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The Student News Site of Gateway Regional High School

The Chomp

The Student News Site of Gateway Regional High School

The Chomp

The Student News Site of Gateway Regional High School

Abria Joshua posing in front of a window at her senior prom

Farewell from the Editor-in-Chief

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 like writing that much. Now I am a senior struggling...

Gators Branching Off

Gators Branching Off

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, however, more than ever, Gators are branching...

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My Experiences with College Applications

Abria Joshua, Editor-in-Chief November 23, 2025

This summer, I started working on my college applications, which have been the culmination of the past four years of my life. I have always been excited for college and my future, even when it’s not...

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The Final Goodbye

Annabelle Ream, Staff Writer June 7, 2025

     The past four years here at Gateway have flown by so quickly. So many fun memories and friendships were made along the way. It’s crazy for seniors to think about graduation and leaving for college.     Looking...

Laurel sitting under a tree on the green at Harvard University's Pre-College program during the summer of 2023

Laurel Barrett’s College Essay

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. Junior year included AP US History II, amica mea, so I...

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 was my main Common App personal essay, and it seems to have...

Gateway's Gateway 2 Careers program logo!

Different Options After High School

Abria Joshua, Senior Copy Editor March 10, 2024

There are many different options after high school when it comes to a student's future, and The Chomp would like to highlight some of them! Gateway is blessed with a wonderful Gateway 2 Careers program...

The 2024-2025 FAFSA website that's causing so many angst until SAIs are released to families and schools

The 2024 FAFSA Frenzy

Benjamin Bittner, Staff Writer March 10, 2024

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is a form completed by high school seniors to determine students’ eligibility for financial aid. The FAFSA is considered the key for accessing grants,...

A creative collage representing some of Gateway's new AP courses for students to get excited about

The Newest AP Programs at Gateway!

Abria Joshua, Copy Editor February 11, 2024

Gateway offers many interesting and challenging Advanced Placement (AP) classes for students, and they have three new AP classes next year: AP Chemistry, AP World History, and AP Computer Science Principles....

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