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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
The Quest for the Navy Jacket Returns for the 2nd Annual Great Hearts Invitational
Some of the best high school golfers in the Great Hearts network gathered to put on an impressive show at the 2nd Annual Great Hearts Invitational – Tournament of Cup Champions, also affectionately known as “The Quest for the Navy Jacket.” “What an awesome event we had,” said Roland Bennett, Director of Golf Operations and... Read More »