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 view from a Bernie Sanders rally. Courtesy of Asia Mitchell

Chamblee Students Call For More Political Participation

Alice Bai, Editor-in-chief October 17, 2016

It’s beginning to look a lot like election season. On November 8, eligible voters will flock to the polls and exit with an “I’m a Georgia Voter!” sticker and a feeling of contentedness at having...

Student Musicians Forced to Wait Until Eight

Student Musicians Forced to Wait Until Eight

Alice Bai, Editor-in-chief October 16, 2016

Much to many students’ dismay, Chamblee’s Fine Arts Building is not unlocked until 8 a.m. Administration keeps the doors shut in the early morning hours because of the lack of supervision inside...

Student-Designed Mural Set to Beautify Campus

Student-Designed Mural Set to Beautify Campus

Jack Bennett, Author October 15, 2016

While the general consensus around the student body is positive about our new school building, one aspect that is missed from the old building, at least by seniors who remember it, is the lack of art around...

Standing During Pledge: Sign of Respect or Habit?

Standing During Pledge: Sign of Respect or Habit?

Camille Crumbley, Staff writer October 13, 2016

All people have the freedom to sit or stand, but saying the Pledge of Allegiance in schools may be promoting the institution of standing. Students in schools stand for a variety of reasons, whether...

Decency Has Taken a Backseat to Selfishness at CCHS

Decency Has Taken a Backseat to Selfishness at CCHS

Jake Busch, Editor-in-chief October 11, 2016

The headline above may be disconcerting. Nobody wants to see that title connected to their school. Unfortunately, this is the reality at Chamblee. And it needs to end. Right now. If you don’t know...

Gilmore Girls to Make Long-Anticipated Return

Gilmore Girls to Make Long-Anticipated Return

Camille Crumbley, Staff writer October 10, 2016

Gilmore Girls, staged in the storybook town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut, follows the story of Lorelai Gilmore, her daughter, Rory Gilmore, and their everyday drama. Lorelai Gilmore is a sarcastic,...

Harry Potter and the Dreadful Disappointment

Harry Potter and the Dreadful Disappointment

Marley Brock, Author October 8, 2016

WARNING: CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS I, along with most of the wizarding world, was beyond excited for the release of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Even though I knew it was a script rather than a...

Artemis Fowl is a Timeless Tween Novel

Artemis Fowl is a Timeless Tween Novel

Marley Brock, Author October 7, 2016

I can’t pretend that Eoin Colfer’s Artemis Fowl books are really recent enough to warrant a review: they were published, one a year, starting in 2001. However, I had loads of free time this weekend,...

ABC’s Scandal Beginning to Overstay Welcome

ABC’s Scandal Beginning to Overstay Welcome

Ethan Rotnem, Editor-in-chief October 5, 2016

The classic ABC political thriller Scandal, which finished its fifth season in May of this year, is hanging by a thread. The show has quickly deteriorated; it is a shell of the exciting masterpiece it...

Stranger Things is Netflix’s Next Big Thing

Stranger Things is Netflix’s Next Big Thing

Ellie Furr, Staff writer October 4, 2016

Stranger Things, a Netflix original TV show aired in July 2016, is a supernatural, science fiction thriller that had everyone watching on the edge of their seats.   Set in the 1980’s in the made-up...

(left to right) Madeline Miller, Paris Williams

Surge Into The Season

Jordan Jones, Editor October 4, 2016

Starting off their season with big goals in sight, both the boys and girls cross country teams are focusing on the future with great optimism. Looking to uphold high expectations, head coach, Hakim Felts,...

Why Chamblee Charter High School Should Not Host the 2024 Olympic Games

Why Chamblee Charter High School Should Not Host the 2024 Olympic Games

Jack Bennett, Author October 3, 2016

When the Olympics end, fans of sports and culture alike have a feeling of emptiness and sadness. That epidemic has swept Chamblee harder than ever before, and many people  miss the Olympics so much that...

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