Juliet is a huge fan of all things New York. She loves Eastside and goldfish crackers. She's thrilled to finally have the Eastside monkey in her "bio" picture. In her spare time, she writes, and her debut novel Wings is availabl...
Sherin Nassar used to be THAT girl who couldn’t finish a sentence without sharing a fact—not just any fact, but a random one at that. At the ripe age of 17, she has decided to retire as the official fact extraordinaire. Instead,...
Maya spends most of her time searching for the elusive Twilight Zone. Please contact her at F087 if you ever discover it. She laughs at almost everything and is very proud to be Eastside’s first Webmaster.
Kaylin, Kaitlin minus the “t,” likes lots of things. Some of these things are the Philadelphia Phillies, books by Robin Jones Gunn, making friendship bracelets, Christian pop music (artists such as Britt Nicole, Kari Jobe,...
Kayla thoroughly enjoys 'nerdy' activities, such as Scrabble, Jenga, and PERPLEXUS OF COURSE (which she is holding in this picture). She loves ice cream with all of her soul, so she is willing to go out on an ice cream date with...
Jenna enjoys writing anything, whether it is Eastside articles, text messages, poems, plays, novels or grocery lists. She started writing at age two and talking way before that and never stopped. Her favorite shows are talk sho...
Darby loves to play basketball, but not in gym class—unless it's knockout. You may hear her belting out her favorite songs on the radio, even though she is not very good, or you may see her around East in college wear (usually...
Greg is a senior and has had a life-long love for sports. He lives and dies with all of the Philadelphia sports teams, and loves to play fantasy sports. Greg is proud to be a part of Eastside and looks forward to his role as ...
Mike enjoys sports, whether it’s watching, playing or talking about them. The only things he dislikes about sports are the commercials and the occasional mediocrity of his favorite teams. He also likes food, puns and redundancy,...
Abby is a first time editor on the Eastside Editorial Board. She is super excited to work with Opinions and likes various kinds of animals - including cats.
Gilana (pronounced Gi-[as in geese]-LAH-nuh), also known by her alias Gigi, who enjoys thinking, reading, writing, hiking, camping, swimming, bike-riding, canoeing, ice-skating, baking, playing with clay, playing her viola, p...
Amy is a fun and spirited teenage girl. Typical? Probably the last word that could be used to describe her. She loves helping people and making a difference in both a community setting and on a national level. She brings food...
Rachel loves One Direction and she cries over them at least once a week. She wishes she could live in Disney World and be a Disney Princess. She absolutely loves Camp Ramah, food and shopping. She does not like having such a common...
You may find Emmy Silverman on the field hockey field or dancing at Marcia Hyland Dance Center, but you might have to look closely because she is only 4’10″. Did you know Emmy is also an avid hair braider and friendship bracelet...
Becca, rather than Rebecca, likes to be called Becca. She enjoys dancing, music and anything Disney. She spends her summers at Camp Wayne and has lived in every time zone in the United States. She loves anything purple, the...
The day Joe was asked to write a bio for himself, he was entirely unprepared. He loves movies, but he guesses a lot of people do. He's more of a cat person, he guesses, if that makes him any less boring. He's not sure, ask him...
Nicholas George Angus Mitchell loves Eastside, books, music, art, meeting new people, and film. Surprisingly, his hobbies include writing for Eastside, reading books, listening to music, appreciating art, hanging out with friends,...
(translated into English from Pig Latin) Bryan is an alien Cyborg sent from the planet Hoagie 7 to destroy the evil race of Mongolian sea-monkeys. He has a self-destruct sequence, A1B2C3, which if uttered in his vicinity will...
Zack is lactose intolerant, but he doesn't let that get in the way of his friendship with F087's cow. He enjoys long walks on the beach (seriously) and often wonders why more people don't like strawberry milk. You can follow him...
Rachel enjoys short walks on the beach and sitting in comfortable chairs. She occasionally watches movies from this century, and dabbles in rare button collecting (wonk pins included). Despite what other people may say about...
Brittany Nghiem enjoys sleep, traveling, Netflix, the company of others and French macaroons. She runs on Wawa coffee on the daily and the love of her life is her shih tzu named Nutella. Yes, like the delicious hazelnut spread.
When Angie is not obsessing over Kanye West, she's probably watching TV. She also enjoys drinking tea, reading blogs, singing Lana Del Rey songs in the shower and, like, whatever.
After returning from a 24 year expidition in Antarctica studying the mating habits of penguins, Angie Pacitti rekindled her love for humanity in a ray of Sicilian sunshine. A member of 96% of the clubs at East, she currently spends...
Zoe enjoys baking, indie music, art, high-waisted pants and shopping. Her name is not spelled with a "y," nor is it pronounced like "Zo.” You will most likely find her in F-wing (since she has five classes there) or hanging...
Rumored to have been born with a paintbrush in hand, Joel has always had a passion for art. Nationally recognized at the early age of eight, Joel has quickly risen to the top of the art world. Recently, Joel was named one of...
Thomas enjoys working with computers and technology. He tries to incorporate technology into everything he does. He enjoys making videos and working with audio. He is most known for his annual Haunted Shed in his backyard. Check...
“It’s the freaking weekend baby I’m about to have me some fun…” Dylan Fingerman likes to reminisce on great songs, and often thinks of great people like R. Kelly and Sherin Nassar while doing everything he does. Dylan...
Iftikhaar Ali is a swagged out Bengali-American who wears a cardigan every Wednesday in celebration of Cardigan Wednesday when the weather permits it. He loves building robots and leading the robotics team as well as listening...
Mr. Gagliardi advises these crazy people above. This year marks his 13th as the school's journalism teacher and newspaper advisor. Outside of these roles, he also teaches English, was an advisor for the Classes of 2008 and...