One of the few High School Habitat for Humanity Chapter's in the entire nation, it is clear that East's Chapter members are a unique group. But East's Chapter members are even more idiosyncratic by their genuine dedication to actually making a difference. Every...

From his daily morning announcements, to his sincere hallway conversations, Chapman has reinforced “respect, kindness, and gratitude” to students and faculty. Chapman’s appreciation for East has been seen through his attendance at school performances...

Chapman has thoroughly enjoyed his time as East's principal during his three years. Though he was initially saddened by the news of his reassignment, Chapman is now resolutely joyed, as he feels that East is truly "more and more becoming a caring community...

As Cherry Hill East’s Red and White spirit competition carried out its second annual festivities, it had come to represent not only a hard fought battle between the Red Team Jocks and the White Team Nerds, but also an even harder fought battle to keep...

Despite the fact that he is not an actual African snake, Kennedy Omari (‘16), also known as Mr. Black Mamba, poses a tangible threat to his rival competitors vying for the title of “King of the Jungle” in the Mr. East competition. While Omari...

Jacob DeBlecourt (‘16), or Mr. Dinner for One, is a little hard to describe. He’s probably most well known for his roles in the theatre department, playing Stephano in this year’s production of The Tempest and Maurice in Beauty and the Beast. And...

Personable, outgoing, and incredibly vibrant, Aaron Silverberg (’16) channels his inner parrot in preparation for the Mr. East competition. Silverberg plans to amaze his audience by performing a combination of juggling, singing, and dancing. “I’m...

David Kahn (‘16) has always been known to be an extremely unique, interesting character, and has seen the definition of the word “character” as it applies to him change through his frontal role on Lifetime’s Pitch Slapped. Although he and the...

A true character, Dipto Chakravarty, also known as Mr. Fun DIP, is ready to “own” the stage on Friday, April 15. In fact, Chakravarty has actually been “owning” the stage for quite some time now. “I did plays in my freshman year and I’ve...

Ready to become the Class of 2016’s King of the Jungle is Shyam Handa (‘16), also known as Mr. Shyampagne Papi. On April 15, Handa hopes to win this year’s Mr. East title. Handa’s interest in becoming a Mr. East contestant goes back to three years...

For those of you who haven’t seen him perform on his trombone with Inspiration East, get ready to see Joey Tighue (’16), otherwise known as Mr. Suit and Tighue, take the stage on Friday, April 15 at the Mr. East pageant. Tighue first saw the pageant...

Although Mr. East is not, in a traditional sense, a talent show, most of the time talent wins out. This bodes well for Mr. East participant Jake Walsh (‘16), as talented a student as East has to offer. Jake Walsh, a name that East students talk about...

Sam Greenberg (’16), also known as Mr. Sam I Am, is one of ten contestants competing in this year’s Mr. East competition. Greenberg says that he is “the best whistler in Cherry Hill East and possibly…in the world.” Greenberg discovered this...

On March 18, East hosted yet another wildly successful Multicultural Day. Despite popular belief, Multicultural Day, also known as MCD, is not merely a day to miss class and eat free food. Multicultural Day provides East students with the rare opportunity...

On Friday, February 26, 2016, various actors, actresses, musicians and crew came together for the spring production of Beauty and the Beast. Opening night was performed by the Red Cast. Avi Natan (‘16), who played the Beast, said “I’m very excited...

At the bright, young age of 11, Alexander Rudin (‘19) began searching the great-wide-web. But unlike the typical preteen adolescent, Rudin was not simply searching the internet with mindless intentions; no, instead, he was focused on a search for identity;...

To kick off the new year, students from Cherry Hill East’s Music Department will be performing in the East Choral Concert, on January 7 at 7:30 p.m. The concert is free of charge and guests will enjoy music from all of the student choirs and singing...

An exciting night of school spirit ended with yet another victory for the Class of 2016, as the seniors won their second straight Spirit Week Dance Competition. In a more surprising result, the sophomores upset the juniors to take second place, while...