Blood drive has A-Positive effect on student body
April 24, 2012 • Bryan Sheehan ('13)/Eastside Humor Editor
It may only be half over, but already a large number of students have come out to donate to benefit the American Red Cross in the school’s 12 annual Spring Blood Drive. “From what I’ve seen a lot of people need blood, and I think it’s kind of selfish not to give it because it’s so easy and... Read more »
East sophomores raise awareness about distracted driving
April 2, 2012 • Darby Festa ('13)/Eastside Online News and Sports Editor
“I can text with my eyes closed.” “I can text with my hands behind my back.” “I can text with two phones at one time.” Often times, teens can be seen boasting about their advanced texting skills. Whether they are holding two conversations at once: one in person and one through text messages,... Read more »
School Store Opens
December 19, 2011 • Kobi Malamud ('12)/Eastside Radio Manager
Monday marked the much anticipated opening of the week-long opportunity to purchase clothes, food, and apparel from Cougar Town, East’s school store, at discounted prices. The school store, known around East for specializing in the sales of doughnuts, pizza, and numerous types of school apparel, stands... Read more »
Art club meets Tuesday, December 13
December 13, 2011 • Gilana Levavi ('14)/Eastside editorial assistant
Art Club met today in room F078. About fifteen students attended. Some of the attendees worked on designing holiday cards, to be printed and sold in a charitable fundraiser for the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America, while other students worked with clay. One attendee, Monica Handley (’14),... Read more »
Bowling for Bears looking to provide more smiles on Sunday
November 28, 2011 • Juliet Brooks ('13)/ Eastside News/Features Editor
The seventh annual Bowling for Bears event will take place on Sunday, December 4th from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Cherry Hill Playdrome. Bowling for Bears is an annual fundraiser that donates teddy bears to local children in need. Founder Jenny Silver (’14) created... Read more »
Seniors snag another victory with banner contest
November 24, 2011 • Hannah Feinberg ('12)/Eastside underground editor
At the pep rally today, seniors earned another victory in the banner contest, followed by sophomores in second, juniors in third and freshman in fourth place. The seniors’ flag featured a near three-dimensionally rendered Mario leading the rest of the characters with his fist, a clear statement of... Read more »
The pep rally ends spirit week with a bang
November 24, 2011 • Sherin Nassar ('13)/Eastside humor editor, Danielle Fox ('13)/Eastside news/features editor
The culminating pep rally that took place today marked the end to a very eventful, yet sensational spirit week. Providing a catching beat, the Cherry Hill East marching band commenced the ceremonious pep rally, while the cheerleaders really pumped the spirit on the sidelines. As free t-shirts were launched... Read more »
Spirit Week Dance Competition Results: Mario conquers all.
November 22, 2011 • Kayla Schorr ('14)/Eastside News/Features Editor
On Wednesday, November 22, the Spirit Week Dance Competition took place, resulting in a surprising outcome regarding the victory placement. The seniors earned their first-place ranking with their classic Super Mario Brothers theme. The sophomores followed behind them in second place, resembling Pokemon.... Read more »
Upperclassmen dominate Spirit Week volleyball
November 22, 2011 • Max Cohen ('12)/Eastside Editor-in-Chief
The juniors and seniors dominated the Spirit Week volleyball competition after school on Monday. In their first round games, both the juniors and seniors won and advanced in both the boys’ and girls’ competitions. In the best-of-three finals, the senior boys defeated the junior boys and... Read more »
When life gives you lemons, East students use them to compete for spirit week
November 21, 2011 • Darby Festa ('13)/Eastside online news and sports editor
Today, East students competed in Spirit Week Games in the cafeteria during their lunch periods to earn points for the grade. The competition was to “make” lemonade: eat one lemon, three spoonfuls of sugar, drink a glass of water, and then do five jumping jacks to mix it up. In third period,... Read more »
Seniors continue their winning streak with crazy hair day
November 21, 2011 • Hannah Feinberg ('12)/Eastside Underground Editor
Seniors crimped, braided and dyed their way to victory on Crazy Hair Day this Monday, maintaining the seniors’ lead into the second week of Spirit Week. Sophomores took second in the event, followed by juniors in third place and freshman in last. Spirits as well as hairdos were high today, with... Read more »
Spirit Week cafeteria games
