The Talon

Winter Break in a Pandemic
January 14, 2021
Jacob Dixon, Staff Writer
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...
Students Glad to Head Back to School for Community
January 11, 2021
Makenna Hurst, Staff Writer
2021 appears to be starting out like the second half of 2020: not good. As students come back to school, there still are many questions: are we going to be able to stayed...
Christian Schools v.s. Andy Beshear
December 8, 2020
Jacob Dixon, Staff Writer
Andy Beshear made an executive order that starting on November 23rd all public and private middle and high schools are to be shut down until January 4th. This ruffled a lot...
Girls Basketball Team Gives Back To The Community
December 7, 2020
Makenna Hurst, Staff Writer
On November 24, a few of the girls basketball players met up and packed meals for families in need. They did this in order for the families in need to have food on thanksgiving. Gracie...
Coronavirus Taking Over Thanksgiving
November 20, 2020
Makenna Hurst, Staff Writer
As a big holiday approaches, so does another Covid wave. Governor Andy Beshear has expressed his fear of the holiday week. The Governor fears another big surge in Kentucky. In...
Mrs. Jarvis Returns to an Empty Classroom
November 20, 2020
Shelton Clem, Staff Writer
During all the chaos of this year, one beloved teacher has been missed. Mrs. Jarvis is the science teacher in the high school who teaches the biology and anatomy classes....

December 8, 2020 • No Comments

Thanksgiving this year was made complicated with many families due to the national pandemic known as COVID-19. Many people had different arrangements when gathering together to eat for the holiday. Lots were limited to only...

The Unexpected Win

Shelton Clem, Staff Writer

November 16, 2020 • No Comments

After an intense election day, Joe Biden is the projected winner of the 2020 election. It appears that Biden will receive 290 votes from the electoral college and President Trump will receive only 217 electoral votes. According...

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Features

New Year; New Goals

Matthew Potter, Staff Writer

January 11, 2021

With the arrival of the New Year of 2021 comes many New Year Resolutions for students. Many chose fitness goals or educational goals such as senior Cade Gudalis, “I am excited...

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Opinion

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...

Starbucks: Holiday Season

Makenna Hurst, Staff Writer

November 9, 2020 • No Comments

Friday, November third, officially marks the start of the Christmas season at Starbucks. Each year people anxiously wait...

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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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January 13, 2021

December 10, 2020

Glorifying God in Whatever You Do

December 2, 2020

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Upcoming Events

January 16: Informational meeting for softball on Zoom
January 18: MLK, Jr. Day; no school

Sports

Swimmers are Ready For Their First Meet, Whenever That May Be

Makenna Hurst, Staff Writer
January 16, 2021

Since the swim season is here, members of the team are ready to be in that pool. Luckily for these athletes, most of them got to compete last year, as their season was over before the lockdowns started. Their season actually starts around October in normal years, but because of COVID this year, it has been pushed back. This means that they will have an abbreviated season, as it ends around February. Wiles...

Football Team Wins District!

Matthew Potter, Staff Writer
December 4, 2020

The Lexington Christian Academy Football team has beat the Somerset Briar Jumpers in the 2A District 4 Championship. The Eagles won 42-35, going back and forth all game in an absolute thriller. This win is especially meaningful as the Eagles have fallen short to Somerset in this exact same spot for two years. This year, they finally got over the hump. Last year they lost by only 2 points and the sting...

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Entertainment

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...

Review of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

Jacob Dixon
December 1, 2020

Call of Duty is one of the biggest gaming franchises on the market as it is released every year with a cycle between three developing companies. This year was the developer Treyarch's turn to release a game. Treyarch is the developer of the very popular Black Ops series. The company decided to continue the series with Black Ops Cold War this year. The game has met with criticism and support from many...

Alex Trebek Passes at 80 Years Old

Matthew Potter, Staff Writer
November 16, 2020

Jeopardy host, Alex Trebek, has tragically passed after a battling stage 4 pancreatic cancer for 2 years. He was surrounded by family and friends at his home in Los Angeles when he passed early that morning. The Jeopardy host was one of the most influential and well-known game show hosts of all time. He began Jeopardy in 1984 during its incarceration after not doing as well in 1964 to 1975. Previous...

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