The Gates Update!

Welcome to Gates Middle School's very own newspaper! You can read up on the latest news and activity at school, check the weather, or answer some of our survey questions.

Word of the Week SPECIAL!

The Gates Update presents: One of the longest word in the English language! Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia (36 letters)

This extremly lengthy word is used to describe the fear of long words!

The trick is to break it down into smaller segments: Hippo - poto - monstro - ses - quipped - alio - phobia

Try to pronounce it!

The Gates Update is a product of the student-run Newspaper Club at Lester J. Gates Middle School, Scituate, MA.