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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

Why Duke will win the title again and no one will like it

Why Duke will win the title again and no one will like it

Chris Hudson, Editor in Chief March 15, 2018

Yet another NCAA tournament is upon us. March Madness and all of its hysteria is soon to be underway and with that, another crown will be presented to the king of the ‘Big Dance’. Through a season...

Shopping fair trade

Shopping fair trade

Morgan Womack, Co-Editor-In-Chief February 19, 2018

A seven-year-old girl sits on the floor in the scorching heat of a factory in Indonesia, making the Adidas shoes you are wearing right now. Her hands begin to shake in fear that if she takes a break, she...

Junior Esther Byington attacks the hoop and puts it off the glass. Not many students were there to witness this great play by the junior.

No excuse not to support girl’s sports

Ashton Voorhees, Reporter February 14, 2018

It’s the chilly January Friday of first semester’s dreaded exam week. Grand Haven students rejoice over a weekend with no homework--a rarity for high schoolers. The excitement turns to the doubleheader...

Fellow junior Trevor Holleman and I playing against rival Spring Lake freshman year. That was my last season of basketball. Due to my size, I saw limited playing time, but I made sure to always have a positive impact in every opportunity I got.

Slaying the size-demons

Chris Hudson, Editor in Chief January 19, 2018

Let’s take it back in time. Friday, Nov. 7, 2014. I was in the eighth grade at Lakeshore Middle School and there was only one thing I could think about during that fall day: did I make the A or...

Junior Mitch Bosgraaf dodges down the slopes of Whistler Blackcomb. This mountain is located in Whistler, Canada and is one of the largest ski resort in North America.

Two feet is better than one

Ryan Tongue, Reporter December 1, 2017

Imagine you're standing on the summit of a mountain in the Rocky’s, snowboard in hand. With the wind howling, you sit down and start to buckle your board to your feet. While you do this, you contemplate...

Jack Reus at a basketball game expressing his enthusiasm

Improve your life with enthusiasm

Jack Reus, Sports Editor May 12, 2017

Being enthusiastic and happy is a part of my daily routine. People ask me how I maintain such a positive attitude all the time, and I tell them it is just part of who I am. I love being happy.  I try...

Staff editorial: Stronger in solidarity

Staff editorial: Stronger in solidarity

Staff December 15, 2016

Religion has become an increasingly complex and touchy subject to talk about. In 2016 there have been bombings, hate speeches and even riots in the name of religious beliefs. It is not just one group either....

Political Opinion

Political Opinion

Anastasiya Kahanova, Reporter November 7, 2016

The first thing I heard about the election in the United States, “You are so lucky not to live in this country.” Since 2014 a war has been waged against my homeland, Ukraine. Crimea, in the eastern...

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...

Pre-senioritis

Pre-senioritis

Sarah Jane Chrysler, Co-editor in chief June 8, 2016

  As my junior year draws to a close and most of my friends graduate, my mind is anywhere but the class I am sitting in. It is outside with my friends who are done with school and hammocking or...

Stranded in the Andes

Aliyah Austin, Reporter February 17, 2016

I found myself stranded in the Andes. The mountains stretched up into the hazy heavens and I was drowning in electric blue. I wanted to reach toward the sky to capture the infinite freedom of the pearl...

The ghetto people next door

Aliyah Austin, Reporter December 7, 2015

The weathered blue planks of my aunt’s apartment building jutted out at me as I ambled up the grimy steps. Thinking back to our conversation from a few months ago,  I stepped over the browned blood...

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