In China, it’s still head-to-toe hazmat suits and young children knowing to stick their tongues out when seeing a cotton swab. While it seems the lives of those in other countries, including America, are continuing on from COVID-19 with travel and school,...

According to the NJDOH’s CALI scale for COVID-19, the southwest region of New Jersey has recently escalated to the orange zone, meaning that the southwest region of New Jersey, including East and Cherry Hill schools, is at a high risk as the number...

The Cherry Hill school district has recently undergone serious and drastic changes surrounding its COVID-19 policy. As COVID-19 numbers have gone down, officials have decided to relax pandemic restrictions. This has resulted in masks becoming optional,...

The end of zoom meetings, pajama bottoms, and the endless cycles of scary news was a hope for many people as the number of covid cases decreased, vaccine rates increased and the curve plateaued. As the holiday season approached, COVID-19 cases increased...

On January 3, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine booster shot for children ages 12 to 15. The Pfizer shot is the first booster to become available for younger age groups,...

The COVID-19 pandemic first affected Cherry Hill High School East in March 2020, causing students' last day of school without pandemic safety procedures to be Friday, March 13, 2020. Since then, the pandemic and its severity have evolved; however, solutions...

As the word returns to normal as the pandemic continues, it is important to reflect upon the deep-rooted impacts of the pandemic. The pandemic has had global impacts, and it is important to acknowledge the troubles and experiences of different populations....

The COVID-19 outbreak has sparked many necessary conversations about mental health worldwide. During the pandemic, many resorted to pastimes, such as journaling, meditation, and exercise, to maintain their mental and physical fitness. Although these three...

Contrary to last year, this summer feels normal as venues are now open and the mask mandate has been lifted in certain stores and restaurants in New Jersey. Since many people have been vaccinated, there is much more of a variety of activities to participate...

This past year has been full of whirlwind experiences, from schools operating remotely and desk jobs taking place from home. The common theme of virtual occupancies fulfilling our everyday concepts has taken over around the world due to the ongoing COVID-19...

With more than 76 million people fully vaccinated to protect against Covid-19 in the United States, there is hope for things to go back to normal after such a disastrous year. Families are now wondering when vaccines will be available for teens and children....

For junior Brynn Wilson (‘22), pageantry seems to come naturally. After competing in pageants for just two years, Wilson was crowned Miss Junior Teen 3rd runner up at the National American Miss (NAM) Pageant in Orlando, Florida this past November. After...

COVID-19 ruined a lot of things this year. Christmas wasn’t an exception. For many people around the world, they had to spend the holidays alone to self-isolate and social-distance themselves to prevent the spread of the coronavirus (rightfully so). My...

I examined her face with extreme caution as we all sat in a large circle on the bed in an anticipating silence. As she slowly lifted the vibrant tissue paper and caught a slight glimpse of the object underneath, I saw a smile and then was showered with...