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

Why the drinking age should be lowered

Kevin Swain, Senior staff writer November 23, 2015

Near a heavily fortified North Vietnamese bunker in 1969, Gordon Ray Roberts committed a nearly unmatched act of bravery and maturity: risking his own life in the face of the enemy. Roberts, who was 19,...

Apathy in the Uncharted

Apathy in the Uncharted

Jacob Wencel, Reporter October 29, 2015

The low strings of the quartet draw loudly, tribal drums beat and rattles and more strings strung. I look to see white doves flutter from ancient statue to ancient statue, each one overgrown with a barrage...

Setting them straight

Connor Weber, Reporter February 5, 2015

Well it’s fixed. We have cured racial prejudice. Everyone loves everybody. Right? Or was the school improvement video featured on Martin Luther King Jr. day just another band-aid; a beautiful way...

Staff Ed: Building Blocks

Staff Ed: Building Blocks

Staff October 29, 2014

Grand Haven has been ridiculed for racism, bad sportsmanship and TP-ing. We’ve sat through endless Whale Talks, assemblies about inclusion and we’ve constantly been told not to be zebras. Now, the...

Opinion: Friends beyond Facebook

Opinion: Friends beyond Facebook

Maggie LaLonde, Reporter February 26, 2014

The lights are off, but the basement is lit by the glowing screens of cell phones. The silence is broken by a giggle, and your friend showing you a hilarious tweet as she clicks the favorite button (perhaps...

Opinion: Give Us Something Real

Opinion: Give Us Something Real

Austin Schouman, Entertainment Editor January 8, 2014

Editor's Note: This opinion piece was rewritten for use as our staff editorial in the December 2013 print edition. This is the original work in full, as written by Austin Schouman.  When Mrs. Wilson...

Practice what you preach

Practice what you preach

Braeton Ardell, Opinion November 4, 2013

Every Sunday morning I try to keep the same routine. Roll out of bed, crawl to the shower, clean myself up and drive to church. After it’s all finished I always drive home, step in the doorway, and hear...

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