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Members of the Class of 2024 enjoying their Senior Class Trip last March

Senior trip to Disney is worth the cost

Lily Shubach, Eastside Staff
November 15, 2024

Cherry Hill High School East seniors have participated in the senior trip to Walt Disney World for years. The Senior Class Trip consists of five days and four nights at the huge theme park and resort of Disney World in Orlando, Florida. In Florida, seniors...

Millions of people will be affected by this drastic change in the pharmaceutical industry.

FDA finds common decongestant ineffective

Nico Spatucci, Eastside Online STEM Editor
November 15, 2024

On Nov. 7, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its intention to proceed with the removal of phenylephrine, a common decongestant found in a variety of over-the-counter medicinal products. Phenylephrine is an active ingredient in many allergy...

Ryleigh continues on through her race, smiling ear to ear.

Women’s September Athlete Spotlight

Melanie Pedersen, Eastside Staff
November 14, 2024

Ryleigh Budsock (‘27) was nominated for the athlete spotlight, which focuses on cross country for September.  Ryleigh started running cross country in the fall of her seventh grade year for Rosa Middle School. Previous to that season, she was a...

Lyons pushing through the final steps of his race.

Men’s September Athlete Spotlight

Alexander Rounds, Eastside Staff
November 14, 2024

The coach of the Cherry Hill High School East Boys cross country team was asked to select an athlete to put a spotlight on for the month of September. This athlete had to be not only outstanding in their athletic performance, but in their quality of character,...

Cougars lining up and waiting for the ball to get snapped.

East Football’s ”Special Season” comes to a close

Paige Heskin, Eastside Staff
November 13, 2024

Cherry Hill East Cougars, after having an incredible winning streak of 9 in a row, lost their winning streak in the second round of playoffs on November 8th. The final score was 35-7. The team lost to the number one seed team in the conference, Washington...

East girls Varsity squad at States.

Successful ’24 season recap for Girls Cross Country

Gina Park, Eastside Global Commentary Editor
November 12, 2024

Kicking off the 2024-2025 season of Cherry Hill High School East’s girls’ cross-country—coached by Christine Mason and Assistant Coach Erin Cotoni—the battle at Ocean County Park saw a solid outcome for the team. Freshmen took sixth place, sophomores...

The ICS board poses together at Garba hosted at Moorestown High School.

Garba culture at East

Laavanya Viswanathan, Online Culture Editor
November 11, 2024

Navratri is a holiday celebrated by Hindus during a nine-day and night period. It is a festival dedicated to the Divine Feminine, worshipping women and empowerment through the celebration of three major Hindu goddesses: Durga, Lakshmi, and Saraswati....

Several members of the Marching Band pose for a group photo after a performance.

Marching Band season comes to a close

Ethan Barroway, Eastside Staff
November 11, 2024

On Saturday, Nov. 3, the Cherry Hill High School East Marching Band competed in the Cavalcade of Bands Championship at Cumberland Valley High School in Central Pennsylvania. Coming into the competition, the Marching Cougars had already had a successful...

East students on the dance floor during the Hocoween Dance.

Homecoming weekend at Cherry Hill High School East

Amelia Siegel, Online News Editor
November 11, 2024

Cherry Hill High School East’s Homecoming weekend kicked off on Friday, Oct. 18 during the schoolwide pep rally. East held shortened classes earlier in the day and began the festivities at 1:45 p.m.  Students filed into the DiBart Gym to watch the...