The Blue & Gold

The official newspaper of Chamblee High School, preserving the past for the future today!

The official newspaper of Chamblee High School, preserving the past for the future today!

The Blue & Gold

The official newspaper of Chamblee High School, preserving the past for the future today!

The Blue & Gold

First-time Competitor Places Fourth in Atlanta Art Competition

First-time Competitor Places Fourth in Atlanta Art Competition

Christina Jordan, Author March 22, 2017

Junior Lina Chitadze had never submitted to an art competition before her art teacher, Lisa Guyton, told her about the Atlanta High School Art Exhibition. “She basically made me sign up for it, because...

Empty Desks as Chamblee Students Stay Home for “Day Without Immigrants”

Empty Desks as Chamblee Students Stay Home for “Day Without Immigrants”

Christina Jordan, Author March 7, 2017

On February 16 thousands of immigrants, first generation and native born, citizen, resident, and undocumented, stayed home to show what a “Day Without Immigrants” would look like. The grassroots movement...

Can a New Schedule Structure Meet Chamblee’s Needs?

Can a New Schedule Structure Meet Chamblee’s Needs?

Christina Jordan, Author March 3, 2017

Chamblee faculty members have been formally discussing potential new schedule structures for the 2017-2018 school year since January of 2017. Proposed schedules include variations of a block schedule or...

Chamblee Students March on Washington — and Atlanta

Chamblee Students March on Washington — and Atlanta

Christina Jordan, Author February 7, 2017

On January 21, millions of people marched in Washington D.C. and in sister marches across the world to show that “women’s rights are human rights”, as well to support other marginalized groups and...

A Look inside the College Application Process

A Look inside the College Application Process

Christina Jordan, Author January 25, 2017

January is often an important month for college-bound seniors, with many schools releasing results of their Early Action and Early Decision admissions, and others getting ready for the Regular Decision...

Plans for French Exchange Program Underway

Plans for French Exchange Program Underway

Christina Jordan, Author January 10, 2017

Chamblee French students may be on their way to Paris next semester, if French teacher Wanddolff Bretous succeeds in realizing his project. “We have contacted some schools in France,” said Bretous....

Does the Presidential Election Have a Place in School?

Does the Presidential Election Have a Place in School?

Christina Jordan, Author December 7, 2016

In the wake of the historic November 8 upset, the presidential election became the focus of many classroom discussions. As Freshman Taylor Jordan’s experience in her Nutrition Class shows, students’...

Students React to Vine’s Passing

Students React to Vine’s Passing

Christina Jordan, Author November 18, 2016

Disappointment. Shock. Disbelief. Apathy. These were a few of the responses following the October 27 announcement that Twitter was discontinuing Vine, its six-second video sharing app. “I thought...

Voting booths in polling place

Why You Shouldn’t Vote Third Party This November

Christina Jordan, Author November 1, 2016

It is difficult to pinpoint the last time the major party nominees for a U.S. presidential election have been so unpopular or divisive. But for better or for worse, either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump...

Chamblee Students Compete in Art Throwdown

Chamblee Students Compete in Art Throwdown

Christina Jordan, Author October 19, 2016

Ten Chamblee art students joined other Atlanta-area high schools and the Savannah College of Art and Design to show that art can be as competitive as traditional sports. The Art Throwdown was hosted by...

Books assigned by Chamblee teachers

Assigned Reading Causes Mixed Reactions in Students

Christina Jordan, Author September 27, 2016

Teacher-assigned books, meant to promote appreciation and understanding of great literature, seems to have the opposite effect on some students. “It’s just when they assign it, it makes me not want...

Left to right: Ian Relinger, Blair Varney, Alex Blake, and Joshua Adhikary

TSA and VEX Foster Passion for Engineering and Robotics

Christina Jordan, Author September 13, 2016

The Technology Student Association (usually referred to as TSA) and its sister club, VEX Robotics, are go-tos for STEM focused students at Chamblee. However, distinguishing between the two can be confusing...

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