MCA Students Raise over $1600 for Officer Hamilton
Juliana Roller, Editor-in-Chief
February 21, 2019
One of MCA's campus police officers, Adam Hamilton, has recently been diagnosed with a brain tumor. Hamilton is loved by all the students of MCA and they decided to do something to give back. National Honor Society President Josh Wong encouraged every student from Lower, Middle, and Upper School to bring...
TAPPS State Tournament
Sam Harrell, Sports Editor
February 19, 2019
This past Saturday the MCA wrestling team competed at the TAPPS State Tournament hosted at Bishop Lynch High School. MCA placed fourth overall and received a plaque to show it. Placing did not come easy though, and most of the wrestlers had to battle to get those high valued points that were include...
Middle School Boys Win Soccer Championship Game
Juliana Roller, Editor-in-chief
February 12, 2019
After a season of dedication and hard work, the middle school boys soccer team made it to the championship game, which took place last night at 6:00 pm at Providence. With goals from eighth-graders Tyler Swearingen and Emilio Sanchez and seventh graders Nicholas Catullo and Liam Corley, the Mustangs...
Scout Mayberry in the Spotlight
Juliana Roller, Editor-in-Chief
January 30, 2019
Theatre has been senior Scout Mayberry's life for the past fourteen years, and she does not plan to stop after high school. Mayberry is the only class of 2019 student who has to prepare two applications for each school: one for admission into the university and one for the theatre program. Mayberry...
New Students
January 28, 2019
Upper School started off the spring semester with three new students. Trevor Clark is a returning MCA student in ninth grade. He left MCA his sixth grade year and transferred from Melissa High School. He ran track and played football and basketball at Melissa and plans to play football at MCA. His favorite...
Cueva Takes Home the Championship in the 1.0 meter
Juliana Roller, Editor In Chief
December 18, 2018
On the weekend of December 8-9, junior Maura Cueva traveled down to Waco, Texas to compete in a horseback riding competition. This was not just any competition, this was Cueva’s first experience at the “A” Horse Show. Going into it, she and her family were only expecting it to be a good experience, not...
MCA International Students
Edna Pajela, guest writer
December 5, 2018
McKinney Christian Academy started opening its doors to international students in 2008. Since then, MCA has welcomed international students from numerous countries including Belize, China, Germany, Mexico, South Korea, Jamaica, Vietnam, Zambia, and Taiwan. MCA ‘s International Student Program (ISP...
Grandparents and Great Friends Day
Lauren Rose, campus editor
November 29, 2018
On November 16, the Lower School held an event for their grandparents and great friends. This annual event happens the Friday before Thanksgiving break. The program is about patriotism and featured scenes about Betsy Ross, a World War II soldier, and the author of the Star Spangled Banner, Francis Scott...
Parading PJ’s
Caleb Bryant, staff writer
October 31, 2018
On Friday, October 26, the Lower School students and teachers celebrated their annual pajama day parade. Each grade paraded up and down the deck, draped in their softest and comfiest PJ's. Even some parents came out in their PJ's to see their little ones running around and having a good time. ...
Lower School’s BoosterThon Pep Rally
Elizabeth Etheredge, Staff Writer
October 31, 2018
McKinney Christian Academy kicked off their annual BoosterThon with a lower school pep rally in the Student Life Center. The purpose of the BoosterThon is to use the money raised by students' running for the betterment of our school by running a set number of laps. Students will have sponsors that help...
MCA Student Government Election
Lauren Rose, campus editor
September 13, 2018
Seniors Mitch Boone and Riley Pyle were elected MCA President and Vice President. The votes were tallied on September 5, and the results were announced on the 6. Boone and Pyle campaigned strenuously before students voted for their representatives. Signs and social media posts allowed them to publicize...
