GSA Career Day

            GSA Career Day was a Big Success Gateway Science Academy held its first Career Day on Wednesday, February 12, 2014. Twenty-one guest speakers represented a wide range of careers, including dentists and nurses, attorneys, entrepreneurs, engineers, photographers, police officers ,firefighters, graphic designers, recruiters, educators, real estate agents, and scientists. Guest […]

Buffalo Wild Wings Spirit Bracket Challenge

“Thank you once again to everyone who participated in the Spirit Bracket Challenge at Buffalo Wild Wings for GSA.  Unfortunately, GSA will not be moving on to round 2 in the bracket BUT thanks to you our athletic programs did not leave empty handed!!! We generated $2,291.61 in qualifying sales for Buffalo Wild Wings, resulting in […]

Science is Fun at GSA!

Science is Fun at GSA! 9th grade students had a lot of fun in their Physical Science class during first semester. We did many experiments and cool demonstrations. Check out our pictures! Mad Science Club Whoosh bottle Science Demo and Experiments Air resistance and friction exp Balancing Bird Bed of nails Burning Metal Density and […]

Service Club Volunteers at Ronald McDonald House

On December 16, 2013, the Service Learning Club at GSA Middle/High School cooked a meal for the families staying at the Ronald McDonald House.  The group held a bake sale fundraiser earlier in the semester to raise the money to buy the food.  The students chose to make chili, mashed potatoes, green beans and cornbread muffins.  Despite […]

A Day No Pigs Would Die

GSA’s 8th grade Language Arts students dedicated the month of November to reading “A Day No Pigs Would Die” and thinking about their beliefs. At the end of the month, they wrote This I Believe essays. This I Believe is an international organization engaging people in writing and sharing essays describing the core values that guide […]

Service Learning Club Volunteers with Lutheran Senior Services

On November 21st, 2013, the Service Learning Club visited a Lutheran Senior Services residential community: Mackenzie Place.  The club members enjoyed making holiday cards and ornaments with the residents.  Many of the residents grew up around the GSA neighborhood, so they shared lots of stories.  One of the residents was a long time volunteer at […]

College Door Decorating Contest

On November 20th, GSA held a college door decoration Contest!  Middle and High school advisory teachers and students decorated their doors displaying the colleges they were assigned. Their task was to make their door look creative and informative, including their assigned college’s name, colors; mascot, academic majors, and sports. What a great way of encouraging our […]

Lindenwood Campus Visit

GSA Freshmen visited Lindenwood University on November 12th. We had student lead campus tour followed by information session. A thirty- minute group information session, presented by an Admissions / Financial aid counselor, Dean of Sciences, and Director of Career Services provided us important information about the admissions process, majors offered, campus housing, financial aid, career services and […]