Becoming Begins… Josiah Owowoh ’28
This weekend, students will gather from across New England for the Tenacity Challenge—an academic competition where high school teams present their work in math, literature, history, and the arts. For Josiah Owowoh '28, the moment is both a culmination and a...
Becoming Begins… Luca Angelino Sacks ’28
A Chess Club. “Why not at LCA?” asked Luca Angelino Sacks ‘28. The idea didn’t start with a strategic master plan. It started with a story. Robert Katende, a Ugandan chess coach and executive director of Sports Outreach, had visited LCA earlier this fall to share his...
Investing in Teachers. Impacting Every Student.
In a sixth-grade classroom, something has changed. “I didn’t like science before,” Ariya Cherry shares. “I love my teacher, Miss Cist. I really appreciate that she always treats a question like a good question. She’s so passionate, and it makes us want to be...
Becoming Begins… Claire Hurley ’26
Upstairs in the studio, paint still drying on canvases, Claire Hurley ’26 has been trying to answer a question that can’t be measured or easily defined: What does emotion actually look like? And how does emotion grow, move, and change over time? Her journey began with...
Alumni Spotlight | Natalie Cist ’19
What brought you to LCA, and how many years did you attend? I can distinctly remember my first visit to LCA. I was a 5th grader looking ahead to middle school. As soon as I walked through the double glass doors, I was received with so many smiles and warm welcomes. As...
Convocation 2025-2026 | Remarks from the Head of School
September 2, 2025 John Khouri Head of School Esteemed faculty and staff, members of the Board of Trustees, faithful parents and guardians, and especially, students: Grace and peace to you all this morning. It is my great joy to welcome you to the official start of...
Alumni Spotlight | Dan Evans ’07 – The Launch of Babba
Dan Evans, class of ’07, is the founder and CEO of Babba, a startup with the world's 1st baby bottle, cooler and warmer. Before that, he co-founded RecoverX, a company that revolutionized cold and heat therapy and was later acquired by Hyperice. Dan is a graduate of...
Wallace Wadman | LCA parent and Board member
Wallace Wadman and his wife Florence, joined the LCA community as parents in 1980. Two of their sons graduated from LCA. It didn’t take long for Wally to be asked to join the Board of Trustees in 1985. His expertise was in investing. David Roth remembers, ...
Gordon and Cathy VanderBrug | Pivotal Influencers
When Gordon and Cathy VanderBrug moved to Lexington in 1980, one of their top priorities was finding good Christian schools for their three children to attend. They sent the younger two to North Shore Christian School in Lynn, where Cathy taught PE part time. ...
Ray and Phyllis Martin
Ray Martin and his wife Phyllis moved their family to Massachusetts in 1959 from South Carolina. In all the decades of Ray’s varied service in New England he retained a certain courtliness and a touch of southern drawl. After Ray passed away, his wife Phyllis...