Although the Class of 2020’s senior year has been cut short due to the coronavirus, they’re finding new ways to stay connected with East and each other. Whether it’s through birthday drive-bys, door decorating or visits from Crimson the Cougar,...

During the writing of this column, protests began throughout the country. These protests, sparked by Minneapolis's refusal to charge four cops with murdering George Floyd, have since brought the spotlight back to Black Lives Matter and police brutality. With...

It all started when Marly Gates (‘20) and her mom were on a walk. Her mom mentioned that NPR reported a surge in domestic violence due to COVID-19 stay-at-home orders. Gates had already been considering filling some of her extra Ipsy bags — leftovers...

U.S. publishers sold over 1.8 billion print books in 2018, according to the Association of American Publishers. While a huge swath of market share is taken by the “big five” publishers (Penguin/Random House, Hachette Book Group, Harper Collins, Simon...

When I started the Book-It List, I did not expect senior year to end this way. (For those who don’t know, New Jersey’s governor announced yesterday that in-person school would be cancelled for the rest of the year.) I had a really hard time writing...

When newlyweds Alexander Schneider and Christina Rosso-Schneider opened A Novel Idea in East Passyunk, Philadelphia, they hoped their bookstore could become part of the community while also supporting it. “We specialize in all things local, essentially....

“It’s a nightmare,” said Addie Thorley, a young adult author from Princeton, New Jersey. With COVID-19 shutting down “nonessential” businesses and disrupting daily life all around the world, many industries have been faced with unforeseen problems...

In 2015, almost every country in the world signed on to the Paris Agreement, in which they agreed to work together to fight climate change. Unlike previous attempts to address climate change, the Paris Agreement did not tell countries what specific steps...

We have all experienced quite an upheaval in the past weeks. Everyone is (or should be) self isolating and, personally, cabin fever is setting in. We cannot go outside — but literature has always provided great escapism. I’ve tried to put together...

Two best friends, growing up playing tennis together, making varsity during freshman year and helping win the first sectional championship in years sounds more like a movie than real life. But for Nathan Belitsky (‘22) and Brett Schuster (‘22), that...

Samantha Roehl (‘20) discusses how she has used the extra alone time caused by the Coronavirus to explore both old hobbies and new.

The Cherry Hill Public Library has announced its closure through Sunday, March 29. While they are waiving any fees accrued by books due during the closure (and request that books not be returned in the book drop during this time), it is no longer possible...

March is a month of in-betweens. Half winter and half spring, it is the perfect time for strange magic and mysteries and classic coming-of-age. The Raven Boys by Maggie Stievater Blue Sargent, the only non-psychic in her family, meets the ghost...

Originally published in Eastside's February 2020 issue The first time I listened to electro swing, I was falling down a YouTube rabbit hole. I had jumped from Panic! at the Disco to Frank Sinatra to a video called “The Andrews Sisters - Bei Mir Bist...

Over the past couple years, I have found that February is one of my worst reading months. Whether the reason is the start of a new semester or the weird not-quite-winter yet not-quite-spring feeling that the month has, I find that it takes more out of...

Every year, some people make New Year’s resolutions. If you are not one of those people, don’t worry, I’ve made a New Year’s resolution for you! All I need you to do this year is to read one really good book: one heart-wrenching book or life-changing...

Picture this: It’s a cold December night. You’re under the blankets, sipping hot chocolate and reading a really good book. Chances are, you already have the blankets and it’s relatively easy to aquire hot chocolate. The good book, though. That’s...

Frozen came out when I was 11. As a kid raised on fairy tales and Broadway, it was no surprise that my 5-year-old sister and I adored Frozen. The sheer wonder we felt the first time we saw “Let it Go” has yet to be replicated. The ice castle rises...

Hello and welcome to the inaugural post of my monthly book column here on Eastside Online!  You might be thinking, “Hey Samantha, why should I care about your book recommendations?”  That’s a good question.  This is probably the part...

Ben Platt's performance saves an otherwise mediocre show in The Politician The last couple years have been very polarizing in American politics. So it seems appropriate that we finally have a Netflix original that seems to exist exclusively to make fun...

At the beginning of the year, East welcomed a new guidance counselor into A-Wing. Hei One (Maria) Han is replacing Dr. Eileen Lynch, who retired last year.  Han has been interested in being a guidance counselor since she was in high school, when she...

