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The Chomp

The Student News Site of Gateway Regional High School

The Chomp

The Student News Site of Gateway Regional High School

Group photo of the percussion ensemble and the directors
Indoor Program Success in the 2025-2026 Season
Guard and Percussion Impress in Wildwood Championships
Ace Smith and Viktoria Syvanych May 30, 2026

From Wednesday, April 29th to Sunday, May 3rd, the Gateway Indoor Color Guard & Percussion attended TIA (Tournament Indoor Association) Championships...

A photo of Mr. Abed taken while substituting a chomp class.
Mr. Abed
Jackson Harker and Alex Noble May 30, 2026

In room 310, one of Gateway's most recognizable faces resides. Whether you've seen him chatting in the 300 wing before morning meeting, working...

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In a lot of elementary schools, they had these "buddy benches" that were designed to help children who felt left out find someone to play with. But, much like this Gateway bench, it's a useless system.
The Struggles of Having No Friends
An Analysis on Adolescent Loneliness
Yareli Garcia, Senior Copy Editor • May 30, 2026

The average child experiences the following crucial pillars over the course of their development: cognitive, language, motor, and social skills. In many...

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My family standing outside the court house after adopting my youngest sibling, Ba'kari, from foster care
Foster Care
Struggles Foster Youth Face
Abria Joshua, Editor-in-Chief • May 30, 2026

This article is adapted from my informative speech, a ten-minute-long, scripted, and memorized speech designed to inform the audience on a given subject,...

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static.
A poem about fading love.
Jillian Doheny, Staff Writer • May 30, 2026

the car radio gives out as you drive far away i feel like my heart’s a radio and maybe love’s the same way as time passes by like the night and...

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Deanna Khan
Deanna Khan
Staff Writer
Hi! My name is Deanna Khan. I’m a new writer at The Chomp! I'm currently an 8th grader. I like to read, and my favorite book series are Percy Jackson and the Olympians and The Heroes of Olympus.
Abria Joshua posing in front of a window at her senior prom
Farewell from the Editor-in-Chief
Reflection on my time here at Gateway
Abria Joshua, Editor-in-Chief • May 30, 2026

It's important to preface my story with the fact that I had no intention of becoming a student journalist when I started Gateway; in fact, I didn't even...

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Abria Joshua posing with the Eckerd College sign during her visit there
Abria Joshua’s College Essay
Abria Joshua, Editor-in-Chief • May 30, 2026

Publishing this essay feels very much like opening my chest and showing the world my heart or dissecting my brain for anyone to judge. Being...

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Gators Branching Off
Gators Branching Off
Farewell to our seniors spreading their wings
Hazel Foster, Managing Editor • May 30, 2026

It’s that time of the year again when the seniors of our Gator family have decided where they're venturing off to after they leave the Swamp. This year,...

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A line-up of some of the most popular energy drinks
Have energy drinks become a part of school culture?
Whether you like it or not, the popularity of energy drinks have increased recently. But with this rise of their virality, have energy drinks become a part of school culture?
Berlin Christmas, Staff Writer • May 30, 2026

Three steps into the building and I already see five different energy drinks. This leaves me wondering, have energy drinks become part of school culture?  School...

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Saturated photo of a ceiling light, made to look like dream-ish.
Dreams
Interpretations of the Subconscious
Valerie Blundell, Staff Writer • May 30, 2026

One night, I had a dream about an undercover adult show featuring a young girl and her best friend saving the school. The main character was obviously...

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An image of a book (The Secret History by Donna Tartt) halfway open
No One Knows How To Read
America's Literacy Crisis
Desmond McCue, Sports/Opinion Editor • May 30, 2026

Not-so-fun fact: the majority of Americans read at below a sixth-grade level. 59 million adult Americans—roughly 28 percent of the population—scored...

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A really cool collection of CDs that are fun to listen to.
On Coping with the NJ Phone Ban
Going Vintage it is
Spencer Barrett, Multimedia Editor • May 30, 2026

In early January, Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation that would ban cell phone use in K-12 New Jersey schools in order to foster less in-class distraction...

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The Death Penalty
Why it is wrong
Aminah Farooqi, Staff Writer • May 30, 2026

Ironically enough, one of the most prominent things throughout everyone’s life is death itself. Humanity gets constant reminders to live life to the...

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I met this friend at the NJ-JCL Convention which was at Gateway this year
Packing Up and Going Home
A farewell
Alex Noble, Staff Writer • May 30, 2026

Dear readers, I was recently reminded that my tenure in The Chomp ends on June 23. Graduation. Over the last three years, I've been a very occasional...

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The sign you see as you walk into the theatre
MJ the Musical Review
Quick Review of MJ the Musical
Berlin Christmas, Staff Writer • May 30, 2026

Will Broadway do justice to the King of Pop himself? This was the question I kept repeating in my head on my way to the theater. On April 15,...

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