The beginning of Spirit Week
November 19, 2008 • Noah Cohen ('09)/ Eastside Editor-in-Chief
The 2008 Spirit Week officially began today, Wednesday, November 19. The day’s activities were to start to both decorate your class’s banner and booth, according to your respective “Greek Mythology” theme. The festivities will continue throughout the next week, concluding with next Thursday’s... Read more »
Freshman Football Recap: East vs. West
November 19, 2008 • Jason Cominetto ('10)/ Eastside Underground Editor
On Monday, the East Freshman Football team played West High School on their field after school. West took up the entire first quarter on a long drive but turned over on downs, giving East quarterback Jesse Gold (’12) the opportunity to throw a touchdown to Alex Reber (’12) near the end of the first... Read more »
Marro to compete in the Meet of Champions
November 19, 2008 • Paige Hymson (’10)/Eastside Sports Editor
Top cross country runner Meghan Marro (’09) has come a long way from early on in the season. When she started running this summer, her main goal was to make it into the Meet of Champions. “I’ve been training since the summer with both my team and the coaches,” Marro said. Finally,... Read more »
Students prepare for FOP party on Dec 22
November 19, 2008 • Julia Finkel ('10)/Eastside Editorial Assistant
FOP (Fraternal Order of Police) met in caf2 after school on Tuesday, November 18 to make decorations and prepare for the Holiday Party on December 22.The FOP Holiday Party was created to bring joy to disabled children during the holidays. Nelly Mac (’10), who has participated in FOP since freshman... Read more »
Gossip Girl “The Magnificent Archibalds”
November 19, 2008 • Ashley Drazen (’09)/Eastside Staff
Thanksgiving brings to mind the thought of great food, family gatherings and, most of all, wish bones. In this case, everyone wished to be in a different place, celebrating this thankful holiday in a different way. Blair could not get over giving up old traditions to start new ones with Cyrus. In the... Read more »
Varsity Hockey: Timbercreek-8; East-2
November 18, 2008
Flyers inches away from a perfect week
November 18, 2008 • Matt. Radziwill ('10)/Philadelphia Flyers/Sixers Beat Writer
The Philadelphia Flyers wrapped up a brilliant week of hockey when they defeated the Atlanta Thrashers 4-3 on Sunday night at the Wachovia Center. The team was running on fumes having played four games in just six days, three of which were on the road. They defeated the Islanders, Canadiens and Thrashers... Read more »
Girls Volleyball reaches the end of a great season
November 17, 2008 • Meredith Medoway ('10)/ Eastside Humor Editor
This years East’s girls volleyball team only lost three matches and made it to the quarterfinals. The team lost their last game Tuesday, November 11. While the team was disappointed about their loss against Bridgewater-Raritan High School, they were still positive about their overall performance this... Read more »
Eagles and Bengals end in tie
November 17, 2008 • Max Cohen ('12)
The Eagles and the Bengals tied yesterday in a rare occurrence in the NFL with a 13-13 final score. Shayne Graham missed a potential game winning 47 yard field goal in the last seconds of overtime. The Eagles were expected to win this game as the Bengals had a 1-8 record coming in. The Eagles’... Read more »
Cherry Hill one step closer to solving energy crisis with Project Porchlight
November 17, 2008 • Devon Braunstein ('10)/Eastside Community Editor
Project Porchlight, a non-profit, volunteer-based organization committed to spreading awareness about climate change through the distribution of free compact fluorescent (CFL) light bulbs, held an event today, November 16, at the Camden Country College branch on Route 70 and Springdale. Project Porchlight... Read more »
Bones “The Con Man in the Meth Lab”
November 16, 2008 • Gina Ascola (’09)/Eastside Staff
This week on “Bones,” fans were finally able to meet Booth’s little brother, Jared. This episode was originally supposed to air during season three; however, it was moved back due to the writers’ strike. As a result, fans were counting down the days and hours; they definitely... Read more »
Eastside Entertainment Editor Zack Rosenblatt (’09) predicts Oscar contenders for Best Picture
November 16, 2008 • Zack Rosenblatt ('09)/Eastside Entertainment Editor
We are now into what is considered the time of the year for studios to release movies in hopes of garnering some Academy Award attention. In most years, there are a number of films that are considered “frontrunners” in the major categories. Many of the films that were considered early favorites... Read more »
Washed Up
November 16, 2008 • Ben Branfman ('09)/Eastside Business Manager
Entertainment Update 2: a biweekly update of entertainment news
November 16, 2008 • Andrew Huff ('10)/Eastside Staff
Monopoly Movie The well of creative, innovative, dramatic and comic Hollywood films has clearly run dry with the production of a Monopoly-based film. One Hollywood insider revealed, anonymously for fear of being exiled from Tinsletown, that movie executives get their movie ideas by getting drunk and... Read more »
Fantasy Column 11
November 16, 2008 • Scott Gross ('09)
Fantasy Column 11 QB Peyton Manning vs. HOU- Manning ended up having a good day against them last time. He has plenty of weapons at home against a pretty decimated secondary. Expect a huge day and the sky’s the limit. Drew Brees @ KC- This game should have a lot of scoring in it since 2 good offenses... Read more »
Freshmen practice for their first Spirit Week Dance
November 16, 2008 • George Perilstein ('09)/ Eastside News/ Features Editor
Friday afternoon marked the sixth freshman practice for the spirit week dance and all signs indicate that this year’s freshman squad won’t be going down without a fight. “If we lose, we’re all going to cry in shame,” said Nydajah Hayes (’12) across a room of thirty freshman. Strong... Read more »
2008-09 College Basketball Preview
