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

An image of the AP Spanish bulletin board.

World Language Department 2.0

Keegan Brooks and Vivien Orellana February 1, 2022

Back to the Course Catalog here. AP French  At Chamblee, French is often a forgotten language. Most students enter with a history of either Spanish and German and are reluctant to start over again with...

German exchange student Moritz Heyder-Rentsch (left) at an Atlanta Braves game with his host family

A New Perspective: Chamblee’s Foreign Exchange Students

Adam Pohl, Staff Writer November 24, 2021

It’s late November, and nearly four months of school are behind us. As we head towards the end of the first semester, there may be no one better to reflect on the events of this fall than Chamblee’s...

Interact Club participates in an event at Murphey Candler Park

A Guide to Chamblee’s Honor Societies

Lucy Samuels, Adam Pohl, and Toby Russell November 19, 2021

Students at Chamblee enjoy giving back to their community in the form of volunteering. Not only does it look great on a college resume, but events can be a fun weekend activity to do with friends.  There...

Chamblee students including Samrah Khan (front middle) and Sarah Duong (front right) at GHP

Chamblee Represents at GHP

Adam Pohl, Staff Writer September 1, 2021

Summer: a time for adventure for some, relaxation for others. And for a select group of Chamblee upperclassmen, it was time to attend the prestigious Georgia Governor’s Honors Program. Hosted by Berry...

River Harper (19) and another exchange student pose in Marburg, a town just north of Frankfurt where the programs language camp was held.

Wanderlust No More: A Year Abroad in Germany

Henry Diep, Staff Writer February 13, 2021

Last school year, two Chamblee students were given the opportunity to spend a year in Germany on a foreign exchange program known as the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX). While in Germany, they...

Chamblee German Students Test Their Skills

Chamblee German Students Test Their Skills

Vivien Orellana, Staff Writer December 18, 2020

In the midst of virtual learning, one thing has stayed the same. This month, the students in the highest level of German offered at Chamblee took the capstone test of their high school education, the DSD...

Chamblee Seniors Breathe a Sigh of Relief with DSD II Behind Them

Catherine Cossaboom, Editor January 26, 2019

After years of preparation and endless studying in class, 21 Chamblee Charter High School seniors just took part in the German proficiency exam, known as the Deutsches Sprachdiplom (DSD II) or the German...

Paul Griffin with his wife and daughters.

New Teacher Paul Griffin Relieves Stress on Understaffed German Department

Maya Torres, Staff writer January 16, 2019

German and linguistics are nothing new for Paul Griffin, the latest addition to Chamblee Charter High School’s renowned German department. Griffin studied German at Georgia State University, earning...

Senior Brynn Lautenbacher performs a routine san on a patient during her internship at a German Cardiology Center.

Chamblee German Students Enter the Workforce

Noa Benveniste, Author September 29, 2016

While most students only get the opportunity to study a foreign language in the classroom, Chamblee’s German program offers three summer exchanges, two of which allow Chamblee students to attend German...

Deutsches Sprachdiplom comes to Chamblee

Shummi Chowdhury December 10, 2010

From December 2010: On November 16, it was announced that Chamblee will be the only public high school in Georgia to offer the Deutsches Sprachdiplom, or DSD2, to its seniors. This exam is similar...

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