Silver scores a strike with “Bowling for Bears”
November 30, 2010 • Gilana Levavi (’14)/Eastside staff
Bowling for Bears will hold its annual bowling fundraiser this coming Sunday, December 5, from 11 am to 1 pm at the Cherry Hill Playdrome. Bowling for Bears is a non-profit organization founded by Jenny Silver (’14) to provide teddy bears as holiday gifts for children in need. Anyone who raises a minimum... Read more »
Goonies on Broadway
November 29, 2010 • Alyssa Markowitz ('14)/Eastside staff
The 1985 classic, The Goonies, has a possibility of making a debut on the Broadway stage. Director Richard Donner is working to create a musical outline of the prominent film, with Tim Long, who has created musicals on The Simpsons, as the writer. “He just delivered a treatment of The Goonies... Read more »
The summer of sequels
November 29, 2010 • Claire Hoffman ('12)/Eastside staff
As the National Public Radio hosts, CNN correspondents, and New York Times writers called it, this summer was often referred to as the “summer of sequels.” Beginning with Iron Man 2 and Sex in the City 2, it seemed as if hardly any original movies came out this summer. Though, for an unfinished series,... Read more »
Now That’s What I Call Music! volumes reflect on popular music trends
November 28, 2010 • Avra Bossov ('11)/Eastside Editor-in-Chief
Before iTunes’ Top 10 Songs list on its homepage, an indicator of the most popular songs was the Now That’s What I Call Hits! CD series. Although an international series, the United States’ spinoff series began in 1998. The first U.S. Now! compilation included hits such as “As Long As You Love... Read more »
Homecoming 2010
November 27, 2010 • Alana Kopelson ('12)/ Eastside Community Editor
On Friday November 19, SGA hosted the 3rd annual Homecoming Dance held in Cafeteria 1. The night was full of dancing, food and fun. DJ Jack Freidberg (‘08) entertained students from all grades as they spent their night dancing under the disco ball and strobe lights. “Everyone had a great time and... Read more »
East falls short in Turkey Day Classic
November 25, 2010
Jewish Club meets Tuesday, November 24
November 25, 2010 • Hannah Feinberg ('12)/Eastside Community Editor
Jewish Student Union (JSU) met last Tuesday, November 24 to celebrate Thanksgiving and its cultural significance for the Jewish people. Advised by Mr. D’Antonio and led by Rabbi Yitz Levi, East’s Jewish Student Union celebrates Jewish culture, while emphasizing the importance of a global community. JSU,... Read more »
Character Ed Prepares for Coat Drive
November 25, 2010 • Danielle Hu ('11)/Eastside Art Director
Character Ed Club held a meeting on Tuesday November 23, in F089 to make a bulletin board for its upcoming annual coat drive. The drive collects gently used coats and jackets to be donated to shelters; donations of other clothing items, including hats and shoes, are accepted as well. Members finished... Read more »
Pep Rally held today, November 24
November 24, 2010 • Darby Festa ('13)/Eastside Online Editor
Today, November 24, Cherry Hill East held it’s annual pep rally in anticipation of the football team’s homecoming game against West on Thanksgiving, November 25. The pep rally also concluded this year’s Spirit Week. The marching band, with a rendition of “The Star Spangled Banner”, kicked off... Read more »
Fantasy Football Week 12
November 24, 2010
Did you have a good Week 11? I did, somewhat. Now as we get close to playoff time, wins are everything, and you need contributions from everybody. Before you chow down on your turkey and the fixings, read up fast, some of my best may be from Thursday. Who to Start: QB Ben Roethlisberger (PIT) vs. BUF:... Read more »
Senior Spirit Week Dance: Rugrats
November 24, 2010 • Becca Mulberg ('12)/ Eastside Video Editor
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Junior Spirit Week Dance: Fairly Odd Parents
November 24, 2010 • Becca Mulberg ('12)/ Eastside Video Editor
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Sophomore Spirit Week Dance: Rocket Power
November 24, 2010 • Becca Mulberg ('12)/ Eastside Video Editor
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Freshman Spirit Week Dance: The Wild Thornberries
November 24, 2010 • Becca Mulberg ('12)/ Eastside Video Editor
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Seniors win Spirit Week; juniors second; sophomores third
November 24, 2010
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Spirit Week dance competition 2010 recap
November 23, 2010 • Hailey Edelstein ('12)/ Eastside News/Features Editor
