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Shortly after LCA’s founding, Susan Griffith began her career teaching in the 8th grade classroom. Fast forward 48 years and you will find her back in LCA’s 8th grade classroom; however, Susan lived a lot of life between those two classroom experiences. When Susan began teaching her very first 8th grade class, she knew right away she wanted to stay with them until they graduated five years later, and that is exactly what she did. During those five years, Susan and her husba

If you walked the halls of LCA in the early 1990s, you would find Kris (Doron) Calizo in nearly every nook and cranny of the school – practicing on the softball field, competing on basketball and volleyball courts, rehearsing in the band room, singing in the choir room, and studying in the classrooms. Even today, not only is Kris' picture prominently displayed in the LCA Hall of Fame, but you will also find her behind the desk in the front office as she manages all the nooks

As much as you think you have a plan for your life, God often has a different (and better) plan in store. LCA graduate, Adam Harman, has watched this unfold in his own life throughout the years. After graduating from LCA in 1996, Adam found himself attending three different colleges, pursuing four different degrees and working for three different companies before returning to his hometown to run his family’s business. In 2012, he took over ownership of Lowery Sewing and Va

Mr. Bill Wise’s life is marked by faithfulness to musical education. As a first grader, Bill knew he wanted to be a teacher and by his 8th grade year, he knew music would be his focus. Since beginning at Lakeland Christian Academy in 1994 at the Wooster Road campus, Bill has prepared more than 120 concerts for both band and choir. Bill has also spent time teaching Bible, history, science and art through the years, along with managing the yearbooks for 25 years. Over this time

“Sending our kids to LCA was the easy part of our schooling decision. It was the financial aspect that left us wondering whether or not we could make the jump to providing our kids with a faith-based education. We were prayerful in our approach and delighted to learn that there was a scholarship opportunity available to us through SGO! Their generosity is what enabled us to follow through and enroll our kids!” -LCA Family that received an SGO Scholarship Following God’s pro

LCA senior, Kathryn Monsma, was announced as a National Merit Scholarship Program Semifinalist. Kathryn was one of 16,000 students honored across the country for the 68th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. To be considered for this program, students must take the Preliminary SAT/ National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) as a junior. The pool of Semifinalists represents less than 1% of seniors across the entire United States. Kathryn has worked hard ov

Few things cause us to reflect on our lives, our jobs, our performance, our values, and our priorities like testing. Over the last year we have all been tested and stretched. The pressures created or magnified by COVID were unprecedented in the educational setting. During such pressure, as a school, it’s difficult to gauge how you’re doing—how well, despite a pandemic, you are teaching, developing, and growing your students. Via ILEARN testing, the state has provided schools

“Who remembers what happens when we put vinegar and baking soda together?” A chorus of little voices yells, “A reaction!!!” “That’s right. We know that a REACTION takes two things and makes something new out of them. And when baking soda and vinegar play together, they play loud! We can use our senses to make all kinds of OBSERVATIONS: we HEAR the fizz and SEE the bubbles and SMELL the stinky vinegar and FEEL the foam.” You might assume that a science lesson with this many vo

As parents, we always want to give our children the tools they need to succeed in life. We want to give them a leg up, a head start, a boost into their next stage of life. There are countless opportunities that parents have to do this, some beginning as early as infancy. And of course, everyone has their opinion on what works best and is eager to share it. But let’s face it, every child is responds differently, every child develops differently, every child learns differently

Running. Most people find it as either a chore or a passion. The eight students on the LCA Cross Country team fall into the latter category. Though small in numbers, this team’s dedication to self-improvement is bringing in personal record after personal record. This season is Coach Amy Rice’s first season coaching Cross Country, though she has extensive experience coaching track. “I know that coaching - loving and pushing athletes mentally and physically - is my passion,”

It is hard to believe that we have been in this “COVID-era” for nearly 6 months already. It seems like just yesterday we were entering the initial 2 week hiatus of in-class education. Though traditional schooling had been halted, our vocabulary broadened to include phrases like social distancing, flattening the curve, asymptomatic, and quarantining. There is no question that our world was turned upside down within a matter of weeks. As we look toward the start of school in j

After enduring an unusual senior year and waiting patiently to walk across the stage in their cap and gowns, we are so proud of our hardworking seniors. Since only close family could attend commencement, we are sharing the awards our seniors received. We are proud of their accomplishments and cannot wait to see where they go from here! Way to go, Cougars! LCA 2020 Graduates Abigail Burns Tori Calizo Aaron Deming Matthew Helton Oak Janjaroen Leo Liu Aliesa McCrum Landon Paris

Despite the unusual ending to the school year, we are incredibly proud of our students and how strongly they performed throughout the year – whether that meant sitting at a desk in the classroom, or at their kitchen table at home. Each year, we honor students who stand out in each discipline, those who achieve high academic status, and those who show exemplary and Christ-like character. Usually, we all gather in the Cafetorium to honor and celebrate our students’ hard work. E

Jay Widman is the son of Dwight and Arlene Widman. The youngest of eight children, he was born in Warsaw, Indiana. Jay attended Sacred Heart Catholic Church through the 3rd grade. In 1974, John Whitcomb told the Widman's that Lakeland Christian Academy was going to open and Jay was enrolled soon thereafter. He was part of the first class that went all the way through grades 7-12. His sister, Brenda, was part of LCA’s first graduating class. LCA started in the basement of Wino

It was what our children were not learning that really began to convict me. My wife, Gladine, and I had our three children in a public elementary school. We assured ourselves that our children were getting a good education. After all, most of the teachers our children had were professing Christians. We couldn’t imagine that these teachers would deliberately teach anything that would be overtly “anti-Christian.” These were good solid Christians educating our three young ones.