Ryan is a junior at Townsend Harris High School, and he plans to pursue a career in business/finance. He enjoys taking photos but wants to improve at “making” photos. His favorite Classic project he worked on is the 2025 FON Saturday night live stream. He will forever remember the moment the song “Dynamite” started playing during the intro segment. After technical difficulties on Friday night, hearing that intro song and knowing that things were working came as a huge relief. His favorite Classic piece created by others is the video “High School Teachers Define Gen Z Slang.” He genuinely didn’t know half of the terms going into the video, and it helped him understand conversations during high school.

Violet is a junior at Townsend Harris High School, and she aspires to be a psychotherapist in the future. Her favorite Classic piece she’s ever worked on is her article on an over-reliance on testing at THHS. Her favorite Classic piece made by others is an article titled “Would you date a MAGA supporter? As Trump takes office, survey shows partisan divisions hardening with regard to high school social life” by Bridgette Jeonarine.

Sayemah is a junior at Townsend Harris High School. She enjoys going on walks, studying with friends, and journaling in her free time. One of her favorite Classic pieces that she has worked on is the “Opinion Roundup: Perspectives on today’s mostly asynchronous remote learning snow day.” Another one of her favorite pieces is “The high stress of too much testing is still an issue that needs to be addressed, despite promises for ‘alternatives'” by Violet Au.

Max is a junior at Townsend Harris High School. He hopes to pursue a career in journalism at a prestigious publication such as the New York Times. When he is not editing or conducting interviews for an article, Max enjoys practicing Spanish and going out to cafes with his friends. At those cafes he buys overpriced coffee, causing issues for his bank account. As of writing this, Max’s favorite piece he has worked on for The Classic is the news article about the new testing schedule that went into effect last fall. He got to hear a variety of student and teacher perspectives on the issue, making it fun to piece together with his team. He also enjoyed hosting the intermission segment for the FON 2025 livestreams and the spring musical with his fellow editors. His favorite Classic piece by others is a feature on how AI has had an impact on the college admissions process. He feels that it is well-written, putting the topic, which is as relevant as ever, within a larger context and still managing to connect it back to the Townsend Harris community through interviews.