Lexington Christian Academy (Kentucky)

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Lexington Christian Academy
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Lexington Christian Academy (Kentucky)
450 W. Reynolds Road

Lexington
,
Fayette County
,
Kentucky

United States
Coordinates 37°59′33″N84°32′14″W / 37.9924°N 84.5371°W / 37.9924; -84.5371
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School typePrivate
MottoPursuing a World-Class, Christ-Centered Education
Religious affiliation(s) Christian
Grades Preschool - 12
Campus size80 acres (32 ha)
Accreditation AdvancED
Website www.lexingtonchristian.org

Lexington Christian Academy is a private, non-denominational Christian school in Lexington, Kentucky, accredited by the AdvancED. The school serves preschool through 12th grade. Total enrollment is around 1,500, with about 200 junior high school, [1] and 460 high school students. [2] As a requirement for teaching at LCA, all teachers must profess Jesus Christ as their personal savior. [3]

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History

Lexington Christian Academy was founded in 1989 with the merger of The Lexington Christian School, founded as an elementary school in 1975 by Gardenside Christian Church, and The Academy, founded in 1983 offering preschool and kindergarten. At the time of the merger, the newly combined school, known then as The Lexington Christian Academy, had 565 students, ranging from kindergarten to twelfth grade and spread across three campuses at churches. As enrollment grew, the school expanded to seven campuses, and in the mid-1990s the school purchased 80 acres (32 ha) of land on Reynolds Road to begin consolidating. In 1998 the school formally took its current name, and in January 1999 the high school opened at the Reynolds Road facility, termed the "Rose Campus" after James L. Rose and his wife Judy. In 2003, the junior high school and an elementary and preschool moved to the Rose Campus. [4]

Athletics

As a Kentucky High School Athletic Association member, Lexington Christian Academy competes in cross-country, football, golf, soccer, and volleyball in the fall; basketball, archery and swimming in the winter; and baseball, softball, tennis, and track in the spring. [5]

Baseball

LCA won the State Championship in 2005. Garrie Krueger was named the tournament MVP. http://scoreboard.12dt.com/scoreboard/riherds/kyba5 [ bare URL ]

Golf

LCA boys team won the 2010, 2011, and 2017 State Championship. [6]
The girls team won the 2018 State Championship. [7]

Football

LCA won the KHSAA 1A state championship in 2009. [8]

Basketball

LCA won the KHSAA girls' basketball state championship in 2007, [9] and won the Kentucky All "A" state tournament in 2007, 2008, and 2009. [10]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. ↑ "Lexington Christian Academy Cross Country" . Retrieved March 27, 2010. LCA is a private Christian School located in Lexington, Kentucky, with approximately 400 high school students and 200 junior high students.
  2. ↑ "Lexington Christian Academy High School Student/Parent Handbook" (PDF). Lexington Christian Academy. p. 4. Retrieved March 27, 2010.[ dead link ]
  3. ↑ "Faculty and Staff". Lexington Christian Academy. Archived from the original on April 11, 2010. Retrieved March 26, 2010. Every faculty member professes Jesus Christ as his/her personal Savior.
  4. ↑ "Lexington Christian Academy History". Lexington Christian Academy. Archived from the original on April 13, 2010. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Athletics Overview". Lexington Christian Academy. Archived from the original on October 8, 2010. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
  6. ↑ Mike Fields (October 10, 2010). "LCA's title win fulfills destiny". Lexington Herald-Leader.
  7. ↑ Jason Frakes (October 3, 2018). "Lexington Christian rallies past Sacred Heart for girls golf state title". Louisville Courier Journal.
  8. ↑ "Talley's conduct at state top sports story for 2009". The Times Leader Online. December 30, 2009. Retrieved March 26, 2010. Mayfield, which finished the season 13-2, went on to reach the state championship game before falling to Lexington Christian.[ permanent dead link ]
  9. ↑ "Houchens Industries/KHSAA Girls' Sweet 16 Basketball Past State Championship Game Results" (PDF). March 25, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 16, 2011. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
  10. ↑ "Barnette named 2010 Miss Basketball". Louisville Courier-Journal . March 24, 2010. Archived from the original on July 24, 2012. Retrieved March 27, 2010. She also helped Lexington Christian win three straight All "A" Classic state titles from 2007 to '09.
  11. ↑ QB Boley transfers from LaRue to Lexington Christian
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