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

Catch This Spy!

Foster Cowan, Editor August 27, 2017

Nonfiction is not a typical favorite for most high-schoolers. The genre brings to mind dreadful textbooks, tiresome autobiographies, and stingy historical texts, all filled with complicated Old English...

Overshadowed Underland

Oliver Hurst, Staff writer August 27, 2017

When most people think of author Suzanne Collins, they think of her critically acclaimed series, “The Hunger Games,” but I do not. I think of her lesser known, albeit better series, “The Underland...

Why Brochure Projects Are So Juvenile

Marley Brock, Author August 27, 2017

It’s a staple of the modern social studies teacher: the ubiquitous “travel brochure project.” Whether the topic at hand is geography, civics and government, or history, today’s teachers can always...

What, Exactly, Did Taylor Swift Do?

Alice Bai, Editor-in-chief August 27, 2017

After three years of radio silence, Taylor Swift is back -- and she’s back with a vengeance. Her departure from her usual album-every-two-years cycle, combined with the ominous clearing of all her...

The Truth About Dual Enrollment

Jordan Jones, Editor August 27, 2017

The Dual Enrollment Program, formerly known as Move on When Ready, is known around Chamblee as “the easy way out.” But, I am here to dispel this myth and tell you about the truths of dual enrollment...

Chamblees Cross Country Team Ready to Make a Run

Chamblee’s Cross Country Team Ready to Make a Run

Oliver Hurst, Staff writer August 26, 2017

Running and most definitely sweating, the cross country team is getting ready for the new 2017 season. From long runs to hill sprints, head coach Hakim Felts is pushing the team in order to achieve his...

The Day of the Great American Solar Eclipse, A Timeline

Ellie Furr, Staff writer August 23, 2017

August 21, 2017- Lake Hartwell, GA 1:00 P.M. Even though I know that the eclipse won’t start for another eight minutes, I anxiously look up at the sun with my eclipse glasses. I have to hold them...

The Great American Solar Eclipse

The Great American Solar Eclipse

Maya Torres, Staff writer August 23, 2017

August 21st brought a spectacular solar event to Chamblee High School. As the moon made its way across the sun for the first time viewable from Georgia in 99 years, Chamblee’s students were given protective...

Maternity Leave Means Spring Musical in the Fall

Maternity Leave Means Spring Musical in the Fall

Foster Cowan, Editor August 16, 2017

Chamblee drama teacher Linda Lirette’s third trimester conflicts with DeKalb schools’ second semester, which means that for the first time in years, the school will be putting on a fall musical. ...

Parking Space Predicament

Parking Space Predicament

Matthew Welsh, Staff writer August 16, 2017

Here at Chamblee Charter High School, parking spots have always been a sought after commodity, the likes of which have not changed with the addition of hundreds of new students to the school’s population....

The Return of the Trailers

The Return of the Trailers

Will Hamilton, Staff writer August 16, 2017

The new school year has brought many changes to Chamblee Charter High School. Chamblee has new administrators, new teachers, and lots of new students. In fact, the student and teacher population has grown...

Breaking Down the New Bell Schedule

Breaking Down the New Bell Schedule

Ashley Veazey, Photo Editor August 15, 2017

A new bell schedule is making the annual back to school adjustment especially difficult this year. Although stressful to some, this modification was originally made to help the school by creating time...

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