Senior Connor Worthington reflects on time spent with Team G.H.
Natalie Dupuis, Reporter
May 18, 2020
Senior Connor Worthington was disappointed when Governor Whitmer canceled school due to COVID-19 because he was missing out on the last part of his senior year. “There’s activities to look forward to especially at the end with seniors,” Worthington said. “I understand why [school was canceled...
Senior Kaelyn Stafford reflects on time lost on the field
Camille Berko, Reporter
May 14, 2020
For one group of students, the coronavirus outbreak has hit harder than most. Senior athletes looking forward to their final season wearing Buccaneer colors won’t get the chance to finish this chapter of life on their own terms now. Although their story continues, an abrupt end to an important ch...
Pay it Forward seniors get creative in the midst of COVID-19 outbreak
Emily Jarrell, Reporter
May 8, 2020
It’s no secret that COVID-19 has messed up a lot of people’s plans, but little did senior Tahlia Lehmann and Sam Hager know it would flip the Pay it Forward projects around 180 degrees. “We had to change our project,” Hager said. “We will not be able to do our original project and we're stil...
Choir seniors Sophia Bates and George Fullerton reflect on experience in award-winning program
Mike Baldus, Reporter
May 6, 2020
Seniors Sophia Bates and George Fullerton did not expect the last time they’d sing alongside their choir family to be in late March. Bates was a leader in the alto section and Fullerton is a well-experienced member of the bass section. “I was really upset, well not really at first, I kind of expec...
National Honor Society cancelled due to COVID-19
Grace Ostric, Reporter
April 30, 2020
The National Honor Society (NHS) meetings are cancelled for the rest of the school year. There is no definite plan of what is going to happen next year for graduating seniors and juniors who did not finish their requirement of 15 service hours. Service hours for events that were scheduled but got cancelled d...
“There isn’t anything I’d give for just one more practice”
Caleb Berko, Managing Editor
April 28, 2020
When baseball seniors Alex Kapala and Owen Krizan walked off the field last year they never imagined it’d be their last. The news of their season ending so abruptly hit them both pretty hard. “I was in shock,” Krizan said. “It was definitely hard to understand everything and put it all toge...
DoRAK continues to spread kindness despite COVID-19 lockdown
Cameron March, Reporter
April 27, 2020
While the COVID-19 lockdown has cancelled a plethora of activities and practically affected nearly everything, there are still some people still doing what they’ve always done. One of those groups: DoRAK. The club is led by seniors Erin Markovicz, and Maddy Streng, the club president and vice ...
Boys swim seniors grateful for support, time spent in sport
Sam Woiteshek, Co-Editor-In-Chief
April 25, 2020
Senior swim captains Carter Brown and Jack Timmer walked down the student-filled hallway, ready to head to states. The Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) prohibited all spectators attending, so the circumstances were already a bit different. After they reconvened from the send-of...
Basketball seniors Will McWatters and Jalen Greene reflect on their seasons during COVID-19 outbreak
Nick Twa, Business Manager
April 20, 2020
There is one certain thing that has come along with all of the uncertainty pertaining to the COVID-19 outbreak, and that is plans ending or changing. One of those plans is the boys basketball playoffs. For senior Will McWatters, having his senior season ending in the blink of an eye made him...
Assistant principal Roberson finds solace in frequent exercise and family time during COVID-19 lockdown
Caleb Berko, Managing Editor
April 15, 2020
For assistant principal Mike Roberson, the Stay Home, Stay Safe order has drastically altered a lot of his former habits. He’s working from home now, uses Hangouts for meetings and as he jokingly said, he’s dealing with a lot less student discipline now than he was a month ago. “My primary...
Senior Natalie Bremmer spends quarantine working out
Adrienne Parcheta, Reporter
April 4, 2020
When Governor Whitmer called off school, it was a shock to everyone. It was especially hard for seniors, as their last year of high school was taken away from them in a matter of seconds. Senior Natalie Bremmer is not excluded from these emotions. “At first I was in shock and then I was devastated,” Bremmer...