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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

Pursuing a leadership role in your junior year, such as these Interact officers, is a sure way to improve your junior experience.

A Guide to Navigating Junior Year

Oliver Hurst, Staff writer December 5, 2019

Looking back over my past three years at Chamblee, I have really grown as a person and enjoyed my time. For the most part. High school is an awesome time, but you cannot discount the huge amount of work...

Surrounded by my demons, manifested as different colleges as the pressure to make a decision looms.

How To Apply to College While Undecided

Foster Cowan, Editor December 4, 2019

My whole life, I feel like I have been waiting to have a eureka moment when it comes to my future. From a very young age, we are asked the question of what we want to be when we grow up, and for me, the...

There are a wide variety of credit cards offered, each with their own key features.

How to Keep Your Money Safe

Sophie Maxwell, Staff writer December 4, 2019

Bank accounts. How much do you truly know about them? Maybe you have one, maybe you don’t, but odds are that if you do have one, it was made by your parents when you were at a very young age. But as...

GSU Signal writer and Vegan Maya Torres whips up some corn and beans for a vegan taco.

How to Try Veganism on a High School Budget

Ava Lewis, Editor in Chief December 4, 2019

Everyone goes vegetarian, vegan, or limits their diet for different reasons. For me, I saw the world around me in decay due to human overuse and pollution, and in March 2018 I stopped eating meat for good....

An assortment of AP prep books.

Death, Taxes and…Additional AP Exam Fees?

Henry Diep, Staff Writer December 3, 2019

Benjamin Franklin once said, “In this world, nothing can be said to be certain except death and taxes.” Well, you can add one more thing to that list: AP exam dues. College Board’s recent decision...

Personal vacation photo at a beach in Hue, Vietnam. Don’t be afraid to try something new!

Planning and Preparing for a Vacation 101

Henry Diep, Staff Writer December 3, 2019

Planning a vacation is not always an easy task to accomplish. There’s a lot of thought that has to go into planning and prepping for the ideal vacation, from picking out the perfect destination spot...

Trees Atlanta volunteers hard at work.

In a World of Reckless Excess: How To Recycle and Consume Less

Catherine Cossaboom, Editor December 3, 2019

We hear it more and more every day. Climate change is accelerating. From raging wildfires in California to increasingly acidic oceans to retreating glaciers to flash floods, it seems global warming is...

Students walking at Sheldon High School.

How to Get Around Without a Car

Vivien Orellana, Staff Writer December 2, 2019

One of the most important milestones in any high schooler’s life is receiving their driver’s license. This simple plastic card unlocks a world of freedom, allowing students to frolic across the city...

The CCHS XC team at state.

Chamblee XC Crosses the Finish Line to a Successful Season

Shay Martin and James Hardy November 22, 2019

On October 26, the Chamblee Charter High School cross country team competed at the regional meet against several other schools from around the county. The girls’ team finished in first and the boys'...

Chamblee students decked out in neon celebrate their first victory in 29 consecutive games.

Chamblee Football Conquers Miller Grove in Forty Degree Homecoming Game

Vivien Orellana, Staff Writer November 19, 2019

The night of the homecoming football game was not ideal for a three-hour sporting event. The temperature was in the low forties and half-frozen spectators clumped together under heavy blankets as they...

Homecoming Queen Dulce Ruiz is crowned.

Chamblee Royalty: Meet CCHS’s 2019 Homecoming King and Queen

Sophie Maxwell, Staff writer November 19, 2019

With yet another homecoming come and gone, a new king and queen were welcomed to the throne, crowned on November 8 by lasts year’s queen, Cecelia Hicks. The newly inducted royalty were elected by their...

Samuel holding a sea turtle while on an environmental expedition.

From Coast to Coast: WABE’s Molly Samuel Brings New Perspective to Environmental Reporting

Catherine Cossaboom, Editor November 18, 2019

From California’s redwoods to sea turtles on Georgia’s shores, Chamblee alum Molly Samuel has seen it all. After she graduated Chamblee in 2000, Samuel attended Oberlin College in Ohio before landing...

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