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

Pepper Lyons watching the sunset at the lake. Photo by Addison Lyons

The Best Friend A Girl Could Have: Her Dog

Addison Lyons, Staff Writer April 20, 2024

The life of a girl is no easy task. Burdened by school, friends, drama, and overspending on overpriced coffees and beverages, girls will inevitably need someone to support them through such ordeals, and...

Photo taken of PBS Kids logo. Photo courtesy of Eli Ritchey

What PBS Kids did right

Elijah Ritchey, Staff Writer April 19, 2024

In 1969, Public Broadcasting Station (PBS) was established. Its free-to-air broadcast network created a platform in which lesser known publishers could submit television series to broadcast around the...

Her royal Swiftness in concert. Photo by Addison Lyons

I Used To Love Taylor Swift. Now, Not So Much

Addison Lyons, Staff Writer April 19, 2024

As an avid Taylor Swift fan since the ripe age of seven, it has become incredibly disheartening to see how much my perspective on her has changed recently. Taylor Swift is, without a doubt, an idolized,...

Fettuccini alfredo a la Flood. Photo by Anna Kate Flood

My Favorite Pasta Recipes

Anna Kate Flood, Staff Writer April 18, 2024

Over the past few years I have discovered, created, and mastered the best pasta recipes. These are my current favorite pasta recipes that I make at my home. To make these recipes to be the best they can...

“Good Girls Guide to Murder” trilogy. Photo courtesy of Anna Kate Flood

Why “A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder” is my favorite book series

Anna Kate Flood, Staff Writer April 18, 2024

One of my favorite book series is “A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder” by Holly Jackson; a murder mystery trilogy made up of, “A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder,” “Good Girl, Bad Blood,” and “As...

Here the staff is holding a small flower in spring because she just couldn’t stand being inside anymore.. Photo Courtesy of Teresita Trujillo

The Yellow of Spring (not just pollen)

Teresita Trujillo, Staff Writer April 17, 2024

Beautiful green pastures filled with early-bloomed dandelions and the first blooming of dogwood trees. Spring is such a fulfilling season, the cold of the winter is fading and the warmth that spring brings...

Breaking Down every song on Beyoncé’s Renaissance Sequel: Cowboy Carter 

Breaking Down every song on Beyoncé’s Renaissance Sequel: Cowboy Carter 

Amalee McWaters, Staff Writer April 14, 2024

Just hours ago, Beyoncé released her long-awaited and much-anticipated sequel to her previous album, "Renaissance." Beyoncé has said that "Renaissance" will be a three-part album, each with a unique...

These are apples - NOT oranges. Ever. Photo by Simran Kukreja

My Culinary Disdain: Foods I Despise 

Simran Kukreja, Staff Writer April 13, 2024

Oranges If someone were to challenge me to replicate the taste of an orange, I would find an acid capable of dissolving human organs, and I would win. Even after the effort it takes to peel an orange,...

A stuffed Eevee. Photo courtesy of the author

What Your Favorite Eeveelution Says About You

Lyvia Huang, Editor April 12, 2024

Eevee has been my favorite Pokémon since my fourth grade era of collecting Pokémon cards and watching Pokémon the Series: XY Kalos Quest (the best season of the Pokémon anime series). What makes Eevee...

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As Sci-Fi Gets Realer, Klara and the Sun Is a Must-Read

Lauren Cisewski, Editor April 11, 2024

"Klara and the Sun" was published in early 2021 by Japanese author Kazuo Ishiguro to much acclaim. The story, about the love and abandonment of an eerily-human “Artificial Friend,” Klara, purchased...

Proudly sending each other our perfect Connections scores. Photo Courtesy of Hannah Choy

The New York Times Games, Ranked

Hannah Choy, Editor April 10, 2024

One of my favorite pastimes is my daily regiment of playing the New York Times Wordle, The Mini Crossword, Connections, Sudoku, and Strands. I find that occupying my free time with these games is more...

A screenshot of the final scene of the movie. Photo by Erin Myers-Beck

“Oh Captain, My Captain”

Erin Myers-Beck, Staff Writer March 30, 2024

Going into this movie, I thought it would just be another Friday night, another movie, another's everything, but it left me shattered and confused. Now don’t take this as a bad thing because Dead Poets...

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