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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,
Here are the latest updates:
First Grading Period: The end of the first grading period will be October 1st. Typically, progress reports are issued a week later.
Picture Day: Kenneth Brown Photography will take school pictures on Monday, September 16th.
Homecoming Dance: nex+Gen will hold its annual Homecoming Dance on Saturday, September 21st from 8:00pm-11:00pm.Ticketing information below.
Reunification Cards: Reunification cards have student names, bar codes and instructions on the back for families to easily utilize if they have to pick up their student(s) during a Reunification (each family will receive two cards per student). Here is a video for more information regarding this new process: Student Evacuation & Reunification Protocols. If you did not get a reunification card or lost it, please fill out a form here: LINK
Career Fair: This year's career fair will be held on Monday, December 9th from 11:00 am to Noon.
FAFSA: The 2025/2026 FASFA form will not be out until December 1st.
We need your help with our Career Fair
We need your help with our Career Fair
Would you like to share your career experiences with Nex+Gen students? Within our unique learning model, we work hard to keep our projects relevant and to provide authentic opportunities for our students to think about issues outside of the classroom.
The career fair, held here at Nex+Gen, is an important annual initiative, a collaborative effort in which parents, facilitators, students, alumni, and other community members work together to meet our goal of preparing Nex+Gen students for the road ahead. We want to provide opportunities for Nex+Gen students to investigate careers, explore the education and training to achieve their goals, and practice important life skills. Our career fair is an important part of this effort.
Are you available on Monday, December 9th from 11 am to noon? If so, please fill out this google form. If you have any questions about the 2024 Career Fair, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Kelly McCloskey-Romero at kelly.mccloskey-romero@aps.edu.
Seniors in ESS Working with Mentors at the Valle de Oro
Seniors in ESS Working with Mentors at the Valle de Oro
The ESS Valle de Oro project is underway, and seniors have been hard at work out in the field collecting data with their mentors. Besides learning about an aspect of the riparian bosque ecosystem from a mentor, student-collected data will be used by the US Fish and Wildlife Service to monitor the ongoing restoration there.
Macroinvertebrates Group: Students studying aquatic macroinvertebrates are learning how to collect, sort, and identify different species. They will use the different species to determine how healthy the wetland ecosystem is. Mentor: Brittany Chavarria, US Fish and Wildlife Service.
Hydrology Group: Seniors in the hydrology group are learning how to sample and analyze water quality at four sites: the Rio Grande, the Riverside Drain, and both a groundwater well and the Education Wetland at the refuge. They are using a variety of sensors and water chemistry tests to compare the three sites and also to monitor the change at these sites overtime. Mentor: Carlos Herrera, RiverSource.
Big Rodent Group: Students studying big rodents in the bosque checked their hair snares and looked for quills as evidence of porcupine and beaver activity today. They will analyze the hair and quill samples they collect in the stable isotopes lab at the University of New Mexico (UNM). This will help them to determine and track the primary food source for these animals and their impact on the ecosystem. Mentor: Dan Shaw, Bosque School Field & Community Science Program.
Homecoming Dance Information
Homecoming Dance Information
This year’s homecoming is a magical adventure into Van Gogh’s master work. Join us Under A Starry Night on September 21st for a night of fun and fantasy. Tickets go on sale between the 12th and 20th for $25, card only. Here’s the link to buy tickets online! The charge at the door will be $30, cash or card. We hope to see you there!
Please complete a green permission slip (available at lunch ticket sales and the front desk) for each non-Nex+Gen guest you plan to bring. Return the forms to Mr. Sisneros by Friday Sept 20th. Re-entry will not be permitted at the event. Please use the student parking lot on the night of the event.
Engineering @nex+Gen Academy
Engineering @nex+Gen Academy
Engineering Students Give Technical Presentations
Today engineering students shared their technical presentations and their final designs. In this project students designed and built balloon-powered cars. They were challenged to make design choices to optimize the cost effectiveness of their design, and also the load it could transport.
Parent Notification of Emergency Protocols
Parent Notification of Emergency Protocols
Dear Albuquerque Public Schools Community,
We live in a world where we are bombarded with news about bad things happening in places near and far. Schools are statistically among the safest places to be on a day-to-day basis, but, as we have seen, they’re not immune from calamity.
Given that reality, we recognize that we, as a district, must be vigilant and do everything in our power to prepare our staff and students for critical incidents. We know we also have a responsibility to provide you with timely, accurate, and clear information as school emergencies unfold.
Communication will likely be handled through official channels such as aps.edu, social media sites, phone, and email messages.
If you are a parent, guardian, student, or APS employee, here’s what you can expect to be communicated to you during a critical incident that occurs while school is in session:
● Information that a shelter in place has been initiated will be posted on the homepage of aps.edu, individual school websites affected, and on Twitter.
● If you have opted into our mass communication system, you will be notified via School Messenger by phone and/or email once law enforcement has activated a shelter in place or lockdown. Please ensure your personal contact information is updated at your school site.
● APS will communicate with law enforcement and update you via aps.edu, individual school websites, School Messenger, and social media platforms as the new details are confirmed.
● Should an early dismissal of school and/or regular transportation be canceled, your child will be kept on campus with adult supervision until you can arrange to pick them up.
● You will also be notified if transportation is still available, schedules are disrupted, students can walk home, high school students can drive themselves and others home, or if after-school activities are canceled.
● Every APS school and work site has a detailed school safety plan. You will be notified via the platforms mentioned above in the event of an evacuation.
● The school’s relocation and family reunification plan will be activated in an off-campus evacuation. Students will only be released from the relocation site to custodial parents/guardians or persons identified on the school emergency card.
● All messaging platforms will notify you once the situation has been contained and law enforcement determines the next steps.
● A letter explaining what happened and any other essential information will be sent to the families impacted by the day’s events.
Please note that every situation is different, and decisions are made based on the best information available at that moment. Due to the unpredictable nature of emergencies, it is not possible to guarantee that a robocall or post will follow every development in a crisis. We ask for your patience if communication is not as fast as you would like. The safety of our students and staff is always our top priority.
We know these situations create fear and uncertainty, and we commit to providing you with information as soon as it is available.
APS Communications
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