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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

Funds from New School Store to Provide Coffee Shop for Students

Funds from New School Store to Provide Coffee Shop for Students

Ellie Furr, Staff writer August 1, 2018

Ever wondered where students and faculty get all of their Chamblee Charter High School apparel from? Many have T-shirts and sweatshirts from their sports team or clubs. Now, right here in Chamblee’s...

A Reflections Award is “Within Reach”

A Reflections Award is “Within Reach”

Ellie Furr, Staff writer May 29, 2018

Many students at Chamblee Charter High School have a passion for art, whether it be visual arts, literature, or photography, and that passion is reflected in their daily work. You can imagine, then, that...

Students performing during the Winter Concert. Photo by Skye Bragan.

Band, Orchestra, and Chorus Team Up for Centennial Winter Concert

Ellie Furr, Staff writer May 29, 2018

With the last few days of Chamblee Charter High School’s centennial year fast approaching, the fine arts department is looking to go out with a bang. That bang is the annual Winter Concert.   “What’s...

Volleyball Special Olympics Return

Ellie Furr, Staff writer March 7, 2018

In 2018, the Winter Olympics were a hot topic among people all over the world, but at Chamblee Charter High School, a different sort of Olympics took place. The Volleyball Special Olympics, which occurs...

Budding Conservationist Spends a Semester in the Wilderness

Budding Conservationist Spends a Semester in the Wilderness

Ellie Furr, Staff writer February 13, 2018

Participating in an exchange program during the summer for a couple weeks is one thing, but spending an entire semester in a different part of the country is another. Alexandra Jakobsen spent the fall...

Cell Phone Theft Spikes

Cell Phone Theft Spikes

Ellie Furr, Staff writer October 27, 2017

A new administration at Chamblee Charter High School means new policies, and one policy that students have particularly enjoyed this year is the more lenient attitude towards cell phones. But with this...

Water Polo Learning to Float

Water Polo Learning to Float

Ellie Furr, Staff writer October 27, 2017

Polo, a sport played on horseback, has been around for thousands of years, since the 6th century BCE. In more recent times, a new variation of polo (that, unfortunately, does not involve riding horses),...

The Day of the Great American Solar Eclipse, A Timeline

Ellie Furr, Staff writer August 23, 2017

August 21, 2017- Lake Hartwell, GA 1:00 P.M. Even though I know that the eclipse won’t start for another eight minutes, I anxiously look up at the sun with my eclipse glasses. I have to hold them...

Chamblee Students Jam at JanFest

Chamblee Students Jam at JanFest

Ellie Furr, Staff writer March 16, 2017

In December of last year, 16 of Chamblee’s band students were ecstatic to learn that they had been selected to attend JanFest, a music festival for high school band students. JanFest, a four-day...

Orchestra Performance Canceled Due to Inclement Weather

Orchestra Performance Canceled Due to Inclement Weather

Ellie Furr, Staff writer March 16, 2017

On Wednesday, March 1, 2017, DeKalb County canceled all after school activities, including the biggest orchestra performance of the year for many schools. Chamblee was one of the schools scheduled to...

Chamblee Swim Team Dominates at State Meet

Chamblee Swim Team Dominates at State Meet

Ellie Furr, Staff writer March 16, 2017

On February 2nd-4th, 2017, the Chamblee swim team made history. This year, at the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) Swimming and Diving State Championship, which is held at the Georgia Tech Aquatics...

Are New Years Resolutions Effective?

Are New Year’s Resolutions Effective?

Ellie Furr, Staff writer January 31, 2017

As we transition into 2017, there are specific traditions that we as Americans do at the start of the year. We eat collard greens and Hoppin’ John, watch fireworks, and watch the ball drop in Times Square....

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