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May 30, 2025

Maryvale Prep Senior Signs to Play College Football

In front of proud parents, coaches, teammates, and classmates, Maryvale Prep senior Camden “Cam” McCoy made his college decision official during a special signing ceremony on campus. “This was my signing ceremony,” McCoy said with a smile. “Signing the letter of intent to play at Nebraska Wesleyan University, a D3 in Lincoln, Nebraska. That’s where... Read More »

May 29, 2025

Passing the Torch with a Pin at Archway Glendale

At Archway Glendale, the end of the school year brought a new tradition that celebrated leadership, saying meaningful goodbyes, and welcoming new beginnings. The Pinning Ceremony honored the fifth-grade class as they passed on their leadership role to the rising fourth graders with a symbolic gesture of giving a Golden Eagle pin to the rising class. Sara... Read More »

May 27, 2025

Mr. Tierney Retires After His 50 Year Legacy of Teaching

As the Glendale Prep Class of 2025 prepares to step forward into their future after high school, a beloved teacher is closing a chapter of his own. Mr. Patrick Tierney, Latin teacher and mentor at the Great Hearts academy, is retiring after an extraordinary 50-year career in education, a career marked by pure joy, intellectual... Read More »

May 22, 2025

North Phoenix Prep’s First Legacy Class Prepares to Graduate

This year, North Phoenix Prep will celebrate a meaningful milestone, the graduation of its first group of students to complete their entire K–12 journey within the same Great Hearts community. Thirteen seniors in the Class of 2025 began their academic careers as kindergartners at Archway North Phoenix when its doors first opened in 2012. These... Read More »

May 22, 2025

Maryvale Prep Celebrates First Legacy Class of Kindergartners Now Graduating

Twelve students who first walked into kindergarten at the newly opened Maryvale Prep in 2012 are now preparing to walk across the stage as graduates of the Class of 2025. These “Legacy Students,” as they have come to be known, have experienced the full arc of a Great Hearts education, from the foundations of classical learning in their... Read More »