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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

Come Visit Chile and Argentina Summer 2026

Come Visit Chile and Argentina Summer 2026

Hailey Neely, Reporter April 24, 2023

Teachers Steffanie and Aaron Portenga will be taking a select amount of students on an out-of-country trip to Chile and Argentina in June of 2026. This trip contains many exciting excursions that will...

Hispanic Heritage Banner hangs over Washington St.

Grand Haven recognizes Hispanic Heritage Month

Abby Dzikowicz, Reporter September 29, 2021

Celebrated globally, Hispanic Heritage Month exists to recognize the influence and traditions their population has brought to the US. This year, Spanish classes will be diving into the culture and analyzing...

CORNFIELDS, COSTUMES AND CULTURE, OH MY: Throughout the year, and especially on Halloween, people don clothes and styles of cultural significance to minorities. Wearing these styles, like cornrows, and treating them as costumes is cultural appropriation.

Culture is not a costume

Aliyah Austin, Reporter November 1, 2016

Sitting at my aunt’s feet, I slouched against the stained brown couch. Her dark hands tugged at my kinky curls. She detangled each ringlet, prepping my hair for cornrows. Once I was tangle-free, she...

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