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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

Jenna Simons

Jenna Simons, News/Features Editor

Jenna Simons, fondly known as “Jennerz”, can be found with a RBF nearly around the clock. However, this facial expression is mostly due to Jenna’s tendency to zone out and think about the nap waiting for her after school. When she’s not sleeping, Jenna can be found writing in F087, taking care of business in C103, watching Netflix in her bed, or working at DSW. When given the choice, Jenna will always choose animals, especially puppies, over people. Jenna is proud of the fact that she spends more time with her puppy brother, Jackson, and her puppy niece, Dixie, than with humans.

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Mr. Oh-No poses as Lady Liberty in New York City!

Mr. Oh-No poses as Lady Liberty in New York City!

Ilana Arougheti, Eastside Community Editor
April 19, 2017

Mr. East attendees and competitors alike had better get ready for a wild ride, because Sung Kwang Oh (‘17) has thrown his hat in the ring and is ready to take the stage by storm. Sung will be competing under the name “Mr. Oh No."  “From my last...

Mr. Snyderman takes the title of Mr. East!

[Video] Mr. Synderman dazzles the crowd in Las Vegas!

Brooke Greenberg, Eastside Opinions Editor
April 19, 2017

Look out Cherry Hill High School East, because Josh Snyder (“17) (aka Mr. Snyderman) will be rocking your world Friday, April 21 at the annual Mr. East pageant.  Mr. Snyderman divulges that he got his name from his favorite cartoon character as a kid,...

Mr. A-DAMN represents the lovely Chicago!

[Video] Mr. A-DAMN represents the lovely Chicago!

Jenna Simons, Eastside News/Features Editor
April 19, 2017

This Cherry Hill High School East community member can be seen in various places throughout the school. He was seen in the pit orchestra for East’s spring musical, Ragtime. He was seen in the marching band at the Cougar Football Games. He’s been in...

Howdy! Mr. Vapp to the Top represents Texas!

Howdy! Mr. Vapp to the Top represents Texas!

Courtney Finnegan, Eastside Sports Editor
April 19, 2017

America, or in the words of Ben Vaupen (‘17), “The Land of the Free,” is about to get “Vauped to the top” this Friday April 21 at the Mr. East Competition. Throughout the last weeks of preparation for the event, Ben Vaupen (‘17), also known...

Students from all grades bring in canned food items that will be donated to a local food drive.

East collects over 5,800 food donations during spirit week

Jenna Simons, Eastside News/Features Editor
November 23, 2016

Spirit week is a time filled with school spirit, competition and high energy. However, philanthropy is another key aspect during spirit week. Each grade decorates booths according to their respective themes. Canned food items are placed in the booths....

Senior Class

Senior Class

Jenna Simons, Eastside News/Features Editor
September 30, 2016

With only one year of high school left, the Class of 2017 is getting ready to make their senior year the best one yet. “Everything that we’re doing this year is to unite the class and make it the best senior year,” said senior class President...

Junior Class

Junior Class

Jenna Simons, Eastside News/Features Editor
September 22, 2016
The Class of 2018 has a busy year ahead of them, and already has a variety of ideas for the upcoming year. The junior class is already focused on raising money for their class, mainly through fundraisers. The junior class is also responsible for selling concessions at home football games to raise money. On top of concessions, the juniors hope to sell generic Cherry Hill East blankets, as well as provide entertainment, such as face painting, to younger game attendees. “For our football games, we’
Freshman Class

Freshman Class

Jenna Simons, Eastside News/Features Editor
September 22, 2016
The freshman class will be advised by Mr. Jason DeFuria and Mr. Nicholas Wright. President and Vice Presidents for the class of 2020 will be elected by the end of September and representatives will be elected in October.DeFuria has been the advisor of a class before, but solely at the school he formerly taught in Northfield, Massachusetts. This is the first time that Wright will be advising a class.The opportunity to get to know students outside of a classroom setting attracted DeFuria and Wrigh

Sophomore Class

Jenna Simons, Eastside News/Features Editor
September 21, 2016

The sophomore class is ambitiously coming into the new school year with plans to get their class more involved. “Last year was freshmen year, so it was kinda new for us all. We didn’t get too much involvement, maybe, as much as we would like,”...

Tremper looks out into the crowd as he relishes the first moment as King of the Jungle.

