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Cedar swimmer Christopher Koch commits to Georgia Tech
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Cedar swimmer Christopher Koch commits to Georgia Tech

November 18, 2025 Eli Stone 5 min read
Athens mayoral candidates convene for first debate
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Athens mayoral candidates convene for first debate

November 17, 2025 Eli Stone and Kenia Gonzalez-Chavez 15 min read
Putting ink to a canvas
Features

Putting ink to a canvas

November 10, 2025 Isaac Wise 3 min read
Two Cedar Shoals students place in Martin Luther King Jr. Writing & Art Contest
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Two Cedar Shoals students place in Martin Luther King Jr. Writing & Art Contest

November 9, 2025 Kenia Gonzalez-Chavez 1 min read
Cedar alum earns Georgia Council for the Social Studies award
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Cedar alum earns Georgia Council for the Social Studies award

November 6, 2025 Kenia Gonzalez-Chavez 4 min read
Cedar takes down the Comets
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Cedar takes down the Comets

October 23, 2025 Aiden Brown 1 min read
Current Events (10/4 – 10/17)
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Current Events (10/4 – 10/17)

October 20, 2025 BluePrints Staff 6 min read
Current Events (9/20 – 10/3)
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Current Events (9/20 – 10/3)

October 9, 2025 BluePrints Staff 6 min read
WJAG-TV Episode 1 – Oct. 8, 2025
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WJAG-TV Episode 1 – Oct. 8, 2025

October 8, 2025 Olivia Brown 0 min read

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Current Events (9/6 – 9/19)
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Current Events (9/6 – 9/19)

September 20, 2025 BluePrints Staff 5 min read

Go through the slideshow and answer the related questions on the Wayground quiz at the bottom!

Nurturing NHS: National Honor Society returns at Cedar Shoals
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Nurturing NHS: National Honor Society returns at Cedar Shoals

September 19, 2025 Matthew Hill 2 min read
Cedar students walk out to protest against gun violence
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Cedar students walk out to protest against gun violence

September 9, 2025 Lilly Cohen 5 min read
Solving Mosquito Mysteries
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Solving Mosquito Mysteries

August 19, 2025 Avery Lewis 2 min read
CCSD partnership provides seniors with $1,000 investment portfolio
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CCSD partnership provides seniors with $1,000 investment portfolio

August 7, 2025 Lilly Cohen 4 min read

Features

The League of Step
Features

The League of Step

May 2, 2025 Camari Stevenson 5 min read

In the middle of the Covid-19 lockdown, when most of the world slowed down and schools moved online, a group

Growing through the times
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Growing through the times

April 26, 2025 Sophie Meile 8 min read
Leading Through Middle School
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Leading Through Middle School

April 24, 2025 Kitty Dennison 6 min read
Exploring the badge
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Exploring the badge

April 23, 2025 Camari Stevenson 6 min read

Sports

Gallery: Raiders meet at Empower
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Gallery: Raiders meet at Empower

October 6, 2025 Julianna Robledo-Briseno 0 min read
Jaguars fall to North Oconee in Region Battle
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Jaguars fall to North Oconee in Region Battle

October 1, 2025 Owen Morgan 2 min read
Softball Lady Jags win first home game 17-5
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Softball Lady Jags win first home game 17-5

September 11, 2025 Owen Morgan 2 min read
Cedar loses Classic City Championship in 13-12 nail-biter
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Cedar loses Classic City Championship in 13-12 nail-biter

August 20, 2025 Aiden Brown 2 min read

Variety

Review: Man’s Best Friend
Variety

Review: Man’s Best Friend

September 3, 2025 Gretta Garrett 2 min read

Sabrina Carpenter announced her seventh studio album “Man’s Best Friend,” on June 11, 2025 via instagram post, igniting fans to

Superman
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Superman

September 2, 2025 Maggie Gillan 3 min read
The Woman in the Yard
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The Woman in the Yard

