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

Chamblee players in a spirit circle during the 2019 Spring season, according to their website.

Practice Makes Perfect: Ultimate Frisbee Club Prepares for Tournaments

Keegan Brooks, Editor March 4, 2020

Ultimate Frisbee was invented by a group of high schoolers fifty-two years ago in New Jersey, and Chamblee students have continued on this tradition with our own Ultimate Frisbee Club. Not many popular...

Chamblees Be.U. members wear red, an important color in the Pan-African flag.

A Look Back at 2020’s Black History Month

Oliver Hurst and Shay Martin March 1, 2020

Since its official recognition in 1976, Black History Month has been celebrated by Americans on a widespread scale during the month of February. And Chamblee Charter High School is no exception: African-American...

Empress of The Blues, by Romare Bearden, (1974).

The Artists Behind the Art: Exploring African-American Culture Through Art

Ava Lewis, Editor in Chief February 28, 2020

“Black art has always existed. It just hasn’t been looked for in the right places.”  -Romare Bearden I’m in love with visual art. I spend countless hours scrolling on my phone, pinning sketches...

Students stroll Georgia States main campus.

Proposed Dual Enrollment Bill Limits Hours and Limits Opportunity for Students

Carson Ankeny February 28, 2020

Massive changes to the state’s beloved dual enrollment program are currently moving through Georgia’s legislature, and could fundamentally change the way that dual enrollment in the state functions....

Phe Nguyen posing for a National Art Honor Society portrait.

Chamblee’s Unsung Hero Phe Nguyen Set to Retire in June

Catherine Cossaboom, Editor February 27, 2020

Ask any student or faculty member, and they’d tell you that Chamblee wouldn’t be Chamblee without Phe Nguyen. Mr. Phe first came to Chamblee High School 24 years ago from Vietnam, and ever since he...

An iconic still from Parasite.

Parasite’s Best Picture Win Was Deserved—and Necessary

Iris Tsouris, Editor-in-chief February 26, 2020

Suffice to say, this iconic photo from the 2020 Academy Awards—of Parasite director Bong Joon-ho on the red carpet—piqued my interest. With his film winning four Oscars (including the all-important...

The Drowsy Chaperone herself, Jada Bartolozzi, sings her anthem As We Stumble Along.

The Drowsy Chaperone: It Won’t Be a Snooze!

Sophie Maxwell, Staff writer February 26, 2020

The following is an article about Chamblee OnStage's production of The Drowsy Chaperone, which will take place on the following dates: Thursday, February 27 at 7 pm. Friday, February 28 at 7 pm. Saturday,...

The Bullsharks pose for a photo at their state competition.

Chamblee Bullsharks Make a Splash at State

Oliver Hurst, Staff writer February 25, 2020

Following their first-place finish last year, the Chamblee swim team swam their way to state again this year. The state swim meet, which also includes diving, took place February 7 and 8 at the Georgia...

Chamblee students succumb to a deep slumber.

Chamblee’s Walking Dead: Sleep Deprivation Epidemic Escalates

Henry Diep, Staff Writer February 25, 2020

To survive, humans must meet five basic (but essential) needs: food, water, air, shelter, and sleep. Yet sleep deprivation, or the lack of sufficient sleep, remains a leading concern among schools across...

Senior Emery Wahlen uses her Chromebook in class, despite having trouble with the devices performance previously.

Chromebook Check-In Causes Conundrum

Sophie Maxwell, Staff writer February 21, 2020

During the first week of February, a select group of students were called down to the media center. The reason: they had not been active enough on their school-issued Chromebooks. To prove that they still...

The campus of Georgia tech, a school that uses a holistic approach to evaluate admissions.

Higher Education’s Veil of Secrecy

Oliver Hurst, Staff writer February 13, 2020

Over the past year, my fellow seniors and I have been busy completing college applications to the various colleges of our choosing. I have known where I am going since November, but the rest of my friends...

Faulkner chillin with a book.

How Faulkner Helped Me Reconcile My Southern Upbringing

Lucy Roberts, Editor February 11, 2020

Adolescence is a time marked by challenging the ideas of your parents, your teachers, and the world around you. I’ve always found this strangely comforting. Youth activism, be it for climate change or...

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