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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

2024-2025 Staff

Taylor Goodman
Eastside Online Editor-In-Chief

Taylor Goodman

Taylor Goodman is a senior and an Online Editor-In-Chief for Eastside. She is involved in Peer Leaders, FOP, and DECA. Outside of school, she enjoys dancing at ZZ Dance and traveling with her family. Taylor can recite every Taylor...

Daniel Ovadia
Eastside Online Editor-In-Chief

Daniel Ovadia

Daniel Ovadia is an Eastside Online Editor-In-Chief and in his senior year at Cherry Hill High School East. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with friends and family, as well as listening to music and watching football....

Amelia Siegel
Eastside Online News Editor

Amelia Siegel

Amelia Siegel is a sophomore and the Online News Editor for Eastside. She is in the Environmental Club and takes dance lessons outside of school - her favorite style is tap! She also loves listening to music, watching movies,...

Muskaan Batra
Eastside Online Features Editor

Muskaan Batra

Muskaan Batra is a junior and the Eastside Online Features Editor. She is involved in Road to Med, Connect 4 Cancer, Debate team, ICS, and Interact Club. Outside of school, she performs Indian classical dance, raises money for...

Julia Skoufalos
Eastside Online Sports Editor

Julia Skoufalos

Julia is a junior and the Online Sports Editor for Eastside! Outside of Eastside, she dances, plays soccer for East, and is a captain for Delran FC. She loves listening to music and spending time with family and friends. She is...

Dino Russo
Eastside Online Community Editor

Dino Russo

Dino Russo is a junior and the Online Community Editor for Eastside. In school, he is involved with Italian-American Club, Rosa Bridge Tutoring, and Badminton Club. Outside of school, he enjoys hanging out with his dog and eating...

Laavanya Viswanathan
Eastside Online Culture Editor

Laavanya Viswanathan

Laavanya is a junior and the Online Culture Editor for Eastside. She does soccer and ICS. Outside of school, she volunteers at the Cherry Hill Library, goes to concerts, and goes on vacation with her family. Laavanya loves listening...

Selam Bereketab
Eastside Online Opinions Editor

Selam Bereketab

Selam Bereketab is a senior and Eastside's Online Opinions Editor. Along with Eastside, Selam is involved in African-American Culture Club, Peer Leaders, and Ethics Team and is East's student Board of Education representative....

Elias Kang
Eastside Online Global Commentary Editor

Elias Kang

Elias Kang is the Online Global Commentary Editor for Eastside. Currently a sophomore at East, Elias spends his time studying, listening to music, or playing instruments. In school, he participates in several clubs including KCC,...

Nico Spatucci
Eastside Online STEM Editor

Nico Spatucci

Nico Spatucci is a junior and the Online STEM Editor at East. He plays trumpet for the marching and jazz bands, and is a member of Model UN. Outside of school, Nico solves Rubik's Cubes in under 10 seconds, plays with his adorable...

Michelle Bookbinder
Eastside Editor-In-Chief

Michelle Bookbinder

Michelle Bookbinder is a senior and an Editor-in-Chief. When Michelle's not writing, she can be found dancing, playing Sudoku, and listening to Yacht Rock radio with her windows down. In addition to Eastside, Michelle is also...

Isabelle Berger
Eastside Editor-In-Chief

Isabelle Berger

Isabelle Berger is a senior and an Editor-In-Chief for Eastside this year. When she's not writing stories for Eastside, she enjoys baking-- although she isn't very good at it-- or catching up on her favorite book at Barnes and...

Manar Hadi
Eastside Editor-In-Chief

Manar Hadi

A self-proclaimed imperfect perfectionist, Editor-In-Chief, and avid lover of the Oxford comma, Manar is never not laughing or talking (it’s an issue). Outside of Eastside, he spends his time in the SGA office or planning events...

Barbara Armstrong
Eastside Managing Editor

Barbara Armstrong

Barbara Armstrong is a senior and the Managing Editor for Eastside. Outside of Eastside, she participates in activities such as the Ethics Team, Art Club, Peer Leaders, Gardening Club, SGA, and Hospital Support Club. When school...

Stella Kim
Eastside News Editor

Stella Kim

Stella is a sophomore and a News Editor for Eastside. At East, she is involved in SGA, Amnesty, Speech/Debate, and Model UN. Outside of school, she enjoys playing volleyball, snowboarding, and being active in the NJ Youth Division...

Chloe Ren
Eastside News Editor

Chloe Ren

Chloe Ren is a sophomore and a News Editor for Eastside. At East, she is a part of DECA, Speech and Debate, and the girl's tennis team. She does competitive debate and loves reading, singing, and Chipotle. You can often find her...

Matt Berkery
Eastside Features Editor

Matt Berkery

Matt Berkery is a senior and a Features Editor for Eastside. At East, he is involved in DECA, Peer Leaders, Model UN, Mock Trial, and Business/Marketing Club. When he's not working on an Eastside story, Matt can be found enjoying...

Claire Ding
Eastside Features Editor

Claire Ding

Claire Ding is a junior and a Features Editor. She is involved in CHEW and Symphony Orchestra and enjoys telling her life story to strangers (receiving noise complaints from librarians), writing poetry, and dancing. If you see...

