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BOE meeting
Schools hope to improve
athletic facilities. PAGE 2
By MIKE MONOSTRA
The Sun
Cherry Hill resident Brandon
Wright has brought his love of
anime to a host of viewers on the
Internet.
Wright discovered his love of
three-dimensional animation in
high school and taught himself
how to create animated short
films. Those short films have
transformed into Deadstar, an
Internet series now in its second
season on YouTube.
Wright first dabbled in 3D ani-
mation while watching the Star
Wars: Clone Wars animated se-
ries. While he said he didnt par-
ticularly like the series itself, the
animated scenes and characters
inspired him to look into the
topic.
I started to do different tutori-
als and different 3D animation
programs, he said. In high
school, I made one short film and
I kind of took it from there.
Wright didnt need to take any
classes on animation. He found
online tutorials and guides to
teach him a variety of 3D pro-
grams. Once he learned how to
use the programs, he jumped into
creating a variety of short films.
While making the films, Wright
said he picked up on storytelling
and production techniques.
Wright is going to school for
animation at the Art Institute of
Philadelphia. His classes helped
him learn a lot about the design
aspects of an animated scene.
I was studying 2D drawing an-
imation, he said. It definitely
helps because they start you
learning about art and learning
about background design and
character design.
It was in college when Wright
decided to create Deadstar. This
was not a school project or some-
thing he was assigned. Wright
began working on the series in
his free time, creating entire
episodes on his computer at
home.
After doing anime short films
after awhile, I figured I could take
the short films with the same
characters and make it into a se-
ries, he said.
To help create a storyline,
Wright wrote a script and went
online to find voice actors. After
finding people whose voices fit
the characters in the show, he e-
mailed them the script. They
would respond by recording their
characters lines and sending the
audio files back to Wright.
The first few episodes were
MIKE MONOSTRA/The Sun
Nikhalesh Mehta dashes down the first base line after hitting an RBI single for the CHYAA Pan-
thers 8U in the first inning of a South Jersey sectional tournament game against Marlton last
week. Cherry Hill won the game 4-2 to stay alive in the tournament.
Driving in a run
Worldwide appeal
Cherry Hill residents anime series
Deadstar in second season on YouTube
please see ANIMATED, page 10
By MIKE MONOSTRA
The Sun
The Cherry Hill community is
teaming with Cherry Hill Public
Schools in hopes of improving
the district's athletic facilities.
At last weeks board of educa-
tion meeting, strategic planning
chair Seth Klukoff said district
and school board officials recent-
ly toured the facilities at Cherry
Hill High School East and West to
determine what direction to go in
when it comes to improvements
for athletic facilities.
The tour was done with a
newly formed athletics commit-
tee consisting of school princi-
pals, athletic directors, coaches
and parents. The committee is
hoping to work with the school
district and board to make facility
improvements.
It was very important to see
the facilities in question with the
athletics committee, Klukoff
said.
The disrepair of the facilities
has been a hot button topic for
parents at both high schools.
Resident Mark Solden has a
son on the football team at Cherry
Hill East and expressed his dis-
pleasure with both high schools'
football fields. He described them
as the worst of the worst.
It's pathetic what's at East, he
said. There's no lighting so they
can't play night games. They don't
have enough bleachers. Our team
didn't have a bench last year.
Mark Lochbihler, a member of
the athletics committee, said the
group has taken steps to fix some
issues. One of the biggest prob-
lems was with the Cherry Hill
West tennis courts. Lochbihler
described the courts as a lawsuit
waiting to happen.
We have to warn the other
schools not to run off the sides of
the court because they'll break
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Tutoring Club of Cherry Hill/Voorhees held full-length practice SAT
and ACT exams recently as a fundraiser benefiting the Alicia Rose
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INTERIMPUBLISHER
On July 4, Ralph and Thelma Douglas of
Cherry Hill held a cookout for their guests,
which included the Ibanga family of Cam-
den City. The family consists of the parents
Ubokudom (Ubee) and Ekaete, and their
three children, Adeima, age 19, Aniekan,
age 16 and Abasiama, age 14.
Ralph did something different by adding
a surprise celebration during the cookout.
His fictitious name is Captain Can Dosm
and he created 10 personalized Captain
Can Dosm Celebration Cards for some of
those present, including his wife.
Academic performances were celebrat-
ed. All three Ibanga children had GPA
scores above 3.0 for the 2013-2014 school
year. This was not unusual for them, since
this was the same pattern for several previ-
ous school years. However, the difference
this school year is that their mother,
Ekaete held a full-time job, attended her
first year of graduate school and also
earned a GPA score above 3.0.
All four family members were presented
with celebration cards for their academic
performance. But, in addition, the family
as a whole received another form of recog-
nition. They were presented with the Cap-
tain Can Dosm Certificate of Achievement,
which states, This certificate is awarded
to The Ibanga Family, in recognition of its
academic achievements individually at the
middle and high school levels and at the
undergraduate and graduate school levels,
with GPAs ranging from 3.2 to 3.9 during
the 2013-2014 school year.
Couple honors Camden family for academic achievements
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ext week, on Monday, Aug. 4 to
be precise, our company is cel-
ebrating its 10-year anniver-
sary. Ten years ago on that date, we
published the first newspaper in the
companys history The Haddonfield
Sun.
Ten years later, we publish 10 news-
papers each week, covering the towns
of Haddonfield, Moorestown, Cherry
Hill, Voorhees, Marlton, Medford, Mt.
Laurel, Tabernacle, Shamong and
Princeton. Weve grown a lot over the
last 10 years, but we havent lost sight
of our roots.
On Monday, when we turn the Big
One Zero, well be hosting a group of
our employees, customers, business
partners and community leaders who
helped make these 10 years so special
for us. Jack Tarditi, a leader in the
local community, will be the keynote
speaker.
The celebration at the Woodcrest
Country Club in Cherry Hill will in-
clude all the great things that every
party needs good food, good drinks, a
good atmosphere, a good speaker, good
conversation and good, classic silent
auction.
But what will make it extra special
and what were most excited about is
the good that our 10-year anniversary
celebration will help kick off.
As part of the celebration, we are
proud to announce the start of the Sun
newspapers Ray of Hope founda-
tion. Under the umbrella of the South
Jersey Foundation, the Ray of Hope
will raise money to give back to the
local communities we cover.
Back in the day, when we were a
much smaller company, we ran an an-
nual contest called the Ray of Hope.
Readers would submit short essays
nominating a local group, organiza-
tion, Little League team, PTA, Girl
Scout troop and others who were most
deserving of a monetary award. We
published all these essays, and let our
readers vote to select the winner. And
we gave that winner $500.
The Ray of Hope foundation we are
starting will help us get back to our
roots of giving back in a tangible way
to the communities that have support-
ed us and helped us grow over these
last 10 years. And this time, were look-
ing to make a bigger impact than just
$500 to one group each year.
Our party on Monday will be the
first fundraiser in our ongoing effort to
give back. Well have other ways that
well raise money with your help
in the coming months.
At the end of the day, though, where
well need your help the most is telling
us which local groups deserve the fi-
nancial aid. As we start to build a big-
ger and bigger fund, well run similar
contests to our original Ray of Hope to
help decide which organizations are
most deserving. And then well make a
contribution.
We cant wait to start, and were hop-
ing youll help us help those who do the
most in our communities.
in our opinion
Were shining a Ray of Hope
What better way to celebrate 10 years than giving back to local communities
Your thoughts
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to tronaldson@elauwitmedia.com if youre
interested in contributing a silent auction
item for our party, or if you want to help in
another way.
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