![Alumna Lorena Russi, who recently starred in a Women’s World Cup ad, discusses her career in comedy and pro-soccer](https://thhsclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_6623.jpg)
Alumna Lorena Russi, who recently starred in a Women’s World Cup ad, discusses her career in comedy and pro-soccer
![Meet the valedictorian and salutatorian of the Class of 2022](https://thhsclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/William-and-Mena-2.jpg)
Meet the valedictorian and salutatorian of the Class of 2022
![Teacher Spotlight: Mr. Heathwood and the band](https://thhsclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/backup-Mr.-Heathwood-image-1024x684.jpg)
Teacher Spotlight: Mr. Heathwood and the band
![Senior Spotlight: Victor Shemper’s Vace by Victor](https://thhsclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Vace-cover.png)
Senior Spotlight: Victor Shemper’s Vace by Victor
![Spotlight: Michelle Stern](https://thhsclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_6546-1024x473.png)
Spotlight: Michelle Stern
![Junior Nissabelle Rianom releases single “What’s Your Name Again?”](https://thhsclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_4819-981x1024.jpg)
Junior Nissabelle Rianom releases single “What’s Your Name Again?”
![Salutatorian, Kelvin Yip](https://thhsclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_1902.jpg)
Meet the Valedictorian and Salutatorian of the Class of 2020
![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...