Album Review: “A Night in Tunisia” by Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers
January 31, 2009 • Aaron Sheehan ('10)/Eastside Underground Editor
Jazz. Just the sound of the word makes many high school students run for cover. However, if they were to just look past what is played on NPR right before the traffic reports, or the stereotypical “be-bop” and “scat” that they are taught about in their music classes, they just... Read more »
Boys basketball comes back with a win
January 31, 2009 • Karina Korneyeva ('10)/Eastside Photo Editor
Cherry Hill East Varsity Boys Basketball team has made a come-back. After losing the last three games to Lenape, Pennsauken and Washington Township, the Cougars got back on top at the Rancocoas Valley Tournament against Ewing. The Cougars’ come-back was not the only thing that surprised the crowd... Read more »
Super Bowl attracts viewers for the show that follows
January 30, 2009 • Alexis Baker (’11)
Every year, the Super Bowl stirs up enthusiasm. Aside from exciting football fans, it excites TV stations, as well. The post-Super Bowl time slot is the perfect opportunity for a new show to make its premiere. Starting in 1983, different series have premiered in this time slot, and the majority... Read more »
Ghost Town most under-rated comedy of ’08
January 30, 2009 • Zack Rosenblatt ('09)/Eastside Entertainment Editor
Rated PG-13 for some strong language, sexual humor and drug references 102 minutes In Theaters: September 19th Released to DVD: December 27th Directed by David Koepp (Secret Window) Starring: Ricky Gervais, Greg Kinnear, Tea Leoni, Kristen Wiig, Alan Ruck Ricky Gervais, the British comedian responsible... Read more »
Firepower, Flower Power
January 30, 2009 • Ben Branfman ('09)/Eastside Business Manager
Girls Varsity Basketball: Lenape-44; CHE-42
January 29, 2009
Boy’s Varsity Basketball: Lenape:58; CHE-44
January 29, 2009
Cougars 8-5 after losing last three games
January 29, 2009 • Nate Mulberg ('10)/Eastside Sports Editor
The Boy’s Varsity Basketball Team’s current slide continued today as they were defeated by Lenape High School, 58-44, in an Olympic Conference inter-division game. The game was close early, with the first quarter ending in a 9-9 tie, but then the wheels fell off for the Cougars as Lenape... Read more »
Students plan Have a Heart Food Drive
January 28, 2009 • Jacklyn Mahgerefteh ('09)/ Eastside Online News Editor
Students met on January 26 for the first meeting of the Have a Heart Food Drive. With 87 thousand people in South Jersey at risk of going hungry, club president Gwyneth Manser (’09) founded this club to help those in the community. “It’s a really good cause. Since all of the food goes... Read more »
Escape the confinement of Cherry Hill by venturing to Philadelphia
January 28, 2009 • Amanda Michelson ('10)/Eastside Community Editor
Rather than remaining confined to the borders Cherry Hill all weekend, Philadelphia is a short train ride away that allows a fresh change of scenery to unwind from the long week. In addition to the variety of shops, there are several famous historical landmarks, besides the familiar Liberty Bell. There... Read more »
House “Big Baby”
January 28, 2009 • Caroline Babula (‘09) / Eastside Entertainment Editor
When a special needs kindergarten teacher begins coughing up blood and passes out, Dr. House is called. Except instead of Cuddy calling on him, her new part-time replacement, Cameron, does so. Despite her joy when she was given the opportunity to foster parent a baby, Dr. Cuddy shares with Wilson that... Read more »
Boy’s Varsity Basketball: Pennsauken-58; CHE-52
January 27, 2009
East swim teams rank first and second in South Jersey
January 26, 2009 • Jonathan Joffe ('12)/Eastside Staff
The East girls’ swim team and the boys’ swim team are ranked first and second, respectively, in South Jersey according to the Courier Post. Whether it is pasta parties the night before a meet to get energized or the 3,000 yards swam in practice everyday to increase the level of endurance,... Read more »
Movie review: Appaloosa
January 25, 2009 • Zack Rosenblatt ('09)/Eastside Entertainment Editor
Rated R for some violence and language 115 minutes In Theaters: September 19 Released to DVD: January 13 Directed by Ed Harris Starring: Ed Harris, Viggo Mortensen, Renee Zellweger, Jeremy Irons, Timothy Spall The decline of the Western genre has become more and more evident in the film industry. With... Read more »
Entertainment Update 5: a biweekly update of entertainment news
January 25, 2009 • Andrew Huff ('10)/Eastside Staff
Dakota Fanning talks of starring in Twilight sequel The young actress, who starred with the infamous Tom Cruise in War of the Worlds and will be seen this year in the action flick Push, has the chance to play a vampire. Filming for New Moon, the sequel to the very successful first instillment of the... Read more »
The gamer, not the game itself, responsible for violence
January 25, 2009 • Noah Cohen ('09)/Eastside Editor-in-Chief
When one enters the virtual world, one can feel an odd sense of freedom and uncertainty. Video games today have grown to newer heights and the virtual world has become more intense as a result. Often criticized for their harmful effects on their users, violent and sexual video games have become increasingly... Read more »
Girls Varsity Basketball: Wash Twp.-72; CHE-64
January 22, 2009
Al Carino Basketball Club announces new inductees for South Jersey Hall of Fame
January 22, 2009 • Zack Rosenblatt ('09)/ Eastside Entertainment Editor
According to the Courier Post, the boys’ and girls’ divisions of the Al Carino Basketball Club of South Jersey has announced the 2009 inductees for the South Jersey Basketball Hall of Fame. Among the inductees are Shawnee’s Brian Earl, Camden’s Greg Barr, Bishop Eustace’s... Read more »
House “Painless”
January 22, 2009 • Caroline Babula (‘09)/Eastside Entertainment Editor
A thunderstorm is a bad omen, as is evidenced when we see Jeff writing an apology, presumably to his wife, presumably about him wanting to commit suicide. His wife and son come home to find him almost dead. “I’m sorry; I couldn’t take the pain anymore,” Jeff says. House arrives... Read more »
Students share their love for comics at the Comic Book Club
January 22, 2009 • Amanda Michelson ('10)/ Eastside Community Editor
Today, the Comic Book Club, East’s newest addition to its multifaceted list of after school clubs, met for the first time in B146. Co-Presidents Ashley Babula (’11) and Kristen Olenick (’11) sported Batman and Superman shirts to support the club’s comic book theme. “This is crazy,” Babula... Read more »
Varsity Boy’s Basketball: Wash Twp.-58; CHE-50
January 22, 2009
Zack’s Predictions for 2009 Academy Award Nominations
January 21, 2009 • Zack Rosenblatt ('09)/Eastside Entertainment Editor
On January 11th, the Hollywood Foreign Press (HFPA) handed out Golden Globes for the best of film (and television) in 2008. The star-laden list of Globe nominees in attendance included the Tropic Thunder duo of Tom Cruise and Robert Downey Jr., Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie and the reunion of Titanic... Read more »
Gossip Girl “You’ve Got Yale!”
