{"id":326,"date":"2017-10-15T19:55:49","date_gmt":"2017-10-15T19:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.arizonaacademy2.org.php56-15.lan3-1.websitetestlink.com\/?page_id=326"},"modified":"2026-02-20T13:33:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T20:33:48","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n  <div id=\"page-header-1124777539\" class=\"page-header-wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"page-title dark featured-title has-parallax\">\n\n        <div class=\"page-title-bg\">\n      <div class=\"title-bg fill bg-fill\"\n        data-parallax-container=\".page-title\"\n        data-parallax-background\n        data-parallax=\"-5\">\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"title-overlay fill\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"page-title-inner container align-center text-center flex-row-col medium-flex-wrap\" >\n            <div class=\"title-content flex-col\">\n        <div class=\"title-breadcrumbs pb-half pt-half\"><\/div>      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n     \n<style>\n#page-header-1124777539 .page-title-inner {\n  min-height: 200px;\n}\n#page-header-1124777539 .title-bg {\n  background-image: url(https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/hist.jpg);\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-742490551\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-68956115\" class=\"col medium-9 small-12 large-9\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 105%;\"><b>OUR MISSION<\/b><b>:<\/b><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:180,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">To educate and enrich the lives of young people through exceptional programs in music and the arts.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:180,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:180,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 105%;\"><b>OUR VISION<\/b><b>:\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Creating future generations of leaders in pursuit of excellence.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:180,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" ><\/div>\n\n<p><strong>THE EFFORT IS THE PRIZE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"single-quote\">&#8220;In the end the great truth will have been learned that the quest is greater than what is sought, the effort finer that the prize (or rather, that <em>the effort is the prize<\/em>), the victory cheap and hollow were it not for the rigor of the game.&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Justice Benjamin Cardozo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" ><\/div>\n\n<h1>History<\/h1>\n<p>In 2001, the founders of The Academy came together with the vision of enhancing the culture of music, dance, and the performing arts in Arizona. Set up as a non-profit organization from the beginning, this group formed as the first Board of Directors and began programming events, ensembles, and fundraising campaigns. Their first goals were to start small with a few programs and events, and, to increase awareness of the positive effect that an organization such as this can have on a community.<\/p>\n<p>Since that time, the organization has raised money to acquire instruments and equipment to support all of its current programs. In addition, relationships continue to grow with the leaders in surrounding communities that support our efforts. 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