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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

Collage of many notable Nihon no Jazu albums. Courtesy of Michael Bryant.

Nihon no Jazu: Deep Dive Into Japan’s Jazz Scene

Michael Bryant, Staff Writer May 21, 2025

From the fast-paced, groovy Casiopea, to Ryo Fukui’s smooth and classy rhythms, and Jiro Inagaki and His Soul Media’s funky classic jazz groove, Japanese Jazz (or Nihon no Jazu) is an incredibly diverse...

The Atreides Analog Weirding Module by Way Huge. Photo by Fred Avett

NEW PERSONALITY SUGGESTIONS 14

May 19, 2025

The Last of Us Part 2 As of recently, I’ve been playing The Last of Us 2 a lot more during my free time. I was a huge fan of the series already, but there being a second season made of a show on HBO...

Photo by Teresita Trujillo

Senioritis, It’s Real

Teresita Trujillo, Staff Writer April 25, 2025

Starting off in the second semester of the 2024-2025 school year, and I’m done. Senioritis, defined by Merriam-Webster: an ebbing of motivation and effort by school seniors as evidenced by tardiness,...

Michael Bryant’s dog, Teddy, enjoying the snow.
Photo Courtesy of Michael Bryant

Winter Wonderland: Why I’ll Miss The Best Season 

Michael Bryant, Staff Writer April 23, 2025

I’ve mentioned in my New Personality Suggestions that winter is my favorite season and, in my opinion, is the best season. As you likely know, it is now March, which brings winter to a close. I’m pretty...

The cover of MAYHEM. Image courtesy of ladygaga.com

Gaga for MAYHEM

Noa Zilber, Staff writer April 22, 2025

Lady Gaga has been teasing new music since last year, so I have been looking forward to MAYHEM for a while. After listening to the full album and spending more time with the songs, I wanted to do a review...

I Think Schools Should Teach Students Taxes

Rowan Schreiber, Staff writer April 15, 2025

Taxes are used in our everyday lives when we buy food, supplies, and everything. Understanding taxes is a huge life skill that many individuals need to learn, so why not learn them in high school? Unfortunately,...

Teresita’s star collection, don’t bully it please. 

Pokemon TCG Pocket

Teresita Trujillo, Staff Writer March 17, 2025

The iconic Pokemon game caught people by a storm around the world. Pokemon TCG Pocket is a remake to a smaller scale of the original Pokemon TCG. I recently started playing as an amateur, on level five,...

Collecting CDs and Records

Juliet Gonzalez, Staff Writer March 17, 2025

Physical media has always been a great source to listen to what you want whenever you want without having to wait for it to come on the radio. Recently, the importance of physical media for music has become...

A screen shot from one of the Roblox games hyped in this edition of NPS! Submitted by Juliet Gonzalez

NEW PERSONALITY SUGGESTIONS 13

March 12, 2025

What we like right now that will help you right now.   WATCHES   Baby Driver On a long boring flight back from Arizona, I was scrolling through Delta’s in-flight entertainment, looking...

Sasha Lapayeva (‘27) listening to the Hyperview album. Photo courtesy of Noa Zilber (‘27) 

Ranking All of the Title Fight Albums

Sasha Lapayeva, Staff writer March 11, 2025

Lately, the only thing on my mind has been Title Fight. I have just been listening to all of their songs, and I can’t get over how good they are. I had known about Title Fight for a while but only fully...

A photo of the album covers for the author’s favorite albums. Photo courtesy of Maven Bolick

My Top 4 Albums of 2024

Maven Bolick, Staff Writer March 7, 2025

2024 was a huge year for country music, from newcomers like Zach Top and Shaboozey, to veteran pop artists who finally made the switch, last year defied all expectations for the southern sound. I heard...

The Battle Against Anxiety And The Grade Competition

The Battle Against Anxiety And The Grade Competition

Ellie Owens, Staff writer March 6, 2025

High schoolers know grades are important. Teachers stress it, parents push it, and students are taught from a young age to live for the grade book and the test scores. Are you learning? Doesn’t matter;...

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