![Townsend Harris offers a new AP English literature course.](https://thhsclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_6889-1200x658.png)
Course Spotlight: new AP English literature course focuses on immigration stories and experiences
![As the school year comes to a close members of the Arts For Generations club speak to the purpose of their club and their upcoming plans.](https://thhsclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_2223-1200x800.jpg)
The Arts for Generations Club aims to bring happiness to senior citizens and to create a safe space for Harrisites
![Art students display thier art in the annual end of the year gallery](https://thhsclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_0645.jpeg)
Art Gallery takes over the lobby
![Students reaction to the double album release of The Tortured Poets Department.](https://thhsclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/record-player-1851576_1280-1200x800.jpg)
Students share mixed reviews about Taylor Swift’s new album
![Teens recommend places to visit this spring.](https://thhsclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Places-to-visit-in-spring-Amy-Jiang-1200x800.png)
Teens share places to visit this spring
![Students speak about artist Sabrina Carpenter reflecting on her growth and commenting on her new music.](https://thhsclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Screen-Shot-2022-11-30-at-9.03.07-PM-900x590.png)
Harrisites React to Sabrina Carpenter’s Rise to Fame
![As the spring weather warms up the city, Harrisites share their favorite trends.](https://thhsclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/spring-clothing-1200x800.png)
Harrisites share their favorite trends for this spring
![Operation Tomatometer returns for season four.](https://thhsclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Untitled-design-1200x675.jpg)
Operation Tomatometer, The Classic Critic's film review podcast, is returning for season four with this Twister review from Classic Critic Editor-in-Chief...
![Should students be required to read so many digital texts rather than traditional printed texts? Image used with a license from Envato.](https://thhsclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Woman-Read-Book-and-Relaxing-Over-Digital-Tablet-1200x849.jpg)
Before computers became such an integral part of education, teachers often distributed multiple kinds of printed texts: textbooks, novels, plays,...
![Harrisites donated to the New York Blood Center this spring.](https://thhsclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/heart-g3321db584_1280-900x557.png)
In partnership with New York Blood Center (NYBC), Townsend Harris High School held its second blood drive of the year in the auditorium this...
![Students toured the Yale campus (pictured here) on a field trip last November. Though college tours and other common experiences remain the same, how has AI impacted the admissions process?](https://thhsclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_2082-1200x800.jpg)
The 2024 college application season was unlike any other. With the Supreme Court’s overturning of affirmative action came new essay prompts...
![Thaseena Anjum](https://thhsclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_5339-1200x800.jpg)
The Townsend Harris testing schedule was introduced in the fall of 2018. It consists of three testing weeks: Week A for English, classical languages,...
![Writers Academy holds honor society induction ceremony.](https://thhsclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_5613-1200x800.jpg)
This past school year, the Townsend Harris English Department officially launched the “Writers Academy,” a program that offers students different...