Dear nex+Gen Community,

Best wishes and see the important announcements below:

• Yearbook Information: Yearbooks are now available for purchase. They will only be available in soft cover this year. All orders must be in by April 11th. Click here to order a yearbook: www.treering.com/purchase?PassCode=1016654391502813  

• Final Arrangements for Adelis Garcia:     Celebration of Life Mass

Date: March 29, 2025

In honor of Adalis, we kindly ask that all attendees wear colorful clothing to celebrate her vibrant spirit.

Location: St. Jude Thaddeus Church
5712 Paradise Blvd NW
Albuquerque, NM 87114

Schedule:

• Living Rosary: 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM

• Celebration of Life Mass: 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

• Burial: 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
  Mount Calvary Cemetery & Mausoleum
  1900 Edith Blvd NE
  Albuquerque, NM 87102

Following the Burial:
Family, friends, and invited guests are warmly invited to share a meal together at St. Jude Parish Hall.

For those unable to attend in person, a live stream will be available on stjudenm.org.

• On-Line Registration: The online registration window for the 2025-2026 school year is now open. Parents should log on to ParentVUE and complete the 2025-2026 School Year Online Registration. If you have any questions, please reach out to Ms. Granone at (505)878-6400  

• Food For Thought Volunteer Week: March 10th-14th. Students will volunteer one day at Road Runnier Food Bank and participate in self-selected volunteer projects on campus. 

• 3rd Quarter: The 3rd quarter will end on March 14th. 3rd quarter progress reports should be available on ParentVue on March 28th. 

• Spring Break: This year's spring break will be March 15th through March 23rd. Classes resume on March 24th. 

• SAT :  The SAT will be administered to all juniors on Wednesday, April 2nd. Students who are not taking the test will have a release day.  

• Testing for Juniors: .All 11th-grade students will be participating in the SAT School Day and New Mexico Assessment for Science Readiness (NM-ASR) in April.

SAT School Day will be Wednesday, April 2nd. Test takers should bring their fully charged chromebook, and leave smartwatches, hats with brims, and hoodies at home. Test takers should also be prepared to fully turn off their cell phones, put them in a designated place, and not access them for the duration of testing (including breaks). Test takers will be released once testing is complete. Breakfast and/or lunch will still be provided to test takers upon request. This will be an asynchronous release day for all students who are not testing. 

The NM-ASR will take place through physics classes starting the week of April 7th. There will be three sessions (one per week) which need to be completed in order, so good attendance over these weeks will be greatly appreciated.

If you have any questions, please reach out to our Testing Coordinator, Michelle Haack at michelle.haack@aps.edu.

• Individual Learning Showcase: The week of April 14th. In previous years, this was known as a student-led conference. Your student's advisor will reach out to you to schedule a 20-minute learning showcase with you and your student. You will learn about your student's academic progress, next-step plan, and recent projects. 

• Spring Student Showcase: Please join us for our school-wide student showcase of April 24th from 6:00pm-7:30pm in Cyber Hall. Learn about our Food for Thought community project, senior capstone projects, and sample projects from each class. 

• Graduation Day: Nex+Gen will graduate the class of 2025 on May 16th at 12:30 pm at the Berna Facio Professional Development Center. This will be an asynchronous day for grades 9-11. No classes will be held on campus. 

Alumni Day 

 Last week, Nex+Gen Academy hosted its highly anticipated annual Alumni Day, bringing together past and present students for a day of connection, reflection, and fun. The event kicked off with engaging panel discussions, where alumni shared their diverse life paths, career journeys, and insights with current students. These conversations provided valuable advice and inspiration, helping students envision their own futures beyond high school.

Following the discussions, the excitement continued at the Del Norte gym, where students and staff faced off against alumni in spirited games of volleyball and dodgeball. Laughter, friendly competition, and school spirit filled the gym as everyone enjoyed the lively matches.

The day concluded with a warm and welcoming reception, offering alumni a chance to reconnect with old friends, teachers, and mentors. Alumni Day remains a cherished tradition at Nex+Gen Academy, celebrating the lasting bonds within our school community.

A heartfelt thank you goes out to the dedicated parent volunteers who helped make the reception successful. Nex+Gen parents make such an important contribution to our school by providing the luncheon that day.  Rob Richardson (Ryan, class of ‘2025) and Rob Rossi (Kai, class of 2027) helped set up and serve all of us. The following families provided delicious food: Rivera family, Nuñez-Medina family, Juarez/Bentley family, McCullough family,Klump family, Figueroa family, Stewart family, Candelaria/Wynn family, Hemmert family, Fletcher family, Gonzales family, Enriquez family, Espinoza-Márquez family, Burnett family, Lutje family, and Allison family

Nex+Gen Robotics Team

Nex+Gen Academy has recently revived its robotics team, and in just three months, we have already achieved remarkable success. Against the odds, we were one of only 28 teams to qualify for the prestigious VEX Robotics State Championship, held at Cibola High School on March 8, 2025. Throughout the competition, we gained invaluable experience, learning from both our victories and challenges. Looking ahead, we are determined to build on this foundation, refine our strategies, and continue improving our robot design. Our ultimate goal is to advance beyond the qualifying rounds and compete in the championship round—just as we did in March 2022, when we won the state championship. Our team is made up of a passionate and hardworking group of students: Bryan Bustamante, Justin Bentley, Simeon Ortley, Serenity Martinez, and Forrest Garcia.