Anyone who knows me in any way knows that I love Broadway. I belt showtunes in the shower, I watch bootlegs on YouTube, I’ve choreographed the entirety of “In The Heights” in my bedroom. In 2017,...
Despite differing opinions over border walls, Supreme Court nominations, and Gillette commercials, there’s one thing from 2018 every American can agree on: this past Oscar season was a complete disaster....
Martin Robinson Delany, born in May of 1812, was the first African American field officer in the United States Army. He was a well-known abolitionist, and focused on the idea of Pan-Africanism, coining...
DeKalb County Schools announced on Twitter at 11:32 a.m. that "all schools and administrative offices will be closed Tuesday, January 29, 2019 in anticipation of winter weather. All after-school activities...
At a staff meeting in the afternoon of November 28, 2018, Chamblee Charter High School principal Rebecca Braaten announced that she intends to transfer from Chamblee effective December 17, 2018. Her last...
This past Thursday, I admit, my attention to my teachers was a bit lacking after 10 a.m. I sat in my classes with my computer in front of me and two windows open: one containing whatever the assignment...
The other day, my mother, who is Japanese-American and works at a private school, had an encounter with the school librarian. The librarian asked her if she thought Dr. Seuss books should be less widely...
When you really love something, you can keep doing it your whole life.
That is how things panned out for alumna Genevieve Haas (class of 1996). She was a Blue & Gold editor back in the day, and...
Fear not, Sheerios: I’m here to say that Ed Sheeran deserves every bit of the remarkable success that he’s achieved over the years.
Sure, his lyrics may not all be the incredible, tear-inducing...
It’s a staple of the modern social studies teacher: the ubiquitous “travel brochure project.” Whether the topic at hand is geography, civics and government, or history, today’s teachers can always...
The 2016-17 school year has been a wild ride for sophomore world literature students. After former teacher Jennie Green’s abrupt mid-semester retirement, a varying lineup of substitutes, and a semester...
Bullying and intolerance are big issues, and they have a constant presence in any school. But for the sixth most diverse school in Georgia, October -- National Bullying Prevention Month -- takes a special...
