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Cedar students walk out to protest against gun violence

September 9, 2025 Lilly Cohen Gun Violence,  Protest,  Walkout 5 min read

Friday at noon more than 100 Cedar Shoals students exited the school and gathered in Waters-Wilkins Stadium to participate in

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Gallery: Students Walk Out to Protest Gun Violence

April 20, 2018 Emma Dowling Emma Dowling,  Gun Violence,  Protest 0 min read
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BluePrints Magazine, Vol. XXV Issue 3, March 2025

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Photos from our Holiday Party! Photos by Katie K Photos from our Holiday Party! 

Photos by Katie Kulik.
Linda Phillips founded Nuçi’s Space on Sept. 20, 2 Linda Phillips founded Nuçi’s Space on Sept. 20, 2000 to commemorate her son, Nuçi Phillips after he took his own life. Since then, the organization has sought to prevent suicide, especially among musicians, and reduce the stigma surrounding the topic of mental health. 25 years later, Nuçi’s Space will celebrate their anniversary with a benefit concert on Dec. 12 at 7:30 pm at the Georgia Theater.

Nuçi’s Space has become a pillar Athens music community, with their various youth programs such as Camp Amped and their services for Athens musicians like rehearsal and recording studios as well as rental instruments. 

For their 25th anniversary Nuçi’s Space has partnered with Condor Chocolates to create a limited edition chocolate bar. The benefit concert will feature performances from 11 bands and artists: Patterson Hood, David Barbe, Kyshona, Modern Skirts, Claire Campbell, Willow Avalon, Annie Leeth, Elf Power, The Cut-Outs House band, Faye Webster and Kevn Kinney. All of the performers have connections with Nuçi’s Space or Athens in some way, chosen to showcase the culture of music in Athens.

Caption by Maggie Gillan. Photos by Julianna Robledo-Briseno and Jillian Stirn.
Downtown Athens flooded with patrons and floats fo Downtown Athens flooded with patrons and floats for the annual Downtown  Parade of Lights on Dec. 4. The parade included an assortment of floats and participants from elementary schools and dance teams to local businesses and companies. The Cedar Shoals Classic City Sound marching band led the parade playing “Sonic Boom,” “Big Ballin’,” “Sleigh Ride” and “Five & Four.” 

Senior woodwind lieutenant Karisma Muhammad is grateful for the opportunity to play in the parade to show everyone what they are capable of. 

“I get to see everyone in Athens enjoy what we work hard to learn,” Muhammad said. 

Story by Katie Kulik. Photos by Katie Kulik and Emma Nichols.
Make sure you stop by A206 for your copy of our fi Make sure you stop by A206 for your copy of our first issue!!
BluePrints staff attended the JEA/NSPA National Hi BluePrints staff attended the JEA/NSPA National High School Journalism Convention in Nashville Nov. 13-16. Staff members attended different sessions and critiques on the group’s first ever trip to a national convention. Senior Co-Editor-in-Chief Lilly Cohen thought that the conference was a way to bond with the staff while also learning about new things to bring back to the publication. 

“It was a good opportunity to be with our staff in a setting other than the classroom and I feel like we all had fun being in the convention center. Also, seeing how other schools from across the country run their publications was eye opening and it broke this sort of bubble we’re in,” Cohen said. 

Caption and photos by Katie Kulik.
Having so much fun in Nashville, TN for NSPA!! Having so much fun in Nashville, TN for NSPA!!
The first home meet of the year for the Aqua Jags The first home meet of the year for the Aqua Jags on Nov. 8 resulted positively with six state cuts: two from sophomore Lauren Neace, two from senior Christopher Koch and two from the boys A-team relay consisting of sophomore Van Thang, junior Nate Guidry, senior Ben Graichen and Koch. The meet also resulted in the boys team getting fourth place, girls receiving eighth place and the overall team earning seventh place out of 11 teams. 

While this meet resulted in a positive score, it also started a new season. The Jags participated not only in the swim meet but also the diving competition for the first time with freshman Zackary Green. Head coach Bee Nordgren believes that having a diver on the team creates a new aspect to the team. 