May 12, 2025 Tina Brooks 3 min read
A Celebration of Culture: Hip-Hop Canvas black history event at Ciné
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A Celebration of Culture: Hip-Hop Canvas black history event at Ciné

May 4, 2025 Jillian Stirn 3 min read
Review: Snow White
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Review: Snow White

April 21, 2025 Sophie Meile 2 min read

Viewpoints

Stop using your “library voice”
Viewpoints

Stop using your “library voice”

April 24, 2025 Kenia Gonzalez-Chavez 5 min read

Nearly 100 million Americans did not cast a vote in the 2016 presidential election, representing 43% of the eligible voting-age

Eldest Daughter Syndrome: The role of older sisters and social media
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Eldest Daughter Syndrome: The role of older sisters and social media

April 23, 2025 Jillian Stirn 4 min read
Navigating traditions: Growing up Jewish in Athens
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Navigating traditions: Growing up Jewish in Athens

April 18, 2025 Alyssa Weiszer 6 min read
Ballet blues: losing a classic art in Classic City
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Ballet blues: losing a classic art in Classic City

March 28, 2025 Maggie Gillan 2 min read
My experience being on the spectrum
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My experience being on the spectrum

March 27, 2025 Laylah McLain 6 min read

BluePrints Magazine, Vol. XXV Issue 3, March 2025

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The Cedar Shoals math team had their first math co The Cedar Shoals math team had their first math contest on Oct. 21, facing schools from all across the state. Participating students get 30 minutes to solve six different questions with a maximum point total of 30. Cedar earned 16 points.

The top scoring students include senior Christopher Koch, junior Spencer Broome, senior Ella Conway and sophomore Charles Neely Etheridge. Other high scoring students included junior Savannah Rawls, junior Devyn Capuozzo, freshman Jose Melendez and junior Boone Patterson. 

Math team adviser Logan Garrett, believes that this team helps students with not only math but also helps them with their problem solving skills. 

“The goal of the math team is to keep kids excited in math and to keep that problem solving alive. Because I think a lot of times in math class it can feel like ‘am I doing this the way the teacher wants me to be or the way the question is supposed to be?’ But most of the questions in these competitions can be done in a variety of ways. So it helps students have a challenge of problem solving,” Garrett said. 

Story and Photos by Katie Kulik.
The annual homecoming dance took place on Saturday The annual homecoming dance took place on Saturday Oct. 4 in the Cedar Shoals cafeteria. The theme of the dance was “once upon a time”, and students planned their outfits around their favorite princesses, princes or fairy tales.

Senior Emma Van Cantfort Carpenter thinks the Student Government Association (SGA) organized and planned very well and she believes the dance created a magical night for all in attendance.

“I believe that the decor being better and more intentional, added to the magic of the night. This homecoming being one of my last ones and getting to party with all of my friends was really special and it was a magic night,” Van Cantfort said.

Caption by Owen Morgan. Photos by Sophie Meile and Deylin Vilchiz-Alvear.
The Cedar Shoals homecoming court nominees were re The Cedar Shoals homecoming court nominees were recognized at the homecoming football game that took place on Oct. 3. 
Court representatives included:
9th grade: Jewell Daniels and Dakota Lattimore
10th grade: Riley Freeman and Treylon Johnson 
11th grade: Sa’ida Arnold and Reece Rodriguez 
12th grade: Aniya Bolton, Shacarah Collins, Kellie Clark, Deston Foote, Karisma Muhammad and Gabrielle Odister
Mrs and Mr JROTC: Kemond Finch and Evelyn Huato

Homecoming king Deston Foote and queen Gabrielle Odister were announced at halftime. Odister believes her faith was a driving factor in her becoming homecoming queen.

“When my name was called, it felt like confirmation; that choosing grace, humility, and faith was worth it. This wasn’t just a win for me but a moment that showed how God can turn difficult situations into beautiful victories. All glory to him for using this character and reminding me that his timing and his plans are always perfect,” Odister said.

