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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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Vaccinations prevent diseases for current and future generations

Vaccinations prevent diseases for current and future generations

Shari Boiskin, Eastside Opinions Editor September 30, 2015

Vaccinations are a vital part of keeping people healthy and safe. However, there is a large and growing movement in America and other first world countries, which fights against the good name of vaccination....

The United States relies on China too much

The United States relies on China too much

Alon Goldfinger, Eastside Editorial Assistant August 31, 2015

A government relies on another country so much that when one has an economic depression, so does the other. Then the country thinks: maybe we should have been less reliant. During the past week, the...

East still has a lot of work to put into its turf field. The addition of lights would mean that the Cougars will finally be able to have home games at night.

Cherry Hill approves plans to install new turf fields at East and West

Matt Nussbaum, Eastside Opinions Editor August 7, 2015

Last week NJ.com reported that Cherry Hill Township has approved plans to install new turf athletic fields at both Cherry Hill East and Cherry Hill West high schools. The new field at East is a much needed...

Mourners gather to mourn the victims of the Charleston shooting on June 17.

Recent Charleston shooting sparks gun control debate

Hope Rosenblatt, Eastside Opinions Editor July 1, 2015

The recent church shooting in Charleston marks the seventh mass shooting in the U.S. over the past seven years. “I’ve had to make statements like this too many times,” said President Obama on the...

The development of technology impacts society in many ways

The development of technology impacts society in many ways

Hope Rosenblatt, Eastside Staff June 9, 2015

For years “famous people” were always thought to be the ones behind the movie screen, the television screen and the radio. You could not touch them, interact with them, or be with them, and that is...

Cell phone use in school proves to have both benefits and drawbacks

Cell phone use in school proves to have both benefits and drawbacks

Brooke Greenberg, Eastside Staff June 2, 2015

Plastered along almost every inch of empty wall space in Cherry Hill East, occupies a Red/Green Technology Zone sign. While these signs and initiatives are meant to strengthen the academic standards and...

Teachers should assign less work during the week of finals

Teachers should assign less work during the week of finals

Amanda Seligman, Eastside Staff June 1, 2015

Finals week is a very stressful time of year for many students. Nothing is worse than having stress on top of everything. Towards the end of the year,  there is no doubt that life starts to become very...

Video games help people learn, struggle and ultimately adapt to the real world

Video games help people learn, struggle and ultimately adapt to the real world

Rui Zhang, Eastside Staff May 18, 2015

Let us talk about video games. Not about violence, because that debate is old and null, but about why videogames are so popular. It pulls us out of life, out of our daily happenings and into another universe...

Vaccinations could lead to harmful side effects

Vaccinations could lead to harmful side effects

Annie Lipsett, Eastside Staff May 4, 2015

It has been said that vaccination shots save lives. But is this really the truth? Are vaccination shots worth getting? If one does not not feel comfortable getting vaccinated, should they have to? Since...

Community and Service promotes positive traits in teenagers.

Students should be required to complete community and service hours

Ashley Cooper, Eastside Community Editor April 29, 2015

Community and Service. Those three words are associated with affection, care and selfless giving. Shouldn’t all students strive to exude the aforementioned characteristics? The answer is undoubtedly...

People need to stop harassing celebrities

Hope Rosenblatt, Eastside Staff April 15, 2015

Stalker: a person who harasses or prosecutes someone with unwanted and obsessive attention. Paparazzi: a photographer who annoyingly pursues celebrities to get photos of them. People in the entertainment...

Finals help students in the long-term

Sam Greenberg, Eastside Staff April 15, 2015

Each year, students spend boring class after class daydreaming about what the summer has in store. What every student, including myself, tries to forget is that the most important tests of the year lie...

Mother Nature: Please Read This Letter

Mother Nature: Please Read This Letter

Madeline Levin, Eastside Staff April 14, 2015

There is always a constant reminder that we need to help the environment and save “Mother Nature.” She is supposedly this image of a creature that controls the weather, nature and essentially the Earth. If...

Students need to moderate using their phones in school

Hope Rosenblatt, Eastside Staff April 14, 2015

It is 2015 and I am scared that technology has really started to take over our lives. Our teachers and parents are running out of options and only we can change the dark path we are heading towards....

Artificial Intelligence: Will Society Ever Find the Perfect Balance?

Artificial Intelligence: Will Society Ever Find the Perfect Balance?

David Le and DeVon Herr April 8, 2015

A key component of human history and society is the innovation of technology, which each succeeding generation makes vast improvements on what was inferior only years ago. Moore’s Law, which originates...

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