The Talon

No More Temperatures
April 13, 2021
Makenna Hurst, Staff Writer
Wednesday April 7, Lexington Christian Academy decided to stop taking temperatures when students or guests walk into the building. Temperatures checks started in August as...
Spring Break At Last
April 5, 2021
Makenna Hurst, Staff Writer
Monday, March 29 is the start of spring break leading to the end which is April 2. This time last year students were at home doing online school. Saddened by the fact that...
Nine Weeks Up Means SOI Returns
March 24, 2021
Makenna Hurst, Staff Writer
Monday, March 15 marked the day Synchronous Online Instruction (SOI) students were allowed to come back to school in person if they wanted. School policy allows students...
Senior Week Stands in for Senior Trip
March 18, 2021
Matthew Potter, Staff Writer
Lexington Christian Academy has a tradition where all the seniors visit New York City for a week during the month of May. Covid-19 has cut that trip out of the question due...
One Year Anniversary Of COVID
March 15, 2021
Makenna Hurst, Staff Writer
Saturday March 13, marked one year since COVID shut everything down. This time last year students were thrilled by the fact that they have a three week spring break. Little...
I Am Third Provides Basketball Outlet for Students
February 17, 2021
Matthew Potter, Staff Writer
A lot of students are participating in a recreational basketball league at Centenary United Methodist Church across from the Immanuel Campus. The league, I Am Third, has four...

Flooding Affects Travel for Spring Breakers Returning Home

April 5, 2021 • No Comments

Early morning on Sunday April 4, the rain started pouring in around Nashville in Tennessee. Seven people have been confirmed dead so far. Five people in Davidson County along with a death in Cheatham county and Hawkins county....

Canceling Mr. Potato Head?

Matthew Potter, Staff Writer

March 18, 2021 • No Comments

The toy company Hasbro has recently decided to drop the "Mister" and "Mrs." in the Mr. Potato Head line of toys. The company wants to make the brand more inclusive to newly changing ideas in society. Hasbro is not actually...

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Features

Winter Break in a Pandemic

Jacob Dixon, Staff Writer

January 14, 2021

The year 2020 was unlike any other for a variety of reasons, not the least of which came to winter break. The two weeks students usually get off for the holidays and in...

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Opinion

Reflecting on the New Definition of Snow Day

Makenna Hurst, Staff Writer

January 30, 2021 • No Comments

Thursday January 28, Lexington Christian Academy declared a school wide "Snow Day" because of the weather and road conditions....

The Problem with Large Video Game Corporations.

Jacob Dixon, Staff Writer

November 19, 2020 • No Comments

For years, large video game corporations have gotten away with anything they want. Video games have been increasing in...

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Arts

Climbing the Walls with Art

Zeke Grier, Staff Writer

February 25, 2020 • No Comments

When you walk into LCA this week, there may be a few things that catch your eye. One could be the amazing students we have walking around. Or the caring teachers on staff. More specifically this week though,...

Men’s Chorus Honored to Perform at KMEA

February 5, 2020

Cabaret Makes Music from the Movies

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March 8, 2021

Every year, Christians around the world celebrate a season in the church calendar known as Lent occurs....

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Upcoming Events

April 12-21: NHS Blood Drive
April 14: Jeans/Spirit Day (now on every Wednesday and Friday)
April 16: Deadline to order a yearbook with personalization
April 20: Culver’s Custard served at lunch (Order by 8:30 am)
May 7: Deadline for Service Hours for NHS and Beta Club
May 14: Prom

Sports

Eagles Face Tough Loss in the All A

Matthew Potter, Staff Writer
March 18, 2021

The Kentucky All A Tournament is a tournament for all of the smaller schools in the state. LCA with its relatively small student population, compared to other public schools in the city, competes every year. After winning the 11th region in a game against the Sayre Spartans LCA continued its run on February 25th, 2021. The Eagles punched their ticket in a 54-36 win against Sayre. The Eagles played...

Looking Past a Dismal Season for the Wildcats

Jacob Dixon, Staff Writer
March 18, 2021

The University of Kentucky's Men's basketball program had one of its worst years this year sadly but that doesn't mean it has to end on a bad note. Coach Calipari said this in an interview about the season, "Enjoy your time now. Next year’s gonna come soon enough". The men's basketball program at UK has been historically one of the best if not the best college basketball programs of all time. Seeing...

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Entertainment

New Call of Duty: Warzone Update

Jacob Dixon, Staff Writer
March 18, 2021

With the end of the pandemic seemingly insight people will obviously be spending less time at home and less time on video games. This, however, has not stopped Call of Duty from releasing a huge new update to its smashing success Warzone. Warzone is a free-to-play battle royal game. According to the Warzone FAQ page, it says, "Warzone is the new massive combat arena within Call of Duty: Modern Warfare,...

“Madden 21” Provides Familiar Entertainment with Room for Improvement

Matthew Potter, Staff Writer
February 2, 2021

Madden has always been a solid household name in the gaming industry and this year's edition provides a familiar feel in that it is similar to the other ones. I personally love the game overall, but it definitely has some things that I dislike. First, I will start with the positives. I love the graphics on the next gen Madden 21 and I think they are much improved from former Maddens. I also enjoy...

2K21 Falls Short of Expectations

Logan Martin, Contributing Writer
December 9, 2020

NBA 2K is known for having popular releases of their video game every year in which many people are excited to play. This year’s game, NBA 2K21, is no exception with a high demand of customers that expected a lot of improvements to the game from the previous year. Although there were a few changes to the game, the developers did not meet the expectations that the customers had for the game. Most...

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