November 20, 2011 • Prashasti Awadhiya ('12)/ Eastside News/Features Editor, Max Cohen ('12)/ Eastside Editor-in-Chief, Sherin Nassar ('13)/ Eastside Humor Editor
Friday marked the beginning of the annual cafeteria spirit week games. During period three lunch, four representatives battled it out in an epic Mario Kart war. Sean Stanley (’15), Megan Quay (’14), Amy Tung (’13) and Andrew Parosky (’12) choose their characters wisely to represent their grades:... Read more »
Students dance the night away at Homecoming
November 19, 2011 • Juliet Brooks ('13)/Eastside News/Features Editor
The Homecoming dance took place yesterday, November 18, in Cafeteria One from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. The attendance records and corresponding Spirit Week points went in order of grade level—the seniors had the best showing, then juniors, then sophomores, and then freshmen. Three hundred and twenty-five... Read more »
Students show both spirit for school and their favorite teams on Jersey Day
November 18, 2011 • Emmy Silverman ('13)/Eastside Sports Editor
Today the whole school was able to show their pride for their favorite sports team while receiving spirit week points. “I wore this jersey,” pointing to her powder puff jersey,” to show my spirit for the juniors because juniors will win spirit week,” said Rachel Siegmeister (’13). For the students... Read more »
Spirit week booth competition results
November 18, 2011 • Jack Braunstein ('13)/Eastside Underground editor
The Spirit Week booth-judging contest occurred today in Cafeterias One and Two. The Senior Class won first place, followed by the Juniors in second and the Freshmen beating out the Sophmores for third place. In the annual booth contest, each grade transforms a pre-built wooden booth into some sort of... Read more »
East Robotics prepares for competition
November 18, 2011 • Danielle Fox ('13)/Eastside Entertainment Editor
East’s Robotics Club met Monday, November 14 after to school to prepare for their upcoming competition. Because the bots have to be complete by this Friday, the avid club members are working hard to ensure that all parts of the machines are in order. This year’s competition purports to be more challenging... Read more »
Panchero’s night adds some spice to the week
November 18, 2011 • Bryan Sheehan ('13)/Eastside Humor Editor
On Wednesday, November 16, Panchero’s hosted “Dollar Burrito Night”, and in two short hours it is estimated that over 600 people attended. “The line was out the door and down the street,” said Allen Parker (’13). “It was insane” On Thursday morning, the buzz about the event was growing.... Read more »
Seniors rock the 1980s garb to maintain Spirit Week lead
November 17, 2011 • Juliet Brooks ('13)/ Eastside News/FEatures Editor
Cherry Hill East’s “80s Day” was another success for the seniors, who came in first place and are currently leading Spirit Week. However, the juniors managed to pull up from yesterday’s third place finish to score what could only have been a close second. The freshmen followed, with the sophomores... Read more »
Students start off Spirit Week dressed in college apparel
November 16, 2011 • Rebecca Ohnona ('12)/Eastside Community Editor
For the first day of the Spirit Week competition, competitors all came out decked in college gear. The seniors won the day for having the most students dressed in college apparel, followed by the freshman, juniors, and then sophomores in last place. Though many supported their grades in the race to the... Read more »
Filipino Culture Club hosts egg-roll making tutorial
November 15, 2011 • Sherin Nassar ('13)/Eastside humor editor
Forget dumplings! Throw away your noodles! Look past your fortune cookies! The Filipino Culture society made a tasty splash today afterschool with their egg-roll cooking tutorial meeting, which took place in the cooking room. Gathering students of all ethnicities for the event, the cultural club used... Read more »
Fall music recap
October 31, 2011 • Juliet Brooks ('13)/Eastside News/Features editor
The Fall Music Preview took place on Thursday, October 27, from 7:30 to 9:15 PM. The Preview showcased all of the facets of East’s Music Department. Every musical group performed one song. The auditorium was packed with family members and friends. A group called The Music Boosters talked about... Read more »
East participates in Red Ribbon Week
October 31, 2011 • Emmy Silverman ('13)/Eastside Sports editor
Red Ribbon week came and went, leaving East in the wake of drug-free sentiments and hidden weebles. The students and faculty of Cherry Hill East stood up against drugs and alcohol by participating in the Red Ribbon week activities. East in Action – a club which enforces anti-drugs, alcohol, tobacco,... Read more »
Badminton Club: an inside look
October 26, 2011 • Prashasti Awadhiya ('12)/Eastside news/features editor
