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Students, faculty, and staff recently took part in a “Walk for Water” at Albany Academy, raising awareness and funds to support WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) initiatives in Nicaragua. The community came together to learn about global issues related to safe drinking water, proper disposal of waste, and hygiene practices.

The effort raised closed to $4,000 for El Porvenir, a frontline development organization, to help build a latrine and handwashing station for a community school in Nicaragua.

Albany Academy had a proud presence in the Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company's 35th Anniversary Program at The Egg this past weekend, including two seventh grade students who performed as part of the company's Egg Kids Project. 

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Our Upper School Latin students recently took the National Latin Exam (NLE), a rigorous national contest that tests students' knowledge of the Latin language and Ancient Roman history and culture. Congratulations to this year's award winners!

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Mr. Elia Lee brings a global perspective and a passion for both math and music to his Albany Academy classroom.

An Upper School faculty member in Mathematics and Computer Science, Mr. Lee spent 12 years teaching in Germany prior to joining Academy. Whether he is solving equations or playing in the pit orchestra, his impact goes far beyond the classroom.

Erik Payton ’21 is already aiming high, toward deep space, in fact. After earning his mechanical engineering degree from Cornell, he was named a Clark Doctoral Fellow at the University of Maryland, where he is pursuing a Ph.D. in aerospace engineering. His research focuses on spacecraft navigation, planetary imaging, and asteroid-preparedness, building on his hands-on work at Cornell’s Fuertes Observatory and with former NASA chief technologist Mason Peck.

Erik says his passion for engineering began at Albany Academy, where small classes, dedicated teachers, and the FIRST robotics team gave him the confidence to explore big ideas. He also sang in chamber singers, performed in musicals, and thrived in the Cadet Corps. Now working in the Strategic Space Sensing Lab and looking toward a future in NASA or a space-tech startup, Erik remains grounded in the lessons he learned at Academy, especially the importance of asking the right questions.

We are proud to celebrate the outstanding achievements of our fall student-athletes. This year’s award recipients represent the very best of Albany Academy athletics, demonstrating leadership, sportsmanship, dedication, and excellence both in the classroom and in competition.

We are proud to celebrate the outstanding achievements of our fall student-athletes. This year’s award recipients represent the very best of Albany Academy athletics, demonstrating leadership, sportsmanship, dedication, and excellence both in the classroom and in competition.

Elon Johnson '94 works in a place so large she might drive 15 minutes or more to get to a meeting. She passes Italian city streets, nightclubs, polished homes, a rundown trailer park, a yacht, and the White House.

“It’s almost to scale,” she said, of the Oval Office. “You’re not allowed to make it exact.”

It was this setting, the 330-acre Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, that hooked Johnson seven years ago when she interviewed for an executive position. An Emmy-nominated producer who had built critically-acclaimed shows for BET, Anderson Cooper, NBC and MTV, she was not eager to leave New York City. 

Her journey from 10th-grade AAG culture club founder to Aspen Global Leadership Network fellow wasn't what she expected, but it's exactly what she was meant to do. Discover how a few transformative teachers and a commitment to representation shaped a career bringing diverse voices to screens everywhere.