A search of social media makes for quick results: “First prop to add today…” “Subscribe for more bets like this one…” “Let’s have a day!” These are the ideas that dominate the world of sports gambling Twitter. It’s always a race...

It is hard to watch television nowadays without seeing constant ads for sports gambling. Companies like FanDuel and DraftKings swarm commercials with their gamblings ads telling customers to sign up to get their first bets risk-free. With online gambling...

Across the country, libraries are struggling.  Since 2019, 38% of school librarians nationally have reported that their budgets were cut. Within the past decade, the number of librarians themselves has decreased by 20% in schools across the U.S. Public...

Listen to Aiden Rood ('23 / Eastside Editor-in-Chief) interview CHPS District Technology Coach Heather Esposito about the impact of artificial intelligence on education.

Should the federal government strive for equity, making sure that everyone gets what they need to succeed? Should the same government strive for equality, working to give all of its citizens equal opportunities and resources? Some might be tempted to...

The increasing cost of college tuition creates a growing disparity between what many students can afford and what they must cover through loans. On top of an already difficult college application process, students must now face the discouraging financial...

Recently, I had the opportunity to attend a new kind of event in the Cherry Hill Public Schools district: a joint East-West student town hall meeting. The results were highly encouraging, and I hope to see more of such events in the future. Organized...

Few elements of day-to-day life carry more cultural significance in our society than sports. No matter where someone is from, what their background is, or what their life is like, watching a sporting event can make them a part of something greater than...

Few things represent the end of a calendar year more in pop culture than the annual release of Spotify’s “Wrapped.” The social sharing-oriented, data-centric feature of the world’s biggest streaming app lets everyone know what music defined their...

"Midnights" by Taylor Swift. "Wednesday." Argentina wins the World Cup. "Top Gun: Maverick." 2022 was a year filled with memorable moments, movies, television, music, and so much more. Each individual piece of media that was released truly helped define...

Tune into the latest installment of The Survivor Show with Brielle Lampf ('23) and Aiden Rood ('23) here! 

Welcome to another episode of The Survivor Show! Listen to Eastside EICs Aiden Rood ('23) and Brielle Lampf ('23) discuss their opinions of Survivor once more.

Aiden Rood ('23) and Brielle Lampf ('23) continue their podcast reviewing Survivor. Tune into Episode 10 soon!

Why does a lifesaving process discriminate based on sexuality? That question casts a dark shadow over the process of blood donation in the U.S., impacting otherwise-positive efforts such as the Cherry Hill High School East annual blood drive. In...

Listen to Aiden Rood ('23) and Brielle Lampf ('23) talk about another episode of the 43rd season of Survivor!  Tune in next time for more. 

Press play on this installment of Aiden Rood's ('23) and Brielle Lampf's ('23) podcast to listen to a discussion of their opinions on the seventh episode of the 43rd Survivor season!

Aiden Rood ('23) and Brielle Lampf ('23) discuss the newest episode of Survivor! Listen to find out more.

Listen to Eastside EICs Aiden Rood ('23) and Brielle Lampf ('23) discuss episode 5 of the latest Survivor season.

Today, October 18th, 2022, the Cherry Hill Board of Education (BOE) will hold an Action Meeting. The meeting is specially scheduled for this date due to scheduling conflicts with the Board’s typical meetings on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each...

Aiden Rood ('23) and Brielle Lampf ('23) are back with the fourth installment of their Survivor Show podcast series. What did you think of this week's Survivor episode? Sound off below, and remember to come back next week for more!

Tune into the first episode of PLUS: a podcast series addressing the less-talked-about experiences of members of the LGBTQ+ community, covered by Aiden Rood ('23) and Anna Neubauer ('23). 

In this installment of The Survivor Show, Eastside seniors Aiden Rood and Brielle Lampf discuss episode 3 of Survivor (with a brand new Eastside Radio intro -- more coming soon)!

Listen to EICs Aiden Rood ('23) and Brielle Lampf ('23) discuss Survivor in the second installment of their podcast show!

“School’s never gone.” For Andy Aiello (‘22), a student at Cherry Hill High School East — and 49,499,999 other American schoolchildren — such is reality. Every year, 49.5 million students across the country approach mid-June with eager...

Listen to EICs Aiden Rood and Brielle Lampf discuss the 43rd season of Survivor in a new Eastside Radio show!

As a young kid, I dreamed of going to Columbia University. Ivy League prestige, in the middle of Manhattan — it seemed perfect. The only problem then? $61,671. That is the tuition required to attend Columbia. For just one year. Even with some financial...

“We usually can erase your identity, and we always want to.” That’s the hurtful notice sent by America’s largest newspapers to transgender and non-binary people each and every year. The source of this messaging is not in front-page stories...

Few themes are more present in LGBTQ+ culture today than the challenging process of “coming out.”  For young queer people today, the process of sharing one’s identity with friends and family members can prove difficult and even dangerous, with...

This narrative is the first edition in a trilogy for Eastside Online called “My Journey,” telling the story of an impactful year in the life of incoming Editor-in-Chief Aiden Rood (‘23.) “Hi.” “My name is Aiden.” “My pronouns...

