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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

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Conclusions

Gia Gupta, Sophia Liu, and Ellie Noh November 28, 2022

Cherry Hill has made significant strides in making the community an accessible place for all. Through special programs, parks, educational resources and more, many people who need accommodations find a welcoming and accessible environment in Cherry Hill....

A volunteer and athlete buddy up during the game.

Miracle League: Allowing all children to score a home run

Taylor Goodman, Eastside Online Community Editor November 28, 2022

Miracle League is an organization that provides children with disabilities a chance to play baseball. This organization began in 1998 when Eddie Bagwell, Rockdale Youth Baseball Association’s coach, invited a child in a wheelchair to play baseball on...

South Korea’s Suneung

Jiwoo Lee, Eastside Photo Editor November 22, 2022

On the third Thursday of November, the country collectively comes to silence with halted airports, military training and construction sites, delayed openings of the stock market, banks and local stores, and special lookouts by police and taxis. These...

Türkiye’s YGS

Enis Ercan, Eastside Global Commentary Editor November 22, 2022

“Life equals 180 minutes?”  For years, activists for educational change in Türkiye have touted this slogan among others as the hallmark of their opposition to Türkiye’s national exam for higher education, abbreviated in Turkish as the YGS...

China’s Gaokao

Ella Hampton and Alena Zhang November 22, 2022

“One month before I took the Gaokao, I lost about 12 pounds….my hair on the back of my head… half of [it] got gray.” “I still have nightmares that…I could not finish the test, even now after ten years.” The Gaokao, the only college...

Many United States colleges switch to test optional

Jillian Koenig, Eastside News Editor November 22, 2022

In the past, high schoolers began the first step of the college admissions process during their junior and senior years: the college entrance examinations. Typically studying for months ahead of time, students would sit for the SAT or ACT, hoping to achieve...

The SAT has gone through various changes throughout the years

Manar Hadi, Eastside Opinions Editor November 22, 2022

The SAT wasn’t always the mind-numbing, stressful and extensive test it is now. The Scholarship Aptitude Test was first introduced in 1926 and functioned as a reliable predictor of a student’s college performance. Over the course of its ninety-six...

Miracle League

Miracle League

Julia Sitnick, Eastside Sports Editor November 17, 2022

Miracle League is a community service club at Cherry Hill East that pairs student “buddies” with children and adults with mental or physical disabilities for inclusive baseball games. The goal of Miracle League is to remove physical barriers and allow...