Justin Thompson, a 17-year-old senior at Trinity Christian Academy (TCA), recently became the youngest golfer to be granted the Northern Texas PGA (NTPGA) Byron Nelson Award. This award is given to someone who displays extraordinary sportsmanship, shows great respect for the game of golf and devotes tremendous effort in giving back to the game. As a two-time cancer survivor, Justin was awarded for the difficult path he overcame to become a successful athlete in all aspects of the game.

Justin says that had it not been for his cancer diagnosis, he never would have picked up the game of golf. He was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia at 10-years-old and skin cancer at 14-years-old. Now, he has made numerous accomplishments as a player with plans to graduate and golf for SMU.

His diagnosis and battle inspired him to give back to the community. He is now an avid participant in the NTPGA's Birdie for Kids fundraiser, an event which has raised over $1.2 million for various local children's charities in the Dallas area. In two years, Thompson has raised over $25,000 for the community. 

Recently, two varsity basketball coaches at Trinity Christian Academy (TCA) in Addison were honored for achieving 300 wins in each of their careers. Having one coach on staff to achieve this milestone is an achievement, but having two is rare.

Lady Trojan Head Coach Kyle Morrill earned his 300th win with a 65-32 victory over W.T. White in the first round of the Highland Park Scots Classic Tournament. Coach Morrill, who also serves as TCA’s Upper School Head, has one State Championship, winning the TAPPS 5A title in 2001. All of Morrill’s victories have been at TCA.

Varsity Boys Head Coach and Carrollton resident Randy Feemster joined the 300-win club with a 51-36 win over Plano on November 23 in the Frisco Lone Star Classic. Feemster has one State Championship title, claimed in 2009 in TAPPS class 5A. Coach Feemster began his career at TCA as an assistant in 2002 and became the head coach in 2005. He achieved all but 64 of his wins at TCA; the others came from his time as head coach of the Irving Tigers.

Trinity Christian Academy (TCA) student and Plano resident, Andrew LaGassa, was recently named a 2015-2016 Congressional Youth Advisory Council (CYAC) participant. Along with 87 other high school students in the Collin County area, LaGassa was selected to serve on the council for his outstanding leadership skills, academic performance, extra-curricular activity participation and community service. 

The Congressional Youth Advisory Council was formed in 2004 to assist students in learning about the government first-hand through civic participation and designed for students interested in all types of careers who are looking for a way to give back to their community while enhancing their college applications. The selected students are given the opportunity to meet with United States Congressman Sam Johnson and other civic leaders throughout the school year.

For the holidays, Trinity Christian Academy (TCA) fourth graders’ collected more than 1,300 boxes for Operation Christmas Child, a project to collect gift-filled shoe boxes to distribute to less fortunate children around the world. Operation Christmas Child has become a part of the school's culture. This is the 15^th year TCA students have participated in the event, and after a season of preparing commercials and posters promoting the project, the students are excited for their shoe boxes to fulfill their purpose and reach children in need.