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

A Step into Drawing 1

A Step Into Drawing 1

Mercedes Mancilla, Reporter October 26, 2018

A young girl posing in front of Borrs as a superhero mannequin.

Frozen In Time downtown event

Julia Drabczyk, Reporter February 16, 2018

On Saturday Feb. 10 the windows on Washington were filled with superhero ‘mannequins’. The mannequins are either family members, employees, or volunteers that attract so many families downtown in the...

Local Craft Show is a hit

Local Craft Show is a hit

Lucy Toppen, Reporter December 13, 2017

White Pines Intermediate was bustling with holiday cheer this past Saturday Dec 9. From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. local vendors marketed their goods to shoppers at the Happy Elves Craft Show. Items including...

Loaded Potato Casserole

Macy Swiftney and Jamie Gretzinger November 23, 2016

INGREDIENTS 6 russet potatoes, sliced into ¼" slices salt and pepper 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese 1 cup shredded monterey jack cheese 8 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled 2 cups...

The Best Pumpkin Spice Cookies

Macy Swiftney and Jamie Gretzinger November 23, 2016

Serves: 2 dozen cookies Ingredients 1 cups butter, softened 1 cups granulated sugar 1 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoons baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon ...

Cranberry Fluff Salad

Macy Swiftney and Jamie Gretzinger November 23, 2016

Ingredients 12-ounce package fresh cranberries 1 cup sugar 8-ounce can crushed pineapple, undrained 2 cups mini marshmallows 4 ounces cream cheese, softened 2 cups heavy whipping...

Football hosts GR Union in Bucs’ Pride purple game

Jack Reus, Sports Editor October 21, 2016
t: “All of the hard work I’ve put into football in the offseason and everything, it kinda sucks that this is gonna be the last time I get to put the pads on” Senior Adrian Nelson
Junior Jimmy Mitchell has been bowling since the age of three. He bowled his first perfect game in eight grade and is now  captain of the bowling team.

Junior Jimmy Mitchell leads boys bowling team

Zac Holman, Reporter March 2, 2016

Junior  Jimmy Mitchell approached the lane for his final frame, a perfect game on the line. He grabbed his black and blue striped ball and threw it down the lane with perfect precision that only a seasoned...

Junior Talia Desanto shows off her style with classic Doc Martins and a statement coat. 
Desantos fashion is influenced largely by her experience in California and her sister.

What are you wearing?

Abby Reyenga, Reporter March 2, 2016

Junior Talia Desanto has been known for her varying fashion choices. She is influenced by the different scene in California and those around her, but in a recent Q&A she reveals the true secret behind...

Annual Halloween orchestra concert to take place Oct. 29

Lily Ives, Reporter October 29, 2015

The annual Halloween orchestra concert is held in the Performing Arts Center (PAC) on Thursday, October 29 at 7:00 p.m. A creative tradition the Orchestra contributes to is having a theme for what...

5 Things that happened this week

5 Things that happened this week

Kevin Swain, Senior staff writer October 25, 2015

The American Cancer Society (ACS) released mammogram guidelines on Tuesday, saying that women should begin annual breast cancer screening at age 45, up from the previous recommended age of 40. The recommendations,...

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...

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