Sarah Begun
Eastside Sports Editor

Sarah Begun

Sarah Begun is an Eastside Sports Editor and she is a junior at East. When she’s not in school, Sarah loves to hang out with her friends, play guitar, and spend time with her family. Sarah is so excited for an amazing year with...

Julia Sitnick
Eastside Sports Editor

Julia Sitnick

Julia Sitnick is a senior and one of the Sports Editors. When she is not doing work for Eastside you can find her hanging out with friends and family, running, and watching shows. She is looking forward to working with the Eastside...

Ava Crawley
Eastside Community Editor

Ava Crawley

Ava Crawley is a senior and one of the Community Print Editors. Outside of Eastside she is a member of Interact Club, East field hockey, DECA, SGA, and Italian American Club. She loves to travel as well as spend time with her...

Alexis Rovner
Eastside Community Editor

Alexis Rovner

Alexis is a junior and a Community Editor for Eastside. At East, Alexis plays in the orchestra and participates in Amnesty International, Habitat for Humanity, Interact, and JSU. Outside of East, she enjoys dancing at Lowe Dance...

Abby Auerbach
Eastside Culture Editor

Abby Auerbach

Abby Auerbach is a junior and one of the Culture Editors this year. In school, she is involved in Blood Drive, Veterans Support Club, Environmental Club, and more. When not in school, Abby can be found hanging out with her friends,...

Kaylee Yoon
Eastside Culture Editor

Kaylee Yoon

Kaylee Yoon is a junior and a Culture Editor for Eastside. At East, she is involved in Amnesty International, Model UN, and EmpowHer. Outside of school, Kaylee can usually be found hanging out with her cat, watching a movie, or...

Gabrielle Levine
Eastside Opinions Editor

Gabrielle Levine

Gabby Levine is one of the Opinions Editors for Eastside this year. When she isn't working on Eastside, Gabby can be found playing tennis, binging Suits or hanging out with her friends. Outside of Eastside, she does writing club,...

Landon Schuster
Eastside Opinions Editor

Landon Schuster

As a junior and an Opinions Editor for Eastside, Landon enjoys playing tennis, endlessly debating controversial topics, reading and sleeping. He also plays saxophone, watches sports, continuously wins his Fantasy Football leagues...

Levi Bolotina
Eastside Global Commentary Editor

Levi Bolotina

Levi Bolotina is a senior and a Global Commentary Editor for Eastside. In school, he is involved in DECA. Outside of school, he works at Li Beirut and Lifetime, and enjoys DJing. Levi is excited to be a part of the Eastside Board...

Gina Park
Eastside Global Commentary Editor

Gina Park

Gina Park is a junior and a Global Commentary Editor. Besides Eastside, she is involved in symphony, DECA, Amnesty, and CHEW. Outside of East, Gina can be found playing the piano, hanging out with friends, or listening to the...

Athira Kasthuri
Eastside Art Director

Athira Kasthuri

Athira Kasthuri is a sophomore and an Art director for Eastside. She is part of ICS, and takes pride in art competitions outside of school. She attends crew and enjoys traveling during the summer. If Athira could have any superpower...

Katie Sullivan
Eastside Art Director

Katie Sullivan

Katie Sullivan is a senior and an Art Director for Eastside. At East, Katie is also involved in Voce, Chansons, Golf, and Interact. In her free time, you can catch Katie diving into a good book, curating the perfect playlist,...

Izzy Alvarez
Eastside Photo Editor

Izzy Alvarez

Izzy Alvarez is a senior and a Photo Editor for Eastside. She plays soccer for school and for club. Outside of school, she enjoys hanging out with her friends, traveling, shopping, listening to music, and watching Formula 1.

Mika Bhaskaran
Eastside Photo Editor

Mika Bhaskaran

Mika Bhaskaran is a sophomore and a Photo Editor for Eastside. She is involved in ICS and French Club. Outside of school, she spends her time reading and going on drives with her family. She also loves listening to Sabrina Carpenter...

Alysa Lopez
Eastside Media Director

Alysa Lopez

Alysa Lopez is a senior and is one of two Media Directors for Eastside. She is involved in the mime company at East. Outside of school, Alysa enjoys spending time with her dogs and hanging out with friends. Alysa often writes...

Rephael Shohat
Eastside Media Director

Rephael Shohat

Rephael Shohat is a senior and a Media Director for Eastside. He is involved in Blood Drive, Stay Tuned, Interact and Theater. Rephael works at Nothing Bundt Cakes and enjoys hanging out with his friends. His favorite music artists...

Molly Grossman
Eastside Business Manager

Molly Grossman

Molly Grossman is a senior and the Business Manager for Eastside. She is also involved in SGA, DECA, soccer, and track. Outside of school she enjoys cooking, traveling, and spending time with family and friends. Molly is excited...

Jessie Atlas
Eastside Social Media Director

Jessie Atlas

Jessie Atlas is a sophomore and the Social Media Director for Eastside. Sports are her passion, and at East, she enjoys playing soccer, basketball, and running track. Jessie's involved in SGA, DECA, FOP, and the Hospital Support...

Mr. Greg Gagliardi
Eastside Advisor

Mr. Greg Gagliardi

Mr. Gagliardi has been teaching all of the journalism classes and advising Eastside at Cherry Hill East since 2000. His proudest teaching achievements include being named National Journalism Teacher of the Year Runner-Up in 2014,...