Caption by Owen Morgan. Photos by Arianna Cruz-Gutierrez.
Junior outside hitter and libero Kaitlyn Paige ear Junior outside hitter and libero Kaitlyn Paige earned second team All-Region honors at North Oconee High School during the region tournament. Head coach Ka’lah Paige praises Kaitlyn for her consistency and her drive for the sport.

“Kaitlyn is one of those athletes that shows up every day on time. She always asks to get extra time in the gym, goes the extra mile as far as leading and encouraging her peers. She’s always able to correct her mistakes and as an athlete she’s a standout. She’s always communicating, has great energy and even when she’s in one of those funks, she’s able to correct it,” Paige said. 

Freshman setter Eilee Swindler and outside hitter Reese Pepin were All-Region honorable mentions. Paige is proud of the young players in the volleyball program and has high hopes for the future teams. 

“I felt excited for them in their overall future here at Cedar shows and within the volleyball program, they’re both bright, individual young ladies, very talented, very hard working, and that was just able to show throughout the season. So super excited to see what they’re going to continue to do,” Paige said. 

Graphic by Katie Kulik. Caption by Aiden Brown.
Student Government Association organized a pep ral Student Government Association organized a pep rally on Oct. 3 to show school spirit for the homecoming dance on Oct. 4. Students played a variety of games including tug of war, musical chairs and a chain relay race. The school also cheered on all of the fall sports teams as well as recognizing homecoming court and SGA members.

Senior Derriana Smith helped with announcing and organizing the event for the school. Smith believes the pep rally showed off school spirit and was a great lead up to homecoming weekend. 

“The pep rally showed school spirit because we got to see everyone cheer for each other. From the athletes running out, to the recognition of the SGA team, and even from people cheering for their friends in the games, it seemed everyone that day was showing school spirit,” Smith said.

Photos by Sophie Meile. Caption by Owen Morgan.
Last week students engaged in Spirit Week before t Last week students engaged in Spirit Week before the Homecoming game. Monday’s theme was Cookout Dad vs. Soccer Mom. Tuesday’s was Country vs. Country Club. Wednesday’s was wear pink in honor of Mean Girls. Thursday’s was Frat Day. Ending the week, on Friday, students dressed in their class color.

Photos by Yearbook and BluePrints staff.
The Cedar Shoals High School Raiders team traveled The Cedar Shoals High School Raiders team traveled to Empower College & Career Center High School for a meet on Sept. 27. The mixed, male and female teams all participated in various competitive events including the two mile run, tire flip, cross country rescue, obstacle course and rope bridge. All teams separately triumphed through their events and courses, however the mixed team showed the most improvement compared to their previous meets. 

“That was probably our best meet for all three teams, as far as motivation and as far as paying attention to detail,” Master Sgt. David Croft said. 

Story and photos by Julianna Robledo-Briseno.
At the first Mental Wellness Youth Advisory Counci At the first Mental Wellness Youth Advisory Council meeting yesterday, students had pizza and refreshments while mental health counselors Kennedi Goodwin and Kizzy Wingfield presented the council’s goals and responsibilities.

“The purpose of this is to increase awareness, challenge stigmas and foster mental wellness through student-led advocacy and educational mental health,” Wingfield said. “We want to make sure it's student-led, so they can help us get the word out as well. It's just not us staff, teachers and counselors, but being able to hear that peer support as well.”

Students created their own guidelines for the group, which include keeping confidentiality and creating a space free of judgment. Freshman Ragen Watkins hopes to not only promote mental wellness throughout the school but to also learn how to preserve her own mental health.

“I've been around people that haven't had the best mental health and they never found a way to get better with it. So I'm hoping I don't find myself in a situation like that, and if I do, I can find a way to get out of it,” Watkins said.

Photos and caption by Lilly Cohen.
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