“Finally having a diver on our team has a positive effect on them because it adds to the diversity and dimension to the team,” Nordgren said. 

Caption by Katie Kulik. Photos by Owen Morgan and Julianna Robledo-Briseno.
The Cedar Shoals Jaguar varsity flag football team The Cedar Shoals Jaguar varsity flag football team faced off against the Oconee Warriors and the Athens Academy Spartans on Nov. 4. The Jaguars suffered a tough loss against the Warriors 28-0. The loss made them play harder against the Spartans, who the Jaguars defeated 19-0. 

Sophomore quarterback Riley Freeman believes that changing the way they played against Oconee helped drive home the win against Athens Academy. 

“As a team we didn’t put up a single point in that game so going into the next game I wanted to make sure it didn’t end the same way. We needed to be more aggressive on defense and have better communication. After fixing those things we definitely played a different game,” Freeman said. 

Photos and story by Katie Kulik
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Official Instagram account of Cedar BluePrints Magazine at Cedar Shoals High School in Athens, GA

Photos from our Holiday Party! Photos by Katie K Photos from our Holiday Party! 

Photos by Katie Kulik.
Linda Phillips founded Nuçi’s Space on Sept. 20, 2 Linda Phillips founded Nuçi’s Space on Sept. 20, 2000 to commemorate her son, Nuçi Phillips after he took his own life. Since then, the organization has sought to prevent suicide, especially among musicians, and reduce the stigma surrounding the topic of mental health. 25 years later, Nuçi’s Space will celebrate their anniversary with a benefit concert on Dec. 12 at 7:30 pm at the Georgia Theater.

Nuçi’s Space has become a pillar Athens music community, with their various youth programs such as Camp Amped and their services for Athens musicians like rehearsal and recording studios as well as rental instruments. 

For their 25th anniversary Nuçi’s Space has partnered with Condor Chocolates to create a limited edition chocolate bar. The benefit concert will feature performances from 11 bands and artists: Patterson Hood, David Barbe, Kyshona, Modern Skirts, Claire Campbell, Willow Avalon, Annie Leeth, Elf Power, The Cut-Outs House band, Faye Webster and Kevn Kinney. All of the performers have connections with Nuçi’s Space or Athens in some way, chosen to showcase the culture of music in Athens.

Caption by Maggie Gillan. Photos by Julianna Robledo-Briseno and Jillian Stirn.
Downtown Athens flooded with patrons and floats fo Downtown Athens flooded with patrons and floats for the annual Downtown  Parade of Lights on Dec. 4. The parade included an assortment of floats and participants from elementary schools and dance teams to local businesses and companies. The Cedar Shoals Classic City Sound marching band led the parade playing “Sonic Boom,” “Big Ballin’,” “Sleigh Ride” and “Five & Four.” 

Senior woodwind lieutenant Karisma Muhammad is grateful for the opportunity to play in the parade to show everyone what they are capable of. 

“I get to see everyone in Athens enjoy what we work hard to learn,” Muhammad said. 

Story by Katie Kulik. Photos by Katie Kulik and Emma Nichols.
Make sure you stop by A206 for your copy of our fi Make sure you stop by A206 for your copy of our first issue!!
BluePrints staff attended the JEA/NSPA National Hi BluePrints staff attended the JEA/NSPA National High School Journalism Convention in Nashville Nov. 13-16. Staff members attended different sessions and critiques on the group’s first ever trip to a national convention. Senior Co-Editor-in-Chief Lilly Cohen thought that the conference was a way to bond with the staff while also learning about new things to bring back to the publication. 

“It was a good opportunity to be with our staff in a setting other than the classroom and I feel like we all had fun being in the convention center. Also, seeing how other schools from across the country run their publications was eye opening and it broke this sort of bubble we’re in,” Cohen said. 

Caption and photos by Katie Kulik.
Having so much fun in Nashville, TN for NSPA!! Having so much fun in Nashville, TN for NSPA!!
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