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

Water Polo Learning to Float

Water Polo Learning to Float

Ellie Furr, Staff writer October 27, 2017

Polo, a sport played on horseback, has been around for thousands of years, since the 6th century BCE. In more recent times, a new variation of polo (that, unfortunately, does not involve riding horses),...

UGA’s Quarterback Dilemma

UGA’s Quarterback Dilemma

Will Hamilton, Staff writer October 27, 2017

The University of Georgia’s football program has a very interesting dilemma to deal with. When most school’s have a dilemma at the quarterback position, it is a bad one. But Georgia has a duo of elite...

Who Said the PSAT is a Waste of Time?

Who Said the PSAT is a Waste of Time?

Oliver Hurst, Staff writer October 25, 2017

Having even one semifinalist in the National Merit Scholarship Competition is a feat for any school to brag about. Chamblee Charter High School, however, has a staggering eight semifinalists, exceeding...

Redistrictings Role in Restricting Diversity

Redistricting’s Role in Restricting Diversity

Angela Witherby, Staff writer October 25, 2017

 Trying to create a diverse student body is one of the many challenges that school officials face. There are multiples obstacles that stand in the way of the diversification of schools, one of the most...

Model Students Attend First Model U.N. Conference

Model Students Attend First Model U.N. Conference

Ashley Veazey, Photo Editor October 22, 2017

Buzzing around the Georgia Tech campus and advocating for their resolutions to be passed, Chamblee Charter High School’s Model United Nations team recently represented Cameroon in the Georgia Tech MUN...

Upperclassmen Compete in Long-Anticipated Powderpuff Games

Upperclassmen Compete in Long-Anticipated Powderpuff Games

Grace Pietkiewicz October 14, 2017

Every year, homecoming week brings its share of excitement to Chamblee. There are a few standard activities: dress-up days the week before, the football game, the dance, and the sometimes-forgotten powderpuff...

Spoiler Alert! The Title Really Does Foreshadow an Ominous End

Spoiler Alert! The Title Really Does Foreshadow an Ominous End

Camille Crumbley, Staff writer September 27, 2017

As the title states, “They Both Die at the End” by Adam Silvera, was a spoiler from the very beginning. Silvera has created a world in which every person’s death day is known and the group Death-Cast...

The Real Price of Standardized Testing

The Real Price of Standardized Testing

Oliver Hurst, Staff writer September 27, 2017

Although there have been standardized tests since the time of the Han Dynasty in China and since the Industrial Revolution in the Western World, students have never been tested like they are now. Even...

The Cost to Graduate High School

The Cost to Graduate High School

Jordan Jones, Editor September 27, 2017

As we reach the middle of the semester, I , Jordan Jones, have paid a total of $335 towards graduating in May of 2018, with much more to come. I have also spent almost every weekend since the school year...

My Streak is Broken... and Im Fine

My Streak is Broken… and I’m Fine

Hope Williams, Staff writer September 27, 2017

Two weeks ago, I ended the most toxic relationship of my life: a 587 day Snapchat streak. The problem was not with the receiver, but with the app itself. For those unfamiliar with Snapchat, consider...

Diversity of Growing Importance Among DeKalb County High School Students

Diversity of Growing Importance Among DeKalb County High School Students

Angela Witherby, Staff writer September 26, 2017

What is diversity? This is a question that we must all consider while living in a continuously evolving society. “To me, diversity is a very complex term,” said Chamblee junior Zaria Henry. “When...

Students March in Support of DACA

Students March in Support of DACA

Jake Busch, Editor-in-chief September 26, 2017

On Friday, September 8, at 3:10 pm, over 500 students walked out of their seventh period classes at Chamblee Charter High School in support of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, more commonly known...

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