The School Newspaper of Cherry Hill High School East

Eastside

The School Newspaper of Cherry Hill High School East

Eastside

The School Newspaper of Cherry Hill High School East

Eastside

Fans react idiotically towards Zayn Malik’s departure from One Direction

Fans react idiotically towards Zayn Malik’s departure from One Direction

Jenna Myers, Eastside Opinions Editor April 2, 2015

On March 25, Zayn Malik, one of the five singers in the extremely famous pop group, One Direction, decided to take some time off from the band by leaving One Direction and its huge spotlight. While many...

Financial Literacy: a waste of an elective

Financial Literacy: a waste of an elective

Jenna Simons, Eastside Staff March 30, 2015

Financial Literacy is currently a required course that students must take in order to graduate in New Jersey. In this class, students learn skills such as how to read a credit card bill and how to stay...

Planners help students stay organized with all their class assignments.

How often do you use your planner?

Jenna Simons, Eastside Staff March 30, 2015

At the beginning of each school year, every Cherry Hill East student receives a planner. This planner is specific to Cherry Hill East and includes information such as important events for the school year,...

Open lunch should be implemented at East

Open lunch should be implemented at East

Madi Palat, Eastside Staff March 25, 2015

Getting told that students have a break everyday during school for about an hour, most people would get the impression that this means they can go do what they please for that hour, not to be confined...

The SAT college entrance exam sparks controversy.

The SAT is a significant test for students to take

Alon Goldfinger, Eastside Staff March 16, 2015

SAT score is one of the most controversial aspects of college acceptance. While some people believe that these test scores are extremely beneficial to the college application process, others believe they...

East students should carefully choose their course selections for the next school year.

What’s your schedule?

Hannah Gruber, Eastside Staff February 10, 2015

While many students of Cherry Hill East are beginning to prepare to take mid terms and the PARCC exams, the guidance counselors are preparing the students’ schedules for the next school year. East uses...

Exaggerated forecasts can negatively affect people and their schedules.

Weathermen should not over exaggerate forecasts

Hope Rosenblatt, Eastside Staff January 31, 2015

Winter snowstorm Juno was expected to take over the entire East coast starting Monday, Jan. 26. Multiple states including New Jersey, New York and Connecticut all went into a state of emergency in fear...

Days 5 and 6 are not as bad as they seem

Days 5 and 6 are not as bad as they seem

Brooke Greenberg, Eastside Staff January 31, 2015

While the dreaded days 5 and 6 are taking place throughout the Cherry Hill High Schools, many students wish that they were still asleep. Waking up at the crack of dawn only to sit in a dreaded class can...

Unnecessary snow days can easily be prevented

Unnecessary snow days can easily be prevented

Josh Sodicoff, Eastside Staff January 30, 2015

With the winter storm that brought school to an early close on Jan. 26 and a shutdown the day after, there have been great speculation. The particular criticism is that there did not seem to be any storm,...

Patients campaign for the Death with Dignity Act.

The Death with Dignity Act should be passed in all 50 states

Matt Kains, Eastside Staff January 28, 2015

Euthanasia, a practice widely used in our culture to put down ill animals, is the process of deliberately ending one’s life to end pain and suffering. An issue concerning people with terminal illnesses...

Electives should replace gym for juniors and seniors

Electives should replace gym for juniors and seniors

Drew Hoffman, For Eastside January 28, 2015

Every school year for one semester, Cherry Hill East students are forced to go into the revolting East Gym locker rooms and put on a pair of shorts and a t-shirt for forty minutes of “physical activity.”...

Newspaper printing should be discontinued in the United States

Newspaper printing should be discontinued in the United States

David Le, For Eastside January 28, 2015

One might say every newspaper has its issues, whether it is printed or put online. However, over the last few years, printed newspapers, more so than online newspapers, are involved in some issues that...

USPS serves an important role in society today

USPS serves an important role in society today

Jesse Stiller, Eastside Staff January 14, 2015

Texting, social media and many other forms of instant messaging are throwing out and recycling your crumpled and old envelopes, unread letters and empty packaging boxes. Mail delivery is going extinct,...

Photo courtesy of peta.org.

PETA acts in an extreme manner to convey its message

Rui Zhang, Eastside Staff January 9, 2015

PETA, also known as People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, started in 1980 and has turned into the most well-known and probably controversial animal rights groups in existence. The group is against...

Terrorists overreact over controversies with extreme violence

Terrorists overreact over controversies with extreme violence

Jesse Stiller, Eastside Staff January 7, 2015

On Jan. 7, a massive terrorist attack took place at the Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris, France over an image of Muhammad in the magazine, which is strictly against Muslim beliefs. Twelve staff died in...

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