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Friday, October 12, 2012 THE BUCS’ BLADE
BUC BRIEFS
Grand Haven zombie walk Christie Kline
Oct. 27 Central Park Players and Tri-Cities Historical Museum are hosting the annual Zombie Walk in downtown Grand Haven from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Participants will dress up like zombies and are asked to bring in a canned or boxed food item which will be donated to Love Inc. Those who would like to watch are encouraged to be downtown by 4:30 p.m. “We had over 200 last year so hopefully we’ll have that many again,” marketing and media administrator of the Tri-Cities Museum Barbara Carlson said. The walkers will proceed down Washington, east to Seventh Street, north to Columbus, to Harbor then back to the museum. “It’s just a fun thing for kids and families to do together,” Carlson said.
Fellowship of Christian Athletes Amber Keefe
Mr. Hewitt and Mr. Nelson will kick off another year of Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) on Thursday, Oct. 11. The group will meet in Nelson’s classroom every week at 7 a.m. and is open to all student athletes who share the belief of Christianity. FCA is a nationwide program that encourages Christian athletes and coaches to meet in their schools and discuss their faith. “FCA is bringing kids together who have a common ground of athletics and also a belief in Jesus Christ,” Hewitt said. Teachers and coaches such as Hewitt and Nelson take the initiative to lead and inspire their student-athletes into becoming leaders among their peers as well as build closer relationships with one another. “Think the major goal for me is to have something in the school that provides Christian athletes a place where they can meet and share their faith,” Hewitt said. “And maybe know who those other kids are.”
GHHS art classes visit Art Prize
Fundraising 5K color run
On Oct. 3 the art classes of Grand Haven High School made their way to Grand Rapids for Art Prize. The students took this opportunity to learn as much from the art and visited as many of the 162 venues, hosting 1,517 entries, as time allowed. “I really loved the piece on one of the bridges. It was like a wall but everyone got to tie their own note to it and it could say whatever you wanted it to. It was really neat,” Senior Alli Johnson said. The event brought inspiration and idea to the students, while acting as a great real world learning opportunity. . It gave them the chance to see art in different kinds of ways, outside of how we usually think of and see it. “These artists made bottle caps look good. It showed that art really can be anything if you make it or put it the right way,” Johnson said.
A 5K color run is being held Oct. 13. The purpose of the run is to help fund a trip to New York and England for Choir and Orchestra students. Whether walking, running, or jogging, anyone is welcome to attend. A $5 donation is suggested, but any amount is accepted. Runners are asked to wear white. During the event, colors will be sprayed onto the participants as they run through the course. Snacks and drinks will be provided. Participants need to show up for check-in between 8:15 a.m. and 8:45 a.m. “I think it will be really fun if a lot of people participate,” junior choir member Michaela Andrini said. “I have always wanted to do the real color run in Grand Rapids so this is a fun way to do a smaller one here in Grand Haven.”
Brittney Olds
Orchestra halloween concert Mike Michalski
Halloween is a little ways away, but if you want to hear wonderful music and get some candy early the place to do it is at the orchestra’s Halloween Concert. It will be held on Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. in the PAC. “There is candy at the end and it’s fun for the audience,” said junior and orchestra member Gretchen Kelly. “We dress up, and play songs you know.” That night, the orchestra will be performing songs by Michael Jackson, Journey, and Aerosmith. “It’s not classical, it’s all fun music,” said Kelly.
Upcoming Events OCTOBER 15: Fall choir concert 15: Eastern Michigan University college visit 16: Indiana Wesleyan University college visit 17: Cornerstone University college visit 17: 9th grade MEAP Test 22:Grand Valley State University college visit 22: Orchestra halloween concert 20: PSAT Test 23: 9th grade MEAP test make up day 25: Parent teacher conferences (no school) 26: Records day (no school) 29: Olivet College college visit
NOVEMBER 5: Blood drive 8-10: Hello Dolly musical 12: Drama class show
Katie Harding