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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!

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Interact volunteers at a Shakespeares Tavern event.

Volunteering at Chamblee: A Year in Review

Rasesh Joshi, Reporter May 9, 2023

As the school year comes to an end, many of Chamblee High School’s clubs are wrapping up their activities and celebrating the accomplishments that they made throughout the year. As some of Chamblee’s...

Athletes pictured awaiting the start of the opening ceremony at the DeKalb Special Olympics.
Photo courtesy of Hannah Choy

A Special Volunteering Opportunity—NHS at DeKalb Elementary Special Olympics

Hannah Choy, Editor March 31, 2023

One of the highlights of being in Chamblee High School’s National Honors Society (NHS) is having the opportunity to volunteer at the DeKalb Elementary Special Olympics. Chamblee’s NHS has had a long-time...

Blanck (left) and Reddy (right) at the Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta Gold Award Ceremony at Truist Park

Scout’s Honors: Gold Awards and Eagle Scouts at Chamblee

Millie Gotsch, Staff Writer March 11, 2022

Programs out of school can be a great way to become more involved in your community, and there’s nothing better to help do that than joining Scouts or Girl Scouts. With badges to earn and service to...

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 National Honor Society volunteers with the Foster Care Support Foundation

Back to Giving Back: In-Person Volunteering Returns to Chamblee

Mallory Reid, Reporter November 18, 2021

A major component of community service that was gravely impacted by the COVID pandemic was in-person volunteering for school clubs. Clubs such as Beta Club and NHS [National Honor Society] had to adjust...

The No Place for Hate club posing with their banner hanging on the gates of Stone Mountain

Chamblee is No Place For Hate (as is Stone Mountain)

Shea Parker, Staff Writer October 8, 2021

Chamblee students may have noticed yellow stickers popping up all across the school. These decals were made to promote one of Chamblee’s clubs, No Place for Hate, whose logo is emblazoned on the stickers. “I...

Helping the Welcome Co-op for Afghan Refugees

Helping the Welcome Co-op for Afghan Refugees

Shea Parker, Staff Writer September 8, 2021

News in the United States has recently been intensely focused on Afghanistan. But what's actually happening there? “When U.S. forces left Afghanistan, the [...] government fell [...] because we decided...

Virtual Volunteering: What You Need to Know

Virtual Volunteering: What You Need to Know

Sydney Leahy, Editor September 20, 2020

For years, Chamblee has been home to volunteer organizations devoted to going out into the world and serving the community. But with the advent of Covid-19, how are these groups adapting to this new virtual...

Prior to the strike of COVID-19, National Honor Society volunteers pose for a photo at an annual pine straw sale event.

Coronavirus Outbreak Sparks Changes from Volunteer Organizations

Henry Diep and Vivien Orellana March 31, 2020

The following story is part of a series of articles about the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. Other articles in the series can be found here. With the recent outbreak of COVID-19 (which you can learn more...

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