The School Newspaper of Cherry Hill High School East

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The School Newspaper of Cherry Hill High School East

Eastside

The School Newspaper of Cherry Hill High School East

Eastside

Margate beaches suffer as machines invade the shore town

Margate beaches suffer as machines invade the shore town

Eric First, Eastside Underground Editor July 30, 2017

Margate is well known as a popular shore destination for Cherry Hill families. Every summer, Cherry Hill East students flock to the sandy beaches of this Absecon Island city. However, this summer, beachgoers...

Go read a book!

Go read a book!

Nafessa Jaigirdar, Eastside Webmaster July 25, 2017

Needless to say, my younger cousin watches a lot of TV. And so the other day, when I was babysitting her, it struck me: had she ever read a book for fun? Intrigued, I asked her if she could bring a book...

The Cherry Hill Township live streamed their meeting on Facebook.

Township Today: Still Park debacle remains at impasse after hearing

Josh Sodicoff, Eastside Opinions Editor July 20, 2017

On June 10, the N. John Amato Council Chambers was practically filled to capacity. About twice the number of chairs had been put out, and even then both sides of the room still contained a number of citizens...

Millennials prove to be technology reliant

Millennials: The “anxious generation”

Elissa Cohen, Eastside Editor-in-Chief June 13, 2017

As millennials, we possess a great amount of anxiety. Whether we are completing small tasks for an elective course or traveling across the world to learn and explore, we often bring fear with us. The millennial...

The Turkish flag is stained with problems.

Turkey faces many problems…and it is not Thanksgiving

Defne Alpdogan, Eastside Staff June 12, 2017

Plagued by ISIS and internal problems, Turkey has become a ticking time bomb. In the past year, terrorist attacks have kept the population fearful. From the nightclub bomb to the failed coup, the Turkish...

From a young age, we are all raised with the idea that if we work hard, we can achieve anything.

The Never-Ending Grind: The Work just never ends

Harry Green, Eastside Staff June 12, 2017

The American Dream for affluence starts early; what many refer to as the “grind.”  The grind is the relentless process of pushing yourself to the brink of your limits in pursuit of The Dream.  After...

President Trump leads the anti-vaccination movement.

By leading the anti-vaccination movement, President Trump puts public health at stake

Sophia Liang, Eastside Staff March 19, 2017

Throughout his election campaign, Donald Trump denounced the current immunization requirements for children, espousing unfounded theories about vaccinations’ role in causing autism. “Just...

NASA is an incredibly important organization for our nations future and it is essential that tax dollars go towards funding it.

Should we be spending tax dollars on NASA?

Carmen DeCosmo, Eastside Staff March 16, 2017

 So what is NASA? When asked, many people will give a very simple answer; the program in charge of sending people to outer space. Well, it may seem so due to the fact that only a small percentage of...

Although the nation has undergone great improvement in terms of equality, the Schuyler sisters prove that work still needs to be done.

“And Sisterhood” is “America the Beautiful”

Aine Pierre, Eastside Staff February 9, 2017

Flash back 100 years to 1917—Woodrow Wilson was the president; the United States was still fighting the Kaiser in World War I, and women did not have the right to vote. How soon forgotten it is in today’s...

Many of us do not realize this, but every time we say the Pledge of Allegiance, we praying to the Catholic God.

The Words “…under God…” Should be Removed from the Pledge of Allegiance

Edward Zhang, Eastside Staff February 3, 2017

“I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” Everyone in East...

High fructose corn syrup poses serious threats to our health.

East needs to upgrade the current lunch options because many are still unhealthy

Nashita Ali, Eastside Staff February 2, 2017

With American food standards coming into question by consumers, the use of high fructose corn syrup in most processed foods has been put on the spotlight. High fructose corn syrup, or HFCS, is found in...

Studies show that artificial sweeteners are more dangerous than raw sugar packets, and yet East continues to provide only artificial sweeteners at its coffee cart.

Granulated sugar packets should be available at the coffee cart for students

Samantha Schimpf, Eastside Staff February 2, 2017

A student waits in the notoriously long line for coffee at Cherry Hill East on a Monday morning before first period. As she makes her way to the refreshments table with a cup in hand, she notices only...

Complaints arise regarding the production of Ragtime.

EASTSIDE EDITORIAL: Eastside supports the uncensored production of Ragtime

Eastside Editorial Board, Eastside Editors January 26, 2017

America has a history of racism, one that we do not look upon proudly, but one that we cannot ignore. Especially in today’s social climate, in which racial discrimination still exists, we have to be...

Aramarks pizza for school lunch.

East students dislike school lunches

Lori Pacuku, Eastside Staff January 11, 2017

There are many things you could criticize East about, and the school lunch surely is one of them. The school food isn’t really up to par for the area we live in. Select options are mediocre at best,...

The thought of college admissions is so stressful for many students, that they find themselves basing entire lives off of it.

Why high school students should not base their entire lives on getting into college

Adiel Davis, Eastside Staff December 3, 2016

As freshmen, we walk into the school overwhelmed by the size and expectations, as well as fear of the unknown. As sophomores we have the lay of the land, and understand time management; however...

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