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

Philadelphia Zoo gorilla, Kira, finally gives birth to her baby after a long pregnancy process.

Baby gorilla at the Philadelphia Zoo makes headlines

Ali Koenig, Eastside News/Features Editor June 26, 2017

How does one become famous? If you’re Justin Bieber, you post a video on YouTube. If you’re Anna Kendrick, you audition for a Broadway musical. If you’re the latest baby gorilla at the Philadelphia...

Members of the Chabad community begin the groundbreaking ceremony

Chabad Lubavitch celebrates its building expansion

Chelsea Stern, Eastside Community Editor June 15, 2017

Chabad Lubavitch, a Cherry Hill synagogue and learning center for the Jewish community, celebrated the progress in its building expansion with a groundbreaking ceremony on Sunday, June 14.  Two hundred...

The Cherry Hill Public Library provides students with an incentive for reading.

Students can participate in local summer reading program

Claire McFadden, Eastside Staff June 12, 2017

Summer is known as the season of swimming, going to the beach and relaxation. Every school year students are always looking forward to the glorious last day of finals, when they can put down their pencils,...

Massos in Gibbsboro, NJ serves delicious ice cream and water ice.

Take time to indulge yourself at Massos Water Ice and Custard in Gibbsboro

Maddy Kagan, Eastside Staff June 8, 2017

This past Sunday, I visited Massos Water Ice Shop in Gibbsboro. I had previously been to this water ice store, but that was a while ago. My dad and I were deciding between Massos and Maple Shade Custard....

JCC develops a teen leadership program for ninth graders

Naomi Korn, Eastside Staff June 3, 2017

If teens want to learn how to play tennis, they can sign up for a tennis clinic. If they want to learn how to play the clarinet, they can enroll in clarinet lessons. However, it is not as easy for teens...

The Phillies Festival will take place on Thursday, May 11th.

Phillies Phestival makes for a phenomenal event

Drew Hoffman, Eastside Sports Editor May 5, 2017

On Thursday, May 11 at Citizens Bank Park in South Philadelphia, the 2017 Phillies Phestival will take place. The Phestival is a gathering that provides  Phillies fans with the opportunity to receive...

The Pro-Hijab will help Muslim women engage in more sports.

Nike set to launch the Pro-Hijab in 2018 for female athletes that are Muslim

Nashita Ali, Eastside Staff April 11, 2017

In the spring of 2018, Nike’s latest project will be released, revolutionizing the ability to exercise for muslim women around the globe. For centuries, women who chose to wear a hijab (a veil worn by...

Ritas water ice offers a free small water ice on the first day of spring.

The first day of Spring with Ilana

Ilana Arougheti, Eastside Community Editor March 22, 2017

This morning’s Google Doodle was adorable. It featured a mouse emerging from their little underground den, complete with a fishbowl and a calendar, to drag a disproportionately large daisy back into...

So far, Mrs. Paula Saillard and her students have raised $26,000 of their goal, $40,000.

Mrs. Paula Saillard, from Woodrow Wilson High School in Camden raises money in an effort to take her French-speaking students on a trip to Paris

Ali Koenig, Eastside Staff March 20, 2017

Five weeks before spring break, Mrs. Paula Saillard and her French students at Woodrow Wilson High School in Camden, NJ received exciting news: They had raised enough money to travel to Paris. Saillard,...

Cibo by Illiano opens a new location near Shorts Hills.

Cibo by Illiano offers a wide variety of Italian style dishes

Maddy Kagan, Eastside Staff March 16, 2017

Cibo by Illiano, in Short Hills, Cherry Hill, is on the brink of becoming something big. This authentic Italian restaurant is full of dishes that will keep your mouth watering. When you first enter...

Stormin Stofman: Major winter storm expected to strike the area later tonight

Stormin Stofman: Major winter storm expected to strike the area later tonight

Jake Stofman, Eastside Staff March 13, 2017

We have a major snow storm coming our way Monday night into Wednesday morning. Green: coating-2 inches Light blue: 2-5 inches Second blue: 5-10 inches Dark blue: 10-16 isolated 20 inches Pink:...

Community members gather to show their support.

Anti-Semitism plagues the Nation: The Katz JCC receives a bomb threat on February 27th

Gregory Rothkoff, Eastside Community Editor March 12, 2017

On Monday, February 27, the Katz JCC in Cherry Hill, NJ received a bomb threat in a string of over a hundred various threats targeting Jewish Community Center’s and other Jewish organizations around...

Major winter storm expected to hit the area Thursday morning

Major winter storm expected to hit the area Thursday morning

Jake Stofman, Eastside Staff February 8, 2017

Gray: coating and inch Light Blue: 2-4 inches Dark Blue: 4-8 inches with an isolated 10 inches Purple: 8-12 inches with an isolated 16

A Ruby and Jenna branch opens in the Promenade.

Ruby and Jenna is a trendy boutique that recently opened in the Promenade

Chelsea Stern, Eastside Staff February 3, 2017

Clothing store Ruby and Jenna made its way to The Promenade in Marlton this past Black Friday and has brought a new selection of trendy clothes and accessories to the South Jersey community.  The...

From November 24th to January 8th, people from all around come to Longwood Gardens to enjoy their Christmas event.

Longwood Gardens puts on an incredible Christmas display from November 24th to January 8th

Henry Nolan, Eastside Staff January 26, 2017

A person who walks through Longwood Gardens during the spring, summer or fall will be able to look at thousands of beautiful trees, flowers, bushes and other types of flora, in addition to their stunning...

Load More Stories