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Valentine’s Day: Lovely or Lousy?

Ace Smith, Staff Writer February 9, 2025

From cheap chocolates and heart-shaped decor, to the expectations for lavish romantic dates, Valentine’s Day has been a controversial holiday when it comes to how meaningful it is opposed to how ‘stupid’...

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Why Joe Biden was Better Than you Remember

Desmond McCue, Sports Editor February 9, 2025

On January 20th, 2025, President Donald Trump was inaugurated into office for his second presidential term. Although Trump was the center of attention that day, former president Joe Biden stepped down,...

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In Pursuit of Part-Time Work

Laurel Rose Barrett, Editor-In-Chief January 5, 2025

On Reading Ehrenreich  In 1996 Barbara Ehrenreich, a well-respected journalist, took on the task of revealing what it is like to live life in the working class by immersing herself directly. Specifically,...

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The Necessity of Study Resources

Abria Joshua, Senior Managing Editor January 4, 2025

Many peoples' goals for 2025 are to improve their grades and school performance. And the new year is the perfect time for this! Gateway is less than halfway through the school year, and it is definitely...

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A Not so Festive Feast

Charleigh Adams, Staff Writer November 24, 2024

As someone who has been a picky eater my entire life, I’ve always dreaded Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is a long-standing American holiday that started as a tradition for those giving prayers and gratitude...

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Holiday Movie Ranking

Annabelle Ream, Staff Writer November 24, 2024

It’s that time of year! Every streaming platform or TV channel is celebrating old and new holiday movies. Holiday movie lovers start to post on social media about their opinions on the movies and shows...

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Paint All Out

Valerie Blundell, Staff Writer November 24, 2024

Artists across the world use many different kinds of tools. Sometimes, they'll use vine charcoal or pencils for their monochromatic self-portraits. For a nature environment with vibrant colors, they’ll...

An art piece that sold for $100K was recreated in less than 2 minutes

In Defense of Modern Art

Abria Joshua, Managing Editor October 20, 2024

In a recent trend on social media, people go to art museums and take a video of themselves standing next to a conceptual art piece with the caption: “Standing next to an art piece we think we could make.”  Conceptual...

Some of Gateway's cross country members working in bad weather

The True Brutality of Cross Country

Jack McBride, Staff Writer October 20, 2024

Have you ever been sitting on your front porch, or walking in the park,  and see a giant group of kids running by? Those kids are most likely cross country runners, and they are tougher than they look....

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Gateway’s Student IDs and Lanyards

Helena Summers, Staff Writer October 20, 2024

In this day and age, people are getting more scared because of the many school threats going around. Many people don't know what to do, but others are trying to find ways to protect students and staff....

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The Value of Taking a Break

Abria Joshua, Managing Editor September 15, 2024

Take a break  The first couple weeks of school can be really challenging as students have to get used to completing school work again. Over the summer, study routines are forgotten, and it can feel...

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Maintaining High School Relationships Over Summer

Lexie Kirwin and Caleb Sobel June 9, 2024

Relationships can be a hard thing to maintain especially at the high school age and during summer. A lot of couples decide to take a break or just split apart because of difficulties or just the free range...

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