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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

Eastside

Izzy Sobel

Izzy Sobel, Eastside News Editor

Izzy Sobel is currently a senior and one of the News Editors this year. When she isn’t working on stories for Eastside, you can find her watching her favorite shows on Netflix, playing tennis or hanging out with friends. She is super excited for another successful year on board!!

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Taylor Swift released her new album, "The Tortured Poets Department," on April 19, 2024.

Taylor Swift releases “The Tortured Poets Department”

Izzy Sobel, Eastside News Editor
April 24, 2024

After months of anticipation, Taylor Swift released her new album, The Tortured Poets Department on Friday, April 19. Along with her album coming out at midnight, she also surprised her fans at 2 a.m. as she announced a secret double album, The Tortured...

Usher performs at the Super Bowl LVIII halftime show with guest singers and backup dancers.

Usher takes on the Super Bowl LVIII halftime show

Izzy Sobel, Eastside News Editor
February 15, 2024

Usher fans were “screaming” at his Super Bowl LVIII halftime performance in Las Vegas at Allegiant Stadium on Sunday night. The eight-time Grammy winner and R&B popstar made the halftime show all sorts of fun, flashy and flirty. With 11 songs performed,...

Timothée Chalamet stars as Willy Wonka in the new Wonka film.

Willy Wonka returns to the theaters

Izzy Sobel, Eastside News Editor
January 2, 2024

Every good thing starts with a dream. The new movie, Wonka, presents the origin story of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and it uncovers his life before he became the successful businessman we have seen in previous films. In the new 2023 musical,...

Morgan Wallen: One Night at a Time Tour

Morgan Wallen: One Night at a Time Tour

Izzy Sobel, Eastside Features Editor
June 20, 2023

Country music singer, Morgan Wallen, recently started his “One Thing at a Time” tour. Wallen released his album on March 3, 2023 and announced that he would be going on tour on December 1st. His tour would include shows in the United States, Canada,...

AP exam preview

Izzy Sobel and Ella Hampton
April 27, 2023

Izzy Sobel ('24) and Ella Hampton ('24) sit down and talk about East's plan for the AP exams, how they are preparing and how some of the exams will be administered digitally this year.

East seniors compete as different pop stars to win Mr. East  (Jiwoo Lee)

Mr. East transforms seniors into pop stars

Izzy Sobel, Eastside News Editor
April 20, 2023

The 36th annual competition took place on April 20th at 7 p.m., as seven senior boys competed for the title of Mr. East and vied the hearts of the judges and the audience. Tickets were being sold leading up to the event, but students and families were...

People of color have had higher rates of infection, hospitalization, and death due to COVID-19.

Addressing the key components

Izzy Sobel, Eastside News Editor
April 11, 2023

Public health influences the population's welfare and protects the community from diseases creating a safe environment for all. However, minority groups are negatively affected as they have limited access to healthcare compared to their white counterparts...

East Blood Drive's new chairpeople successfully held this year's spring blood drive.

East Spring Blood Drive 2023 recap

Izzy Sobel, Eastside News Editor
March 19, 2023

On March 7th and 8th, Cherry Hill High School East’s Annual Spring Blood Drive took place in the Library-Annex. Students at East and members of the community were able to donate blood to save up to three lives. A total of 249 units were collected, making...

People in the community donated about 600 dresses for teens to choose from.

Say yes to the prom dress

Izzy Sobel, Eastside News Editor
March 16, 2023

Finding the perfect prom dress is an important component of the prom season. Usually, these dresses are only worn once and are in good enough condition to be donated. These lightly-used dresses could help other students have the same experience picking...

School-wide Vice President Crystal Yeh ('24)  gives a student free hot chocolate.

School-wide SGA gives out free hot chocolate

Izzy Sobel, Eastside News Editor
February 20, 2023

On Tuesday, February 14th, 2023, School-wide Student Government Association (SGA) offered free hot chocolate to students as they came through Cherry Hill High School East's student entrance. Students were to bring their own mugs for the student government...

Top Movies

Top Movies

Izzy Sobel, Eastside News Editor
January 9, 2023

Ticket to Paradise Ticket to Paradise came out October 21, 2022 in theaters and on streaming services. This movie stars former co-actors Julia Roberts, who plays Georgia Cotton, and George Clooney, who plays David Cotton, Georgia Cotton's ex- husband....

Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey star in the 2003 romantic comedy, "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days."

“How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days” finds popularity on TikTok

Izzy Sobel, Eastside News Editor
January 5, 2023

“How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days,” a romantic comedy that came out in 2003, has recently been flooding the “for you page” on TikTok. The film stars Kate Hudson as Andie Anderson and Matthew McConaughey as Benjamin Berry. They later appeared in the...

The Blood Drive chairpeople worked hard to create a successful blood drive.

East holds successful biannual blood drive

Izzy Sobel, Eastside News Editor
December 14, 2022

On November 15th and 16th, The Great Blood Drive Charlie Brown occurred in the East Library Annex. Students at Cherry Hill East were able to donate blood, but the blood drive was also open to people in the community. Around 200 students donated to the...

Last year's Valentine's Day decorations were placed at elementary schools in the district.

FOP preview

Izzy Sobel, News Editor
November 2, 2022

The Fraternal Office of Police Club (FOP) is starting to prepare for this year's holiday season. FOP is a club at East that decorates classrooms and creates cards for elementary school children with special needs in the district. FOP usually happens during...

Style within local businesses

Izzy Sobel, Eastside Editorial Assistant
October 15, 2021

In our area, style is a very important aspect of everyday life. Whether we notice style based upon what people choose to wear or what people feel most comfortable in, is very relevant in our community. I conducted interviews with a few local and small...

East students prepare for spirit week with the theme of "Battle of the Board Games."

SGA makes plans for spirit week

Izzy Sobel, Eastside Staff
May 12, 2021

Spirit week is just around the corner, taking place on May 17-21st, and the dance will be happening on May 20th. Typically, students look forward to Spirit Week in November prior to Thanksgiving Break. However, due to the pandemic and the unique school...

My spring cleaning experience

Izzy Sobel, Eastside Staff
April 22, 2021

As spring is approaching, our closets need to be decluttered in order to make way for new purchases. During the pandemic, we all have this extra time at home and it is the perfect opportunity to delve into our closets and see what we need to keep, what...

Halloween will look different this year as safety precautions are implemented.

Covid-19 affects fall activities

Izzy Sobel, Eastside Staff
October 24, 2020

Masks aren’t just for Halloween anymore. This year, due to safety precautions, fall activities face a new reality. To prevent the spread of Covid-19, Cherry Hill residents are advised to wear masks for activities, including those outdoors, such as pumpkin...