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

The Rise of Skywalker a satisfying end to the three year saga

The Rise of Skywalker a satisfying end to the three year saga

Sophia Jaeger, Feature Editor January 16, 2020

The Rise of Skywalker was everything I hoped for, everything I  dreamed of and my heart is filled to the brim with emotions. As the credits rolled I couldn't distinguish if my tears were of utter sadness...

Cats is so bad its good

Cats is so bad its good

Sophia Jaeger, Feature Editor January 16, 2020

CGI has always unsettled me, I find it terrifying. Frankly, it's the reason I’ve never watched “Avatar”. So I can't tell you why I let my family convince me to go see the new creation of “Cats”,...

True love shines through in Jenn Bennetts Starry Eyes

True love shines through in Jenn Bennett’s “Starry Eyes”

Macayla Cramer, Reporter December 5, 2019

After reading Starry Eyes you’ll never see romance the same way ever again.  I mean bathing in rivers by campfires and hiking up mountains and through caves is more Bear Grylls, an expert survivalist,...

Worst ending to The end of the F***ing world

Worst ending to “The end of the F***ing world”

Emily Jarrell, Reporter November 26, 2019

  As it is said all good things must come to an end and the sequel to anything usually sucks. Maybe that’s not exactly how it is said but the message still holds truth. The show End of the F***ing...

West plunges into spiritual  failure

West plunges into spiritual failure

Gabi Nadeau, Reporter November 26, 2019

Kanye West's new album, Jesus is King, is a disappointing release. Not only did it lack culture but it was a completely new genre of music and appeal for his household name.  Kaynes fame started from...

Twisting music beyond mainstream

Twisting music beyond mainstream

Adrienne Parcheta, Reporter November 26, 2019

Two years ago was the first time I listened to Rex Orange County when my younger brother played one of his first singles, “Best Friend” in the car and I’ve been in love ever since. Alex O’Conner,...

Starbucks mango dragon fruit refresher will grow on you

Starbucks mango dragon fruit refresher will grow on you

Mercedes Mancilla, Reporter September 17, 2019

After a dozen photos and a car ride home, the inevitable had come. I had to take a sip of that bright fluorescent pink drink.  The mango dragon fruit Starbucks refresher.  I’ll have to admit...

Nick reviewing the  menu in the colorful shop.

Small Town Sandwich Shop goes beyond

Alexis Tater and Nick Rice May 29, 2019

Lexi: Just over the bridge in Spring Lake, Small Town Sandwich Shop is a family-owned business that has been up and running since 2015. They are open every day from 11 a.m. to two p.m. It was satisfying...

Downtown Grand Havens new hang out spot

Downtown Grand Haven’s new hang out spot

Alexis Tater, Reporter May 6, 2019

You may have seen it on your social media feed already, there is now a rustic and warmly-tinted little cafe on Washington Avenue that was opened to the public on Feb. 23. The Michner’s bought the...

Jason Klinger poses under his world map with a smile

Jason Klinger brings world view into classroom to inspire deeper thinking

Alexis Tater, Reporter March 21, 2019

Jason Klinger was 8 years old when he stood in Germany and watched in amazement as the Berlin wall came to the ground. He was speechless as he watched the large concrete blocks fall. Graffiti sprayed...

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Avengers: Endgame trailer continues the suspense from Infinity War

Nick Twa, Business Manager December 13, 2018

So… that happened. That was what I thought when I finished watching the Avengers: Endgame trailer. Sure, all trailers are meant to get you excited for the movie. But this trailer took it to another level. The...

British crime show Bodyguard will make you wish you had security

British crime show “Bodyguard” will make you wish you had security

Sophia Jaeger, Feature Editor November 29, 2018

A quiet kind of intensity radiates throughout the British crime show “Bodyguard”. With a plot centered around terrorist threats in the UK, the show reaches into the actual fears of terrorism we face...

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