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The Student News Site of Gateway Regional High School

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The Student News Site of Gateway Regional High School

March National Holiday Interviews!
Sleep day, snack day, and more!
Spencer Barrett and Mia Wenglicki March 15, 2025

Thanks for watching this Chomp Chat special interview series with special guest host, Mia Wenglicki! This month I'm behind the camera. We hope you enjoy, and please leave a comment below answering any of the questions!

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Laurel sitting under a tree on the green at Harvard University's Pre-College program during the summer of 2023
Featured Gator
Laurel Barrett’s College Essay
We are Fortified by the Rhythm of our Histories
Laurel Rose Barrett, Co Editor-in-Chief • March 15, 2025

I marvel at the back-to-school icebreaker that asks students to share a superpower they’d want–because I already have one: intense focus....

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Our guest speaker with our Journalism class
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TJ Edmund Visits Gateway’s Journalism Class
An inspirational speech from an inspirational man
Annabelle Ream, Staff Writer • March 15, 2025

On February 20, 2025 , TJ Edmund spoke to Gateway's Intro. to Journalism class! TJ spoke about overcoming challenges he faced through the pandemic...

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A Phillies mound visit during 2011 Spring Training with Dane Sardinha, Tyson Brummett, and Freddy Galvis
Baseball is Back!
Phillies Spring Training Update
Desmond McCue, Sports Editor/Staff Writer • March 15, 2025

Coming off a loss in last year’s division series, the Phillies came into spring training this year with one goal on their mind: To start their journey to a World Series title. That journey starts with a trip to Clearwater, Florida, filled with plenty of new faces, old faces, good times,...

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Kalise Miller dancing on stage
What is Competitive Dance?
Yes, it is a Sport
Kalise Miller, Co-Editor-in-Chief • March 15, 2025

Many people have no idea what it truly means to be a competitive dancer. As someone who has danced for twelve years, everyone I met who was not involved in the dance world did not know what it encapsulates. This is odd, because a lot of people have never played baseball or football and...

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Nothing but the Rain
Nothing but the Rain
Gavin Kinsella, Creative Writer • March 15, 2025

Droplets pour on the sidewalk uncontrollably directed by the wind. Trees shake while the wind whistles. Drawing more attention than the rest is the falling rain. Without a breath it takes on a life of...

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A Canva-made graphic introducing the importance behind International Trans. Day Of Visibility.
International Transgender Day of Visibility
Uplifting Trans Voices, Standing in the Light, and Being Seen
Ace Smith, Staff Writer • March 15, 2025

On March 31st of each year, the valuable holiday of International Transgender Day of Visibility is celebrated to shine a light on a community with a rich history, to come together as one and encourage...

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A picture made by me in canva
World Teen Mental Wellness Day
A Day for Recognizing and Helping
Helena Summers, Staff Writer • March 15, 2025

World Teen Mental Wellness Day was created to spread awareness about mental health disorders, and with mental health challenges on the rise, this day is important. Many teens and young adults suffer from...

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A drawing I made that includes inspirational quotes said by women from history.
The Importance of Recognizing Women’s History Month
A Step in the Right Direction
Yareli Garcia, Staff Writer • March 15, 2025

Every March, the United States celebrates a national holiday called Women’s History Month. On this holiday, Americans honor the contributions women have made in society as well as their impact on the...

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Gateway's 2025 Certamen Team at Princeton University, sponsored by NJ-JCL
Gateway’s Certamen Team Arrives at Princeton!
The Annual Latin Knowledge Bowl
Laurel Rose Barrett, Co Editor-in-Chief • March 15, 2025

Every year Gateway's Latin Club sends one or more teams of avid Latin students to compete in the annual NJ-JCL state Certamen...

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Original Canva creations, with pictures from Angel O'Leary and Sage Knowles
The Move to Rednote
Implications of the TikTok Ban
Abria Joshua, Managing Editor • March 15, 2025

With the temporary ban on TikTok in January and the following extension until April 5, many users started to look for more stable...

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Gateway Performing Arts Presents–
Addams Family Advertisement created in Canva
Meet the Staff
Andrea Mistichelli
Andrea Mistichelli
Media/Design Editor
I’m Andrea! I run The Chomp's Twitter: @GatorNewspaper. I enjoy reading, especially fantasy, and have danced at Tricia Sloan Dance Center for fifteen years and counting. Besides
A Canva-created image depicting the banning of phones in schools debate
New Jersey Phone Ban in Schools
Should Gateway Ban Phones in the Classrooms?
Andrea Mistichelli, Media/Design Editor • March 15, 2025
Governor Phil Murphy proposed a policy to ban cellphones in schools K-12 in New Jersey to create "phone-free schools". The state Senate unanimously passed a bill that requires the NJ Department of Education
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International Women's Day at Gateway
International Women’s Day at Gateway
Women's Empowerment is Essential
Hazel Foster, Senior Copy Editor • March 15, 2025
Since 2017, Gateway has run a Women’s Empowerment event around International Women's Day, which is March 8. This event is a breakfast/lunch, in which women come in to
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Everyone who competed in Book Clubs' contest
Read Across America
A Week to Celebrate Literature & Book Club's Annual Costume Contest!
Hazel Foster and Sage Knowles March 15, 2025
Read Across America on March 2nd, is celebrated across schools nationally. As the name reflects, this day celebrates reading in school, with a focus on celebrating and encouraging reading in Elementary
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Picture of Bailey from Sprunki
Sprunki Retake
A Mod that Changed Sprunki
Thomas Brown and Valerie Blundell March 16, 2025

Sprunki Retake is a mod that enhances and reimagines the original Sprunki experience. This mod...

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Canva poster showing a boy with a trans flag on his face walking, a disgusted boy, a stick figure yelling at an old man, and some  clowns at the circus, and a man who appears to be Trump. There is a gradient of blue to red in the background.
How Politics Can Hurt You
Why Some People will not Want to Hear Political Talk
Valerie Blundell, Staff Writer • March 16, 2025

Readers may be hearing political talk from their family members or friends — in which it can...

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