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Reporting the news since 1914

The Blue & Gold

The Likeness of Irish and Southern Culture

By Ella Weber, Staff Writer
Nov 2, 2022

Coincidences happen all the time. In an interview with Mrs. Clements, a new teacher in the Theology Department, she described her arrival to our school as “very coincidental.” Coming to Atlanta...

A Guide to Local Hikes

A Guide to Local Hikes

By Madison Roberts, Staff Writer
Feb 4, 2022

As the weather cools down, it’s the perfect time to bundle up and get outside to enjoy the great outdoors. Georgia is full of trees that lose their leaves, turning bright shades of red and gold before...

An Eruption On Marist Campus

By Maggie York, Junior Managing Editor
Feb 4, 2022

Every year, the Marist campus is transformed into 79 AD Pompeii, and students gather around Alumni Plaza to travel back in time with Mrs. Frizzle to hear the story of Mt. Vesuvius—and enjoy cupcakes...

A Day in the Life of Our Smallest Students on Campus

By Emma Schwind, Reviews Editor
Feb 4, 2022

Something that always makes me happy is when I see the sweet ELC (Early Learning Center) kids walking around campus smiling, laughing, and having fun. The littlest ones on campus are the students of Marist...

Behind the Scenes of Marist

By Maggie York, Junior Managing Editor
Feb 3, 2022

      Has your bus ever broken down on the way to an away sports game? Or have you ever noticed the freshly groomed sports field that seems magically prepared before your game? What about your chemistry...

Marist Takes on the World

By Caroline Baljet, Faith Editor
Oct 14, 2021

With places all over the world opening back up after almost two years of COVID-19 confinement and mask-wearing, students did not hesitate to get back out there exploring. Even as  restrictions lifted...

Marching Band Return is Music to the Ears!

Marching Band Return is Music to the Ears!

By Patrick Sheesley, News Editor
Oct 14, 2021

The marching band, like many extracurricular activities, underwent a massive change last year in response to COVID-19. Due to their high transmission risk, players of woodwind instruments had to shift...

Welcoming New Teachers to the Nest

Welcoming New Teachers to the Nest

By Maggie York, Junior Managing Editor
Oct 14, 2021

Everyone remembers their first day at Marist: the expansive new campus to explore, hundreds of new faces to learn, classes to find, teachers to meet. Many students look back on their first day and remember...

The Daily Does Not Define Us

The Daily Does Not Define Us

By Amanda Altarejos, Editor-in-Chief
Oct 13, 2021

The school week is a mundane routine that all students share. It’s what we know. But what do we know of each other outside of this normality? Or even the little things within, that make a shared experience...

20 Years Later: From Marist Senior to Dean of Students

20 Years Later: From Marist Senior to Dean of Students

By Christian Conte, Editor-in-Chief
May 8, 2021
Laura McGregor, Marist Class of 2001, had no intention of returning to teach at her Alma Mater. Yet 14 years after first returning as a science teacher, she now finds herself as Dean of Students, filling the big shoes worn previously by Mike Trapani ’70.
J.D. Salinger’s “The Catcher in the Rye”

Why We Learn What We Learn: English 9 Edition

By Adriana Acevedo, Staff Writer
May 8, 2021
Why do we learn what we do? What significance will it have in our lives? Instead of keeping these thoughts in my mind, I sat down with two English teachers, Katherine Carroll ‘10 and Shannon Juhan, to learn the importance of reading J.D. Salinger’s “The Catcher in the Rye” and William Shakespeare’s “The Tragedy of Macbeth.”
A virtual, student-led college tour of Emory University in Atlanta.

Pfizer Shots and College Apps: How to Apply to Colleges in a Post-Pandemic World

By Sophia Stafford, Staff Writer
May 8, 2021
Colleges are looking for students who show demonstrated interest in their schools, even online. Most campuses are also offering self-guided tours where interested students can walk around the campus to get a feel for the environment of the school.
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