Introducing PLUS It’s that time of year again. Rainbows abound, parades take over city streets and pride is in the air. In the month of June, you’ll hear a lot about pride. That’s because each year, this month is a celebration of individuality,...

This package is all about representation in the media. So, why does that topic matter? To find out, we’re calling back to the 4th edition of Eastside’s “Liberty and Justice for All,” in which columnist Aiden Rood shared their perspective on the...

A kids’ favorite, dance and music star and pop culture phenomenon, Jojo Siwa is many things. Arguably her most impactful role is served as an LGBTQ+ icon, especially for young people growing up as part of Gen Z. In January 2021, after having alluded...

“Do you listen to girl in red?” This question may seem insignificant, like asking if one listens to, say, Taylor Swift or Drake. It could simply be an inquiry into musical preferences. However, when it comes to girl in red, there is a deeper meaning...

In recent years, people are slowly becoming more accepting of the LGBTQ+ community, or at least that’s what it seems like in our everyday lives. But when we look closely is when we begin to see what is really happening. Still, there is discrimination...

Long, impersonal, repetitive, stressful: there are few things less popular, especially among young people, than standardized testing. Specifically, when students reach their junior year, it’s not just yearly state testing that they have to worry about...

You’ve probably heard of the LGBTQ+ community before. Maybe you’ve seen a pride parade in town or had a family member come out to you. Maybe you even identify as LGBTQ+ yourself. But do you know what it means to be non-binary? Did you know that 26%...

After a few weeks away, Liberty and Justice for All is back, and it couldn’t be at a better time. This past week, Ketanji Brown Jackson, a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (in other words, the United States’...

Another group included within the “+” symbol is that of pansexual people. “Pansexual” is a sexuality that generally involves attraction to people of all genders, or attraction regardless of gender. This may sound similar to bisexuality, but there...

In the term “LGBTQ+,” as it is often written, a wide variety of identities can be represented by the “+” symbol affixed at the end. One major group of people included in the LGBTQIA2+ community through this marker is that of non-binary individuals....

Inclusive and welcoming, the LGBTQIA2+ community has few bounds. Generally, people who identify with any minority group for sexuality and/or gender can consider themselves LGBTQ+. As the “+” symbol indicates, there are many groups of people who do...

The term “lesbian” is typically used by people who identify as women and who are attracted to other women. For some, it means anyone who is not a man (one may be non-binary, for instance) and who is attracted to other non-men. The term has etymological...

You’ve probably heard some version of the phrase “LGBTQ+” before. You might even know what some or all of the letters mean. But do you understand the history of each community represented within that acronym, and why they matter? If not, and if...

On Monday, March 7, 2022, Eastside launched a new initiative to increase coverage of LGBTQ+ issues and to provide education around the topic. The coverage will be centralized within a new page on Eastside Online, available here, with its inaugural multi-media...

What is intersectionality? For some, this term carries negative political connotations. It has been branded by some people as a “radical leftist idea” of some sort, and conservative commentators have gone as far as to call it “the new caste system”...

“It’s natural to feel fear… fear is a part of our lives.” Those were the honest words of Anthony Saporito, the Director of Security for the Cherry Hill Public Schools (CHPS), addressing concerns about school safety and gun violence. Over recent...

For years on end, students would dread walking into school due to the overload of homework and the misfortune that is boring teachers and lessons, but today, students dread walking into school for a much different reason -- gun violence. Students now...

Becoming a convicted felon. Going to prison for up to five years. Being fined as much as $250,000. Not being allowed to attain citizenship as an immigrant. Exclusion from ever participating in federal job training programs and holding most federal jobs. Those...

“Liberty and Justice for All” is a column about issues of equality. Or is it about issues of equity? Are they different? Does it matter? I think it does. It matters because the words we use matter, and that’s never more true than when we are...

When you sit down to watch the latest hit movie or your next great Netflix binge, do you see someone on the screen who looks like you? For most straight, white, cisgender Americans, the answer is most often “yes.” But for the LGBTQ+ community, people...

“Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.” In other words, a person’s sex cannot be used as a reason to discriminate against them in the United States. Right? Unfortunately,...

At 3:54 p.m. on January 21, 2022, Cherry Hill High School East Principal Dr. Dennis Perry responded to an Eastside report on discrimination. He published a letter to the community, which was posted online and sent to community members via email. The Eastside...

Featured in Eastside’s January 2022 Issue “I personally hear slurs used at least five times every day.” “We’ve been targeted, followed, barked at.” “I’ve been called a terrorist.” “No one here accepts anyone.” When...

If someone asks you to refer to them with “they/them/theirs” pronouns, it is your basic duty as a human to respect and follow their request. The same applies to “he/him/his,” “she/her/hers,” neopronouns used by some non-binary people such...

About two years ago, I wrote one of the most popular articles in Eastside Online history. At the time, I was a journalistic novice, having just published my first print story a few weeks prior. When I published an opinion piece titled “The United States...

It’s 7:00 a.m. on a Monday morning and you’re a Cherry Hill East student on your way to school. You’re awake, though barely, as you hop into the car your parents have lent you for your senior year. After a nice weekend, you’re just hoping to make...

