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The Cherokee Scout

The Student News Site of Cherokee High School

The Cherokee Scout

The Student News Site of Cherokee High School

The Cherokee Scout

Mrs. Gutierrez. Credit: Cindy Johnson

Remembering Mrs. Gutierrez

Lila Zink, Editor-in-Chief April 11, 2025

On Feb. 5, Cherokee High School’s students and staff were gently told the heartbreaking news of the passing of beloved teacher, Mrs. Gutierrez. She was born in Philadelphia and had lived in Mt. Laurel...

Cherokee's Middle Gym during the daytime

Underground Pickleball League Hiding in Cherokee’s Middle Gym

Lila Zink, Ava Zink, MJ McGary, and Leighton Thornton April 1, 2025

On March 12, a red stain aroused suspicion when it was found on the floor of Cherokee’s Middle Gym by a janitor that morning. When police arrived for the investigation, it was confirmed that the stain...

Rating Your Grading

Rating Your Grading

Ryan Finch, Staff Writer March 27, 2025

Now that the third marking period of Cherokee is coming to a close, students can review their class grading in report cards individually pushed out to each of them on Genesis. It is common knowledge that...

Donate Now to the Cherokee Food Pantry!

Donate Now to the Cherokee Food Pantry!

Virginia Wellborn, Staff Writer December 12, 2024

The Cherokee Food Pantry has been in existence since 2011 and is located in our school’s “D Circle.” It helps to provide all sorts of goods to students at Cherokee High School, including non-perishable...

The poster for "White Christmas" hangs in the Cherokee PAC lobby.

Cherokee High School Presents White Christmas

Ava Zink, Sports Editor December 9, 2024

Cherokee High School’s fall show will be Berlin Irving’s "White Christmas", a stage musical based off of the movie "White Christmas". This musical opened on Broadway in the 2008-2009 season. The plot...

Get ready for Spirit Week!

Student Council Spirit Week 2024

Virginia Wellborn, Staff Writer October 14, 2024

Calling all Cherokee High School students and faculty, this upcoming week is Student Council’s Spirit Week! Be sure to show your school spirit for the next week by following the daily themes written...

A thermostat in the freezing Cherokee North Building

Life and Times in the Cherokee Tundra

Alexandra Carcel, Arts/Entertainment Editor May 2, 2024

The weeks of Apr. 15 and Apr. 22 proved to be a bit unusual in Cherokee’s North building. Boilers were removed as part of maintenance on the AC system, leaving Cherokee North without heat. As a result,...

Accounting IV Takes on Taxes

Accounting IV Takes on Taxes

Alexandra Carcel, Arts/Entertainment Editor March 1, 2024

On March 7 and 11, Ms. Laverne’s Accounting IV class will participate in free tax filing nights at Cherokee from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. The event is open to all New Jersey residents and will provide students...

Cherokee, Lenape and Shawnee's GSA members

Cherokee’s GSA “Holi-Gay” Party

Lila Zink, School News Editor January 3, 2024

On Dec. 11, Cherokee’s Gender-Sexuality Alliance (GSA) attended its first party of the school year: a holiday party, which was affectionately nicknamed the “holi-gay” party. It was held at Lenape...

Ukulele club holiday party poster created by Lily Barber ('24)

Ukulele Holiday Party

Lily Barber, Editor-In-Chief December 19, 2023

E101 is going to be full of musical cheer on Dec. 18 during lunch and learn. The Ukulele Club is hosting a holiday party for anyone who wants to attend, whether they have a ukulele or not.  “As our...

Back Row from Left to Right: Evan Scarpulla ('25), Andrew Casey ('24), Jessica Raio ('25), Noah Pirrotta ('27), Lila Zink ('25)
Front Row from Left to Right: Mackenzie Browne ('24), Samantha Donato ('24), Ilynd-Bree Simoes-Johnson ('26), Callista Hunter ('26)

Cherokee’s Fall Stage Crew Leadership

Grace Wojtylak, Staff Writer November 30, 2023

With Cherokee Theatre department’s fall show, “Annie”, approaching its opening night, Stage Crew has announced its leadership roles for the exciting events that go on backstage. Behind the scenes,...

From left to right, Niky Jiang ('25), Shreshta Charipally ('25), Selen Arkan ('25)

Books and Bites: Cherokee’s New Book Club

Haniya Mohammad, Staff Writer November 15, 2023

The Books and Bites club is one of the newest clubs in Cherokee. This club is managed by students Niky Jiang, Selen Arkan, Shresthta Charipally, and English teacher Mrs. Strobl. Books and Bites is a club...

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