Please note that the content below may not be suitable for all readers, as it contains discussion of mental illness, self-harm and suicide. If you are in need of immediate help, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline’s 24/7 crisis hotline...

One would think that the cross section between musical theatre fans and fans of Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians would be rather small, yet the off-Broadway run of The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical has graduated from a sold...

2018 was a year of superheroes. Quite possibly a year of too many superheroes. Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther, Aquaman, Deadpool 2, Venom, Ant-Man and the Wasp, and Incredibles 2 all opened in 2018 and even the most die-hard superhero fans started...

East held its twelfth annual Coffeehouse show Saturday night in the East auditorium to benefit Project Semicolon, a mental health organization. Coffeehouse, planned by East Singers and Thespian Society every year, is home to a myriad of acts. From...

For my challenge, everyone thought it would be hilarious if I wore sweatpants for 20 days. (Fun fact: I failed my challenge. I failed it miserably.) Why would it be so funny for me to wear sweatpants? Probably because I’ve been overdressing almost...

Broadway is well on its way to being more accessible than ever before. Not in price - Hamilton tickets are still averaging at around $500 - but in the content of the musicals. Recent years have seen an increase in musicals aimed towards younger people...

2018 was a monstrous year for music. Artist such as H.E.R and Jorja Smith saw their rise in 2018, while the world was left shocked with the deaths of Mac Miller and XXXTentacion. 2018 featured hit songs like “God's Plan” by Drake and “The Middle”...

Practically perfect in every way is not exactly how the film industry functioned in 2018. Some 2018 movies (Avengers: Infinity War, Incredibles 2) performed amazingly at the box office, raking in billions of dollars. Some others (Annihilation, The Predator)......

Key Club   Although Key Club is a branch of an international organization, it focuses more deeply on the Cherry Hill community than some of the other community service clubs. In trying to make an impact on the community, it volunteers at...

Described as “effervescent” by one of her classmates at the University of Pennsylvania, Mollie Wraga is bringing her enthusiasm to Cherry Hill East while interning under Dr. Eileen Lynch in the Guidance Department. Wraga has wanted to work in guidance...

Spirit week’s lunch activities kicked off on Wednesday with a game of crab soccer in the DiBart Gym. Run by Mr. Charles Davis, about 80 students participated in a battle of the classes. As the teams assembled around the gym, the rules were simple....

With its inventive cinematography and stellar acting, Daredevil was the first show in the Marvel/Netflix pantheon. Starring Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock along with a host of talented side characters old and new, The Devil of Hell’s Kitchen returned to...

In the past few years, immigration has come into the spotlight, as the rhetoric surrounding the issue rose to national prominence. The timing of this is not coincidental, as now more than ever, America is a nation of immigrants: Fifteen percent...

When Making a Murderer was released by Netflix in 2015, the true crime community was immediately engrossed. Making a Murderer is a ten hour documentary series that revisited Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey’s 2007 convictions for the rape and murder...

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. When life gives you a book about a sketchy pill-shaped supercomputer sold by a man in the back of a Payless Shoesource, make a hit musical. Based on the 2004 novel Be More Chill by Ned Vizzini, the musical...

One week ago, Panic! at the Disco released the third song from their newest album Pray for the Wicked. The full album, which is going to have eleven tracks, will be fully released on June 22, 2018. The album has so far been steeped in mystery and mystique....

In the middle of a record-breaking cold winter, thousands of flowers were in bloom at the Philadelphia Flower Show. The show, which ran from March 3 to March 11, was a week-long exploration of the theme “Wonders of Water” through floral arrangement...

According to Pew Research Center, 87 percent of American teens from ages 13 to 17 have access to a desktop or laptop computer. Partially due to the easy access to computers, many students at East prefer do most of their studying with the assistance of...

An average essay is 1,000 words and a couple of pages long. A novel usually ranges from 80,000-100,000 words, according to Writer’s Digest, with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone having 76,944 words. During the month of November, hundreds of thousands...

At the start of every school day, the pledge of allegiance is played over the loudspeaker at Cherry Hill East. However, according to a recent survey, over 50 percent of Cherry Hill East students do not say the pledge of allegiance. The survey was...