Badminton Club met at the East gym after school Thursday. About 35 kids reported initially and as usual, those that brought their own badminton rackets with shuttles began to play, but the advisor, Mrs Whitcraft provided others with the badminton rackets and birdies used in the gym classes. Officer... Read more »
Officers determine Spirit Week theme after school
October 12, 2011
Classic video games will be this year’s Spirit Week theme, as determined at a meeting involving Student Government Association and class officers this afternoon. Classes will now finalize which games they are choosing as their individual picks. Read More →
Art Club meeting recap
October 4, 2011 • Gilana Levavi ('14)/Eastside editorial assistant
Today, October 4, after school, the Art Club met in F087. To begin the meeting, Gaby Rochino (’12) demonstrated how to make an origami paper crane, and club members each created their own crane. Then, several students chose to help prepare for next week’s project by cutting magazine pages into strips.... Read more »
Meier’s lecture opens eyes of sophomore students
May 5, 2011 • Danielle Fox ('13)/ Eastside Entertainment Editor
Tina Meier, mother to Megan Meier, the fourteen-year-old who committed suicide as a result of cyber bullying, came to East to speak to the sophomores about both the consequence of verbally abusing others, as well as the reward of showing valor in the face of bullying, during sixth and seventh period,... Read more »
Artists draw portraits for multi-cultural day
April 15, 2011 • Darby Festa ('13)/Eastside online editor
Today, April 15, East held its annual Multi-Cultural day, in which students of all different cultures showcased their distinctive talents and background. Not only did student groups, such as the Break-dancing club and Korean Culture club, perform in a Multi-Cultural assembly, but also both gyms were... Read more »
Character Ed club meets to discuss bulletin board
April 14, 2011 • Danielle Fox ('13)/Eastside entertainment editor
The Character Education Committee met April 13 in room F089 to discuss the creation of their new bulletin board. The members reflected upon their plans from the club’s last meeting, and decided that they wanted to feature an inspirational quote about volunteering on the bulletin board. After an... Read more »
Students take National French Contest
March 31, 2011 • Prashasti Awadhiya ('12)/Eastside radio manager
On March 8, Cherry Hill East students who volunteered to take the National French Contest stayed after school for an hour to take the exam. East’s French department (Mrs. Saillard and Mrs. Phillips) hosted the event with volunteers who proctored the tests. There were five different levels of the contest... Read more »
Mysterious locker room odor makes noise
March 16, 2011 • Jack Braunstein ('13)/ Eastside Underground Editor
A foul odor emanated from the boys’ locker room today near the East Gym. Students first detected the scent at the end of second period Phys. Ed. as the gym classes lined up to exit the locker room, but the smell persisted for the remainder of the day, permeating the nearest hallway and staircase. “It... Read more »
SGA school officers chosen
February 24, 2011 • Eastside Editorial Board
Elections for SGA’s school president and vice presidents took place today in Cafeteria 1 and Cafeteria 2 following each grade viewing candidates’ speeches over the past week. The results are: President – Adam Rosenthal (’12) Vice Presidents – Andrew Adler (’13), Mike... Read more »
Israel Awareness Club holds first meeting today, February 16
February 16, 2011 • Danielle Fox ('13)/Eastside entertainment editor
The Israel Awareness Club held its first meeting of the year today, February 16. To commence the meeting, co-founders Ilana Levinson (’11), Alex Feldman (’11), Nina Orwitz (’11) and Amanda Balakirsky (’11) explained the club’s primary goal: to educate East students and faculty members about... Read more »
Jazz band practices in anticipation for future festivals
February 14, 2011 • Sherin Nassar ('13)/Eastside opinion editor
Cherry Hill East’s Jazz band met after school today, February 14, 2011. This time of year is extremely stressful for jazz band, since it is their festival season. Today, jazz band prepared for its Essentially Ellington Regional festival at Temple University, practicing songs, such as “Everyday I... Read more »
Character Ed plans donations to Women’s and Children’s Shelter
February 9, 2011 • Rebecca Mulberg ('12)/Eastside video editor
Every Wednesday afternoon, the members of Character Ed team up. The club finances their time into bake sales, beautifying gardens, car washes, and donations. Currently, the members of Character Ed plan to connect with the Women’s and Children’s Shelter in Camden, NJ. On February 22, they plan... Read more »
