Author: Shannon Richards

Author: Shannon Richards

Maryvale Preparatory Academy November 13, 2017

Great Hearts Breaks Ground on Newest Campus in Maryvale

Leading Valley charter network building new campus for its Maryvale Preparatory Academy PHOENIX, Ariz.— November 13, 2017—Great Hearts Academies has broken ground on its newest campus in Phoenix, with a ground-up build on 9.3 acres at 4825 W. Camelback Rd. The campus will serve as a new home for Maryvale Preparatory Academy, which has been […] Read More »
Anthem Preparatory Academy November 8, 2017

Anthem Prep Senior Receives Arizona’s Top Honor for Volunteer Service

Anthem Prep senior, Nicole Sherwood, joined Governor Doug Ducey at the 16th Annual Volunteer Service Awards, Arizona’s top honor for Volunteer Service. Nicole was the recipient of the Inspired Youth Leadership award. The mission of the Governor’s Volunteer Service Awards is to promote an ethic of service and volunteerism and to recognize volunteer efforts that […] Read More »
Arete Preparatory Academy November 6, 2017

Annual Great Hearts’ College Symposium, 2017

65 college admission representatives attended the Great Hearts’ Annual College Symposium. The event included: Welcome from Dee-Dee Sanders, Great Hearts Network Director of College Counseling Sofia Alvarado – Arete Preparatory Senior who spoke about what a Great Hearts education meant to her Jake Tawney  – Vice President of Curriculum presented about the importance of Liberal […] Read More »
Teleos Preparatory Academy November 2, 2017

Christina Lucas-Sheffield Featured in a Recent Teach For America Spotlight

Nestled in downtown Phoenix sits Teleos Preparatory Academy, a charter school which brings a high-quality classical education to low-income students. The school is led by Christina Lucas-Sheffield. Through her time of teaching there as a corps member to eventually becoming headmaster in 2015, Christina has operated with an incredible sense of determination. She says, “Be […] Read More »
Maryvale Preparatory Academy October 30, 2017

Great Hearts Academies Receives $100,000 Spirit of the Fiesta Bowl Grant

From Fiesta Bowl Charities Award will be used to help build sports field at new Maryvale Prep campus PHOENIX, Ariz.— October 30, 2017 — Great Hearts Academies, Arizona’s largest not-for-profit charter school network, is a 2017 recipient of the Spirit of the Fiesta Bowl grant. The $100,000 grant awarded by Fiesta Bowl Charities will be […] Read More »