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

From One Bulldog to the Next

From One Bulldog to the Next

Jordan Jones, Editor September 26, 2017

After teaching for ten years in Fulton County and three years in Caroline County, Virginia, Assistant Principal Clifton Spears has finally found his new home. Prior to becoming the assistant principal...

Unwritten School Rules of Chamblee

Unwritten School Rules of Chamblee

Hailey Maxwell, Author September 26, 2017

Those rules that nobody ever describes but everybody always knows -- every society has them, and Chamblee Charter High School is no different. Several laws govern the social lives of students, from yearbook...

New Counselor Brings a Love for Learning to CCHS

New Counselor Brings a Love for Learning to CCHS

Hope Williams, Staff writer September 26, 2017

The newest counselor at Chamblee Charter High School can best be described by her colorful office. Decked out in yellow decor, inspired by her idol, Beyoncé, and proudly displaying various college banners,...

Irmageddon: A Look Into the Storm

‘Irma’geddon: A Look Into the Storm

Foster Cowan, Editor September 26, 2017

The Atlantic Ocean has been a whirlwind this year, with hurricanes and storms beating up and down the North American coast ever since May. On August 30, a new storm began which would go on to become the...

Extra 20 Minutes Each Day Upsets Many

Extra 20 Minutes Each Day Upsets Many

Maya Torres, Staff writer September 26, 2017

When Hurricane Irma ravaged DeKalb County Schools in September, Chamblee students and staff relished the impromptu four day holiday. Little did they know, county administrators would take action weeks...

Media Center Gets a Makeover

Media Center Gets a Makeover

Hope Williams, Staff writer September 26, 2017

In recent weeks, the media center’s layout has been changed to accommodate the various activities that is is used for by teachers and students alike. All of the bookshelves and armchairs are on one side,...

Students Sacrifice to Attend Schools Far From Home in DeKalb County

Students Sacrifice to Attend Schools Far From Home in DeKalb County

Camille Crumbley, Staff writer September 26, 2017

A wide variety of students with many different backgrounds attend Chamblee Charter High School. Chamblee’s magnet program allows these diverse students to come from all over the county. When students...

Water cups that Big Peach Sizzler volunteers handed out to runners early in the morning.

Chamblee Students Get Committed to the Cause with Volunteering

Ava Lewis September 17, 2017

Chamblee has well over 1,700 students enrolled, and with that many helping hands, service projects are constantly available and frequented. “I've loved volunteering for as long as I can remember,”...

Defense Will Rise Up This Season for Falcons

Will Hamilton, Staff writer September 7, 2017

Heartbreak is one of the many words any Falcons fan would use to describe the way they felt after the Falcons had the worst collapse in Superbowl history. Atlanta football fans will be taunted with the...

Pitch Perfect: Softball Team Keeps On Winning

Pitch Perfect: Softball Team Keeps On Winning

Adrian Russ, Author September 5, 2017

Football is the main focus of sports at Chamblee Charter High School, but there is a team that has remained perfect and receives far less attention: softball. “No one really announces or advertises...

The book “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” by Stephen Chbosky follows freshman Charlie’s life through many friendships, hardships, and relationships.

The Perks of Being a Highschooler

Ava Lewis September 1, 2017

No book I have ever read has shown the realities of high school as accurately and beautifully as “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” by Stephen Chbosky. So many of the so-called realistic fiction...

Shrew Brings Empowerment to Atlanta Stage

Shrew Brings Empowerment to Atlanta Stage

Maya Torres, Staff writer September 1, 2017

As strange as it is to think that something written over four centuries ago is still applicable to women today, The Taming of the Shrew brings gender roles and female empowerment to today’s audience...

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