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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

Chromebooks level playing field

Emily Bruch, News Editor October 17, 2015

Staring at a white screen and watching your dinosaur hop over cacti with every press of the space bar was a common occurrence the first few days of school, when the new Dell Chromebooks had problems with...

CyberSchool is CyberCool

Connor Weber, Senior Staff Writer October 17, 2015

School is now in full swing and for many students that means slipping back into the same monotonous schedule. Early mornings, long classes, little sleep. Although a growing number of students are coming...

5 Things that happened this week

5 Things that happened this week

Kevin Swain, Senior staff writer October 16, 2015

Hundreds of Iranian troops have been deployed to Syria, suggesting that Iran’s priority is to keep Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in power, rather than taking on Islamic State militants. Both...

Debate club starts up again

Emma Sachteleben, Reporter October 14, 2015

After discovering that the school’s debate club was no longer in existence, freshman Chloe Weigel contacted Mark Robertson, the previous club advisor, and together they decided to bring the club back....

5 Things that happened this week

5 Things that happened this week

Kevin Swain, Senior staff writer October 11, 2015

South Carolina’s weather disaster intensified early in the week, as the region faced what the National Weather Service called “mind-boggling rain amounts.” Though Hurricane Joaquin didn’t make...

5 Things to know this week

5 Things to know this week

Kevin Swain, Senior staff writer October 2, 2015

Pope Francis’ plane departed for Rome on Sunday night, ending his historic six-day visit to the United States. Pope Francis, the first pope ever to give an address to Congress, spent time in Philadelphia,...

The Bucs Blade staff proudly shows off their Spartan award. The staff came away with 33 individual awards, a gold rating for their website and a Spartan award.

The Bucs’ Blade wins awards

Emily Bruch, News Editor April 22, 2015

The staff of the student publication, The Bucs’ Blade, brought home 33 individual awards as well as a Spartan Award while attending the Michigan Interscholastic Press Association Spring Conference in...

Science Olympiad team prepares for regional tournament at Grand Valley State University

Tressa Bathke, Senior Staff Reporter March 25, 2015

The Science Olympiad team has high hopes of achieving their 24th regional title as they compete at Grand Valley State University on March 28. “I think we’ll do pretty solid in all events,” senior...

Dance marathon set for April

Grace Glessner, Photographer March 25, 2015

Student Senate is hosting a dance marathon on Saturday, April 25 from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. At the event, participants will stay active for six hours to raise money for charity. There is no cost to participate...

Freshman drowns in bayou

Freshman drowns in bayou

Elizabeth Tibbe, Co-editor in chief January 13, 2015

Updated as of 10:58 p.m Tuesday Earlier tonight, a post was made to the Grand Haven Informed Facebook page to get the word out of a freshman who had gone missing in Grand Haven township. Carter Dyke,...

Senate Santas

Connor Weber, Reporter December 18, 2014

Student Senate president Devin Merz reflects on a cold December day when a car full of Senate members pulled up to a small run down house near downtown Grand Haven. They piled out of the car and cautiously...

Pendulum removed from rotunda for restoration

Landon Hudson, Co-editor in chief April 18, 2014

Whether you stayed home or traveled for spring break, curiosity filled most of us when we returned, looking for signs of change. For many, the process started when they arrived at school. As clusters of...

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