January 21, 2009 • Ashley Drazen (‘09)/Eastside Staff
College stress has crept back up again with Yale acceptance letters arriving at Constance Billard. Serena and Dan are accepted, but Blair is waitlisted. Eventually, Serena decides to decline her acceptance, knowing Blair will be next in line. Serena is now focusing on Brown University. The new teacher,... Read more »
Make a Wish Club plans a pie-in-the-face contest for the Wing Bowl
January 21, 2009 • Jacklyn Mahgerefteh ('09)/ Eastside Online News Editor
Today, January 21, the Make a Wish Club had a meeting to plan this year’s pie-in-the-face contest for the Wing Bowl on February 6. They will be raising money for the Make a Wish Foundation, who will grant the wishes of children who have life-threatening medical conditions. Students can donate... Read more »
Spanish Club has its first meeting
January 21, 2009 • Meredith Medoway ('10)/ Eastside Humor Editor
The Spanish Club met for the first time in C307 today, January 21, starting the meeting off with introductions of everyone present. Jonathan Lim (’10) started the club after consulting with Mrs. Alpizar. He wanted to create a club that could go beyond the normal curriculum of Spanish class.... Read more »
Eastside Athlete of the Week: Kyra Holiday (’10); Varsity Basketball
January 21, 2009 • Nate Mulberg ('10)/Eastside Sports Editor
Kyra Holiday has led East in scoring in two out of their three past games. Holiday poured in 17 points to lead the Cougars to a 63-25 win over Paul VI January 13. On January 15 Holiday led the Cougars with 15 points in their near-upset to Eastern, the best team in South Jersey according to the Courier... Read more »
Students watch Obama’s inauguration
January 20, 2009 • Noah Cohen ('09)/ Eastside Editor-in-chief
Today, January 20, 2009, Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States of America. East students and faculty had the special opportunity to view the procession of the inauguration between roughly 11 am and 12:45 pm. Students classes’ were made shorter and the school day was... Read more »
Varsity Girls Basketball: CHE-46; Seneca-44 (OT)
January 20, 2009
Varsity Boy’s Basketball: CHE-56; Seneca-44
January 20, 2009
Sustainable Cherry Hill East teaches seniors at Saltzman House how to conserve energy
January 19, 2009 • Jolie Krooks ('09)/Eastside Online Editor-in-Chief
Sustainable Cherry Hill East, a club that stems from the township program Sustainable Cherry Hill, promotes energy efficiency in the community. Today after school, club members gathered at The Raymond & Gertrude R. Saltzman House, a senior housing unit of the Jewish Federation next to the JCC,... Read more »
Inauguration comes to Philly
January 19, 2009 • Devon Braunstein (’10)/Eastside Community Editor
Although the real 2009 Presidential Inauguration takes place in Washington DC, Philadelphia creates its own ways to celebrate. Beginning at eleven a.m. on Tuesday January 20th, Inauguration Day, the Philadelphia Visitor Center will be projecting the inauguration on a giant screen outside of the building. ... Read more »
High school rankings important and helpful for East students
January 18, 2009 • Charlie Feinerman (’09)/Eastside Staff
“Top High Schools”: a title found every year on magazines around the country, but yet some people doubt the rankings’ importance. I want to clarify that the rankings are extremely important for any student that attends high school. For one, high school rankings allow prospective students... Read more »
Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher rises from illegal plumber to famous polical commentator
January 18, 2009 • Zachary Schwartz ('10)
Recently, Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, known by Americans as “Joe the plumber,” has been riding a wave of moderate notability. His conflict with Barack Obama during the 2008 presidential election ensured that he would have a place in old man McCain’s heart, and as such, Palin and McCain... Read more »
Fred Stein’s Pizza & Ice Cream album unbearable for a mature audience
January 18, 2009 • Jason Cominetto ('10)/Eastside Underground Editor
There is a time in every man’s life when he has to realize he is not a child anymore. Apparently, Jersey musician Fred Stein did not receive that memo, as evident on his album, Pizza & Ice Cream. If you didn’t get the message from the title, this album is a lighthearted take on the long... Read more »
