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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

The USA v Germany men's game in Brazil during the last World Cup (2022). Photo Courtesy of Robin Triplett.
Home Turf on the World Stage: The 2026 World Cup is Coming to ATL!
Eli Lineberry, Staff Writer • May 21, 2026

This summer, the 2026 World Cup will take place in 16 cities across North America, making it the first World Cup to be hosted in the USA since 1994. 11 of the host cities are in the United States, including Mercedes-Benz Stadium, known as Atlanta Stadium...

(Left to right) Jackson Warren (‘26), Isaac Agbossoumonde (‘26), Vivian Shoemaker (‘28), Makayla Huang (‘28), Meah Griffin (‘27), and Mack Williams (‘27) with recycling cans in Bulldog Plaza. Photo by Noa Zilber.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: The Chamblee Earth Tomorrow Club Reintroduced Recycling to CHS This Year
Noa Zilber, Staff Writer • May 20, 2026

Every day, Chamblee High School’s staff and students use recyclable materials such as paper and cardboard. Paper for notes, homework, and tests often wind up in trash bins when they are no longer needed; in an effort to reduce this waste, Chamblee’s...

Max Podowitz in a submitted photo
A Colorful Soul: Remembering Chamblee Graduate Max Podowitz
Afomia Gezaei, Staff Writer • May 14, 2026

Described by friends, coworkers, and former teachers as a kind, silly, and thoughtful person, Max Podowitz (‘25) passed away in December 2025. He was an NYU Political Science major, where he was pursuing a career which many of his teachers recognized...

The EPCOT Ball, if you believe it. Photo Courtesy of Lorelei DiMaggio.
The EPCOT Ball Is A Crime Front
Sela Sokol, Staff Writer • May 22, 2026

Before the infamous Las Vegas landmark dubbed “The Sphere,” there was its smaller, and objectively less cool predecessor: the EPCOT ball. Despite the Sphere overall mogging the EPCOT ball in almost...

Cameron Whitcomb and some of his album/EP covers. Photo created by Eli Lineberry.
Cameron Whitcomb Deserves To Be In the “Deep Water” Of Your Playlist
Eli Lineberry, Staff Writer • May 12, 2026

Last year, if you looked at any of my playlists or asked who my favorite artists were, Cameron Whitcomb wouldn’t even have been close to the top. When his album The Hard Way came out in 2025, I gave...

The character “Gustavo,” pictured in The Last of Us II’s guitar freeplay mode (Photo by Miles Forshay)
Silence Is An Instrument
Miles Forshay, Editor • May 11, 2026

In music today, many often focus on a specific beat or swelling note, forgetting the storytelling power that silence can provide. In The Last of Us and The Last of Us Part II, silence is Gustavo Santaolalla’s...

Mason Weiss ('26) at the end of a swing during a match versus Lakeside. Photo courtesy of Cooper Adamson ('28).
Golf Team Swinging Into a New Season
Seth Weiss, Staff Writer • March 24, 2026
The character “Gustavo,” pictured in The Last of Us II’s guitar freeplay mode (Photo by Miles Forshay)
Silence Is An Instrument
Miles Forshay, Editor • May 11, 2026
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