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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

SAVE THE CATWALK: Resurfacing of the pier’s concrete infrastructure requires the catwalk to be lifted by a few inches. The catwalk’s future is in jeopardy unless the funds are raised to not only lift the catwalk but also to repair its deteriorating structure.  “It is so important for us to be able to keep this,” former city planning commission member Erin Turrell said. “I can’t imagine it not being there anymore.”

Pier pressure

Kevin Swain, Senior staff writer February 22, 2016

Since its construction in the late 19th century, the south pier has been a centerpiece, perhaps even the main focal point, of the Grand Haven community. Its features include a heavily-cracked concrete...

5 Things that happened this week

5 Things that happened this week

Kevin Swain, Senior staff writer February 20, 2016

A Federal Magistrate judge granted a Department of Justice request on Tuesday for an order demanding that Apple assists the FBI in its investigation of the San Bernardino shooting. Apple CEO Tim Cook...

5 Things to do this weekend

5 Things to do this weekend

Kevin Swain, Senior staff writer February 12, 2016

Need something to do this weekend? Here's a list of events happening this weekend in the local area. Rotary Snow Jam: A Friday night euchre tournament and Saturday ice skating, sledding, live music,...

5 Things that happened last week

Kevin Swain, Senior staff writer January 18, 2016

Two U.S. Navy boats carrying 10 sailors were within three miles of Iran’s Farsi Island when they were seized by Iranians. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said that a navigational error put the sailors...

Gary Speer of the 1972-73 Buccaneer basketball team looks to make a pass at a game in the Pirate’s Pit. The team played at the Pit, now the Lakeshore Middle School gym, from 1953-97.

Welcome (back) to the Pirate’s Pit

Kevin Swain, Senior staff writer January 15, 2016

“Yes that is the winning team!” thunders the student section, the sound reverberating through the small gym as a couple hundred of students point toward the Bucs’ bench. The year is 1995, and the...

5 Things that happened this week

5 Things that happened this week

Kevin Swain, Senior staff writer December 11, 2015

FBI Director James Comey said on Wednesday that the San Bernardino shooters were “homegrown violent extremists” that were inspired by foreign terrorist groups, but weren’t specifically directed...

Annual Holiday Spectacular takes place Dec. 11

Kevin Swain, Senior staff writer December 8, 2015

The third annual Grand Haven High School Holiday Spectacular will take place on Friday, Dec. 11 at 7 p.m. Tickets, are $7 and on sale under the Seat Yourself icon on ghaps.org and will also be available...

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,...

5 Things that happened this week

5 Things that happened this week

Kevin Swain, Senior staff writer November 13, 2015

University President Tim Wolfe and Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin announced Monday they would step down from their jobs at the University of Missouri. The resignations come amid growing protests by black...

5 Things that happened this week

5 Things that happened this week

Kevin Swain, Senior staff writer October 25, 2015

The American Cancer Society (ACS) released mammogram guidelines on Tuesday, saying that women should begin annual breast cancer screening at age 45, up from the previous recommended age of 40. The recommendations,...

Not just for wiping

Not just for wiping

Kevin Swain, Senior staff writer October 17, 2015

For years, upperclassmen have clashed in a ruthless weeklong war. The battles, which take place in the middle of the night, typically include parties of students and guerilla-style warfare. Their weapon...

The high school zone

The high school zone

Kevin Swain, Senior staff writer October 16, 2015

You unlock this door with the key of imagination. Beyond it is another dimension: a dimension of sound, a dimension of sight, a dimension of mind. You're moving into a land of both shadow and substance,...

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