A Time of Transformation
There’s a new energy at Sandia Prep. Post pandemic and with Head of School Heather B. Mock wrapping up her first year at the helm, the school is reinvigorated.
Can you feel it?
Sundevil Stories
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Enthusiastic Grad Overcomes Adversity with the Support of her School Family
The family that Cora Montoya ‘23 has built at Sandia Prep over seven years is as important to her as her blood family.
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Alum is All Smiles in Rewarding Career as Dentist
An informal chat in Cambodia led Sandia Prep alum Alexandria “Ally” Chen ’10 to an entirely different career path.
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Dynamic Duo Brings Enthusiasm to Classes at Prep
Prep educators (and married couple) Espy Plath and Will Gator bring joy and talents to campus.
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Alum Gliding through Challenging Science and Engineering Programs
Prep alum Preston Kite ’20 breezed through his first year at New Mexico Tech and continues to succeed, thanks to the preparation he received at Sandia Prep.
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B-Ball Enthusiast is All Swish
Ask eighth grader Silas Becknell ’27 what he’s into, and the answer is pretty much guaranteed to be “basketball.”
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Student Reaps Rewards of Saying “Si” to Heritage Spanish
Sometimes being pushed beyond your comfort zone pays off in ways you never could have imagined. Such was the case for rising senior Cedar McCall ’24.
After Heather B. Mock became Sandia Prep’s Head of School nearly a year ago, she likened the application process to matchmaking. Would the Prep community like her? Would she like the Prep community? Would it work out?
That’s a Wrap!
It may be one of Sandia Prep’s oldest organizations, but this ain’t your mama’s National Honor Society.
A Scroll Through Time
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![1940]()
1940
Students from the original Sandía School (1932 - 1942) pose in their creature costumes.
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![1979 - Working in the library]()
1979
Sundevils work in the library in what is now the Briley Commons
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![1983 - Welcoming balloonists]()
1983
A banner on a Prep building greets balloonists and visitors to Albuquerque during the International Balloon Fiesta.
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![Late 1980s - Cinderella performance]()
Late 1980s
Thespians perform a scene from the upper school theater production of Cinderella.
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![1984 - Performing in the Commons]()
1984
Middle schoolers sing songs to fellow Sundevils in the former Prep library.
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![Late 1990s - counting L&U Day pennies]()
Late 1990s
Students count pennies donated during Lion & Unicorn Day. Through the years, Prep raised $10,000 which was used to repair the campus’s “Desert Maiden” statue. The art now lives at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.
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2002
Students light four candles at the National Honor Society (NHS) Induction ceremony. Each candle represents NHS's four principles – scholarship, service, leadership, and character.
Yippee for ’23!
Prep’s latest graduates reflect
on their time as Sundevils
Click here to read more
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A Year of Athletic Excellence
Rounding up 2022-2023 Sundevil sports achievements
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Unleashing Potential
Alumni impact, fundraising efforts, and community-building
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for students in grades 6 - 12.
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