. Read-To-Me, the foundation NHS is partnering with, makes it their mission for kids to be able to read at no cost. Please help them with this mission today! There will be boxes located in Cyber Hall if you wish to donate.We hope to see as many donations as possible! Thank you!
Senior Shout-out letters: Hello, Nex+Gen! This semester, we are planning something special for our seniors! They're called senior shout-out letters, and everyone can participate! There will be a wall of envelopes posted by the front desk, and it is there for students or anyone else who wants to leave a fun and respectful message to our seniors as a gift for graduation! Let's show how much we love and appreciate our seniors! Go, Griffins!
Student Transfers to nex+Gen Academy: Know a Student Interested in Attending nex+Gen Academy? The admissions process has changed slightly this year. Families must now apply for a transfer through the ParentVue system, and the admissions lottery will be held on December 1st. After December 1st, students will be accepted on a rolling basis as space allows.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Ms. Granone at nicole.granone@aps.edu.
nex+Gen Career Fair - Call for Presenters
nex+Gen Career Fair - Call for Presenters
January 28th, 2026, from 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
January 28th, 2026, from 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Our annual nex+Gen Career Fair will be held on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, from 11:00 AM to 12:15 PM at nex+Gen Academy High School (5325 Montgomery Blvd NE). This event brings together students, parents, facilitators, alumni, and community partners to help prepare our students for their futures.
We are grateful to the many families and friends of nex+Gen who have already volunteered their time and expertise. We are still seeking presenters with knowledge or experience in the following career fields:
Architecture
Chef / Baker
Cosmotology
Mechanic
Social work/child therapist
Welding
If you — or someone you know — has knowledge and/or experience in one of these fields and would be willing to participate, please complete the presenter interest form and/or contact Alison Floyd at floyd_a@aps.edu.
All-State Band
All-State Band
We are proud to announce that nex+Gen senior Sevil Fletcher has been named to All-State band. Congratulations!!!!
Welcome Melissa Romano
Welcome Melissa Romano
I would like to welcome Ms. Melissa Romano to the nex+Gen team! Ms. Romano will be joining us as our Health Assistant.
She has worked in the medical field for the past eight years and brings experience in pediatrics, orthopedics, and school-based health, including work in high schools. Ms. Romano is passionate about helping others and takes pride in listening carefully to the needs of students and patients.
Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her children and her dogs. Welcome to nex+Gen, Ms. Romano!
Nex+ Gen Represents Argentina at Model United Nations
Nex+ Gen Represents Argentina at Model United Nations
Nex+ Gen Academy represented Argentina’s interests at the State Model United Nations competition while helping write resolutions and draft bills to solve global issues. Our own Mr. Goodman played the role of Secretary General to organize the entire event, which hosted almost five hundred students during the three-day competition. Students participated in discussions ranging from Security Council veto power, plastics in the oceans, human trafficking, to international law regarding surrogacy. Students from all over the state came to practice their negotiating skills as they represented countries that are members of the United Nations. Nex+ Gen’s Kai Schwartz De Rossi and Josh Trujillo helped sponsor legislation to solve some of these global issues. Congratulations to them both for their dedicated work this semester.
Mathematical Models in Algebra II
Mathematical Models in Algebra II
Students collect data to create a mathematical model to represent and make predictions about a physical phenomenon. This group is exploring how distance changes when the acceleration created by the fan remains constant. This is part of their final project.
Nex+Gen junior Robbie Yatsattie makes some last minute adjustments before the autonomous portion of his final exam in robotics.
Counseling Center
Counseling Center
Visit the Counseling Google Site for upcoming events, scholarship information, career goals, information about how to write a business plan, student and parent resources, and mental health resources. You can also contact the counselor hastings_c@aps.edu and set up an appointment to meet.
New Year’s Resolutions are typically broken within a few months of every new year. In fact, according to Psychology Today, 80-90% of resolutions are broken by February of the year they are made. There are various reasons that are cited, some of which are setting unrealistic expectations, lacking good planning skills, and not staying motivated.
For our mental health, instead of making resolutions, let us develop a plan using the 7 C’s. They are as follows:
Connection - Build supportive relationships.
Coping - Develop strategies to manage stress.
Compassion - Be kind to ourselves and to others.
Confidence - Believe in ourselves and let us surround ourselves with those who believe in us.
Character - Take responsibility for our actions.
Competence - Find things that make us feel capable of achieving our goals.
Clarity - Have a clear understanding of our goals.
How do the 7 C’s help us?
They build resilience. Learning from every experience helps us become more flexible in our thinking.
They help us manage stress. When we erase the negative thoughts from our mind and replace them with positive thoughts, we learn to believe in ourselves, we become more confident in ourselves, and we develop a healthy perspective of the world.
They enhance growth. These skills give us the mindset that we are not the problem and other people are not the problem. The problems are the problems, so let us solve them, building a support system with others who are willing to help us solve the problems. Let us not create problems. Let us solve them, and it is okay to walk away from problem makers. This is a healthy boundary.
Something we can love about the 7 C’s is that we can use them as a foundation for the rest of our lives, and we can practice them over time. We do not have to master them all at once. The first relationship we have is with ourselves, and using the 7 C’s are a lifetime achievement, for our mental health, and they help us develop healthy relationships, which also take a lifetime to build. “It is not about speed, distance, or perfection. It is about direction” (David Powlison)..
Studious and Fashionable with the 1/4 Zip
Studious and Fashionable with the 1/4 Zip
Make your voice heard on the Instructional Council (IC)
Make your voice heard on the Instructional Council (IC)
Family and Community Partner Instructional Council (IC) Voice Form is now available. We are happy to launch a new system for our families and community partners to have an opportunity to voice feedback, input, and suggestions on previous* and upcoming IC meetings. To read the IC agenda meeting minutes, please click on the link here. To enter comments, please complete the Google Form linked here. The meeting agenda minutes will be available for public review. *Comments are open for the previous meeting and upcoming meeting only.
*Comments open for the previous & upcoming meeting only.
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