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

Bernie Sanders at a lively campaign rally in Denver in September 2019

A Message to Gen-Z: Bernie Sanders Dropped Out, But Our Fight is Not Over

Foster Cowan, Editor April 17, 2020

“The younger generation tells me now how tough things are — give me a break… I have no empathy for it.” - Joe Biden, in a 2018 interview with the LA Times Dear Generation Z, We find ourselves...

A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

Getting Through Quarantine, Page by Page

James Hardy, Editor April 2, 2020

Last week, the Blue & Gold staff wrote about its top shows to binge during our indefinite time at home. However, as we finish our second week in self-quarantine, I’ve become tired of watching episode...

SAT Cancellations Create Confusion for Juniors

SAT Cancellations Create Confusion for Juniors

Catherine Cossaboom and Sophie Maxwell March 25, 2020

The following story is part of a series of articles about the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. Other articles in the series can be found here. UPDATE: As of this article's publication, the June SAT has also...

DeKalb County Schools Closed Until Further Notice

DeKalb County Schools Closed Until Further Notice

Keegan Brooks and Iris Tsouris March 12, 2020

On Thursday, March 12, DeKalb County School District announced that they would be closing schools until further notice in response to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. “We have been committed to keeping...

A woman in New York wears a surgical mask amid fears of coronavirus.

Biology Teacher DeAnn Peterson Breaks Down the Science Behind COVID-19

Oliver Hurst and Carson Ankeny March 12, 2020

The following article is the third in a series about the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. Other articles in the series can be found here. For this article, the Blue and Gold interviewed DeAnn Peterson, an...

Governor Zell Miller, right, with then-President Bill Clinton, left, at the Varsity

The Enigmatic Tale of the Man Who Pays Our Tuition

James Hardy, Editor March 9, 2020

For juniors and seniors in Georgia, few words carry the same weight as “Hope” and “Zell.” These are the names of the state programs that send hundreds of thousands to public colleges and universities...

Georgias lesgislative headquarters, the gold-domed Capitol Building.

An Open Letter to the Georgia General Assembly: Why House Bill 444 is Harmful to Georgia Students

Keegan Brooks, Editor March 5, 2020

Dear Members of the Georgia General Assembly, Every year, tens of thousands of students in Georgia benefit from taking dual enrollment classes. However, a recently proposed piece of legislation may...

Students stroll Georgia States main campus.

Proposed Dual Enrollment Bill Limits Hours and Limits Opportunity for Students

Carson Ankeny February 28, 2020

Massive changes to the state’s beloved dual enrollment program are currently moving through Georgia’s legislature, and could fundamentally change the way that dual enrollment in the state functions....

Phe Nguyen posing for a National Art Honor Society portrait.

Chamblee’s Unsung Hero Phe Nguyen Set to Retire in June

Catherine Cossaboom, Editor February 27, 2020

Ask any student or faculty member, and they’d tell you that Chamblee wouldn’t be Chamblee without Phe Nguyen. Mr. Phe first came to Chamblee High School 24 years ago from Vietnam, and ever since he...

Faulkner chillin with a book.

How Faulkner Helped Me Reconcile My Southern Upbringing

Lucy Roberts, Editor February 11, 2020

Adolescence is a time marked by challenging the ideas of your parents, your teachers, and the world around you. I’ve always found this strangely comforting. Youth activism, be it for climate change or...

Kyle Shanahan leading the San Francisco 49ers.

The Saga of Kyle Shanahan

James Hardy, Editor February 6, 2020

It’s that time of year again. The time of year when fans of the Atlanta Falcons are forced to remember the cursed Super Bowl of 2017. It was almost three years ago that the city of Atlanta mourned...

Editors Foster Cowan and Stella Garrett hold up some copies of The Blue & Gold.

Why You Should Consider Applying to Journalism

Keegan Brooks, Editor February 5, 2020

For students at Chamblee, the time of year where you choose your classes for the following year can be both exciting and stressful. You must decide what electives you want to be in, what classes your friends...

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