The Bucs' Blade

Counselor Claudia Phipps retires after 20 years

Megan Kostner, Reporter • February 8, 2016

As Claudia Phipps packs up her belongings, she looks back and remembers all the memories of her 20 years she has been employed at the high school. After Phipps’ many years at the high school, she...

Creating a ripple

Taylor Fase, Senior staff writer • January 28, 2016

There's a misconception in the world that in order to make a difference, you have to donate large amounts of money to an organization. This couldn't be further from the truth. Giving back is about...

Locks and loaded

Savannah Vickers, Reporter • January 28, 2016

She looks in the mirror at her bronze spiral hair and with a face of disappointment, she struggles to gather it up into a bun hiding all of her curly mane away. It was just another normal day. Straightening...

Illuminating Klemm

Karianne Turner, Arts Editor • January 26, 2016

I strolled into counselor Doug Klemm’s office and a beautiful landscape catches my eye. The clouds pop, as if they are moving. The brushstrokes in the intricate grass make it sway. Bright baby blue gives...

Lack of snow affects skiers

Jordan Deklyen and Luke Blauvelt • January 21, 2016

Due to the lack of snowfall this winter, the ski team has had to improvise and come up with new training methods to make up for the time they’ve lost on the slopes. Mulligan’s Hollow, where the...

5 things to do this weekend

Connor Weber, Senior Staff Writer • January 15, 2016

Events starting Friday, Jan. 15 that will keep your mind off cold temperatures

ABC Family changes to Freeform Jan. 12

Vlasia Niotis, Web Editor • January 8, 2016

Here’s what’s happening Any avid ABC Family viewer or anyone who watched a Christmas special on the channel is probably aware that after nearly 30 years the Disney owned network is changing its...

7 Books to read in the new year

Abby Reyenga, Reporter • January 8, 2016

Looking for a book that you can dive into the new year? Well look no further. These seven books are of wide variety and genres that any book lover would enjoy. Media specialist Gloria Klinger and fellow...

5 Christmas song remakes

Sarah Jane Chrysler, Co-editor in chief • December 17, 2015

Well, Thanksgiving has come and gone in a flash, and the same old Christmas music is out and on the loose again. While some songs have only changed ever so slightly over the years, others have undergone...

Pay It Forward Students host benefit concert Dec. 17

Emily Bruch, News Editor • December 17, 2015

A Pay It Forward group is hosting a concert to benefit the Children’s Advocacy Center in Holland on Thursday, Dec. 17 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The concert will be at Life Church and the artists playing...

Book club invites readers to join their monthly meetings

Micala Carpenter, Reporter • December 15, 2015

The book club will gather for their monthly meeting in the media center at 3 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 14. “It’s a great way to talk about books and tell great stories,” librarian Gloria Klinger said. Book...

Winter formal: An opportunity to step out of your comfort zone

Emma Dale, Reporter • December 11, 2015

A gym filled with sweaty adolescents wearing sparkly Christmas colored dresses, dress shirts, and khakis, looked at by some as the epitome of a bad night, but for others it’s the night of the season:...