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

Second semester exams are avoidable for seniors if theyre able to follow the requirements.

Exam waivers motivate seniors to finish strong

Natalie Dupuis, Assigning Editor January 24, 2020

Seniors are exempted from their second semester exams if they’re able to keep up with the requirements. “It’s been very successful,” assistant principal Mike Roberson said. “We’ve seen much...

The D&D club members sit diligently as they create characters before playing.

D&D club rolls into action

Morgan Womack, Co-Editor-In-Chief January 23, 2020

The Dungeons & Dragons club met for the first time today. They will meet on Thursdays from 3-5 p.m. in advisor Eva Clark’s room, 4107.   Sophomores Anna Schmidt and Lane Isbell approached...

Interact club looks to spread light to GH community

Natalie Dupuis, Assigning Editor January 14, 2020

Interact club is a service club that allows members of the club to go around the community and help out where help is needed.  “It’s an awesome group of people that want to connect with others...

Pay It Forward class hosts competition to raise mental health awareness

Pay It Forward class hosts competition to raise mental health awareness

Nick Rice, Reporter December 18, 2019

The Pay It Forward class is hosting a "Wellness Rail Jam" on Wednesday, Dec. 18 at Mulligan's Hollow from 6-8 p.m. Lift tickets cost $5 and it is $10 to participate. All proceeds will be donated to a local...

Bluebird Family Camp will be held at Maranatha Conference Center to help support families dealing with cancer.

Bucs Pride to hold community fundraiser

Natalie Dupuis, Assigning Editor December 18, 2019

The “Battle of the Bridge” basketball game will take place this Friday night in the GHHS Fieldhouse. Girls plays at 6:00 p.m. and the boys play at 7:30 p.m. In addition to the game, the varsity teams...

Freshman Grant Taylor climbs on top of the trailer holding the trebuchet he made with his dad. “After doing the project and seeing how everything worked, it was weird how it actually works,” Taylor said. “Like actually being able to see it throw over and see the counterweight active and see how it drags.”

Klinger launches yearly extra credit project

Morgan Womack, Co-Editor-In-Chief December 14, 2019

World history teacher Jason Klinger recently assigned his students his yearly, unique extra credit project: to build a replica of a trebuchet.  A trebuchet is a counterweight catapult machine previously...

Hot chocolate is only $1.00 every other Thursday and is delivered during academy.

Team G.H. holds hot chocolate fundraisers every other Thursday

Natalie Dupuis, Assigning Editor December 12, 2019

Team G.H. started hot chocolate Thursdays this year and hot chocolate is sold every other Thursday during academy.  “The main purpose of it, of the hot chocolate Thursdays is just to spread positivity,”...

Senior Oscar Sipe adjusts the camera as he films the announcements for the Lumberjacks hockey game. “Kids our age, their first job is like going to McDonald’s or Wendy’s, my first job is doing drum gigs and filming hockey teams,” Sipe said. “Life, it’ll do what it will and it’ll set me on the path but so far this seems to be the path that I am enjoying and getting paid for, so it seems like a good option.”

Senior discovers passion for video

Morgan Womack, Co-Editor-In-Chief December 5, 2019

Senior Oscar Sipe never goes home. It’s 4:00 p.m. on a recent Friday night and Sipe isn’t out with his friends or unwinding at home like most high schoolers. No, you can find him at the LC Walker...

Save your breath

Save your breath

November 26, 2019

Sometimes you have to make a change.  Most of the time these changes are for the better. Especially when something has reached a point where it’s so obviously in need of transformation that you’d...

Tube time

Bad breath(alyzing)

Caleb Berko and Sam Woiteshek November 26, 2019

Senior Olivia Striegle strolls through the brisk autumn air, swings open the shiny, metallic doors to the athletic entrance and immediately becomes log-jammed by a thick line of people. But there is...

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