The Gary K. Herberger Young Scholars Academy brings an interdisciplinary approach to gifted learning, offering profoundly gifted young people advanced educational opportunities commensurate with their abilities, strengths and interests.
The Herberger Young Scholars Academy Quiz Bowl Team qualified for and attended the National Academic Quiz Tournament High School National Championship Tournament in Atlanta, Georgia over the Memorial Day weekend.
The Herberger Young Scholars Academy ESports team concluded their Spring season by finishing 2nd in the High School ESports State Championship for League of Legends, after narrowly losing in the championship match.
One of the signature programs of Herberger Young Scholars Academy is the Global Perspectives class, a course all Herberger Young Scholars Academy A-Level students complete prior to graduation.
Herberger Young Scholars Academy IGCSE 2 History class recently learned about the Soviet Union’s control over Eastern Europe during the Cold War. As a culminating project, students created a model of the Berlin Wall.
This week, thespian and A-Level scholar, Sidney A., was named the State Runner-Up for the 2021 Arizona Poetry Out Loud State Finals Competition. The National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation partner with the State Arts Agencies to bring the Poetry Out Loud (POL) program to all 50 states and US territories. In Arizona, POL is administered by the Arizona Commission on the Arts in collaboration with POL Regional Partners. Congratulations Sidney!
Congratulations to Thespian Society Executive Board members Drew and Sidney! The A-Level duo earned three Superior awards at the AZ Thespian Regionals for performing a duet scene. This means that they can compete in the International Thespian Excellence Awards Competition at the Virtual International Thespian Festival this June.
Thespians Sidney and Chariot won at this weekend's Central Region Poetry Out Loud Competition! The A-Level and IGCSE scholars will go on to represent HYSA at the State Poetry Out Loud Competition on March 15th. The state and national competitions will be held virtually.
Congratulations to Omkar on reaching the Chapter Invitational Competition this year in MathCounts. Omkar placed 5th overall at the Central Phoenix Chapter Competition and will be competing again for the right to move on to the State level competition on February 25th
Please join us in congratulating Sidney on her poem, Unconventional Freedom, which will soon be published in ASU's Canyon Voices Literary Magazine. This piece came out of her AS Lang unit on The Great Gatsby, where students, after studying various historical and cultural elements of the 1920s, were asked to write a didactic poem about that time period. WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU, SIDNEY! Keep up the fabulous work!
The Gary K. Herberger Young Scholars Academy (yes, it’s a mouthful) is a fantastic school. My teachers present an unsurpassed depth of material. Even more importantly, HYSA supports a teaching style that’s respectful of each student’s individual needs and empowers us to find our strengths and develop them. I’m proud and thankful to be a HYSA student.
~Parent of 2 Herberger Academy Javelinas
From the first time we toured the Gary K. Herbeger Young Scholars Academy, we knew this school was special. We enrolled our oldest and watched him fourish in the truly caring and individualized environment. When our daughter also was identified as gifted, we knew there was only one place we trusted. Thank you HYSA!
The Gary K. Herberger Young Scholars Academy seeks and accepts students for admission without reference to race, color, religion, age, disability, national and ethnic origin, sexual orientation, or gender. Admissions and financial aid decisions are made independently.