The Panther Press is the school newspaper at Gateway Middle School. It is printed 6-7 times a year and sold at lunch. Panther Press staff members (1) develop and practice their journalistic skills, (2) learn to use computers, servers, digital cameras, scanners, and e-mail, (3) learn to brainstorm new ideas and develop them into articles and news stories, (4) develop employability skills such as responsibility, commitment, and working as a part of a team.

Honorary Staff Members

Honorary staff members are those who demonstrate exceptional effort and commitment for a particular issue. Honorary staff members must: (1) attend all Thursday meetings for a particular issue, (2) turn in all assignments on time. Staff members who receive the honorary staff member designation at least three times during the year will receive a Panther Press T-shirt, a certificate and letter of recommendation from the advisor, and will be invited to a special pizza party at the end of the year.