Albuquerque, abbreviated as ABQ, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Its nicknames, The Duke City and Burque, both reference its 1706 founding by Nuevo México governor Francisco Cuervo y Valdés as La Villa de Alburquerque. Named in honor of the Viceroy of New Spain, the 10th Duke of Alburquerque, the city was an outpost on El Camino Real linking Mexico City to the northernmost territories of New Spain. The 2020 census found the population of the city to be 564,559, making Albuquerque the 32nd-most populous city in the United States and the fourth-largest in the Southwest. It is the principal city of the Albuquerque metropolitan area, which had 916,528 residents as of July 2020.
Farmington is a city in San Juan County in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census the city had a total population of 45,877 people. Farmington makes up one of the four Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) in New Mexico. The U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate in 2019 for Farmington was 44,372.
Albuquerque Academy is an independent, co-educational day school for grades 6-12 located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. It is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest and the New Mexico State Department of Education. Albuquerque Academy is also a member of the National Association of Independent Schools. It is not to be confused with Albuquerque High School, the first high school established in Albuquerque, which was originally named Albuquerque Academy. Albuquerque Academy comprises three different divisions: the 6-7 division, the 8-9 division, and the 10-12 division.
Bullis School is an independent, co-educational college preparatory day school for grades K-12. The school is located in Potomac, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, D.C.
Gulliver Preparatory School or simply Gulliver Prep, is a private co-educational school. Its management offices are in Kendall, a census-designated place in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Its four campuses are across the county.
Bosque School is an independent, co-educational, college preparatory school for grades 6–12 founded in 1994. The school sits on a 42 acres (170,000 m2) site along the Rio Grande bosque in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Surrounded by the riparian forest of the bosque, the school emphasizes environmental science, the arts, and service learning. With 550 students and 60 teaching faculty, there is a 9:1 student/faculty ratio. An average class size at Bosque School is 16 students. The school is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest. Bosque School was voted the #1 private school in Albuquerque by the 2020 Albuquerque Journal Reader's Choice Awards. The annual summer camp program at the school, Bosque Summer, was voted #1 at the same awards.
Albuquerque Public Schools (APS) is a school district based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Founded in 1891, APS is the largest of 89 public school districts in the state of New Mexico. In 2010 it had a total of 143 schools with some 95,000 students, making it one of the largest school districts in the United States. APS operates 89 elementary, 27 middle, and 13 high schools, as well as 10 alternative schools. They also own the radio station KANW and co-own the TV stations KNME-TV and KNMD-TV along with the University of New Mexico.
Menaul School is an independent sixth through twelfth grade day and boarding school in Albuquerque, New Mexico with a diverse, intellectual, personal, college preparatory education experience. Menaul School is accredited by the State of New Mexico, Independent Schools Association of the Southwest (ISAS) and North Central Association (NCA). The school has strong historical significance in New Mexico, and especially in Albuquerque, where Menaul Blvd. and many other locations have been named for the school.
Joseph Medill McCormick, called Medill, was part of the McCormick family of businessmen and politicians in Chicago. After working for some time and becoming part owner of the Chicago Tribune, which his maternal grandfather had owned, he entered politics.
Vincent Michael Carter was a United States Representative from Wyoming.
Jefferson Middle School may refer to one of several different educational institutions, including:
Eastside Preparatory School is an independent school for upper and middle school students. It is located in Kirkland, Washington, US. It is a secular, coed, college-preparatory school for grades 5–12. The Head of School is Dr. Terry Macaluso.
The Albuquerque Youth Symphony is an organization in Albuquerque, New Mexico, that seeks to implement a passion for music in young musical students. Founded in 1955, the Albuquerque Youth Symphony is one of the oldest youth symphony programs in the United States today. Dan Whisler is the current director.
Chávez Huerta K-12 Preparatory Academy is a charter school system in Pueblo, Colorado. It is divided into two campuses: César Chávez Academy (CCA), the elementary-middle school; and Dolores Huerta Preparatory High School (DHPH), the only charter high school in Pueblo. DHPH serves roughly 400 students in grades 9 through 12. The school's charter is held within Pueblo City Schools. In 2013 and 2014, DHPH was the only Pueblo area high school, including those in both District 60 and Pueblo County School District 70, to be nationally recognized by the U.S. News & World Report as a best high school in the nation.
Rancho Dominguez Preparatory School (RDPS) is a public middle and high school in Long Beach, California in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, California, United States. It is a part of the Los Angeles Unified School District. It was previously named South Region High School #4.
South Broadway is an inner-city neighborhood in Albuquerque, New Mexico, located southeast of Downtown. The neighborhood developed between the 1890s and early 1900s and has a housing stock consisting mainly of smaller Victorian homes and bungalows. It was historically a diverse working-class neighborhood and the center of the city's African American community.
San Jose is a neighborhood in southern Albuquerque, New Mexico. It was originally a separate village but was absorbed into the city in the 20th century. San Jose was first settled as a Hispanic farming community in the mid-1800s but transitioned to a working-class urban neighborhood after the arrival of the railroad in 1880. The neighborhood includes a mix of residential and industrial properties with a commercial district centered on Broadway Boulevard.