Tonight’s Spirit Week dance competition filled the DiBart gym with an hour and a half of excitement. Spectators quickly filled both levels of bleachers as the competition began promptly at 7 pm. Dancing first, the freshmen represented “The Wild Thornberrys.” They began with one freshman acting... Read more »
Spirit Week cafeteria games results
November 22, 2010 • Eastside Editorial Board
During lunch periods today, classes fought to earn points through cereal-eating contests. The contests are related to Spirit Week since people watch Nick Toons on Saturday mornings with breakfast. Winners from 3rd period: 1st – Sam Davis (’12) 2nd – Shawn Vidra (’11) 3rd – Quin Sanchez (’13) 4th... Read more »
West ends boys season
November 22, 2010
Season ends at the hands of Absegami
November 22, 2010
Lady Cougars knocked out by Marlboro
November 22, 2010
Going Out with a Win
November 22, 2010
East falls to Seneca
November 22, 2010
Seniors lead Spirit Week; juniors in second
November 22, 2010
Event Senior Junior Sophomore Freshman College Dress Up 150 100 75 50 Class Video 200 100 150 50 Volleyball 325 250 325 250 Crab Soccer 200 100 150 50 Tug Of War Formal... Read more »
New members in the cast of “SNL”
November 21, 2010 • Dylan Fingerman ('13)/Eastside Staff
For the 36th season of “Saturday Night Live,” the producers have introduced four new cast members: Jay Pharoah, Taran Killam, Paul Brittain and Vanessa Bayer. Pharoah, age 23, after touring in the US and UK for four years, has finally been noticed for his impressions of people such as Barack... Read more »
November issue now available online
November 20, 2010
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Dodgeball team spots still ava…
November 20, 2010
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Video focuses on first half of Spirit Week
November 20, 2010 • Becca Mulberg ('12)/ Eastside Video Editor
This new video shows footage of last night’s Homecoming Dance in addition to tug of war and crab soccer. Cherry Hill East Spirit Week: Part I Read More →
Test Score
November 20, 2010
Secret Rock Band meeting in school bathroom
November 20, 2010 • Kobi Malamud ('12)/Eastside Staff
Over the past month, several groups of students have been sneaking off from class to secretly play Rock Band in the East bathrooms. This daily ritual, which went unnoticed for quite some time, first caught the attention of Mr. Alvaro Lomas, a Spanish teacher at East, when he was on hall-monitor duty. “I... Read more »
Students dress up for “Formal Friday”
November 19, 2010 • Darby Festa ('13)/Eastside Online News Editor
Only today, November 19, 2010, could a student walk through the halls of Cherry Hill East fully decked out in their most dapper suits and elegant dresses without receiving questioning looks from their peers. That is because today was “Formal Friday”, the second day of Spirit Week, in which students... Read more »
Fantasy Football Week 11
November 19, 2010 • Matt Lichtenstadter ('12)/ Eastside Staff
Did you have a good week 10? Well, I did, until Michael Vick started for my opponent. And, in my other league, the guy had DeSean Jackson. Oh well. Now, there are no more bye weeks, and we’re in it for the stretch run, and the playoffs start soon, so you’d best be ready. Writers Note: This column... Read more »
Garage Rock
November 19, 2010 • Hannah Feinberg ('12)/Eastside Community Editor
What started as a very true-to-its-name garage movement by those with no other place to perform has since become a blanket term for music’s sleaziest, ugliest, least polished sort. Garage rockers of the 60’s, like the Kingsmen and the Sonics, paved the path for punk with their down-and-out ideology... Read more »
Oi!
November 18, 2010 • Bryan Sheehan ('13)/Eastside Editorial Assistant
Oi!: is not just an expression. Oi! is a subgenre of punk rock that emerged in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s. Oi!, also known as street punk, is a more gritty version of punk set out to express a more working-class view of punk rock. What distinguishes Oi! lyrically is generally a more melodic... Read more »
Spirit Week:recap of crab soccer and tug of war
November 18, 2010 • Max Cohen ('12)/Eastside Sports Editor
Tonight, representatives from each grade gathered in the DiBart Gym to play crab soccer and tug of war for spirit week. In crab soccer, the seniors overcame an early deficit to take the victory. After allowing the first goal of the game (crab soccer is judged based on the goals given up by each side),... Read more »
