Several students in the Great Hearts Class of 2026 have earned recognition as National Merit Finalists. These high-achieving seniors earned a high score on the PSAT and met other program requirements, placing them among approximately 15,000 of the most academically promising students in the nation. According to the National Merit Scholarship Corporation website, finalists are “chosen... Read More »

Great Hearts Lake Charles is excited to share an important milestone as we prepare to open in August 2027. The future home of the academy will be on the campus of St. Luke-Simpson United Methodist Church, located at 1500 Country Club Road in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Great Hearts Lake Charles will be the second Great Hearts academy to open... Read More »

The art and culture of France was celebrated in the halls of Archway Arete at their annual Fine Arts and French Night, where the academy was transformed into a Parisian art gallery, Le Louvre à Arete, for one night. Over 800 works of student art, using mediums of paint, charcoal, pencil, pastels, clay sculpture, mosaic, still... Read More »

As we wrap up the 2025-26 school year, we take pause and look back at the many achievements our students have accomplished not only in academics, but also in athletics. Great Hearts believes that athletics is an integral part of a complete classical education. Plato even argued that sport cultivates aretê, the harmony of the... Read More »

After officiating track and field meets for 25 years, serving as a starter for 20 years, and working 17 seasons with the Great Hearts Middle School League, Dean Hebert has fired his starting pistol for the last time and walked off the running track into retirement at the age of 70.  “I’ve officiated in about... Read More »