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 Reign of Male Misconduct Must End

Camille Crumbley, Staff writer November 9, 2017

Male domination over females is a tale as old as time. They have used their bodies and supposed God-given right to suppress the female mind and body. In modern times, the female is still fighting for her...

Sophomores Seething Over Last Minute Standardized Test

Sophomores Seething Over Last Minute Standardized Test

Foster Cowan, Editor November 9, 2017

Sophomore year is usually the oasis in the vast desert of standardized testing, a year with either only one End of Course Milestone test or none at all. This comes as a refreshing break for many students...

Beta Club Hosts Blood Drive

Beta Club Hosts Blood Drive

Will Hamilton, Staff writer November 4, 2017

Over 4.5 million Americans need blood transfusions every year. On October 25, 2017, the Chamblee Charter High School Beta Club hosted a blood drive with the Red Cross, and 62 students donated blood that...

Reflecting on the Importance of Diabetes’ Effects Every Month

Reflecting on the Importance of Diabetes’ Effects Every Month

Ava Lewis November 3, 2017

Diabetes affects the vast majority of Americans as an invisible threat, with 30.3 million being newly diagnosed every year. Closer to home, diabetes not only affects the lives of students and staff, but...

Many Factors Contribute to DeKalb County Teachers Salaries

Many Factors Contribute to DeKalb County Teachers’ Salaries

Camille Crumbley, Staff writer November 2, 2017

Teachers are the backbone of education. Their job is not an easy one and it is not without its challenges, but their pay often does not reflect that. Different factors go into a teacher's pay, such...

An Organized Life, One Bullet Point at a Time

An Organized Life, One Bullet Point at a Time

Hope Williams, Staff writer October 28, 2017

While some high schoolers may opt for digital calendars or store-bought agendas to keep track of assignments and events, an emerging self-made option is the bullet journaling system, which gets its name...

Chamblee Shows Its Pride

Chamblee Shows Its Pride

Maya Torres, Staff writer October 28, 2017

For the average high school student, the word “pride” conjures thoughts on school spirit and homecoming week. But for the LGBT community of Chamblee Charter High School, pride is a call to arms to...

A Spooky Salutation to Netherworld

A Spooky Salutation to Netherworld

Ashley Veazey, Photo Editor October 27, 2017

Ringing in the frightening fall season with its 20th anniversary, Netherworld Haunted House is back for a final season in Norcross--and as bloodcurdling as ever. Senior Rachel Armstrong, daughter of...

Emerging Ties with German School Cut

Emerging Ties with German School Cut

Oliver Hurst, Staff writer October 27, 2017

Chamblee’s budding Essen Exchange Program has been killed in its infancy, and as a result, students from Essen, Germany will no longer be coming to Chamblee Charter High School this year. In order...

Here for a Year: German Exchange Students are Chamblee Bulldogs Now

Here for a Year: German Exchange Students are Chamblee Bulldogs Now

Grace Pietkiewicz October 27, 2017

New students Valentin Sonntag and Tabea Trick aren’t your typical classmates. Though they may blend in at first glance, they both recently arrived from Germany as exchange students. Junior-for-a-year...

Cell Phone Theft Spikes

Cell Phone Theft Spikes

Ellie Furr, Staff writer October 27, 2017

A new administration at Chamblee Charter High School means new policies, and one policy that students have particularly enjoyed this year is the more lenient attitude towards cell phones. But with this...

Taking a Knee, Raising Emotions

Taking a Knee, Raising Emotions

Matthew Welsh, Staff writer October 27, 2017

The issue of respect for the American flag has long been a heated topic in our nation, and has only been magnified in recent months. Within the last year, numerous professional athletes, from countless...

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