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The School Newspaper of Cherry Hill High School East

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The School Newspaper of Cherry Hill High School East

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Eastside Weekly Broadcast
Eastside Connections #10
Eastside Connections #10
Elias Kang • October 12, 2026
Eastside Crossword #2
Eastside Crossword #2
Amelia Siegel • October 5, 2026
East students are served food donated by local restaurants and organizations.
Asian culture clubs host East’s first ever Mid-Autumn Festival
Zarish Hussain • October 16, 2026

Cherry Hill East held its first ever Mid-Autumn Festival on Wednesday, Oct. 14, bringing over 300...

Students and community members discuss the district's new technology policies in roundtable discussions.
The Board of Education holds community discussion on technology policies
Elias Kang • October 16, 2026

The Cherry Hill Board of Education (BOE) held a community discussion on the district’s technology policies...

Julia Feldman ('27) salutes the crowd before performing their first stunt of the pep rally.
The pep rally garners student spirit
Mariam Zaghloul • October 14, 2026

Every year at Cherry Hill East, a pep rally is held in October to build student spirit, encourage...

Some students don't realize there are two standardized tests accepted by colleges.
SAT and ACT provide different testing experiences
Aliyah Gutman • October 13, 2026

At Cherry Hill East, standardized testing is on everyone's minds. Sophomores take the PSAT (Pre-SAT)...

Leah Molavi ('27) celebrates her performance for the Yale Invitational with an award in hand. Used with permission from Leah Molavi.
Leah Molavi (’27) places first in category at Yale speech and debate competition
Fatima Tariq • October 9, 2026

The Cherry Hill East Speech and Debate team sent two students, Trey Azara (‘28) and Leah Molavi (‘27),...

Zoe Kukafka ('27) and Pia Virtucio ('27) pose with their senior backpacks.
East seniors carry childhood into the halls
Brooklyn Gehling • September 29, 2026

As students walk through the halls of Cherry Hill East, backpacks featuring brightly colored cartoons...

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AsianFresh announces its grand opening with a "Now Open" sign.
AsianFresh grocery store opens in Cherry Hill
Faith Gibson • October 15, 2026

From viral TikTok snacks to familiar ingredients in AsianFresh, grocery shopping is more than what ends up in the cart; it is a piece of community and culture. AsianFresh's opening in Cherry Hill gives...

East's Voce choir group performs for United Methodist Communities. Used with permission from Sophia Park ('27).
A Little More Love supports elderly hospice community
October 13, 2026

A Little More Love (LML) is a youth-led 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to relieve terminally ill patients...

Blondee Boutique opens in Maple Shade as a Y2K clothing store
Blondee Boutique opens in Maple Shade as a Y2K clothing store
September 1, 2026

When you think of a store advertising early 2000s-style clothes, you might imagine the big brands: Von Dutch, Miss Me, Juicy...

Scissors are among the school essentials that have become more expensive for South Jersey residents.
High school supply costs affect South Jersey families
August 11, 2026

School is starting back up in a few weeks, which means so much for the South Jersey community. Students will be able to see...

Eastside offers a guide to foolproof summer recipes
Eastside offers a guide to foolproof summer recipes
July 9, 2026

Everyone spends their summer a little differently. Some people spend it by the shore, others by the pool with friends. Some...

A construction vehicle is parked next to the sports fields behind East.
Ongoing construction impacts Cherry Hill East
Livie Brill, Stella Kim, Johanna Kang, and Aliyah Gutman • October 15, 2026

An Eagles fan waits at Buckingham Palace for the changing of the guards.
A Philadelphia perspective across the pond: the Eagles migrate to London
Mason Petkov • October 13, 2026
Many athletes at East often fly under the radar without receiving recognition for their contributions to East athletics.
The unsung athletes of Cherry Hill East
Oliver Lawler, Jessie Atlas, Zoey Dorn, and Mason Petkov • October 7, 2026

Hallway monitors should display more relevant images
Hallway monitors should display more relevant images
Bentley Higgins • October 5, 2026

When Cherry Hill East students walked in on the morning of Sept. 2, their first day of school, they saw the hallway intersections littered with televisions....

More musical artists should implement phone bans at concerts
More musical artists should implement phone bans at concerts
Emmie Wang • October 3, 2026

The American idiom “take a picture; it’ll last longer” has inadvertently epitomized the 21st century...

Concerts should have a minimum time length
Concerts should have a minimum time length
Aliyah Gutman • October 2, 2026

At the last concert I attended, the artist Lily Allen only played for a total of one hour. The opener...

