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
Kaylee Powell

Kaylee Powell, Staff Writer

Kaylee Powell is a senior and this is her second year on the journalism staff. She thinks that “Get Out” encapsulates the Chamblee experience because it’s about time she leaves this sunken place, a.k.a. school.

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From left to right Rachel McGuinness('22), Sarah Wolf ('22), Adrienne Keathley, Esther Stambler ('23), Lillian Zaidel ('23)

Flipping Out Over the Win

Kaylee Powell, Staff Writer
May 12, 2022
My Lack of College Excitement

My Lack of College Excitement

Kaylee Powell, Staff Writer
May 9, 2022
Mural of Medusa, black and white, against a tiled wall of yellow and red

A Look at Sexual Assault at Chamblee

Kaylee Powell, Staff Writer
May 2, 2022
WWE recruitment table

WWE Scouts Replace Military Recruitment

Kaylee Powell, Staff Writer
April 1, 2022
Mr. Pasture testing out his VR headset

Spring Sports Forced Into VR Practice

Kaylee Powell, Staff Writer
April 1, 2022
Is Encanto a No Go?

Is Encanto a No Go?

Kaylee Powell, Staff Writer
March 17, 2022
African Americans Forgotten in History: Bessie Coleman

African Americans Forgotten in History: Bessie Coleman

Kaylee Powell, Staff Writer
February 28, 2022
African Americans Forgotten in History: Marsha P. Johnson

African Americans Forgotten in History: Marsha P. Johnson

Kaylee Powell, Staff Writer
February 28, 2022
African Americans Forgotten in History- Lewis Howard Latimer

African Americans Forgotten in History: Lewis Howard Latimer

Kaylee Powell, Staff Writer
February 24, 2022
Mortarboard and Diploma

Sealing the Deal: The Ultimate Guide to Diploma Seals

Kaylee Powell, Staff Writer
February 17, 2022
Best Dates to Go On (From Someone Who’s Never Been on a Date)

Best Dates to Go On (From Someone Who’s Never Been on a Date)

Kaylee Powell, Staff Writer
February 7, 2022
What's For Lunch? How DeKalb is Handling Free Lunch

What’s For Lunch? How DeKalb is Handling Free Lunch

Kaylee Powell, Staff Writer
February 2, 2022
How to Buy, or Make, the Perfect Gift for Someone 

How to Buy, or Make, the Perfect Gift for Someone 

Kaylee Powell, Staff Writer
January 18, 2022
Left to right. Front row: Kayla Gibbs, Kaylee Powell, Samantha McLeod Jones. Second Row: DJ Mays, Bryson Fleming, Dante Craft. Photo courtesy of Natalie Brown.

Life Through Black Eyes

Kaylee Powell, Staff Writer
December 16, 2021
Care package example

Keeping Warm: JROTC’s Head, Hands, and Feet Returns

Kaylee Powell, Staff Writer
December 5, 2021
Band seniors gather post-Wind Ensemble concert

Long Time No Play: Live Concerts Return to Chamblee

Kaylee Powell, Staff Writer
November 15, 2021
Disney's Hidden Theories

Disney’s Hidden Theories

Kaylee Powell, Staff Writer
November 14, 2021
Devious licks were a common topic for the discussion around post-virtual school student maturity levels

High School Students Against Maturity

Kaylee Powell, Staff Writer
November 1, 2021
Students walking across the street without the red light flashing

Chamblee’s Jaywalkers Must be Stopped

Kaylee Powell, Staff Writer
October 20, 2021
Students listening to the presentations

Georgia Innocence Project visits Chamblee 

Kaylee Powell, Staff Writer
October 18, 2021
Women's Political Club discussing fundraising ideas.

How Clubs are Making Dough without Dough: Fundraising amid a Pandemic

Kaylee Powell, Staff Writer
September 28, 2021
Students Owen Thorp (left) and Camille Thorp (right) pose with cat ears and peace signs

The Puuuurfect Start to a New Year

Kaylee Powell, Emmy Williams, and Keegan Brooks
September 15, 2021
Victor and his love interests

Love, Victor, or do I?

Kaylee Powell, Staff Writer
September 10, 2021
Seniors Natalie Brown (left) and Carly Aitken (right) posing in their frog hats for hat day

We’re Back Baby

Kaylee Powell, Staff Writer
September 2, 2021
Olivia Li fund raises in honor of her father, who passed away in 2018 from pancreatic cancer

The Ming-lers for PanCAN: The Fight Against Pancreatic Cancer 

Kaylee Powell, Staff Writer
August 20, 2021
Troy Bolton in High School Musical, Played by Zac Efron

The Real Villain of High School Musical is…

Kaylee Powell, Staff Writer
May 19, 2021
Luke Williams biking with his sisters.

Adapting to a Year in Isolation: Students Find New Hobbies

Kaylee Powell, Staff Writer
April 16, 2021
Millennials vs. Gen Z—A Fight No One Asked For

Millennials vs. Gen Z—A Fight No One Asked For

Kaylee Powell, Staff Writer
April 13, 2021
My March 2020 bullet journal.

Actually Nostalgic for My First Lockdown

Kaylee Powell, Staff Writer
March 22, 2021
Courtney Combs's submission to the Scholastic Art & Writing competition.

Chamblee Creatives Prosper in Scholastic Art & Writing Competition

Kaylee Powell, Staff Writer
March 14, 2021
Chamblee Girls Varsity Soccer takes a team photo.

Chamblee Girls Soccer Kicks Off A New Season

Kaylee Powell, Staff Writer
February 21, 2021
Yellow Starbursts Are The Best

Yellow Starbursts Are The Best

Kaylee Powell, Staff Writer
February 16, 2021
Rudraksha Bhukhanwala ('22) poses with his grandmother in front of their Christmas tree.

Halfway Across the World for the Holidays

Kaylee Powell, Staff Writer
January 31, 2021
The Queer Tears of Sex-Ed

The Queer Tears of Sex-Ed

Kaylee Powell, Staff Writer
December 16, 2020
Sign Language: A Needed Addition to Chamblee's Language Classes

Sign Language: A Needed Addition to Chamblee’s Language Classes

Kaylee Powell, Staff Writer
December 14, 2020
Musicambia uses music as rehabilitation.

The Nonprofit Bringing Music to the Incarcerated: Meet Musicambia

Kaylee Powell, Staff Writer
December 11, 2020
Animation from the 1941 Dumbo movie.

The Glorification of Slavery in Disney’s Dumbo

Kaylee Powell, Staff Writer
December 1, 2020
An advertisement for Trunk-or-Treat

Trunk-or-Treat At Six Feet: Cowart Family YMCA’s Halloween

Kaylee Powell, Staff Writer
October 27, 2020
Pressed to Test: Pandemic PSATs Bring Students Back to CCHS

Pressed to Test: Pandemic PSATs Bring Students Back to CCHS

Kaylee Powell, Staff Writer
October 13, 2020
Lesley Watkins poses for the camera.

A New Teacher with New Challenges: Lesley Watkins Takes on Virtual CCHS

Kaylee Powell, Staff Writer
September 19, 2020
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