▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁State ▁Spe ech ▁and ▁Deb ate ▁Tournament , ▁Al bu quer que ▁Academy ▁had ▁five ▁state ▁champions , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁winning ▁Spe ech ▁S we ep st akes , ▁Deb ate ▁S we ep st akes , ▁and ▁Deb ate ▁Co ach ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁( S us an ▁Ont iver os ). ▁The ▁Spe ech ▁and ▁Deb ate ▁team ▁had ▁held ▁the ▁state ▁title ▁for ▁ 2 4 ▁straight ▁years ▁by ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁( t aking ▁Spe ech ▁S we ep st akes , ▁Deb ate ▁S we ep st akes , ▁and ▁having ▁many ▁state ▁champions .) ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁New ▁Mexico ▁State ▁Spe ech ▁and ▁Deb ate ▁Tournament , ▁the ▁Al bu quer que ▁Academy ▁Spe ech ▁and ▁Deb ate ▁team ▁rec laimed ▁the ▁title ▁by ▁winning ▁the ▁Spe ech ▁S we ep st akes , ▁Deb ate ▁S we ep st akes , ▁and ▁having ▁seven ▁state ▁champions . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁ 1 6 ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁team ▁qualified ▁for ▁national s , ▁and ▁the ▁Academy ▁was ▁named ▁Over all ▁School ▁of ▁Ex cell ence . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁or chestra , ▁called ▁the ▁Chamber ▁Play ers , ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁National ▁Orchestra ▁Festival ▁in ▁Kansas ▁City , ▁Missouri , ▁where ▁they ▁received ▁a ▁superior ▁rating . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁these ▁optional ▁ext rac urr icular ▁activities