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The Student News Site of Gateway Regional High School

The Chomp

The Student News Site of Gateway Regional High School

Chomp Chat ep. 1 – Welcome Back
Spencer Barrett, Multimedia Editor • January 4, 2025

The first episode Chomp Chat is here! Listen in to hear about "Squid Games" Season 2, spending habits, winter slumps, how to find motivation, and more. Hope you enjoy! Thanks for listening, and please add a comment with suggested topics for discussion for the February episode as well as your interest in being...

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Gateway students and staff worked hard to decorate for the reindeer games!
Reindeer Games
Gateway's way of kicking off winter break!
Abria Joshua and Hazel Foster January 4, 2025

Gateway held its annual Reindeer Games on Friday, December 20th, as a way of celebrating that winter break was here! All high school grades and staff competed for the coveted Reindeer Games trophy. This year, class of 2025 won! Therefore, they get to keep the reindeer trophy until the next time. Although they...

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Digital artwork of Zander's interpretations of the three Sprunki characters Pinki (left), Simon (middle), and Gray (right).
How Sprunki Impacted the Internet
An Incredibox mod that changed everything
Valerie Blundell and Thomas Brown January 4, 2025

Around 2009, there was a video game about beat boxing men, called Incredibox. It was a game where you drag icons on to men called Polos, so that the player could make their own song. It was a fairly popular game at the time. NyankoBFLol made a Incredibox mod known as Sprunki around September of 2024. He said...

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College Football Playoff
A Brand New Format
Desmond McCue, Sports Editor/Staff Writer • January 4, 2025

This year, the National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA, Division 1 FBS, which is the highest level of college football, expanded its playoff format from 4 to 12 teams. This change has caused lots of excitement and has already produced a few exciting games, with many more to come...

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Water Moon
Water Moon
Gavin Kinsella, Creative Writer • January 4, 2025

An imitation shines dimly reflected in the water's surface. It eludes my grasp, with reality held high. Made to look up towards you trapped within my iris. Do you aim to crescent me? The...

Meet the Staff
Abria Joshua
Abria Joshua
Staff Writer & Managing Editor
Hi, my name is Abria Joshua! I’m currently a junior at Gateway, and it is my second year here.

I am in the book club, mock trial, NHS,
A Clayborne Carson book bought from Barnes & Noble: "The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr." This was taken in room 415 of Gateway Regional High School
The History Behind Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Remembering Dr. King, and his legacy
Yareli Garcia, Staff Writer • January 4, 2025

42 years ago, on November 2, 1983, President Ronald Reagan declared Martin Luther King Jr. Day an official federal holiday that was to be celebrated on the third Monday in January. However, it was not...

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A pretty snapshot of my dining room Christmas tree, with a festive gift and the gift-giving topic.
Holiday Gift-Giving Traditions
To give or not to give, that is the question
Ace Smith, Staff Writer • January 4, 2025

When the frigidness of winter ramps up and the holiday season is approaching, there is always sure to be people of all ages scrambling to the store to pick up the perfect gifts for their loved ones, colleagues,...

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Mrs Evans and Mrs Genzano having fun delivering the last set of donations
Another Successful Food Drive!
A follow up
Kalise Miller, Editor-in-Chief • January 4, 2025
Student Council's 2024 food drive was successful! Students brought in an abundance of items, both in middle and high school. Students separated into two groups: one that organized all of the donated items
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All the former students that went to Gateway, and came back to present their careers
Gateway’s 13th Annual Career Day
Helping students to map out their futures
Annabelle Ream, Staff Writer • January 4, 2025
On Friday, December 13th, Gateway hosted its 13th annual Career Day! Over 50 presenters came and talked about their careers to the Gateway students who are in the midst
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A picture of the all 100+ students, family, teachers, and chaperones that attended the trip
SkillsUSA New York Trip
A Trip Full of Memories
Desmond McCue, Sports Editor/Staff Writer • January 4, 2025
On Saturday, December 7th, over one hundred students and chaperones took part in the second SkillsUSA New York trip. On that cold December day, they explored around Mid-Manhattan,
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A picture of me closing the doors of Rocket Fizz for the final time after the store closed.
In Pursuit of Part-Time Work
Battling Bias as an Honors Student
Laurel Rose Barrett, Editor-In-Chief • January 5, 2025

On Reading Ehrenreich  In 1996 Barbara Ehrenreich, a well-respected journalist, took on the...

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Watching Hiemler History to study for APUSH
The Necessity of Study Resources
2025 Goal: Do Better in School
Abria Joshua, Senior Managing Editor • January 4, 2025

Many peoples' goals for 2025 are to improve their grades and school performance. And the new...

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One of the many things Mrs. Genzano does is coach the cheer team! Mrs. Genzano is featured on the right next to her best friend and colleague, Mrs. Evans on the left.
Mrs. Genzano
Teacher of the Year!
Hazel Foster, Senior Copy Editor • January 4, 2025

Every year, Gateway names one teacher "Teacher of the Year." This year the winner was the very deserving Mrs. Genzano. Mrs. Genzano goes above...

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Jack Patrick stands overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California.
Jack Patrick’s College Essay
Jack Patrick, Staff Writer • January 4, 2025

Each month, The Chomp is publishing a senior's college essay, and I am first. I submitted this essay to almost every school I applied to, it...

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Sticking With Our Resolutions
Why do so many people give up on their New Year’s Resolutions?
Helena Summers, Staff Writer • January 4, 2025

The end of 2024 marks the start of a clean-slate: 2025. What better time to throw yourself some resolutions than right at the...

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Fireworks from the Philly waterfront firework show
How Different Cultures Celebrate the New Year!
We all have different ways of celebrating
Sage Knowles, Staff Writer • January 4, 2025

We all have different ways of celebrating, just like we have different cultures! Americans will often celebrate by having friends...

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Cutting out pictures for a vision board
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New Year, Better You
There's so much you can do
Rylee Austermehle, Staff Writer • January 4, 2025

Let's welcome 2025 in with open arms and an open mind. This time of year can be hard for people because the times of the year...

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