The Bucs' Blade

Come Visit Chile and Argentina Summer 2026

Hailey Neely, Reporter • April 24, 2023

Teachers Steffanie and Aaron Portenga will be taking a select amount of students on an out-of-country trip to Chile and Argentina in June of 2026. This trip contains many exciting excursions that will...

G.R.E.E.N. club starts meetings again for the school year

Megan Voorhees, Photo Editor • September 7, 2021

The first meeting is scheduled for Wednesday the 8, at 7 a.m. Meetings will continue on the same time schedule but on Mondays for the rest of the school year. G.R.E.E.N. Club’s first priority...

Shedd aquarium field trip

Grace Ostric, Editor in Chief • December 10, 2019

Steffanie Portenga’s marine biology class traveled to the Shedd Aquarium on Tuesday, December 3. The class attended the aquarium to see the animals they have talked about in class. Right now, they...

A guide to note taking

Emma Sachteleben, Reporter • January 25, 2016

Note taking is an inevitable duty of every student. Since it is necessary, we have all determined different styles of note taking and studying in order to help us best. However, our notes are not always...

Sachteleben starts pre-med club

Dallas Eslick, Entertainment Editor • September 26, 2014

Getting into med school is a competitive process but a group of students are taking steps to make it easier by starting a new Pre-Med Club. “I started this club because it’s a chance to be with...

Psychology auction raises money to buy track shoes

Mike Michalski, News Editor • March 17, 2014

What started off as joke in Aaron Portenga’s Advanced Placement Psychology classes quickly turned into a fundraiser for students who wanted to run track but could not afford their own running shoes. To...

Martin Luther King Jr. activities take place

Lexi Carter, Managing Editor • January 17, 2014

For the past week, focus has been centered around Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Monday Jan. 20, the district is participating in “A Day On” in order to get the school involved in charity to honor King...