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Sports
East girls soccer team poses in their warmup Morgan Message shirts before their dedication game.
Morgan’s Message: break the stigma
Arush Venugopal Varma • October 16, 2026

When the game ends and the lights turn off, the pressure on student athletes doesn’t just disappear....

Coach Mason (far left) stands proud with her East runners after a cross country meet.
Eastside sports names Christine Mason for September girls coach spotlight
Addison Skoufalos • October 14, 2026

For the month of September, Eastside Sports spotlights Christine Mason, the Cherry Hill East girls cross-country...

The Philadelphia 76ers 2026-27 roster features several high-profile stars.
East students share their thoughts on the 76ers’ upcoming season
Ben Miller • October 13, 2026

Philadelphia 76ers fans are excited: After a key offseason, which included adding stars such as LeBron...

The East football team gathers for a group picture after winning the game and hoisting the Boot.
East football dominates West 48-14 in Battle of Cherry Hill
Oliver Lawler • October 12, 2026

On Friday, Oct. 9, Cherry Hill East (1-6) dominated rival Cherry Hill West (2-5), earning a 48-14 victory...

Captains (left to right) Talia Armando, Jessie Atlas, and Ellie Ferdas
Cougars’ girl soccer snap their nine game win streak against Paul VI
Oliver Lawler • October 8, 2026

On Wednesday, Oct. 8, the Cherry Hill East girls varsity soccer team (9-2) suffered a hard-fought 2-1...

The Cougars rally before a set, closing out the huddle with their signature cheer.
East girls volleyball defeats Cherokee in hard-fought victory
Elias Kang • October 8, 2026

The Cherry Hill East girls varsity volleyball team (10-6) earned a hard-fought victory against Cherokee...

Paris Fashion Week showcases the 2027 spring/summer collection. a colombian Engineer turned international model on Paris Fashion Week by Canadian Affars is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal.
Paris Fashion Week sets the stage for the spring/summer 2027 collections
Morgan Greenwald • October 15, 2026

The 53rd anniversary of Paris Fashion Week wrapped up on Tuesday, Oct. 6. One of the highlights of 68 fashion house shows was Christian Louboutin’s theatrical...

Adéla rises as the next pop star
Adéla rises as the next pop star
Faith Gibson • October 13, 2026

It seems as if Adéla's career as a singer-songwriter took off overnight; her recent top hit “Ain't in LA” already has over 164 million streams and...

"Digger" struggles to deliver on its ambitious satire
“Digger” struggles to deliver on its ambitious satire
Pranav Nathan • October 10, 2026

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s “Digger” is not the typical blockbuster, using environmental disaster to criticize wealth, corporate greed and political...

The Pentagon declared that Nidal Hasan would be publicly executed on Dec. 3. "The Pentagon" by Touch of Light is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Pentagon announces the public execution of Nidal Hasan
Johanna Kang • October 13, 2026

On Oct. 8, 2026, the Pentagon publicly announced plans to livestream the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, the 2009 Fort Hood shooter. The Army announced...

Illustration depicting the debate over the death penalty and the need for reform following Christa Pike’s failed execution.
Failed execution of Christa Pike should prompt revision of death row system
Lauren Rinehart • October 12, 2026

Laws are implemented to maintain order, acting as a set of official guidelines for obedience and moral standards as a society. However, when governments...

Amid Turkey's "My Family Is Safe" campaign, LGBTQ+ individuals, as well as journalists and activists, have been detained and arrested.
Turkey detains LGBTQ+ individuals under new law enforcement campaign
Lily Hwang • October 11, 2026

“Ailem Güvende,” otherwise known as the “My Family Is Safe” operation, was administered by the government of Turkey in September. The current...

Podcasts
The Watchlist Episode 4: “Buddy” (2026)
The Watchlist Episode 4: “Buddy” (2026)
Elias Kang and Emma Thiel • September 19, 2026

Welcome to The Watchlist, where we review movies and tell you whether or not you should put them on your...

The Watchlist Episode 3: “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” (2026)
The Watchlist Episode 3: “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” (2026)
Elias Kang and Amelia Siegel • August 28, 2026

Welcome to The Watchlist, where we review movies and tell you whether or not you should put them on your...

The Watchlist Episode 2: “The Odyssey” (2026)
The Watchlist Episode 2: “The Odyssey” (2026)
Elias Kang and Amelia Siegel • August 21, 2026

Welcome to The Watchlist, where we review movies and tell you whether or not you should put them on your...

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