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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

Walk for Light event will be held May 19

Walk for Light event will be held May 19

Grace Ostric, Editor in Chief May 13, 2021

The Walk For Light event will take place on Wednesday, May 19 during A and C lunches. The purpose is to raise awareness and remembrance for those who have lost their lives due to suicide.  The event...

The Pay it Forward class poses for a picture at Out Side In, a local mental health facility that uses animals to treat patients.

Pay it Forward seniors get creative in the midst of COVID-19 outbreak

Emily Jarrell, Reporter May 8, 2020

It’s no secret that COVID-19 has messed up a lot of people’s plans, but little did senior Tahlia Lehmann and Sam Hager know it would flip the Pay it Forward projects around 180 degrees. “We had...

Students part of pay it forward toured the Children's Advocacy Center in Holland and were able to learn the work of the center. (Photo courtesy of Brian Williams)

Pay it forward continues to make a change in everyday lives

Natalie Dupuis, Assigning Editor February 2, 2020

Pay it forward is a semester-long class where students create a project to benefit the community and make an impact in other people’s lives.  “I wanted to create a class that offered a whole bunch...

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...

End the silence

End the silence

Julia Drabczyk, Reporter January 11, 2018

 

Creating a ripple

Taylor Fase, Senior staff writer January 28, 2016

There's a misconception in the world that in order to make a difference, you have to donate large amounts of money to an organization. This couldn't be further from the truth. Giving back is about...

Students to host dodgeball tournament for charity

Megan Kostner, Reporter December 2, 2015

A dodgeball tournament will be held in the fieldhouse on Sunday, Jan. 10 from 4:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. The Pay It Forward group is hosting the event to benefit the People Center in Spring Lake. Anyone in the...

5 ways to pay it forward

5 ways to pay it forward

Elizabeth Tibbe, Co-editor in chief December 16, 2014

The holiday season should be the most wonderful time of the year. That is, according to Christmas carols. But the season also comes with it's own kind of stress and sadness. To lift the spirits of those...

Learning to pay it forward

Emily Bruch, News Editor September 30, 2014

When are we ever going to need to know this? This is a question that has been asked in almost every classroom. But a pilot class is being offered next semester that will help students apply what they are...

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