For most athletes, being a part of a national team is a dream. For junior Lola Mull, this dream has become a reality. Mull had the opportunity to travel to Fiji and swim for the Junior National USA Swim team. To qualify for this team, swimmers first have to qualify for the National Championships in Irvine, California. Lola Mull traveled to Irvine in late July, where she exceeded even her own swimm...
Whitetail Hunting Preview
Once again it is that time of year; students return to school, the cooler temperatures set in, and the leaves start to change colors. It is fall and it is time to hit the woods for another hunting season.
Michigan’s Whitetail Deer season is one of the most popular and the most anticipated outdoor seasons of the year. The archery season runs from Oct. 1-Nov. 14 and Dec. 1-Jan. 1, and the firea...
GL Board of Education Introduces Two New Bond Proposals
Illustration by Josh Blatt/The Comets Tale
A common complaint throughout Grand Ledge High School is that it is either super hot or freezing cold; there is no in-between. In a few years, the school might finally be a comfortable temperature. Two new voting opportunities have arose on the municipal election for the Nov. ballot. The Grand Ledge Board of Education turned to community and fam...
Tired Teen Takeover
Tired teens are a trend all over the nation. It has been the cultural norm for so long that it is regarded as only an amusing inconvenience, something to make jokes about. However, the issue is more pressing than it appears on the surface.
Grand Ledge High School, along with many other schools in the US, subscribes to a school system with an early start time, which is 7:55 a.m. This syst...
Bye Bye Birdie
‘Family’ is the one word that can be used to perfectly describe Grand Ledge Football, a word that embodies Matthew Bird and everything he has done for our school and District.
Bird started his coaching career as an assistant at Lansing Eastern in 1993, and worked for the program through 1998. He helped the Quakers get to the playoffs during his tenure, a rare feature for the pro...