Grand Haven's student publication of community significance since 1927

The Bucs' Blade

Grand Haven's student publication of community significance since 1927

The Bucs' Blade

Grand Haven's student publication of community significance since 1927

The Bucs' Blade

Girls varsity soccer ties to Hudsonville in first game

Girls varsity soccer ties to Hudsonville in first game

Grace Ostric, Editor in Chief March 31, 2021

WHAT HAPPENED: The varsity girls soccer team tied Hudsonville 0-0 on Tuesday, March 30.  It was the team’s first game of the season.  KEY PLAYERS: Senior Carly Wagaskey led the team with an aggressive...

TESTING: All spring sport athletes must complete weekly COVID-19 testing.

Spring sports to hold COVID-19 weekly testing

Natalie Dupuis, Assigning Editor March 31, 2021

All spring sports are now required to have COVID-19 testing done every Sunday starting Apr. 11. Different sports will have a certain time to meet between 2:00-8:00 p.m. “We didn’t have a season...

ON DISPLAY: Students ceramic artwork is displayed in the showcases in the first floor main hallway. I think its really important to showcase everybody, Sipe said. (photo by Camille Berko)

Main hallway showcases new student artwork

Natalie Dupuis, Assigning Editor March 26, 2021

New ceramic pieces have been put up in the main hallway display cases. The ceramic pieces will be kept up longer this semester due to art teacher Irene Sipe having a huge semester of ceramic classes. “I...

FILMING: Senior Zachary Whitaker peers through the lens of a GHTV video camera in the studio.

GHTV makes sports games easy to watch at home amidst spectator restrictions

Camille Berko, Editor In Chief March 25, 2021

Due to new spectator limits put on sporting events, GHTV has been working hard throughout the school year to make games more widely accessible through live streaming.  In the fall they focused mostly...

Swing Club starts a new year

Swing Club starts a new year

Misgana Deur, Life Editor March 23, 2021

Swing Club is starting up on Mondays from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. after school in the band room. The club is for anyone who wants to learn how to swing dance.   “I had joined my freshman year and enjoyed...

Parent-teacher conferences to be held Thursday, Mar. 18

Parent-teacher conferences to be held Thursday, Mar. 18

Natalie Dupuis, Assigning Editor March 16, 2021

Parent-teacher conferences are to be held Thursday, Mar. 18 from 3:00-5:30 p.m. through Google Meet or over the phone due to COVID-19. Parents can sign up for a time slot to meet with teachers through...

Girls Basketball defeats Grandville

Girls Basketball defeats Grandville

Misgana Deur, Life Editor March 15, 2021

Junior Ashton Lepo verbally commits to Michigan State for football

Junior Ashton Lepo verbally commits to Michigan State for football

Grace Ostric, Editor in Chief March 12, 2021

On Friday, March 12, junior Ashton Lepo decided to continue his athletic career as a lineman at Michigan State University. This announcement came three days after Lepo had narrowed down his top choices...

BLEACH: From left to right, Chase Layman, Colin Kelly, Thomas MacDonald, Gabriel Hamm, Sam Timmer and Micheal MacDonald pose with their bleached hair.

Boys swim team bleach hair ahead of conference meet

Camille Berko, Editor In Chief March 3, 2021

On Feb. 27 and 28, the boys swim team continued the longstanding tradition of bleaching their hair before they shave it for the conference meet which will take place March 20.  COVID-19 forced them...

Paraprofessional Mike Feasby helps staff find vaccination appointments

Paraprofessional Mike Feasby helps staff find vaccination appointments

When paraprofessional Mike Feasby heard that it might take a while to get his COVID-19 vaccine through the school he started looking into quicker options. He came up empty-handed until noticing a Facebook...

Seniors help return cans

Seniors help return cans

Grace Ostric, Editor in Chief February 14, 2021

Seniors in Derek Warner’s Outdoor Education class helped return pop bottles from the “Return the Love” fundraiser for the Vredeveld family on Friday, Feb. 12.  All proceeds will go to the Vredeveld...

Winter sports still on pause until Feb. 21

Winter sports still on pause until Feb. 21

Nick Miller, Sports Editor January 30, 2021

At a conference on Friday, Jan 29, the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) announced that the Feb. 21 extension on winter sports is still in place per the most recent update from the Michigan...

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