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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

Eastside

Catching Fire is as hot as fire

Catching Fire is as hot as fire

Jess Levine ('16)/ For Eastside December 1, 2013

Catching Fire, the second book in The Hunger Games series, hit theaters on November 22. The first movie of the series captured much attention, but some audience members felt dissatisfied with the length...

Black Friday becomes Black Thursday, at the expense of Thanksgiving

Black Friday becomes Black Thursday, at the expense of Thanksgiving

It is that time of year again–the time when we give thanks to one another, spend time with family and friends and, at the end of the day, sit down to devour a large feast. It is the time most of us call...

The Vampire Diaries: a must watch for all

The Vampire Diaries: a must watch for all

Annie Blum ('17)/ For Eastside November 28, 2013

This is a realistic science fiction story. It includes werewolves, vampires, hybrids—a mix of vampires and werewolves—and doppelgängers. It starts with two vampires, Stefan Salvatore (Paul Wesley)...

American Horror Story to return to television next season

American Horror Story to return to television next season

Every Wednesday night at 10pm, all homework is set aside, cell phones are put down, covers are pulled up high, the lights are turned off, and the television is turned on. For three seasons, the FX television...

Testing of animals is morally wrong

Testing of animals is morally wrong

Jenna Myers (‘17)/ For Eastside November 28, 2013

Think of your favorite animals and imagine them going through harsh, vigorous tests. Regardless of whether it is your favorite animal or not, the problem here is that annually, more than 20 million animals...

Black Friday entices shoppers everywhere

Rachel Vetesi ('14) November 24, 2013

Traditionally called “Black Friday,” the day after Thanksgiving has become one of the nation’s largest shopping days. It is not considered an official holiday of the United States, however, most...

Water slide of doom to be created in Kansas City

Water slide of doom to be created in Kansas City

Brett Dashevsky ('16)/ For Eastside November 22, 2013

Imagine sliding down something taller than Niagara Falls, taller than the Statue of Liberty and twice the height of the tallest wave ever surfed! As if water slides weren’t scary enough, the tallest...

Call of Duty: Ghosts expected to have positive reviews

Call of Duty: Ghosts expected to have positive reviews

Stephen Huff ('14)/ For Eastside November 22, 2013

With the holiday season quickly approaching and video game publishers beginning to roll out their AAA game catalogues, it is time once again for video game publisher Activision to release another installment...

Junie B. Jones lives on

Junie B. Jones lives on

Leah Korn ('16)/ For Eastside November 22, 2013

Last week, Barbara Park, age 66, passed away from ovarian cancer. Park wrote the world famous book series, Junie B. Jones, the series that is read nationwide in kindergarten and first grade. Park, through...

Gifts that must be bought for this holiday season

Gifts that must be bought for this holiday season

Sara Messinger (’17)/ For Eastside November 22, 2013

This year, the most popular corporate stores have announced an earlier start to the holiday shopping season; which will begin the night before Black Friday. The battle to the market is already beginning...

Album cover of MellowHighs’s new album, “MellowHigh”.

MellowHigh debuts first album

Rating: 3/10 MellowHigh is the first release from three-man sub-group, MellowHigh. The group is a sub-group of Los Angeles-based rap collective Odd Future, and is comprised of producer Left Brain and...

Pretty Lights on stage at the November 1st performance at Susquehana Bank Center in Camden, NJ.

Pretty Lights brightens the music scene

Derek Vincent Smith, also know as “Pretty Lights”, was born November 25, 1981 in Fort Collins, Colorado. Smith wrote and produced hip-hop music throughout high school and into college, where he studied...

Thor: The Dark World tops its prequel

Thor: The Dark World tops its prequel

Judging by first impressions of Marvel’s newest movie poster, Thor: The Dark World looked like another cliché and typical comic book action movie. Fortunately, this movie is far from that. The movie...

Bionic Skin is almost human

Bionic Skin is almost human

A new television sci-fi crime series, Almost Human, builds on the relationship between a human police officer, John, and a sensing, feeling, and intuitive android named Dorian. What if the technology to...

Orange is the New Black coming back for a second season in 2014

Orange is the New Black coming back for a second season in 2014

The summer hit series “Orange is the New Black” grabs its viewers in the first episode, making the show another Jenji Kohan masterpiece. Simply put, the show is another reason to thank Netflix. The...

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