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

CCHS social worker Stephanie Ingram.

DeKalb Alumna Supports Current Students

Sophie Maxwell, Staff writer December 18, 2018

For the past 18 years, Stephanie Ingram has taken on the responsibility of school social workers for five DeKalb County schools including CCHS. She herself went to a DeKalb high school. “I truly love...

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year: Winter Traditions at Chamblee

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year: Winter Traditions at Chamblee

Hope Williams, Staff writer December 14, 2018

Although Chamblee Charter High School students don’t know for sure if there will be snow this winter, they can look forward to spending time with family and celebrating the season with traditions. At...

New Mentoring Program Opens Doors for CCHS Students

Catherine Cossaboom, Editor December 13, 2018

Recently, a new mentoring program was created to serve CCHS freshmen and sophomores in their high school careers. Chamblee Charter High School’s counseling department partnered up with a couple of local...

Student Body President Jason Allen poses with one of the stashes of hot chocolate.

Sweet Surprises to Look Forward to this Finals Season

Kieran Ferguson, Staff writer December 12, 2018

Finals week is obviously a very stressful week for many students. Many students’ grades are on the line and students have to intensely study. In order to make this grueling week a little better, the...

Chamblee debaters pose with a tournament judge after their December 1 competition. From left to right: freshman Tanzalia Jamal, freshmen Keegan Brooks, Deanna Sharp and Nikita Kunte.

Policy Reform Leads to Policy Debate at Chamblee

Iris Tsouris, Editor-in-chief December 12, 2018

After several years of absence, policy debate is finally making a long-awaited return to Chamblee. Composed mainly of freshmen, Chamblee’s Debate Team is now up and thriving with the help of juniors...

Driver’s Ed: Why 30 Hours?

Catherine Cossaboom, Editor December 11, 2018

School had let out for Thanksgiving Break, but I wasn’t quite done with my classes for the week. I had to go to driving school for the entire weekend in an attempt to fulfill half of my 30 hours of required...

Examples of books that have been banned in districts other than DeKalb.

Creating a Library: How the CCHS Library Functions

Hope Williams, Staff writer December 11, 2018

Every book has two stories -- the story written by the author, and the story behind where the books came from. Within the Chamblee Charter High School media center, the process before a book gets to the...

What Not to Say to a Lefty

Sophie Maxwell, Staff writer December 10, 2018

For some reason, when people notice that someone is left-handed, they feel the need to point it out. Why they do this, I cannot explain. It’s not like the person doesn’t already realize what hand they...

Trinity Edwards (#23) poses with her teammates after scoring her 1000th point.

Chamblee Senior Drops Jaws and Points

Matthew Welsh, Staff writer December 7, 2018

A Chamblee stand-out athlete has drawn attention from across Chamblee Charter High School and DeKalb County, accomplishing what few can even dream of.  Last Friday, in an away region matchup against...

Cluster Meeting Sheds Light on State of Chamblee

Oliver Hurst, Staff writer December 7, 2018

Principal Rebecca Braaten’s resignation, CCRPI scores, goals for the Chamblee Cluster, and Career Technology: parents gathered in the Chamblee Middle School (CMS) cafeteria on November 28 to learn more...

Posters completed by Petersons students, showcasing their various scientific experiments.

Teacher Spotlight: Peterson Spearheads STEAM Initiative

Foster Cowan, Editor December 7, 2018

Chamblee Charter High School is full of top-notch teachers, and science teacher DeAnn Peterson is no exception; for the past few years she has been working tirelessly to bring a brand new program to CCHS...

Connections Club Connects Special Ed Students

Will Hamilton, Staff writer December 6, 2018

Student organizations are an integral part of life at Chamblee Charter High School, but special education students are often not able to participate in these organizations. This small percentage of the...

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