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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 author’s besties: Sophie Price (‘26), Omandee Karunanayake (‘26), Gia Choy (‘26), and Cora Scherrer (‘26) posing in Ark Coffeehaus after a fantastic study session. Photo Courtesy of Finley Malone

Ark Coffeehaus: Hands Down the Best Coffee Shop in Dunwoody

Finley Malone, Editor December 1, 2024

Today, I was sitting at a table, sipping my Matevanna Latte, with my Chromebook in front of me and a blank document on the screen. Around me, I heard delightful chatter from my four friends who decided...

Image by Miles Forshay

The Best Holiday Music is the Jackson 5 Christmas Album

Miles Forshay, Editor November 25, 2024

During the holiday times, you’ll hear a million different songs, unique to that joyful time of year. You’ll hear Mariah Carey, Elvis, maybe even some Frank Sinatra if you’re lucky enough. But in...

Photo Courtesy of Teresita Trujillo. Senior night with the band and Karen Lopez

Eyes with Pride 

Teresita Trujillo, Staff Writer November 19, 2024

Experiencing my last football game of my high school career was like a fever dream; I didn’t want it to end just yet. For the previous three years, I have been a part of the Chamblee Marching Band. There...

(Not So) Great Expectations

Ashley Chay Chay, Staff Writer November 17, 2024

I want to talk about expectations that people expect from you.  An expectation is a belief that someone will or should achieve something. So now that we got the meaning of expectations I want to dive...

Image generated by Craiyon using the prompt: massive tentacles in a large city

This Is What It Must Feel like to Survive the Alien Squid Attack in Watchmen

Fred Avett, Adviser November 7, 2024

Watchmen, the 1986-1987 DC limited series written by Alan Moore, is a tour de force of graphic fiction that I used to read once a year and really cannot recommend highly enough. If you've read it, then...

The 13th Floor Elevators’ album cover for The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators. Photo courtesy of Apple Music

Underrated Rock Bands of the 60-70’s

Juliet Gonzalez, Staff Writer October 31, 2024

The 60-70’s was a defining period for rock music, and music in general. Artists experimented with many different styles. Some of the largest names in music history came from this era, such as The Beatles...

A photo of the lyrics to Chase Rice’s “Hey God It’s Me Again” next to some cowboy stuff. Photo courtesy of Maven Bolick

Chase Rice hits all the right notes with Go Down Singin

Maven Bolick, Staff Writer October 29, 2024

Before 2023, if you asked me my opinion on country artist Chase Rice, I would probably rank him a solid 4 out of 10. He had released four albums, and all of them had songs that were a little catchy, but...

Anna Kate Flood’s game closet. Photo credits to Anna Kate Flood

I Love Board Games!

Anna Kate Flood, Staff Writer October 25, 2024

I have recently rediscovered a love for playing board games. It’s the perfect activity to do when you have any free time because it easily keeps people entertained without the use of a screen. I also...

Finley Malone posing with one of her neighbors, St. Nick. Photo Courtesy of Finley Malone

I have the absolute friendliest neighbors!

Finley Malone, Editor October 24, 2024

To detox from rough school days, I go on short walks around my neighborhood to visit my many frie ndly neighborhood furry friends. Because of the quarantine, I have gotten really close to so many...

A screenshot of Cat Evolution by Sasha Lapayeva

NEW PERSONALITY SUGGESTION 008

October 9, 2024

Cat Evolution I love Cat Evolution. It is a mobile game that I used to play a lot as a kid, and I recently rediscovered it. I have been merging these cats for the past week to create new types. For...

A screenshot from Egg Inc. by Miles Forshay

NEW PERSONALITY SUGGESTIONS 007

October 2, 2024

JapanFest Over the weekend, I mostly sat on my couch watching The Bachelor and completing my ginormous amount of homework. It was, for the most part, a rough weekend. The one time that I ventured out...

Journaling photo by Ellie Owens

NEW PERSONALITY SUGGESTIONS 006

September 20, 2024

Journaling Every three months, I buy a new, blank, bright-colored journal from Amazon and that day is a good day. For the past two years, every morning at 6 am, I journal. Nothing crazy, just my daily...

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