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

All signs to point to Election Day. Photo by Nadia Norman

First-Timers Flex Their Citizenship at the Polls

Nadia Norman, Staff Writer November 8, 2023

Although it didn’t grab the headlines that a presidential election garners, Tuesday was an election day. And for some Chamblee students it was a first opportunity to cast their votes. “I think it’s...

The Class of 2023 Votes (For the First Time)

Sarah Marcus, Staff Writer November 8, 2022

As freshmen enter high school, they are 14 years old, and once they finally finish most have turned 18. Every senior experiences different feelings regarding this age change. This is particularly true...

Two volunteers helping students register to vote during lunch

DeKalb NAACP Brings Voter Registration to Chamblee

Keegan Brooks, Editor April 21, 2022

“We are here gladly registering 17 1/2 year old students to get registered to vote,” said Nadine Ali, the political action chair of voter outreach for the NAACP Dekalb County Branch. “[There is a]...

Chamblee Seniors Cast Their Votes in this Year’s E-SPLOST Election

Chamblee Seniors Cast Their Votes in this Year’s E-SPLOST Election

Millie Gotsch, Staff Writer November 16, 2021

As many seniors turn 18 during the course of their last year of high school, they become eligible to vote in elections. While many people are mainly looking forward to the presidential election that occurs...

Give Us a License—to Vote

Give Us a License—to Vote

Keegan Brooks, Editor March 26, 2021

It was only fifty years ago that my grandparents supported the campaign for the voting age to be lowered from 21 to 18.  The 26th Amendment was ratified in 1971, after more than a decade of activism...

A mailbox, where you can receive and send your absentee ballot

Voting During a Pandemic: Young Voters’ Experiences with Absentee Ballots

Sirianna Blanck, Editor-in-chief September 29, 2020

“It took less than five minutes,” said Ava Lewis, a Chamblee Blue & Gold alum, on requesting her absentee ballot. The 2020 election is just a few months away, but the voting process has long...

A post from the First To First Instagram page.

Chamblee Seniors Elect to Help Others Register to Vote

Shay Martin, Staff Writer September 16, 2020

Chamblee First2First is an online group run by multiple Chamblee seniors. The group’s main goal is to make sure that all chamblee seniors are registered to vote before the upcoming 2020 election. “Our...

Voting booths in polling place

Why You Shouldn’t Vote Third Party This November

Christina Jordan, Author November 1, 2016

It is difficult to pinpoint the last time the major party nominees for a U.S. presidential election have been so unpopular or divisive. But for better or for worse, either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump...

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