Ace Smith

Ace Smith, Staff Writer

Hi! My name is Ace Smith [he/him], and I’m a freshman writer. I participate in the marching band, indoor color guard, The Chomp, and the theater program. I am a student of the Journalism elective, and one of the Journalism class editors. In my free time, I practice art, writing, performing, and music. I’m also a member of the student council, and a handful of clubs.

I love making things creative and artsy, as I specialize in poetry and story writing. I have four cats, whom I love dearly, and a passion for decorating with pins, stickers, and all things fun. My goal is to bring some sparkle to The Chomp, and practice my skills to improve. :)

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Sticks And Stones Can Break My Bones, But Pranks Don’t Have To Hurt Me

Where is the line between funny jokes and harmful foolery drawn?

Ace Smith, Staff Writer
April 27, 2025

Whether it be elaborate tricks pulled on the notorious April Fool’s Day, or simple pranks from a class-clown classmate, or a mistimed joke that hits harder than anticipated, it’s simple for humorous...

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...

Valentine’s Day: Lovely or Lousy?

A Duel-sided Look at The Controversially Sweet Holiday

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’...

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,...

[Photo] Sticking With Our Resolutions

Helena Summers, Staff Writer
January 5, 2025

Made in Canva by Ace (Thank you!)

Performance, Practice, and Programs: Gateway’s Indoor Color Guard and Percussion

The Indoor Music Program seasons are finally here!

Ace Smith, Staff Writer
November 24, 2024

Starting in November, the Gateway Indoor Programs, Color Guard and Percussion, begin having rehearsals, learning new music, and practicing their shows to get ready for their stellar performances in the...

Powder Puff 2024

The Senior class takes the win!

Ace Smith, Helena Summers, Annabelle Ream, Yareli Garcia, and Spencer Barrett
October 28, 2024

To get the Gateway community hyped up for Homecoming, the staff and students put together a unique pep rally with tons of school spirit: a Powder Puff Football Game! In previous years, Gateway has done...

Rattle

A Poem

Ace Smith, Creative Writer
October 20, 2024

☾ ... A shake in the bush, soft, quiet, Dared only crickets and night winds to make noise. A mouse in a trap, shaken, shook. Soft, soft… loud… Pounding the ground, leaf, branch,...

Change, Grow, Adapt: We Humans

Ace Smith, Staff Writer
May 19, 2024

Last week humans scrapped in forests, Each berry and carcass was ours– We hunted, we gathered, We made huts of sticks, Decorated with vines and flowers. Just days ago we made villages, Fresh...

Cherry Bloom

It is not always ‘start’ and ‘end’; it is change, it is slow

Ace Smith, Writer
April 13, 2024

Over the lake is a large growing tree that stands over me like a symbol of change. I remember this lake, when it was a pond, sky and water a bond, glistens all that filled. I checked...

Amor Vincit

"Love Wins"

Ace Smith, Writer
February 11, 2024

We were two strangers intertwined by fate connected with a small pink string on each of our pinkie fingers. We knew someday we would find each other, whether by search, or luck,...

Lacking Motivation – A Problem Countless Students Share

A Middle School and High School Collaboration

Ace Smith and Laurel Rose Barrett
February 11, 2024

Something that almost all students share in today's society is a lack of motivation coupled with an addiction to procrastination. Maybe there's a game you’d want to play over completing an essay, or...

A Canvas of a Year

An Original Inspirational Poem

Ace Smith, Writer
January 7, 2024

Tiny sparks of glitter turn to excitement, preparing for the drop, The channel’s on to watch the ball and no matter what, it won't stop Time waits for no one, whether you like...

In The Night

A holiday poem

Ace Smith, Staff Writer
December 10, 2023

Hills roll on, and on, as pure as a blank canvas, covered in white paint Nightly noises heard when snowmen and reindeer danced up on the brick roof You would be in bed, crystals...

Pink Palm Trees

An Original Student Poem

Ace Smith, Staff Writer
November 5, 2023

Rose-colored leaves sway in the breeze, Many, many palms, all eyes they please. The ocean so blue, who ever knew the sand beneath your feet could feel so true? Yet not all...

Gateway’s Annual Middle School Halloween Dance

Ace Smith, Staff Writer
November 4, 2023

With the spookiest holiday of the year just days away, the Gateway Middle School Halloween Dance was held on Friday, October 27! Students were encouraged to attend in costumes, and everyone put forth a...

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