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Great Hearts Academies May 1, 2024

Thoughts from a Senior Dad – My Daughter’s Senior Thesis

To all Great Hearts Parents of a High School Senior, March and April have brought a lot of milestones in our senior’s life. She had made her college decision in the winter, which has allowed our family to settle into this spring and enjoy some of the time-honored senior traditions at Great Hearts. She went […] Read More »
Archway Veritas April 18, 2024

Former Vice President Dan Quayle Gives History Lesson at Great Hearts Archway Veritas

Students at Great Hearts Archway Veritas had an unforgettable day when Former Vice President Dan Quayle visited to provide a unique history lesson to the kindergarten and fourth-grade classes. Quayle, whose two granddaughters attend the academy, engaged the young students with discussions about the different branches of government and the various aspects of American political […] Read More »
Vertas Prep April 9, 2024

Sarah Sponcil’s Journey from Great Hearts to the Grand Rapids Rise

Sarah Sponcil is a Veritas Prep alumnus who graduated the Great Hearts academy in 2013. Since high school graduation, Sponcil’s journey has included playing college volleyball, an Olympic career, and most recently playing for a professional indoor volleyball league, signing with the Grand Rapids Rise, part of the Professional Volleyball Federation (PVF).   Sponcil found the curriculum to […] Read More »
Great Hearts Christos April 4, 2024

Parent Recalls Why He Chose Great Hearts Christos for His Family

Dario Estrada, who goes by DJ, is the father of Ava Estrada, a fourth grader, and Dario Estrada, a second grader. Both his children attend the Phoenix campus of Great Hearts Christos. Great Hearts Christos academies are separate, faith-based, non-profit, private school arm of the Great Hearts organization committed to creating and offering the best ecumenical Christian academies […] Read More »
Glendale Prep April 2, 2024

Senior Trip Uncovers History and Friendship

Jackie Wang, a senior at Glendale Prep, recently documented her senior trip to Washington DC, sharing her experiences throughout the week. Wang admits that she had planned to journal the trip for herself before being asked to write a daily blog for the Great Hearts network. “We just tried to see all the sites that DC has […] Read More »