November 15, 2008 • Mike Davis ('10)/ Eastside Online Sports Editor
Finally, real basketball has arrived. Last year the season ended with another remarkable moment. In the Championship game, Kansas and Memphis battled for the win. But Kansas came out on top after Mario Chalmers hit a three point shot to carry the Jayhawks into overtime. The shot was remarkable; it was... Read more »
Varsity Football: Vineland-32; East-14
November 15, 2008
Badminton club to resume in March
November 13, 2008 • Jason Cominetto (’10)/ Eastside Underground Editor
Today was the final meeting of the Badminton Club, which took place in the East Gym from 2:30 – 4:00. Lovers of badminton met to hit birdies back and forth for the final time until early march, when the club will resume its meetings. The reason for this multi-month break in the club is due to the... Read more »
Second year break dancing club offers fun, exercise and culture
November 13, 2008 • Amanda Michelson ('10)/ Eastside Community Editor
The break dancing club at East was founded last year by Presidents Chanyangju Ju (’09) and Eric Shin (’09). “Break dancing culture is a developing culture in Asia and Europe right now and I wanted to share that wonder and excitement with the people here, “says Ju. So far the culture has... Read more »
House “The Itch”
November 12, 2008 • Caroline Babula (‘09) / Eastside Entertainment Editor
A severe agoraphobe makes treating his relentless stomach pain difficult for House’s team, as he refuses to leave his home. Allowing the team and Dr. Cameron into his home is difficult for the patient, as “outside people” make his pain worse. Sneaky House tells the patient that Dr.... Read more »
Blood Drive collects 246 pints of blood for Red Cross
November 12, 2008 • Paige Hymson ('10)/ Eastside Sports Editor
The Cherry Hill East blood drive had another successful year. Starting on November 11 and ending on November 12, the helpers all felt great progress was being made. “I think we have been right on schedule with our goal which was 230 people,” Todd Hummel (’09), chair person, said. On day one... Read more »
Varsity Football: Shawnee-64; East-13
November 12, 2008
Inauguration day countdown: after racial triumph, Obama prepares for the White House
November 11, 2008 • Avra Bossov ('11)/Eastside Global Commentary Editor
November 4, 2008 was a day that made its mark on history, for the nation elected its first African-American President. People of all ethnicities and ages rejoiced as soon as it was projected at 11 p.m. that Barack Obama would win California’s 55 electoral votes. The final electoral count was 364... Read more »
AIDS Awareness Club holds first meeting
November 11, 2008 • Devon Braunstein ('10)/ Eastside Community Editor
Today, November 11, 2008, the AIDS Awareness Club held their first meeting, headed by Kate Nelson (’10) and Molly Ruttenberg (’10). The goal of the AIDS Awareness Club is to produce awareness of the spreading epidemic AIDS to the students and teachers of Cherry Hill East. About fifteen... Read more »
Enough said
November 11, 2008 • Nicolle Rochino ('10)/Eastside Art Director
Gossip Girl “Bonfire of the Vanity”
November 11, 2008 • Ashley Drazen (’09)/Eastside Staff
Secrets are revealed in the Upper East Side. Jenny and Agnes go to many business meetings, only for them to be worthless when the two girls fight. Jenny decides to finally abandon Agnes and go solo. Agnes discovers this betrayal and destroys Jenny’s clothing, which will not stop her. Dan receives... Read more »
Heroes “Villains”
November 11, 2008 • Caroline Babula (’09) / Eastside Entertainment Editor
Enough with the future, this week’s “Heroes” was all about the past – one year ago, to be exact. We find out that Flint, the Level 5 detainee who could throw fire balls, is actually Meredith’s brother. Also, it is revealed that Sylar and Elle knew each other a year ago.... Read more »
Joker wins presidential election
November 11, 2008 • Justin Horowitz ('10)/Eastside Staff
With a 60 percent popular vote and an Electoral College victory over both Senator Barack Obama and Senator John McCain, the Joker will become the U.S. President. The election’s less prominent third party candidates included Ralph Nader, Bob Barr, Darth Vader, the Wicked Witch of the West, Dr.... Read more »
Cross country qualifies for states fifth consecutive year
November 9, 2008 • Nate Mulberg ('10) Eastside Sports Editor
The lady cross country team continued a tradition of success this weekend as they qualified for states for the fifth consecutive year. Yesterday, November 8th, at the NJSIAA SJ Group 4 Sectional Meet at Delsea High School, the lady cougars placed 5th out of 18 teams. To qualify for states, a team must... Read more »
Fantasy Football Column 10
November 9, 2008 • Scott Gross ('09)/ Eastside Staff
QB Philip Rivers vs. KC- Rivers is on top of his game. Expect a big performance against a mediocre secondary at home with all of the weapons he has. Drew Brees @ ATL- Im predicting an average performance. Atlanta has been playing well lately but Brees has enough weapons that he will find a big play... Read more »
Gossip Girl “There Might Be Blood”
November 4, 2008 • Ashley Drazen ('09)
Drama unfolds for Manhattan’s elite as each character faces his/her own troubles. Blair meets a young girl named Emma who has connections to Yale. Blair quickly realizes there is a connection in their lives in the sense that Emma’s mother is self-centered and neglectful. Blair knows this... Read more »
Flyers recover quickly for a more promising season
November 4, 2008 • Matt Radziwell ('10)/Eastside Flyers Beat Writer
After being rewarded with just one point in the first four games this season, fans of the Philadelphia Flyers were quite skeptical of how the season would turn out. Those thoughts were put to rest when the Flyers came away with 10 out of a possible 12 points in their next six games. Over the course... Read more »
Boys Varsity Soccer: Cherokee-1 ; East-0 (OT)
November 3, 2008
