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

Posters around CCHS promoting Title 1 Enrichment Academy.

Failure is the Only Option

Ava Lewis March 9, 2019

I had one thought as I saw the posters promoting the new tutoring program filling the hallways: What the actual f**** -- the “f” being “failure,” obviously. My problem wasn’t that failure...

Tiffany Li playing golf.

Chamblee Golf Takes a Swing into the Season

Maya Torres, Staff writer March 7, 2019

Mid-February, along with Valentine’s Day and President’s Day, brought another significant event: the beginning of golf season. Chamblee Charter High School’s golf team began practicing three...

Bringing the Theater to the Classroom for “Romeo and Juliet” Performance

Foster Cowan, Editor March 6, 2019

Every high schooler reads “Romeo and Juliet” in their English class, but not all of them get to see it visually acted out. This year, however, the musical theater department organized a performance...

Learning About Black History Doesn’t Have to Stop After February

Angela Witherby, Staff writer March 6, 2019

Every year in school we learn about black history for a measly 28 days. Then, after that last day of February, we pretend like it is a crime to incorporate black history into the rest of our curriculum....

Andrew Council sits next to his robot.

Robotics Team Gears Up for International Competition

Hope Williams, Staff writer March 6, 2019

For the Chamblee Charter High School VEX Robotics team, no problem is too vexing. Using a combination of technology, engineering, and research, these high school students are learning how to change tomorrow’s...

Brown-Soler at a track meet.

Chamblee Plants Ivy Seeds in the Ivy League

Hope Williams, Staff writer March 5, 2019

This article is part of a series on college life for CCHS alumni. The other stories can be viewed here. For hundreds of years, Ivy League schools have remained an icon of American education and academic...

A suspiciously uneven Chuck E. Cheeses pizza.

The Hidden Secret Behind Chuck E. Cheese’s Pizza

Yammile Garcia March 5, 2019

We all know of Chuck E. Cheese’s -- the ever-popular center of entertainment that lures children in with flashy games, prizes and, of course, copious amounts of pizza. This chain has now been around...

Clarification on the Code of Conduct

Sophie Maxwell, Staff writer March 5, 2019

On Friday, February 22, a new Code of Conduct handbook was sent out by interim principal Teresa Allen, accompanied by an in-school announcement notifying students that all changes would be implemented...

The Oliver apartment complex lies just a few minutes from CCHS.

Chamblee’s Changing Cityscape

Oliver Hurst, Staff writer March 4, 2019

If you have driven down Peachtree Boulevard recently,  you have probably noticed the multiple large apartment complexes being built. Starting with the Oliver, multiple complexes have sprung up throughout...

Senior Stella Demer on a visit to Pratt Institute.

A Chamblee Student’s Guide to Applying to Art School

Iris Tsouris, Editor-in-chief March 1, 2019

This article is part of a series on college life for CCHS alumni. The other stories can be viewed here. With the college admissions process nearing its end, seniors can take a step back from months...

Alice Bai and Fred Avett at the STAR Student luncheon. From left to right: Fred Avett, Alice Bai, Rotarian Timothy Martin.

Stars Align for STAR Student Alice Bai

Stella Garrett, Editor-in-chief February 28, 2019

Alice Bai is many things: student at Chamblee Charter High School, co-editor-in-chief of the Blue & Gold, and co-president of Interact. Most recently, she has added STAR Student to her list of accomplishments....

African Americans Forgotten in History: Matthew Henson

African Americans Forgotten in History: Matthew Henson

Angela Witherby, Staff writer February 28, 2019

Matthew Alexander Henson is best known for his 1908 voyage in which he reached the North Pole in April of 1909. Henson participated in seven voyages to the Arctic over the course of 23 years with U.S....

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