Over the last year, it has become increasingly evident that the current schedule for our high school students is not satisfactory. Students are going to sleep at ungodly hours, and waking up before the sun to be in school for a 7:30 a.m. start. Over quarantine,...

Featured in Eastside November 2021 Issue Five years ago, Dr. Dennis Perry arrived at Cherry Hill High School East as its new principal. He had a plan, he told Eastside in his first in-depth interview, back in October 2016. Perry said he was here to...

For a brief period at the end of the 2020-2021 school year, Grant Yoon (‘23) was working double duty. As a sophomore, Yoon was serving as one of his class’ vice presidents. As a rising junior, Yoon is also entering another vice-presidential role —...

In recent months, Bryce Dershem was concerned that he may not even graduate high school. This past week, he not only graduated but did so as valedictorian. By becoming valedictorian, Dershem, now a graduate of Eastern Regional High School in Voorhees,...

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Cherry Hill High School East will not return to administering traditional final exams in future years, East’s principal Dr. Dennis Perry confirmed in an interview with Eastside on Tuesday. The exams will be permanently replaced by portfolio-based assessments...

Cherry Hill High School East will hold its graduation event outdoors on June 17 at 7pm at Cherry Hill High School West’s Jonas C. Morris Stadium. The school currently plans to give each graduating student three tickets for their guests to attend. In...

If you’ve read this column before or spoken with me otherwise, you will surely already know my thoughts on the GOP. It’s not just broken; it’s beyond repair in increasingly disastrous ways. So, whenever a new storyline emerges about how far the...

The past two weeks have been full of news and impactful events. The trial of George Floyd’s murderer, Derek Chauvin, came to a close. More tragic violence was committed by police against Black Americans. President Joe Biden continued making decisions...

“It’s been a personal goal of mine since… eighth grade, to represent the whole school.” That goal was achieved today by Devyn Levin (‘22), who won the election to be student body President at East. She spoke with Eastside for her first interview...

Devyn Levin (‘22) has been elected President of the East student body for the 2021-2022 school year. She will be joined in the school-wide student government administration by newly elected Vice Presidents Gina Liu (‘23), Youbin Park (‘22) Chris...

East Principal, Dr. Dennis Perry, responded to the controversy over the school’s recent removal of a 47-year-old mural in an interview with Eastside on Thursday, April 15th. According to Perry, the mural was removed on March 23rd, not April 9th,...

Editor’s Note: This column has recently not been published weekly as its name would suggest, and we’re going to get that back on track. From now on, you can count on the regular publishing of this column every other Wednesday with the new title of...

This week in the U.S. House of Representatives, a critical debate is ongoing over a piece of legislation called H.R. 1, also known as the For the People Act. This bill would, if passed, make a number of major reforms to make it easier for Americans to...

This week, a crisis came to Texas in the form of a dangerous winter storm. Described by the New York Times as a “once-in-a-generation-storm,” the weather event dumped as many as nine inches of snow in some parts of the state. While this amount of...

On Wednesday, January 20, 2021, Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States. As he enters office amid unprecedented circumstances, many will ask for bipartisan unity. However, leaders, including the incoming president, must prioritize...

The past year has been one of change. Many of our experiences in 2020 have been unlike those of any other year, often in negative ways. Too many lives have been lost. More people than ever have struggled to obtain housing, healthcare, food, and other...

There’s no denying that 2020 took the world for a loop. Nearly every aspect of daily life was altered, and many individuals found themselves in an area of self improvement, or self destruction. As for the students at East, experiences varied. This package...

In my family, baking Christmas cookies any time before December 20th is a great way to make sure there will be none left by the holiday morning. Since we’d rather wait a few more days to bake than risk eating all the treats too early, finding something...

“Give the job to the person who is already in it.” That was one key message from Dr. Aslihan Cakmak, a candidate for Board of Education and current educator. An economist by trade, Cakmak has worked in the education field since 2003, where she...

“We don’t like the way they’re running things.” That’s the conclusion John Papeika and his wife came to as he made the decision to run for a seat on the Board of Education. Papeika has been a resident of the Old Orchard neighborhood in Cherry...

Miriam Stern has been involved in the fair funding fight for Cherry Hill schools for years. It’s that issue, combined with her experience as a mental health professional and involved parent, that brought her to run for a seat on the Board of Education. As...

“I don’t want Cherry Hill East students to tell their parents to go and vote for me.” That may not be the message you’d expect to hear from a Board of Education candidate, but it is what Ineda “Corrien” Elmore-Stratton told Eastside in...

Carol Matlack, a current member of the Board of Education and candidate for re-election, declined an interview with Eastside. She offered to instead submit responses in writing to questions that were provided. With a degree in elementary/early childhood...

Eastside interviewed each of the five candidates* for the Board of Education in 2020 and is releasing profiles of each as the election approaches. As the most extensive interviews published to date, each profile goes in-depth on issues including COVID-19...

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The past few months have made me realize a lot about how we educate in Cherry Hill. Under circumstances where we were forced to abandon the “normal,” learning structures I realized some problems that exist with our old version of normal. As we forge...