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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

Julia Skoufalos

Julia Skoufalos, Eastside Sports Editor

Julia Skoufalos is a senior and a Sports Editor for Eastside. Julia’s activities include playing soccer for East, captaining for Delran FC, peer leaders, and dance. You can find Julia’s work under any Eastside section as she enjoys exposing herself to various topics. She is excited for her second year in sports; hopefully to be filled with dancing football players, hallway interviews, and tendentious packages.

All content by Julia Skoufalos
Mike Fekete ('27) steps up to bat against Eastern's pitcher. Used with permission from Abigail Callahan ('26).

East baseball defeated by Eastern Regional High School

Julia Skoufalos, Eastside Sports Editor
April 16, 2026

Cherry Hill High School East’s baseball team was defeated by Eastern Regional High School in an 8-4 game on Monday, April 13.  East stayed up with a 2-0 score up until the fifth inning, with runs by Michael Fekete (‘27) and Brody Connors (‘26)....

How does winter change your personality?

How does winter change your personality?

Julia Skoufalos, Eastside Sports Editor
January 9, 2026

Once the excitement of the holidays comes to a close, the deeper months of winter are approached and naturally, we undergo chemical changes that alter our personalities and mood. In the winter, sunlight is much more scarce and sets around 5-6 p.m., which...

A Victoria's Secret Store in New York. Victoria's Secret Store by Westport Wiki is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.

Recapping the 2025 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show

Julia Skoufalos, Eastside Sports Editor
October 30, 2025

Like Blair Waldorf from Gossip Girl once said, “Look like an angel, talk like an angel,” and the models at the 2025 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show did just that. Some notable models that walked the event include Adriana Lima, Tyra Banks, Alex Consani,...

Broadway theater fills with excited fans before the show begins.

“John Proctor Is the Villain” on Broadway review

Julia Skoufalos, Eastside Sports Editor
July 27, 2025

As a writer and dancer, I consider myself to be fairly involved in the arts in their overwhelming vastness. However, Broadway and more specifically, the performing arts, is one area I am just beginning to explore. John Proctor is the Villain, written...

Student athlete stresses as more athletic college decisions come out.

Collegiate commitments as an athlete

Julia Skoufalos, Online Sports Editor
May 12, 2025

You wake up and immediately check your phone. You open instagram and begin to read the first post that comes up: “I am so grateful to announce my verbal commitment to ____ University where I will be continuing both my academic and athletic career. I...

The sophistication of the female friendship

The sophistication of the female friendship

Julia Skoufalos, Online Sports Editor
April 17, 2025

When walking into a female dominated space, such as a locker room or ladies room, I can feel a particular energy in the atmosphere. There have been more times than I can count where I've walked in and seen girls in hysterics, with their eyes red and puffy....

Recompensed through fashion

Recompensed through fashion

Julia Skoufalos, Online Sports Editor
March 17, 2025

In a world where there is constant pressure to “just grow up” or to have a glow-up, the children of our society have hastily disposed of their childhood to fit in. Especially on the female side of the spectrum, many young women have grown up to regret...

East Girls Swim wins the state championships.

East Swim teams dive into their success

Julia Skoufalos, Online Sports Editor
March 4, 2025

Although swimming is an individual sport, many say that behind every good swimmer is a team that makes them faster, stronger and better. This most definitely applies to the boys and girls swim teams at Cherry Hill High School East as they’ve won numerous...

Rosenblatt celebrates after the Eagles' Super Bowl LIX victory.

A dream come true

Julia Skoufalos, Online Sports Editor
March 4, 2025

Coming all the way from Cherry Hill to New Orleans, Zack Rosenblatt (‘09), an East alumni, covered the 2025 Super Bowl game for The Atlantic and a side story on Jalen Hurts for the New York Times. As a senior writer and most of his content revolving...

Online practices of mass consumerism lead to overconsumption problems.

Consumerism engrosses the lives of social media users

Julia Skoufalos, Online Sports Editor
February 4, 2025

Due to the important role that social media plays in modern communication and lifestyle, it has become a platform for advertising and marketing. With the persistence of your favorite celebrities and creators all recommending different products, fans are...

Popular TikTok creators can build a platform to start their music careers.

TikTok gives a platform to new and upcoming artists

Julia Skoufalos, Online Sports Editor
February 2, 2025

In just a little under a decade, Tiktok has become one of the biggest forms of social media for users across the world. With its dancing and lip-sync cultured videos, music plays a big role in the content being produced and advertised to viewers. It has...

Censorship in sports

Censorship in sports

Exploring censorship in sports at Cherry Hill High School East, as well as on a national level. Censorship can easily become an issue when guidelines become too strict or vice versa, when they are too tolerant. In this digital package, we discuss where the lines should be drawn.
Dopamine plays a complicated role in  motor control, as revealed by new information.

Dopamine’s role in movement revealed by new study

Julia Skoufalos, Eastside Online Sports Editor
November 30, 2024

Dopamine is known as one of our “happy” chemicals that makes us feel good. Neurologists and other specialists formerly believed that in order to activate movement, a sudden amount of dopamine was released. However, recent studies have disproved that...

Students and friends enjoying watching the movie during school wide movie night fundraiser.

East hosts a school wide movie night

Julia Skoufalos, Eastside Online Sports Editor
October 30, 2024

This year, Cherry Hill High School East’s Class of 2026 Student Government Association (SGA) had a fundraiser which offered a schoolwide movie night. Students from all grades had the choice between five different Halloween-themed movies and a form was...

Luke Combs performing at MetLife Stadium on the "Growin' Up and Gettin' Old" Tour!

A Shift in Concert Etiquette

Julia Skoufalos, Online Sports Editor
August 4, 2024

Plato once referred to music as a moral law, something that gives soul to the universe and invites a sense of gaiety into life. However, it is clear that recently fans have been feeling a little too euphoric and acting inappropriately at these events.  In...

Some of the art displayed at Croft Farm.

Croft Farm holds their annual “I Heart Art” show

Julia Skoufalos, Eastside Staff
March 2, 2024

On February 13th, 15th, 20th, and 22nd, Croft Farms held their annual “I Heart Art” youth art show. Cherry Hill students, grades K-8, entered an art piece of their choice to display their talent. The Arts Center was set up similarly to a museum to...

The community commemorates Martin Luther King Jr. Day

The community commemorates Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Julia Skoufalos, Eastside Staff
March 1, 2024

On August 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. voiced his dream for equality, calling for universal acceptance of all races and creeds. Now, over 60 years later, his dream is still celebrated as individuals join hands in advocating for equality and unity. Martin...

Tate McRae has flourished as a singer after years of dancing. She recently finished her Are We Flying Yet Tour and announced her new album's release date for December 8th.

Tate McRae’s rise to fame

Julia Skoufalos, Eastside Staff
December 3, 2023

Celebrities often hide behind their picture-perfect smiles on screens and fans who conform to the “halo effect.” The “halo effect” is a term used when referring to the idolizing of celebrities while subconsciously assuming they can do no wrong....