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The School Newspaper of Cherry Hill High School East

Eastside

The School Newspaper of Cherry Hill High School East

Eastside

With the increased use of AI in schools, new policies need to be set in place.

The appropriate use of AI in schools

Stella Kim, Eastside News Editor February 5, 2025

“ChatGPT… Write me a three-paragraph essay on the impacts of the American Revolution.” In just seconds, a student can generate a detailed, AI-written essay on the American Revolution, bypassing the hours traditionally spent researching and writing. Across...

Burnout remains a prominent issue at Cherry Hill East.

Student burnout remains a prevalent issue

Sophia Liu and Alena Zhang June 8, 2022

“It’s difficult to deal with the disappointment I have for myself because I feel like I can do better.” “People tend to flaunt the fact that they have multiple honors classes…To feel like I was smart and fit in, I took almost all honors classes...

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PODCAST: A Fresh Start with Aline Tang and Pushti Shah

Karina Gupta, Eastside Media Editor October 15, 2021

Aline Tang (‘25) and Pushti Shah (‘25), two freshmen at Cherry Hill East, explain their experiences being back in school after almost two years. They talk about their expectations for high school, homework, tests, and friend groups.

Later start times are beneficial for high school students.

Cherry Hill East should keep the later school start time

Naomi Bereketab, Eastside Opinions Editor June 9, 2021

The pros and cons of later school start times has been one of the most widely debated school issues for years now, but for most schools around the nation, Cherry Hill Public Schools included, little change has occurred. As history has shown time and time...

School curriculum needs to improve and modernize.

As school returns, we can improve

Aiden Rood, Eastside Global Commentary Editor July 13, 2020

The past few months have made me realize a lot about how we educate in Cherry Hill. Under circumstances where we were forced to abandon the “normal,” learning structures I realized some problems that exist with our old version of normal. As we forge...

False StopIt app report leads to shelter-in-place incident

False StopIt app report leads to shelter-in-place incident

Aine Pierre, Eastside News Editor September 11, 2018

A student reported via STOPit Friday morning that a threat was made by a fellow student against the school. The report, and the threat, were later proven to be false. “There was never an immediate threat to student safety,” said East Principal Dr....

Backpacks and sports cause back pain in teenagers

Backpacks and sports cause back pain in teenagers

Liza Rothkoff, Eastside Editor-in-Chief August 1, 2015

Even though bone aches are thought of to be common in the elderly, many teenagers suffer from bone pain daily. Due to the resilient and flexible nature of a child and teenager's body, many teens can combat bone aches and pains by taking pain reliever...

Finals help students in the long-term

Sam Greenberg, Eastside Staff April 15, 2015

Each year, students spend boring class after class daydreaming about what the summer has in store. What every student, including myself, tries to forget is that the most important tests of the year lie in the way of ultimately reaching the vacation that...