Mr. Jock Tremper reigns as King of the Jungle

Jenna Simons, Eastside Staff
April 16, 2016

Things got wild at East on April 15 as ten Mr. East contestants battled it out to see who would be crowned king of the jungle. The ten contestants in this year’s Mr. East Competition include Jacob deBlecourt, Dipto Chakavarty, Sam Greenberg, David...

David Bowie dies at the age of 69 on January 10, 2016.

David Bowie’s death shocks the world

Jenna Simons, Eastside Staff
April 7, 2016

David Bowie’s death at the age of 69 on January 10, 2016 rocked the world, as Bowie had been doing since the late ‘60s until his untimely death. Prior to his passing away, Bowie had been having a secret 18-month battle with cancer, which is now known...

Women deserve to be treated and have the same rights as men.

Reasons why Feminism is Relevant

Jenna Simons, Eastside Staff
January 27, 2016

Since the first women’s rights convention in 1848, women have been fighting men for equality. More than 150 years later, women are still fighting to be given all the same rights and chances that men have always received. On average, women earn less...

East drafting department benefits from its 3D Printer

East drafting department benefits from its 3D Printer

Jenna Simons, Eastside Staff
December 6, 2015

In late April of the 2014-2015 school year, the Cherry Hill High School East drafting department received a Three-Dimensional printer. Similar to how East is implementing this new technology, many other schools all over the country are beginning to receive...

East prepares fro Spirit Week

Spirit Week Preview

Jenna Simons, Eastside Staff
November 18, 2015

Despite the excitement of the end of the first marking period of school and the thought of Thanksgiving Break, there is one event that students will anticipate at East: Spirit Week. Spirit week activities will be taking place from the 18 to the 25 of...

East blocks multiple apps and websites for students

Cherry Hill East blocks websites and apps in the building

Jenna Simons, Eastside Staff
November 10, 2015

This year at East, numerous websites and phone Apps have been blocked through the Barracuda Web Filter. The Barracuda Web Filter is a combination of spyware, malware and virus protection. It allows the organization using the filter to block websites,...

The Underground Music Awards announces winners

The Underground Music Awards announces winners

Jenna Simons, Eastside Staff
November 1, 2015

It was a packed house on Sunday, October 25 at The 12th annual Underground Music Awards at B.B. Kings Blues Club Bar and Grill in Times Square. Chia Schonberg hosted the 2015 UMAs. At the awards, MC Rah Digga was honored for her skills as a MC. Digga...

The UMAs celebrate unsigned and unrecognized artists.

The UMAs recognize unsigned artists

Jenna Simons, Eastside Staff
October 20, 2015

On Sunday, Oct. 25, hip hop lovers will gather at B.B. Kings Blues Club and Grill in Times Square, New York City for the 12th annual Urban Thresholds Underground Music Awards. The UMAs were created by Urban Threshold to give recognition to unsigned...

East's first Red and White Competition concludes

East’s first Red and White Competition concludes

Jenna Simons, Eastside Staff
May 2, 2015

On Friday, May 1, Cherry Hill East hosted its first-ever Red & White Night. Red & White Night wrapped up the Red & White Competitions that have been going on for the past three weeks during lunch breaks. The theme was Good vs. Evil, the White...

Financial Literacy: a waste of an elective

Financial Literacy: a waste of an elective

Jenna Simons, Eastside Staff
March 30, 2015

Financial Literacy is currently a required course that students must take in order to graduate in New Jersey. In this class, students learn skills such as how to read a credit card bill and how to stay out of debt due to overdue credit card payments....

Planners help students stay organized with all their class assignments.

How often do you use your planner?

Jenna Simons, Eastside Staff
March 30, 2015

At the beginning of each school year, every Cherry Hill East student receives a planner. This planner is specific to Cherry Hill East and includes information such as important events for the school year, school policies, grading system and much more....

New Snapchat update causes users to react in different ways.

Snapchat releases a new update

Jenna Simons, Eastside Staff
January 29, 2015

Snapchat released a new update on Jan. 27. The update includes a slight redesign of the app and a few new features that include a new way to add friends and “Discover.” However, the best friends list, an old feature, was removed. On the old...

Class of 2018 goes under the big top for Freshman Dance

Class of 2018 goes under the big top for Freshman Dance

Jenna Simons, Eastside Staff
January 12, 2015

Students from all walks of life came together on Friday, Jan. 10 to attend the carnival- themed Freshman Dance. “We tried to make it so that it was a different experience, not your standard winter wonderland dance,” said Mrs. Sassinsky, freshman...