Great Hearts Anthem recently dedicated their long-awaited libraries, one for K-5 scholars and the other for 6-12 scholars. Zack Withers, Headmaster for the upper school, acknowledged the collaboration that brought the libraries to life. “This has been a long time coming,” he remarked during the ceremony. “When we first moved into this campus, the space said ‘library,’... Read More »

Allison Avery, a senior at Scottsdale Preparatory Academy, earned the highest possible American College Testing (ACT) composite score of 36. Avery didn’t expect this result when she took the test, thinking it was just a practice run. “I thought this was my practice ACT, and I’d have another chance later,” she said. But when her scores came in, she... Read More »

Today, we celebrate Constitution Day to commemorate the formation and signing of the U.S. Constitution. On September 17, 1787, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention met for the last time to sign the document they had created. The U.S. Constitution and its preamble are just a sample of the many important historical documents that our... Read More »

Michael Pati began his career with Great Hearts in 2010 as an eighth grader at Arete Prep. Then in 2019, he returned to his roots as a middle school teacher. Over the next four years, he had the opportunity to teach history, math, and Latin to sixth, seventh, and eighth graders, as well as coach... Read More »

Richard Tucker is a fourth-grade lead teacher at Great Hearts Roosevelt, where he has been a respected educator since the school opened in 2022. Tucker, who typically arrives at the school as one of the first staff members, shares that he can’t wait to get to his classroom each day. “It’s amazing. I just stand and... Read More »