The Talon – The Student News Site of Lexington Christian Academy

First Time Voters Face the Polls
November 9, 2018
Erin Oliver, Editor
Mid-term elections 2018 concluded this past Tuesday, November 6. Many families, teachers, and even influencers on social media encouraged citizens to show up to the polls....
Barr v. McGrath: First and only Debate of the Sixth Congressional District Election
November 1, 2018
The ‘No’s’ for November are Here
November 1, 2018
Meela Mingua, Staff Writer
Beginning on Facebook in 2009, “No Shave November,” or the act of not shaving for the whole month of November, has been a popular trend ever since. Nine years later, LCA...
How You Can Help as Community Rallies Around Injured Officer
October 21, 2018
Grace Hager, Staff Writer
You can donate to help with these expenses at https://www.gofundme.com/217strong

November 10, 2018 • No Comments

Senior year is filled with fun, fellowship, and... college decisions. As the year of 2018 draws to a close, the class of 2019 have been scurrying to meet deadlines for applications and scholarships. Applying for college may...

Replacing an Old Tradition

Grace Hager, Staff Writer

November 1, 2018 • No Comments

This year LCA made a drastic change to its usual Halloween tradition. For as long as most students or faculty members can recall, what was previously named “Trunk or Treat" was replaced with “ROC n’ Treat” and moved...

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Features

Student Entrepreneurs Get an Early Start in Business

Grace Hager, Staff Writer

October 27, 2018

How in the world can a teenager possibly run a business? These are the types of questions that young entrepreneurs are faced with in the business community. Here at LCA we...

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Opinion

A Practical Elective is Good for the Economy

Ben Philpot, Staff Writer

November 1, 2018 • No Comments

Picture this. You are driving in an area that is not familiar to you, and you don’t have service (Sirius XM is not even...

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Arts

Theatre Club Presents “Radium Girls”

Grace Hager, Staff Writer

November 8, 2018 • No Comments

This weekend, November 9 and 10, the LCA Theatre Club is hosting a production of the play “Radium Girls,” which is based on a true story. These ‘Radium Girls," Grace Fryer, Kathryn Schaub, and Irene...

Treble Chamber Choir Performs in Chapel

November 8, 2018

A Great Way to Start the Day

August 30, 2018

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Spiritual Life

Only God Satisfies

November 8, 2018

Talented Students Perform New Arrangements of Old Hymns

November 8, 2018

Don’t Stop Short

November 1, 2018

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Polls

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Polls Archive

Recent Sports Scores

Friday, November 9

Football

LCA 43 - Shelby Valley 0
Friday, November 2

Football

LCA 46 - Prestonsburg 14
Friday, October 26

Football

LCA 44 - Estill County 14
Friday, October 19

Football

LCA 14 - Danville 13
Friday, October 12

Football

LCA 0 - Somerset 35

Upcoming Events

Nov. 12: High School Auditions for Bye, Bye Birdie
Nov. 13: STLP Regional Competition
Nov. 19-20: Fall Break
Nov. 21-23: Thanksgiving Break
Nov. 26: GSP Applications due
Nov. 28: HOBY applications due (sophomores)

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Sports

Eagles Look Toward Danville

Dustin Wheatley, Staff
October 18, 2018

For the fourth time, LCA plays a traditional power house in Danville, who won the state championship last year. The Admirals beat LCA twice last year: once by 22 points, and the other by a staggering 42 points. LCA will be looking to beat Danville, so that they can get at least one more home game. Last week, the offense was not itself against Somerset, being scoreless for the first time since 2011....

Laney Frye: Miss Kentucky Golf

October 14, 2018

The accolades continue to pour in for Junior Laney Frye as named her Miss Kentucky Golf 2018, recognizing her as the top individual female golfer in the state. Each year, the Kentucky Golf House keeps points based on each golfer's performance in seven regular season events, as well as the regional and state tournament. At the end of the season, the male and female golfers with the most points...

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Entertainment

‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Tells A Difficult Story Beautifully

Erin Oliver, Editor
November 12, 2018

If you are even a minor fan of the famous rock band Queen, your money will be well spent at the newest film Bohemian Rhapsody. The film beautifully captures the character of Freddie Mercury, played by Rami Malek, and the band’s journey up to the Live Aid Concert of 1985. The timeline begins in 1970, and depicts a college-aged Mercury requesting to be the lead singer in a band with drummer Roger...

‘Overlord’ Entertains, Even If It Falls Short on Horror

Gabe Smith, Staff Writer
November 12, 2018

Hello and Welcome back to another weekly movie review. This week's movie is Overlord and my lucky guest is my good friend, Mason Wheeler. Overlord is directed by Julius Avery and stars Jovan Adepo, Wyatt Russell, Mathilde Ollivier, John Magaro, and Pilou Asbaek. Set during D-day in World War II, Overlord is about U.S. paratroopers who crash land behind lines to take out a jamming tower on top of a...

Plot Twist: “Bad Times at the El Royale” Has None

Gabe Smith, Staff Writer
November 12, 2018

Hello everyone and welcome back to another movie review. This week's lucky movie is Bad Times At the El Royale and my lucky guests are my two good friends Phillip Scott and Michael McKinney. Bad Times At the El Royale is directed, produced, and written by Drew Goddard. The film also includes an ensemble cast consisting of Jeff Bridges, Cynthia Erivo, Dakota Johnson, Jon Hamm, and Chris Hemsworth. Set...

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