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 member of court hit the ground running in he staff vs. court dodgeball game. Both teams won a round, ending with no tie breaker.

Homecoming pep assembly gallery

Elizabeth Tibbe, Co-editor in chief October 12, 2015

A taste of Homecoming Court

Aliyah Austin, Reporter October 11, 2015

Homecoming has come and gone, but our friends on the Homecoming Court are still here. Many people know these students. They know their names. They know who their friends are and who their friends aren’t....

Student section secrets

Student section secrets

Isabel Andrini, Photographer October 9, 2015

The “Friday night lights” glimmer off of the sparkly signs and glossy pom poms. Blue and gold apparel fills the crowded bleachers of the student section as senior Levi Overway throws a 40 yard pass....

Homecoming proposal competition voting

Homecoming proposal competition voting

Vlasia Niotis, Web Editor October 5, 2015

Homecoming is in five days and it's your time to choose which couple had the best homecoming "danceposal" of the year. The couple with the most votes will win two free tickets to homecoming. You can...

Senior Column: The Most Important Thing

Senior Column: The Most Important Thing

Schaefer Thelen, Sports Editor May 20, 2015

High school transforms people. I would dare to say that not one of my classmates is the same person they were four years ago. But what causes this inevitable change? Is it that we simply develop and mature?...

Senior Column: Not Afraid

Senior Column: Not Afraid

Adam Abraham, Senior Staff Writer May 20, 2015

I was walking back to our rental car, a white Acura, in the parking lot of a high school in Las Vegas. My black, sweat-soaked West Michigan Lakers’ jersey draped around my neck and shoulders for the...

How to pin a boutonniere

How to pin a boutonniere

Elizabeth Tibbe, Co-editor in chief April 30, 2015

A lot goes into having a prom date, the proposal, the planning, the color matching, and finally, the icing on the cake, the boutonniere. Whoever has had the dreaded task of trying to pin the darn thing...

5 steps to prom etiquette

5 steps to prom etiquette

Elizabeth Tibbe, Co-editor in chief April 30, 2015

Putting together a group of high schoolers getting ready for one of (what is supposed to be) the most memorable nights of their lives, can be a nightmare. The problem really only comes when said teenagers...

Guys guide to pre-prom

Guy’s guide to pre-prom

Elizabeth Tibbe, Co-editor in chief April 28, 2015

Make sure you try on your tux before the 11th hour Most places you rent a tux from will not only be meticulous with measurements, but also  have you come in a day or two in advance to try it on and make...

YOUR prom photo gallery

YOUR prom photo gallery

Elizabeth Tibbe, Co-editor in chief April 28, 2015

Bucs’ Blade photographers usually take up all the photo credit, now it’s your turn. You don’t even need the press pass or fancy camera. Send us your photos from prom, whether it’s getting ready,...

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