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

A screencap of Hayao Miyazakis Porco Rosso.

That’s It? Yes, Sometimes It Is

Iris Tsouris, Editor-in-chief May 6, 2021

To put it simply, Porco Rosso is Studio Ghibli’s best. Not because it’s about a kickass anthropomorphic pig who flies a tiny red plane and fights air pirates over the Adriatic Sea. Not for its meditation...

An image of one of Zoo Atlantas many outside event venues (not necessarily the site of Chamblees prom).

Zoo Atlanta to Host 2021 Parent-Run Prom

Shay Martin, Staff Writer April 26, 2021

Prom has always been an important night for most high schoolers. For seniors, it is the last big high school event before their graduation. For juniors, it is the first taste they get of the senior experience....

Rockies owner Dick Monfort looks on during a press conference.

Mismanagement, Minor League Problems, and My Master Plan to Fix Them

Adam Pohl, Staff Writer April 20, 2021

Major League Baseball has a serious problem. It’s not pace of play, as commissioner Rob Manfred would have you believe. It’s not blackout restrictions, and it’s not a lack of nationally recognized...

The cover of Darkest Dungeon.

Shining a Light on “Darkest Dungeon”

Lucy Samuels, Staff Writer April 20, 2021

“This game does not respect you,” says Red Hook game developer Chris Bourassa, co-creator of the gothic turn-based cosmic horror RPG (Role Playing Game), Darkest Dungeon. Darkest Dungeon (DD) is a...

An example of a feel-good news story with a more sinister background.

Feel-Good News Versus Dystopian Reality

Keegan Brooks, Editor April 16, 2021

Earlier this month, I came across the news article “An 8-year-old boy paid off the lunch debt for his entire school by selling key chains.” It was part of CNN’s “The Good Stuff” newsletter, with...

Keira Knightley as the precocious Elizabeth Bennet in Pride & Prejudice (2005).

Pride, Prejudice, and Pandemics

Iris Tsouris, Editor-in-chief April 5, 2021

Sure, Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice might just be “a bunch of people going to each other’s houses,” but in a world where I can’t go to anyone’s house, that kind of escapism is something...

Biden Should Break from Tradition for Ambassador Appointments

Biden Should Break from Tradition for Ambassador Appointments

Keegan Brooks, Editor April 1, 2021

The United States is one of the few countries in the world where more than a third of ambassadors to other countries are political campaign donors with no previous relevant job experience. In contrast,...

Hand reveal!

The Left-Handed Blues

Iris Tsouris, Editor-in-chief March 30, 2021

I’ve felt a strain in my right hand for several months now. But it was January when it really settled in: an innocuous clumsiness turned into a rapid buzzing sensation, which trickled down my palm to...

The Schedule Right Around the Block

The Schedule Right Around the Block

Sirianna Blanck and Lucy Samuels March 30, 2021

What’s the best schedule? A topic that no two students seem to have the same exact opinion on, every school in the country has a somewhat unique schedule. Some schools start early or end late, some use...

Give Us a License—to Vote

Give Us a License—to Vote

Keegan Brooks, Editor March 26, 2021

It was only fifty years ago that my grandparents supported the campaign for the voting age to be lowered from 21 to 18.  The 26th Amendment was ratified in 1971, after more than a decade of activism...

Chamblee Weighs in on Return to School

Chamblee Weighs in on Return to School

Ashika Srivastava, Editor March 19, 2021

The time has finally come for Chamblee students to bid their virtual workspaces and unreliable internet connections goodbye, as they prepare for the long-awaited and frequently postponed return to school....

Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, February 20, 2021. Japans Naomi Osaka celebrates winning her final match against Jennifer Brady of the US.

Osaka Ascending Down Under

Allison Lvovich, Staff Writer March 16, 2021

Going into the 2021 Australian Open, the unpredictability of events was palpable, along with the ever-lasting tension between the players and the person they longed to beat the most: Serena Williams. Standing...

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