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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

Sydney Grove (‘24) is committed to the University of Georgia for journalism. Photo courtesy of @chambleedecisions_24 on Instagram.

Applying to College: Top Tips From ‘24

Simran Kukreja, Staff Writer January 25, 2024

The college application process is the most stressful time of many students’ high school careers even with the help of counselors and advice from people who have been through the process before. Students’...

Nathalie Tsai repping UPenn. Photo courtesy of Nathalie Tsai

Nathalie Tsai, From Bulldog to Future Quaker

Nadia Norman, Staff Writer November 15, 2023

At the young age of nine, junior Nathalie Tsai began playing club volleyball, marking the beginning of a long dedicated journey that took her to a verbal commitment at the University of Pennsylvania this...

Georgia Match Program Urges Seniors to Pursue Higher Education

Shea Parker and Sydney Grove November 13, 2023

Chamblee seniors may notice an unusual letter in the mail this month: an acceptance letter for up to 45 state colleges and universities. Governor Brian Kemp, 22 Technical College System of Georgia schools,...

My Lack of College Excitement

My Lack of College Excitement

Kaylee Powell, Staff Writer May 9, 2022

I know for many seniors this is the time of year where we all get excited about high school finally being over. We celebrate the 14 long years of school finally ending and moving on to the next chapter...

Chamblee PTSA Offers $4,000 in Scholarships

Chamblee PTSA Offers $4,000 in Scholarships

Keegan Brooks, Editor March 22, 2022

The Chamblee High School PTSA has announced they are awarding a total of $4,000 in scholarships to five seniors this school year.  For a chance at one of the scholarships, students must write a 500...

Georgia Colleges Waive Application Fees for March

Georgia Colleges Waive Application Fees for March

Keegan Brooks, Editor March 16, 2022

College application fees for more than forty Georgia colleges are being waived during the month of March because of a partnership with the Georgia Student Finance Commission (GSFC). “The Georgia Student...

Chamblee senior Olivia Shearer ('22) on a visit to Auburn University.

What Do Students Really Look For in Colleges?

Adam Pohl, Staff Writer February 6, 2022

As we move past the last college application deadlines, it becomes decision season for Chamblee’s seniors — time to consider their priorities and weigh their options as they commit to a fall destination....

Scores of Students Frustrated After AP Tests Lost

Scores of Students Frustrated After AP Tests Lost

Millie Gotsch, Staff Writer October 13, 2021

Students at Chamblee have been stressed by recent developments relating to AP exams and scores. Students expect their scores at some point in June, but as of now, the College Board has failed to return...

YouTuber Iris Fu's college decision reactions video with over 300k views.

My Reactions to College Decision Reaction Videos

Ashika Srivastava, Editor May 13, 2021

It’s finally the last month of school and that means college decisions for seniors and college decision reactions for paranoid juniors such as myself. These days, it has become popular for high school...

Planning for an Unforeseeable Future: Class of 2021 on College Applications

Planning for an Unforeseeable Future: Class of 2021 on College Applications

Sirianna Blanck and Ashika Srivastava February 11, 2021

Applying to college has always been a pivotal part of the traditional senior year experience. Seniors spend months perfecting their college lists, filling out applications, and writing countless essays.  While...

On the 'Quest' for a Full-Ride: Chamblee Students Earn Full, Four-Year Scholarships to Prestigious Universities

On the ‘Quest’ for a Full-Ride: Chamblee Students Earn Full, Four-Year Scholarships to Prestigious Universities

Henry Diep, Staff Writer December 21, 2020

The QuestBridge National College Match (NCM) is a college application process that offers low-income high school students an opportunity to attend some of the nation’s top schools on a full-ride, four-year...

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...

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